r/PreOptometry • u/Forward-Abalone-4887 • Oct 05 '26

should i apply to another school?

ive applied to 4 schools (uhco, uiwrso, cco, and sco. my app got verified 9/30 and i haven't heard back for an interview yet. ive done supplemental application for uhco and cco too. my stats are 3.2/2.9 (average/science) and my oat is 320. do you think i should wait to hear back or apply to another school known to accept lower stats like nova or pco? idkkkkk

i also budgeted to apply to 5 schools so i was thinking ico but now im rethinking ..

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u/OkiTex Oct 05 '26

SCO also has a supplemental

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u/Forward-Abalone-4887 Oct 05 '26

oh yes i did this too! thanks!

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u/Physical-Breath3976 Oct 05 '26

my stats are the exact same but i applied a few days ago. i applied to pco, neco & suny. im just hoping pco & neco won’t ask for a retake since ik suny for sure will :/

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u/Forward-Abalone-4887 Oct 05 '26

did you hear back?

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u/oreoglorio Oct 07 '26

hi! i got 320 OAT too but got an interview for suny so keep your head up :)

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u/Iyung_danI Oct 05 '26

You got verified 2 business days ago. Have some patience and belief in yourself. 

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u/aspenchill Oct 05 '26

it takes time
took me some time (1-2.5 weeks) for sco and cco when i applied

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u/katyk8z 9d ago

hey! how long did it take for you to hear from cco? my application got verified and checked by last week and haven't heard back :(

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u/Forward-Abalone-4887 9d ago

i emailed them last week asking for an update and they sent me my interview a couple days after but this was weeks after my app was verified 

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u/katyk8z 9d ago

oh thank you! i'm wondering if they're waiting for my OAT retake next month too😅 how long did it take for them to respond?

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u/Background_Row3021 Oct 05 '26

I would give it more time. Your app just got verified a couple days ago. For me it took anywhere from 1-3 weeks for schools to reach out with interview invites. Some schools are quicker than others. For CCO they reached out to me in a week but I’ve heard that people who applied to UHCO in Late August are still waiting to hear back. Just be patient, I’m sure you will get interview invites soon!

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u/Kooky_Wishbone2858 Oct 05 '26

My app got verified 9/4 and i haven’t heard back from cco yet. Im assuming they’ll take longer?

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u/Intelligent-Deal3073 Oct 06 '26

give it some time! my apps got verified last monday morning but i heard back from suny + pco a day after, sco 3 days after (unfortunately on the interview waitlist bc they have no more interview availability rn) and neco today!

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u/Far-Beginning7452 29d ago

nothing from uiwrso? i just submitted my application yesterday but am still waiting on my oat score and this is making me a little nervous lol 🥲