Optometry Students 2015

i think they can be lenient in the sense that they would take people with grades as low as ABB/AAB but I don't think they would sway down much lower to be honest!

What subjects are you predicted A's in?
I've heard that Plymouth are pretty lenient on grades so you should get an offer plus AAB are the minimum entry requirements

Should i apply aston, city, manchester or cardiff.

Im a dental applicant thus personal statement is dentistry orientated.

Gcse: 3A* 6A
As: AABB (A in bio and chem)
A2 predicted: A*AA

Thanks in advance!

cardiff! my friend last year applied to cardiff as well as dentistry and she got an offer pretty much straight away even though her personal statement was dentistry based

Should i apply for aston with predicted ABB for optom?

Hey guys just need some guidance and advice. I really wish to study optometry however I do Btech science :/ but I have worked in an opticians for almost 2 years. Is there somewhere anyone can recommend ? As I know that aston&manchester won't accept me. But I'd appriciate feedback

Guys I was just wondering what your views are on the rankings of Unis for Optom? It's just that when I did my research there were no official rankings for this subject From what I know, Cardiff and Manchester are two of the best...? Might be wrong p

Hi all, im a first year optom student at City, I'd be happy to try and answer any questions you guys might have seeing as I was in your exact position a year ago!

How are you finding the course so far and how are your lecturers?
What's your timetable like? Could you possibly post a pic of it? Thanks

The course itself is quite intense, you're bombarded with a lot of info right from the first week of term(after induction week). At city the course consists of 5 modules which feel like theyre five different subjects that all overlap! If you do the work as you go along then you'll be fine. Lectures are very detailed, i find you dont have to go looking into books much coz all the info is available on the lecture slides, unless your stuck on something obv. Longest lectures are human bio, and its probably the most intense module in terms of work load, but alot of it is AS/A2 bio.

For my goup my time tables crap, but thats not the same for all, dont know why its like that tbh. Most students get 4 day weeks and the longest day i have starts at 9 and ends at 6, but that includes a 5 hour gap so its not too bad. Other than that if i start early i usually finish early. The time table can change every week and is different from student to student depending on what gropu your in so a picture wouldnt do much to show what the course time table is like.


****NOTE id like to inform anyone applying, or has applied that at CITY they recommend you buy your optical equipment during induction week this ranges from £1500+ , also through out the course youll be required to purchase other pieces of equipment too.I think its the same for all other unis too but im not 100% sure abt that.
I didnt know this and neither did alot of other people on the course, so you could imagine we were left feeling very out of pocket! So i recommend you start saving up, if you dont have enough money you are able to borrow equipment so dont worry, but staff will recommend you buy your own early, as this is what you will be using as qualified optometrists in the future.