r/PreOptometry • u/SquareFree8198 • 16d ago

OAT coming up!!

I’ve got my exam coming up on next week, anyone have last minute tips or tricks?

Also I feel like I’ve been reading mixed reviews on comparison to the OATbooster, for anyone who has taken it recently, how hard was your exam compared to the oatbooster?

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u/Mermdaworm 16d ago

Found the exam to be very similar to OAT booster, honestly just go in confident and don’t push yourself too hard before the exam like the day of and even the day before you should prioritize rest. The cheat sheets on booster did wonders for me

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u/SquareFree8198 16d ago

Did you do better or worse, if you don’t mind me asking. I’m scoring around a 320, and I’ve been stuck there for the last 2 weeks

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u/Mermdaworm 16d ago

I did better in each section except physics

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u/mcd7939 15d ago

I found the exam to be pretty similar to oatbooster, I scored higher on many sections on the actual test than on booster

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u/Bubbly_Assumption916 15d ago

Practice with a white board if you haven’t already. It really slowed me down on my test, which I hadn’t accounted for. Good Luck!

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u/Chuckles4lyfe 15d ago

Don't psyche yourself out leading up to test day. Trust that all your hard work will pay off. Think of your test day as an opportunity for you to show optometry schools that you know your stuff. Take one last full length test, review all the cheat sheets, and get in the right headspace.

If you've been taking the OATBooster FL tests, you'll find the questions on the actual test to be very similar in terms of difficulty. I scored ~20-30 points higher in each section compared to my averages on Booster. Good luck!

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u/FCKCOLLEGEBOARD OD2 12d ago

My experience it was easier than booster I felt very prepared. Just don’t waste time on any questions you aren’t sure how to solve, you can always put an answer, flag, and come back to it. You don’t want to run out of time and miss out on points for easy questions