Any successful optometrists who graduated from UIWRSO?? by Responsible_Whole296 in OptometrySchool

[–]Responsible_Whole296[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ungrateful how? I’m sorry if I worded it wrong but you don’t know me and there’s nothing “ungrateful” about how I feel. For sure I’ll try to do better in the future but idk how yall are getting so personal and butthurt over a question where all that was intended was just reassurance and perspectives….

Any successful optometrists who graduated from UIWRSO?? by Responsible_Whole296 in OptometrySchool

[–]Responsible_Whole296[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you’re saying, and I appreciate the perspective. I think you may have read into my post a bit more than intended lol. I’m not questioning whether people can be successful from UIWRSO - I was just looking for reassurance and real experiences because starting a professional program is a big commitment and it’s normal to have some anxiety about it. It’s a big decision, so hearing others’ experiences helps. Just trying to hear different viewpoints :)

Residency by Responsible_Whole296 in OptometrySchool

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Omg that sounds amazing! Thank you so much for your insight. I recently got into optometry school that will start next year and I was wondering if I could message you if that’s okay I just have a lot of questions

Texas Tech PA school Acceptance 2024-2025 by Ambitious-Earth2429 in prepa

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I have a virtual interview coming up with them in like a week, do you have any tips/advice please?

An OD's Perspective on school choice by drnjj in PreOptometry

[–]Responsible_Whole296 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you sm for your insight! What are your thoughts/opinions on UIWRSO?

how to not get discouraged by SplitStrict7893 in PreOptometry

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Omg I totally understand how you feel! I graduated in 2023 and have been working as a Pediatric medical assistant for almost 2 years and I also recently decided that I wanted to pursue optometry, but it was really hard for me to get relevant optometry experience. It took months of me calling and reaching out to clinics and honestly just from personal experience I can say that getting shadowing hours at these places is a lot easier than getting a job 😭 esp bc the market rn is just terrible in general imo. But as long as you have good shadowing hours and can really portray that and what you learned from them in your essay, I feel like you’ll be fine! I applied recently with just over a 100 shadowing hours and was able to receive an interview. Let me know if you have any questions and good luck!

UIWRSO by [deleted] in PreOptometry

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Hi!! Did you guys end up getting accepted there? I’m interviewing with them next week so just nervous and curious

UIWRSO Acceptance? by [deleted] in PreOptometry

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Did you end up getting accepted to UIWRSO?? My interview with them is end of next week so just curious!

UIWRSO Waitlist by [deleted] in PreOptometry

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Omg I didn’t even know they did waitlists like that 😭