Thread: How hard is it to get into Optometry school

It's easy... everyone knows that haha. Why do you think people even consider it? It's almost like going to a Carib med school... except you get an american degree with a mundane redundant life afterwards... who would want that?! I worked for an optometrist for 1.5 years... and I KNOW how boring it is. so I'm starting med school in jan. hope this helps.

Someone told me that if you can't get into a med school, there's always alternatives like optometry. I thought this was condescending to the optometrists out there, especially the ones who wanted to be one all along.

The top students in optometry schools would likely be competitive to most, if not all medical schools.

The middle students in optometry school would likely be competitive to many medical schools.

The bottom students in optometry schools would likely be competitive to few, if any medical schools.

Now decide yourself what is true and what is false.

It's too hard

The decision to become an optometrist is not one to be taken lightly. You’ll have to commit to several additional years of school, you’ll have a heavy course load, and once you graduate, you’ll literally be responsible for one of the most important aspects of people’s lives—their sight. And you’ll most likely be taking on a considerable financial burden until you graduate.