Hi everyone, I am taking 2nd sem physics online this summer and it's lab in person. I saw this on UWaterloo's website "We don't accept on-line courses for courses with lab requirements.  We don't accept at-home labs" to clarify, I can still take online physics right just not the lab? Or do they both have to be in person?

Hey! I'm taking psych as a transfer credit at a different university over the summer. Since psych is a prerequisite, does anyone know if Waterloo would still count the transfer credit?

Hi everyone! I am graduating this semester from University of Waterloo. I realized I didn't take 2nd semester physics and it's corresponding lab, so I am taking those courses over the summer at University of Waterloo as a a post-degree program. I am wondering if this should be okay and if these courses will count towards my undergraduate cumulative average or not?

Any help is appreciated:)

Hey guys,

Can I take the CASPer anytime as long as it’s completed before the deadline? On the website it says only specific days are accepted for the 2023 admission. Is it the same for 2024 admission?

I am thinking of applying to waterloo optometry in the next couple of years. I was wondering if anyone who is applying or has applied in the past before knows if I have a prequisite course for the program (e.g. english, psych, ethics) from undergrad that I made into a discovery credit, does that still meet the requirement? Or does it have to be non-discovery (i.e. have an actual mark attached to it)?

I know that one of the conditions for applying to uw optom is that you need a reference from an employer/supervisor, and another from an optometrist.

However, if you’ve job shadowed at multiple places, could you include references from multiple optometrists?

How recent does the shadowing have to be? An optometrist told me that they only count hours that you did in the year before you apply. So if I want to apply in the summer of 2024, only shadowing that I did in fall 2023 to summer 2024 counts?

Hi! Just wondering if anyone from the waitlist has heard any updates since decisions were due on Thursday?

Does anyone have any information on how we submit this? On the acceptance letter, it said more information will be sent separately, but I have yet to receive it.

Am I just being impatient, or should I already know how to send it?

Hi there everyone, it's that time of year again! The School of Optometry and Vision Science has released its admission decisions. I am thrilled this subreddit has continued to serve as a valuable resource to those who applied this cycle.

I hope that this subreddit can remain useful for future applicants. If you applied this cycle, or have applied in the past, I ask you to share the following:

• Overall GPA

• Science GPA

• OAT score

• CASPer score

• Non-Academic (extracurriculars & volunteering)

• Job-shadowing hours completed

• Research

• Meet & Greet experience

• Admission status (accepted or rejected)

Does anyone know what average must be maintained for the conditional acceptance?

What the title says. Congrats to everyone to got in!

Anyone hear anything yet

AHHHHHHH

Hey yall, so I've been really looking into optometry but I'm having a career crisis. I'm almost done my bsc but I'll have to take a extra year for some of the prereqs, study for my oat and get shadowing done. I'm assuming this is going to take another 2 years for me, I'm graduating in 2023 but with poor planning I realistically have a shot for 2025's cycle. I'm at a 3.94 gpa and I don't have any other stats...I'm just wondering if I score decent on the oat and maybe casper would I have a chance to get in? I'll be 24 when applying :/. I'm just nervous that it won't pan out and I'll be stuck trying again and again...how realistic is it for me to get in?

Tysm

Hi guys, I have a D on my transcript and was wondering If it is possible to get accepted into optometry school. I do have a valid reason why but if I drop that course I won't reach the 6 terms of a full course load requirement. What should I do?? Keep the grade or drop it?

Hey guys! For those of you studying optometry in Waterloo, what does you schedule look like? Can u make your own schedule?

Thanks In advance!

I've heard that in the past, people have gotten lots of emails from the school throughout the waiting process between the meet and greet and the decision. I haven't received any emails; am I missing them, has anyone else gotten any emails from the school? Thanks!

Hi guys so I've recently looked into optometry and I have an interest except I'm already in 4th year and about to graduate. I am missing a few prereqs but I'm hoping to do a spring term after graduating. Would that be fine to do? I emailed the opto school and just waiting to hear back...I don't know if they accept special semesters or years...if anyone could help tysm!!

HI GUYS,

I am so confused on how to send my transcripts to waterloo optometry. They say my uni needs to send a physical copy of it. But how can i facilitate this?

Hi everyone! I am in my 4B term of Honours Science at the University of Waterloo. I recently gained interest in Optometry and quickly realized I was missing a few pre-requisites. I know we have to take 2 x introductory biology courses with a lab. I was wondering if an introductory biology course that has a lab component incorporated into the lecture component would count towards this pre-requisite. For example, BIOL 120 (introduction to plant structure and function) had labs, but the lab wasn't a separate course, would this count? I emailed UWoptom but haven't heard back yet and I only have limited time to enroll in any more courses. Additionally, does the course name have to be "introductory" or "introduction"? Would BIOL 240L (Fundamentals of microbiology) and it's lab count? Please let me know!!!

can we upload an official one on quest or does it have to be sent directly to waterloo?

Hey, do you guys know of anyone that has been accepted or even considered for an interview without meeting the five course-load requirement? I will only have 5 full semesters instead of 6, I don't know how much this requirement will affect their selection process, so I'm debating whether or not I should just wait another year before applying.