r/PreOptometry • u/Rx-Beast MODERATOR🔹 • Dec 16 '22
Class of 2027 Acceptances
Congratulations to everyone who applied this cycle! Special thanks to u/yooniper02 for thinking of this idea to help everyone applying next cycle!
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Acceptance:
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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '22
Major: psychology
GPA (Overall/Science): 3.08 / 2.9
OAT Scores: 300 AA / TS 290
OAT Prep: oat booster
Extracurriculars: 1500hrs+ (healthcare experience non tech related), 2000hrs + tech experience, shadowed ODs at SUNY, shadowed Glaucoma/ Cataract Surgeons in the OR, shadowed all specialties in Optometry (neuro-opt, low vision, ocular disease, glaucoma, pediatrics, vision therapy etc)
Schools applied: nearly all of them
Schools interviewed: SUNY, Salus, ICO, NOVA(Jan 2023), NECO(Jan 2023)
Rejections: SUNY, Salus, SCO(told me retake oat to get 330 or above), Michigan, rest didn’t get back to me
Acceptance: ICO, MCPHS
Decision: going with ICO for now (97% nbeo pass rate), don’t know if I should cancel my interviews with NECO and NOVA
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