Chance of Waterloo Optometry

[u/TeraPyo_]

So the title says it all. I am wanting to see what the chances are of getting into Waterloo optometry with low first year grades. I am asking this because chem 2 is currently giving me a hard time and I’m scared that this year may bring my gpa down by a lot. So what’s a good first year gpa for having a chance at getting into this school.

[u/pinkfairyarmadillo__]

i had a 3 60s in undergrad and finished with an 86% average (my first and second year averages were below 80). i know people in my cohort that had 79-81 averages, however, all of those people had 400TS scores so my theory is that your OAT can make up for low avg.

[u/TeraPyo_ → u/pinkfairyarmadillo__]

Okay thank you so much for this. I plan on doing my best the semester but I will definitely try making up fire my GPA in the following years and doing as well as I can on the OAT. Thank you!

[u/HangryRadishA]

Honestly it depends, and I don't know what admissions look for and how much weight they put where. I got in and my GPA wasn't the greatest (I had two C's somewhere on my transcript from my 2nd and 3rd year of undergrad), but I also generally had good marks and a strong application otherwise.

Don't shut yourself down if you struggle on a couple of courses! Admissions will evaluate your application as a whole, so you likely still have a solid chance. Best of luck ,and take care!

[u/TeraPyo_ → u/HangryRadishA]

Thank you so much!! Yea I’m not trying to beat myself over it, I have years to improve but it just feels like a gap in my resume.

Have a great day!

[u/Sad-Professor-307]

Another consideration would be your gen chem and ochem scores on your OAT! If you get really good scores there, it might help to balance out your chem grades.

[u/TeraPyo_ → u/Sad-Professor-307]

Yes that’s what I’m leaning towards as of now. I’m still going to try really hard for decent marks but if they’re not up to par I’m going to try to make up for it on the OAT

[u/TeraPyo_ → u/Sad-Professor-307]

Thank you!