3/07/2023
Location: Fry Hall 33
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
Lauren (the president) is doing a personal statement workshop!
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Meeting Minutes 2/28/2023
2/28/2023
Location: Fry Hall 33
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
Dr. Delgado-Nixon is going to be discussing structural competency and health disparities in optometry.
Meeting Minutes 2/21/2023
2/21/2023
Location: OSU College of Optometry Clinic
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
The club got a tour of the optometry clinic! YAYYYYYY
Meeting Minutes 2/07/2023
2/07/2023
Location: Zoom
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
University of the Incarnate World Rosenberg School of Optometry (UIWRSO) will be talking with the pre-optometry club!
- Located in San Antonio, TX (7th largest city in the country)
- Faith-based institution
- Mission is focused on human dignity and social justice
- They do 10 mission trips per year
- Student to faculty ratio 6:1
- Clinical Experience:
- 7 affiliated clinical sites that all students rotate through
- Clinic student to faculty ratio 4:1
- Enrollment data:
- Average class size 68 students
- 36% underrepresented minorities in Optometry
- 68% Texas Residents
- Rolling Admissions process
- OAT AA: 320
- OAT TS: 300
- Overall GPA: 3.42
- Math/Science: 3.28
- Require 2 letters of Rec
- 1 must be from an OD
- 1 must be someone who can speak for your academic potential and professional promise
- Board Pass Rates: “Not as great, but there are alot of factors to it” —> Direct quote
- ~60%
Meeting Minutes 01/17/2023
1/17/2023
Location: Zoom
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
Jen Bennett will be discussing interview skills and tips with us!
Tips:
- The goal of an interview is to get to know you. Communication with who you are.
- Know your stories
- Interviewing is a performance
Meeting Minutes 11/15/2022
11/15/2022
Location: Fry 33
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
Realeyes came in and held a training session for the pre-optometry club!
Meeting Minutes 11/8/2022
11/8/2022
Location: Zoom
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
The Club got to meet with OAT Booster. Booster talked about their services and how they can help students
Meeting Minutes 10/18/2022
10/18/2022
Location: Fry 33
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
Southern College of Optometry got to speak with the club.
- The campus itself is very small.
- The clinic and the building are right next to each other.
- All the students will know each other like a small highschool
- Blind interview
Entering Class Profile (2021)
- Average GPA: 3.66
- Average OAT: 338
- Class size: ~136
Factors to Consider:
- They do clinical research
- 98% of the students who have entered SCO have graduated
- They are a private institution
- They start clinic in their third year
- 2nd years can do some school vision screening and will shadow third and fourth years
Memphis
- Big music town
- Smaller city than Columbus
- They do not have on campus living. Most of their students live on Mud Island
Application Requirement:
- OptomCAS June 30 2022- March 1, 2023
- Essay
- Letter of rec.
- OD
- Pre-professional advisor or science professor
- Official Transcript
- *prefer if you have 30-40 hours of shadowing
Application Tips:
- Gain Diverse Optometric exposure
- Apply Early
- Be professional
- Dress professionally
- Respond to emails/phone calls
- When plans change, notify each school
- Ask questions
- Be yourself
Board Passage Rate:
- Check online, they defected when asked in person.
- Also was not present during the presentation.
Meeting Minutes 10/12/2022
10/12/2022
Location: Zoom
Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
The club got to meet with ISO and got to hear about their program.
PDF of Presentation:
file:///Users/haleyschroeder/Downloads/2023%20ICO%20Club%20Presentation.pdf
Meeting Minutes 10/05/2022
10/05/2022
Location: Zoom
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Meeting Called By: Pre-Optometry Club
Duration: 1 Hour
Pre-Optometry Club Members will hear from New England College of Optometry (NECO). They heard a ton about the social and professional life in Boston. They also talked about what is living like in Boston, how to find a roommate, and how to find the right apartment. What makes NECO Special:
- Real world clinical experience
- You get the clinical experience starting your first year (Starting the first few weeks of your first year)
- Have an MS/OD Progam
- Have an PhD/OD Program
- Check website for tuition pricing
- Board Passage Rate: 76%, 90%, 76% (Part 1, 2, 3)
- There is a decline on the board passage rate.
- https://www.neco.edu/admissions/class-profile-statistics/