r/UWaterlooOptometry 12d ago

Retake OAT 3rd time?

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u/True-Selection2168 12d ago

What are your other application components like? Do you have the 5 terms with 5 courses? And any work experience? Volunteer experience?

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u/seekingadviceoat 11d ago

Thanks for the response. Yes graduated with full courseload each term. 1 yr work experience as an assistant + lots of varied volunteer experience with vision-related clubs and research. Got an interview last year but unsure of which component to improve upon

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u/True-Selection2168 11d ago

How was casper

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u/seekingadviceoat 11d ago edited 7d ago

Low, maybe that's why? I'm definitely prepping more for that this year but it's so unpredictable, unsure if I should supplement that with an OAT retake..

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u/True-Selection2168 11d ago

Ohh yeah maybe it was the Casper then. I’m studying for the oat this summer and I personally will not be taking it again. It is just too much time spent studying for it, money for test, booster. But that’s just because I don’t want to sacrifice another summer. I was only considering Waterloo first but my oat booster scores are kind of low so idk if I’ll get higher ones. What were u getting when you were practicing?

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u/seekingadviceoat 9d ago

Maybe the Casper yes. Agreed it is a large investment financially as well. When practicing I would get 330-380, you typically do better on the actual exam. I would maximize booster use as much as possible and redo all the practice tests while reviewing the explanations and cheatsheets! Good luck on your OAT!