Resources

OAT Resources

Physical and Digital Resources

Contact the Secretary, Darcie, to check out the previously donated study materials! Email uhpops.secretary@gmail.com. For paid members with at least 30 points only!

Discount Codes for Online Resources

Contact the Public Relations Chair, Andrew, for discount codes for online study programs from our partners: OATBooster, OATBootcamp, and Kaplan!
Email uhpops.pr@gmail.com. For paid members only!

Information on Optometry School and Requirements

Provided are links to information on UHCO and the classes you should take. There is also a suggested timeline that is also linked, although this is not for everyone, as everyone has their own path! More information from the UH Pre-Health Advising and UHCO here.

Pre-Optometry Quick Facts

UH Suggested Timeline

ASCO – Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

Matriculant Data SHeet
Job portal

Interview Prep Questions

Tell me a time you had a disagreement with a supervisor or instructor and how you went about it?

  1. How would you go about telling a patient they have a terminal disease?

  2. How would you be empathetic with a patient?

  3. How would you go about a patient refusing treatment?

  4. Why our school? You have plenty in the state you are from?

  5. Explain OAT score?

  6. When you shadowed, what kind of care do optometrists provide? 

  7. What is your academic super power?

  8. What is your academic kryptonite?

  9. What is most important to me when finding an optometry school

  10. What are your study habits, how do you study, when do you study, do you make to-do lists?

  11. If you had to study for the OAT again, how would you do it?

  12. Why would you be a good optometrist?

  13. What do you do for fun?

  14. Tell me about a hardship during undergrad and how you went about it?

  15. How did you study for the OAT?

  16. Why optometry?

  17. Tell me about a memorable patient you encountered while shadowing?

  18. Do you have any pets? 

  19. Do you feel your GPA accurately represents you?

  20. Do you feel your OAT accurately represents you?

  21. Do you have leadership experience?

  22. Do you have research experience?

  23. what is your greatest accomplishment?

  24. What makes you stand out in your class?

  25. “What would you do if you did not get accepted?

  26. what would you bring to this school?

  27. What are some hardships you faced and how did you overcome them?