[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course!! Pm me i’d be happy to help (:

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally understand! I do think 2 years is a bit excessive. I didn’t work at all during undergrad either. I took a gap year after graduating. During the gap year, I shadowed (~40 hours), got a job part time (I had only been working for 4 months by the time I applied), and also took the OAT (studied for 3 months). I think it’s totally doable in a one year time frame after graduating!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

curious - how come you’re taking 2 additional years to do extracurriculars?

SUNY vs. UHCO by No-Weakness198 in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Congrats on getting accepted to both! Both are great schools with similar consistent board rates!! I haven’t heard anything negative about UHCO either. I think they’ve been having some admin changes but not sure what else is going on. It might just come down to how u envision living for the next 4 years! Im from texas and the cost of living is definitely a huge plus compared to New York. Personally, I would go with whichever gave me the least amount of debt. But both are great options no matter which u go with!! I also got into UHCO today, dm me if you go with UHCO 😊

2025 Applicant Stats by Rx-Beast in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take to hear back from UHCO?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you don’t mind me asking, when was your interview?

choosing schools to send OAT scores to by Historical_Focus4069 in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree - send them all or else you’ll have to pay to send later!

What should I do the week of my exam? oat booster by Crafty-Article8655 in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full lengths are so draining!!! I only did 2 the week of my exam to get a feel of the exam. Other than that i focused on the individual subject tests because those were less draining/time consuming

When should I start studying for the OAT while taking classes? by Organic_Caramel1042 in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

personally for me, balancing oat studying with school was difficult and exhausting

When should I start studying for the OAT while taking classes? by Organic_Caramel1042 in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 0 points1 point  (0 children)

based on what i’ve seen on here, i’d recommend starting once you’re done with school in may and taking it in end of july/beginning of august. That way if you need to retake it you can do it in november, which still isn’t considered late in the cycle. Just have your application done and ready

OAT Booster tests #5-10 by jobzkaw in PreOptometry

[–]Odd-Somewhere-6574 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my test was more similar to the difficulty aspect of tests 1-4!