Retired Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO
This is advice given from a pre-optometry student on SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students. If anyone wants a great FREE website to review Organic Chemistry, check this out: http://ochem.jsd.claremont.edu/tutorials.htm Simple videos, but they improved my comprehension of what the reactions really mean (easier to remember!).
Each year the Office of Student Affairs prepares an array of homemade goodies for a Halloween buffet table! Students weary from studying for finals come through between classes. Campus-community little ones are encouraged to dress up in costumes and join in on the trick or treating too. It’s […]
This is a discussion taken from SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students: Question: I have a question regarding scheduling an appointment to take the OAT exam. I read the ASCO OAT Guide and just wanted to get clarification on how long this process actually takes. First we apply to […]
What follows is a retrospective from an OAT test taker about the OAT. It was originally posted on SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students: Comment: After successfully making it through the OAT last week, I’d like to share some tips that may helpful: Start studying well in advance […]
This is a discussion taken from SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students: Question: I was wondering, when you said “You’ll need to memorize and understand the physics equations on the OAT outline” for the physics portion of the OAT, what outline are you referring to? I am kind of […]
This is a discussion taken from SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students: Question: Has anyone ever heard of Exam Krackers? I know their audio osmosis mp3 was recommended to me but I haven’t heard much about their study materials. Has anyone used this to prepare for the OAT? Any […]
This was posted by Jason on Facebook: I used this site for my OAT studying. Unfortunately I didn’t find it until about 3 weeks before the test. But I did feel it helped me the most. The videos are very affordable and even entertaining! Here’s the link: CourseSaver.com
Posted on Facebook by a pre-optometry student with follow-up comments from other pre-optometry students and Dr. Munroe: From Justin J: Top Score Pro by Scholar Ware is a program that is set up just like the real OAT. The program has three practice OATs. It is set […]
There’s not much I need to add. It’s all here: concise, accurate and complete. Even though this is about job interviewing, so much of the information translates to applicant interviewing: Here’s the link to the article: “What You’d Wish You’d Known Before Your Job Interview”
This is a discussion taken from SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students. Find comments from both SCCO students and Facebook Group members on how prepare to score higher on the Reading Comprehension section of the OAT: Question #1: So I’m having trouble studying for the reading comprehension […]
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