The Mother Of All Optometry Threads!

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Ok, i just looked at my uni emails, and i have my optometry interview tomorrow at 9:30am.. TOMORROW! i think i'm gonna be sick, i only just found out. :eek:

HELP!

Reply 41

xbabydollx

Jozeesh

Ok, i just looked at my uni emails, and i have my optometry interview tomorrow at 9:30am.. TOMORROW! i think i'm gonna be sick, i only just found out. :eek:

HELP!

noo dont be worried about it, just let your enthusiasm show in the interview and im sure you'll be okey! :biggrin:

Reply 42

Jozeesh

Ahh thanks, i just can't quite take in that it's going to be tomorrow.. i don't feel prepared but will sort my head out tonight and try my best tomorrow. i'll let you know how it goes :eek:

Reply 43

Jozeesh

...... i got in :biggrin:

!!!

Thank you all so much for the advice and support!

Reply 44

xbabydollx

Jozeesh

...... i got in :biggrin:

!!!

Thank you all so much for the advice and support!

CONGRATS!!!! :biggrin:

now enjoy yaself till september!!

Reply 45

Jozeesh

Joey-cole

congrats and good luck :smile:

xbabydollx

CONGRATS!!!! :biggrin:

now enjoy yaself till september!!

Thanks so much guys. i still can't quite believe it..

Joey-cole, the questions were more or less standard, e.g. "why do you want to do optometry?" and "do you have any optical experience?". The strangest one which almost left me speechless was something along the lines of.. "being an optometrist can be a tricky job, where you may have to deal with impatient people and maybe even drunks or people who have taken drugs, making it difficult to control them. how do you think you'd cope in that environment?"

It wasn't as scary as i thought though, and i was really shocked when they made their decision there and then. They even let me watch a student carry out a test on a child with downs syndrome in the uni clinic. Plus they said they can arrange more work experience for me there, and just to give them a call :smile:

i feel so lucky..

which uni is this?

Portishead

which uni is this?

Cardiff

Reply 48

Jozeesh

Is there actually anyone on TSR that's done optometry with a foundation year? The Cardiff website doesn't even mention the 4 year course, so i kind of have no idea what i'm going to be learning in the foundation year :s-smilie:

My admissions tutor just said 'basic science'...

Anyone out there who can shed some light on this?

Reply 49

xbabydollx

Jozeesh

My admissions tutor just said 'basic science'...

Anyone out there who can shed some light on this?

i know people who've done science foundation year but then have gone onto do different courses. its basically a course for people with no science a-levels, or those people with low grade science a-levels. Its consists of a-level sciences including maths, having said that though i think different unis teach it slightly different and some content will be more advanced than a-level.
To sum it up, you'll be learning what a-level students have 2 years to do, except you'll have to do it in a year. :smile:

Reply 50

Jozeesh

xbabydollx

Ah.. sounds fun :wink:

Nah it'll be nice to learn about sciencey things again :p:

Reply 51

bigster91

anybody know the starting salary for new opticians?

Reply 52

work_til_failure

i think i read somewhere its about £32000, thats after pre reg obv.

can any1 tell me how much maths and physics is involved in an optometry degree? and whether its difficult-seen as im not a mathsy-type person.

Reply 53

joan_mumby

out of interest what subjects do you need in order to do optometry, I did bio chem and eng.

Reply 54

xbabydollx

joan_mumby

out of interest what subjects do you need in order to do optometry, I did bio chem and eng.

u need 2 out of - bio, chem, physics or maths. and then one other 'academic' subject.

Reply 55

work_til_failure

whats the maths content like in a optom degree? is it really difficult?

Reply 56

xbabydollx

work_til_failure

whats the maths content like in a optom degree? is it really difficult?

at manchester you do maths over 2 years, in the 1st year its pure maths and 2nd year its stats. If you've done a level maths then you do the 1 semester module, if not the you're put on the 2 semester module. Then in the2nd year everyone does the same module. The maths is pretty difficult because they're putting the whole a-level syllable in 24 weeks of teaching. You have to keep on top of the work otherwise you'll struggle, especially if you haven't done maths alevel.

Reply 57

bigster91

What are the pros and cons of studying optometry. is the salary good.

Reply 58

work_til_failure

xbabydollx

What if your not really good at maths and dont do well in the maths modules ie you fail, but pass the all other modules, could you still qualify to become an optometrist?

Reply 59

xbabydollx

work_til_failure

What if your not really good at maths and dont do well in the maths modules ie you fail, but pass the all other modules, could you still qualify to become an optometrist?