“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” – Oprah Winfrey I found my mentor by accident. I had just gotten a job in a retail facility as an Optometric Technician and she just happened to be the practice owner who leased in the building. I took the job so […]
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The following chart lists all members of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry in the United States. For all domestic optometric educational institutions, ASCO is the academic leadership organization committed to promoting, advancing and achieving excellence in optometric education. ASCO represents optometric education and has a goal of enhancing the efforts of each institution
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Hi everyone! I’m Dena Colantino, and I’m a fourth-year student at UMSL School of Optometry. Let me start by saying that I am in no way an expert in the admissions process of optometry school. I can only speak to my own experiences and information I’ve gathered from friends, classmates, and members of the optometric
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OptomCAS is opening again in just a few weeks and potential applicants have to select schools to apply to. There are many different things to consider, making it a tough process. I certainly could not make up my mind for a while. So here are some tips to help potential applicants narrow down the search:
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The fall months in the year preceding optometry school are full of the unknown for many anxious applicants. Not only is filling out the OptomCAS application stressful, but even just deciding which schools to apply to can be overwhelming. These months are also filled with interviews and acceptances for many students. Students are often unsure
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The IDEA Initiative at SUNY Optometry asked me to participate in an interview that would ‘reveal’ the OAT. In other words, provide insight on what it consists of, and tips on how to perform well on it. I found this opportunity to be great because as a first year optometry student recently taking the OAT
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OAT Test Prep: Physics Part 1 by: Dale Paynter Hey everyone, today I will be giving an overview of the Physics section for the OAT. This will be the first article in a multi-part series covering Physics. At the end of this article, we have free, exclusive optometrystudents.com practice problems! The Physics section covers material
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Welcome to the final Quantitative Reasoning article! Today, I will be going over examples of geometry and trigonometry problems similar to those found on the OAT. As always, I have created each of these free practice problems myself. Our next OAT article series will be covering Physics, as we have received numerous requests for that
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Welcome back to the second Quantitative Reasoning strategy article by Salus 2014 Optometry Student, Dale Paynter! In the first article, I outlined the topics for this section, so please check that out if you haven’t already done so. For today, I’ll be giving you some more free, optometrystudents.com practice problems that will cover some of
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Today’s article “OAT Test Prep: Quantitative Reasoning” was written by Salus 2014 Optometry Student Dale Paynter. All of the questions have been created by Dale and not extracted from other sources. Welcome to the Quantitative Reasoning strategy article! The QR section of the OAT is the final section of the exam, and covers a variety
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