Why Optometry School Isn't for Everyone

Is optometry school really right for you?

In this video I tackle some of the most common mistakes students make in during the first 3 years of optometry school.

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[gerrett]

Did you hear? All optometry, opthamology, contacts, glasses will be Obsolete come Jan. 1st !!
Its because the first day of next year, everyone will see 2020 !!



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[eyo]

Hey. I’ve just received my offer for optometry school about a week ago. I’m excited to start so I’m looking up everything to do with optometry school. 😆

[xxxibgdrgnjiyong]

OMG such a wonderful source for decision to go to college! i've been searching for a lot of the information and this is so helpful!

[lincolnveasleyjr]

Hello, I am 27 and getting back into school in the spring. I am going into my junior year and my credits basically align me on path to getting a business degree. I have found an interest in becoming an optometrist but was curious if getting an undergraduate in business will make my chances of getting into optometry school more challenging.
Thank you in advance!

[archana]

Hi, I'm entering high school and I was wondering if you had any advice for me on what I can do ( like shadowing) during the four years I have before college to help me have a better outlook on the field? Thanks!

[otiebrown]

It is not for me, since I want to get out of 20/60, and back to 20/20.

[septemberanne]

Thank you so much for the video. I have been looking into becoming an eye doctor, and I really think this is something I want to pursue. I am 20 and have never attended college. I have no idea how to start on my path to become an eye doctor. All the courses and classes are so confusing to me. How do I go from being a high school graduate to becoming an eye doctor? Is seems so mystical to me. When I see eye doctor I sometimes just wonder how in the world they got to where they are. Can you lead me in the right direction? Thanks! :)

[mariyamdukuray]

I’m currently a psychology major . Got my associates in psych and am now in my first year of getting bachelor but I am suddenly very interested in being an optometrist . Do you think it will be advisable for me to go into it even though I don’t have a solid science background? And does optometry involve a lot of math or science?

[angrybird]

Why are you not making videos anymore??

[gustavobautista]

I have a question, so since I’m getting me bachelors degree...I’m wanting to ask you...watch major of bachelor would be best? I’m currently in pre-med but I feel like that’s more leaning on becoming a doctor and medical school do you know what major would be good to be in to prepare for optometry school?

[zacksalvatore]

Can we get a vid talking about average salaries per area, in your area, where optoms make the most and least? Great content btw

[yo-rnoo]

What is different between doctor of optometrist and bleacher of optometrist?

[haileyxu]

Hi! Do you do surgeries as an optometrist? Thank you for the video!

[amaanamjad]

Do you need to be good at math to do well and did you have a social life during school

[nataliemurray]

I graduate in 2 years.. but teachers are advising us to look into career paths. I’ve been thinking about optometry for multiple years now, but am unsure with the amount of schooling, debt and just the fact that it’s such a big decision. In the country I live in there is only one optometry school and it is across the country, which would mean having to leave my family and friends once the time comes. Do you have any advice as to knowing if this is the career I want to take? Also the extra curriculars and classes that I should be doing in high school?

[docante]

Huge debt once you graduate- very hard to pay it down with low paying/few jobs
Over saturated with ODs

[nasirnadeem]

How many years of education after 4 years beachelors is optometry school?

[uvitaperez]

ill be graduating with a bachelors in optometry this november, but I dont liek teh way optometry is practiced here in the caribbean, its bascially limited to correcting refractive erros, even tho we studied pharmacology, ocualr diseases etc . we basically refer evrything to the optometrust and that is pretty boring! im not graduated as yet and im already bored

[Catarts]

During clinic do you have to find your own patients ?

[jumpholes]

Hi,
I saw on the comments below saying that a friend of yours did not exactly major in any STEM related topics to get into Optometry school. You said he majored in Latin Studies. So I was wondering, I am currently a communications major that wants to change to a STEM major to get into Optometry School. Would I have to change my major to get into Optometry School? Or could I just stay in my Communications field?
Thank you for the insight.