Retired Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO
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 […]
This is a question asked on SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students. Bulleted, you will find answers from both SCCO students and Facebook Group members: For those who took the Kaplan course, would you recommend it? And if yes, which one did you take? I’m currently wondering if […]
This is a question asked on SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students (http://www.facebook.com/groups/SCCOadmissions/). Bulleted, you will find answers from both SCCO students and Facebook Group members: Is it possible to just buy the simulated OAT practice exams instead of the entire course? Has anyone tried something like this […]
This is a question asked on SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students (http://www.facebook.com/groups/SCCOadmissions/). Bulleted, you will find answers from both SCCO students and Facebook Group members: Does anyone know how accurate the practice OAT on the ASCO website is to the real test? “I actually found that the […]
I wanted to be an optometrist when I was only 10 years old. Why? I had some kind of weird fascination with eyeglasses and even though I didn’t need them, I was obsessed with getting a pair of my own. In my situation, having perfect eyesight was a […]
This tip came from Mallori Aschenbrenner, SCCO Class of 2013, who received the highest score on Part I of the NBEO board exams in March of 2012. She’s worth listening to: Don’t over-think the questions: I think it holds true for all types of standardized testing (including boards..eek!), […]
This is a question asked on SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-optometry Students (http://www.facebook.com/groups/SCCOadmissions/). Bulleted, you will find answers from both SCCO students and Facebook Group members: Can you recommend any online websites that I can practice the OAT questions on? Thanks! “Try coursesaver.com, has some practice quizzes, but […]
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