Greetings from the class of 2016! Now that we’ve got a few weeks of classes under our belts, we 1st years are getting into the swing of things. We’ve started to settle in. As we become more and more comfortable here at SCCO, it gets harder to believe […]
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 […]
I have a confession to make… I never wanted to be an optometrist. (Gasp!) I also never wanted to be a doctor, or a nurse, or anything else that might have to deal with blood or icky things. Why? Because if you show me a scab, or a […]
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 […]
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: I was wondering if anyone has some tips and advice on boosting up RC score on the OAT. I know this is […]
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