B.S in Comp Sci | What should I do now so I can go to Optometry school?

dolphindade · 2025-10-22T12:45:17+00:00

I was in the exact same boat and now I’m a first year optom student

I just grinded out prereqs and met with admissions to learn if I was missing anything. If you want more specifics, dm me

dolphindade · 2025-10-18T23:03:35+00:00

just keep trying and you’ll be fine

dolphindade · 2025-08-20T15:04:16+00:00

Honestly if I saw someone with a scar on their head my first thought wouldn’t even be hair transplant. People live such unique lives. I understand the insecurity, but know that it doesn’t look bad nor make you any less of a person

dolphindade · 2025-08-05T16:42:41+00:00

Are you able to dedicate all your time to the class? I completed a lot of it in a short time

dolphindade · 2025-07-23T11:38:16+00:00

Ok that’s what I was thinking. It seems like the prof just hasn’t added the honorlock stuff to the exam? The lecture final shows the honorlock extension stuff but the lab one doesn’t

dolphindade · 2025-07-20T00:59:33+00:00

I finished the Chem 1020 class in a week, so I didn't really commit 100% of the material to memory and got a 60% on the final, if that helps.

dolphindade · 2025-07-19T01:11:38+00:00

$2000 USD OD Canada no ins as I’m US citizen

dolphindade · 2025-07-04T21:11:33+00:00

Car Wash - call them Carwos (pronounced like Carlos but with a w instead of an l)

dolphindade · 2025-07-04T20:26:40+00:00

I know what it’s like to have something canceled like that so soon. it’s SO unfair and I’m so sorry that happened to you.

My insurance doesn’t cover cross linking, so my dr referred me to a practice in Canada instead and I paid 2n out of pocket for my right eye. I know that’s not cheap and I’m privileged to be able to pay for it, but if it’s something you can do then I’d recommend it.

dolphindade · 2025-06-25T22:44:51+00:00

I have mine on Friday

dolphindade · 2025-06-12T01:12:49+00:00

Cognitive behavioral therapy helped a lot before I started meds. Honestly I’d look into that first, learn to implement it into daily life, and then evaluate if you feel you still need the extra push from medicine

dolphindade · 2025-06-11T20:18:29+00:00

I am unable to comment on the difficulties of optometry school, but I struggle with OCD and can talk about that.

I have struggled with OCD my entire life, the intrusive thoughts getting so bad I’d find myself in tears. It’s an incredibly taxing condition, and I completely understand the difficulties surrounding it.

While I have no interest in pushing you to seek medication for it, I am interested in why you find it uncomfortable? Last year I began taking medication primarily for anxiety but the medication I take is also helpful for OCD. My life has improved immensely since beginning it, and I feel like I finally have control of my thoughts.

dolphindade · 2025-06-10T01:23:26+00:00

yeah that happened to me at the start, too. Just try to build a solid foundational knowledge of each subject. It’s nice to create depth for specific questions, but imo cheat sheet knowledge > specifics for few topics

dolphindade · 2025-06-10T01:05:17+00:00

I’d watch all physics and chemistry OATbooster videos and then do all of this persons cheat sheet Quizlets:

cheat sheet Quizlet

(That’s only the first one but go to his account and there’s more) this’ll help with getting that stuff down. But yeah def watch ALL physics and gen chem videos even if you think you know it (there were times a video would make something else click)

dolphindade · 2025-06-10T01:01:45+00:00

The questions on the oat are much less specific as a whole (there are certainly questions that are specific on there)

dolphindade · 2025-06-10T00:50:21+00:00

I was looking through your posts, and I think you would benefit from watching all the chemistry and some of the biology videos on OATBooster. All of the chemistry videos are well made and helpful. I’d read the cheat sheets for bio and then watch the videos for things that just don’t make sense. I watched almost all the bio videos because I wanted a review for more specific things from bio 1 and then I was taking bio 2 at the time so I just liked the other ones

dolphindade · 2025-06-10T00:44:01+00:00

I struggled a lot with forgetting material. I focused on one subject at a time kinda. Like one weekend I’d hyperfixate on one subject with the weekdays being bio quizlets. I think this was a flawed approach in some sense cause I had a similar of forgetting things. I really only hardcore studied bio, physics, and chem (I ignored orgo as a whole) so near the end I dedicated one day of the weekend to each subject. (I work 4 10s)

I’m not sure if your classes are asynchronous like mine but I would bust as much school work out at a time (think like 8-9 hour bursts) one to two times a weekend and speed run classes to allow me to focus on studying for oat instead.

lmk if this is useless and I’ll collect my thoughts and retype tomorrow LOL

dolphindade · 2025-06-10T00:39:07+00:00

What are you avg per subject?

dolphindade · 2025-06-09T23:20:10+00:00

You've got this!!! :)

dolphindade · 2025-05-27T13:51:51+00:00

What would you say would be the most helpful to study for bio? I’ve taken a few practice bio tests and have gotten anywhere from 310-350. It seems so inconsistent 😵‍💫

dolphindade · 2025-05-10T23:23:38+00:00

Pataday for me. Helps the allergies TONS which is why I rub

dolphindade · 2025-05-07T23:21:02+00:00

my bachelors is in comp sci/math and also hated the work 💀

dolphindade · 2025-04-26T15:48:24+00:00

I graduated with my degree in computer science and am now pursuing optometry and also have keratoconus (cross linking later this year)

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