Pre-Optometry Scholarship
Congratulations! The CrackOAT Scholarship Committee was very fortunate to have received many qualified applications and we look forward to receiving applicants for the 2023 annual pre-optometry scholarship.
The “Crack the OAT” pre-optometry scholarship will be awarding more scholarships again in 2023 to help deserving pre-optometry students. Applicants are required to be enrolled full-time seeking a career in optometry and at least a junior in college (or graduated).
Applications will be reviewed by the scholarship committee and will be awarded based on scholar merit, community service and financial need. Please submit your application
here.
Requirements
- •2×2 picture
- •Resume or CV
- •Scanned unofficial transcript (GPA needs to be above 3.0)
- •Scanned OAT score report (optional but recommended)
- •Short video clip introducing yourself and how CrackOAT was helpful (optional but recommended)
- •1-2 page essay (single-spaced) on why you deserve the “Crack the OAT” scholarship
- •Scholarship window & deadline: January 1 – July 31, 2023 before 5:00 PM EST
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Prizes
1st Place: $1000
2nd Place: $600
3rd Place: $300
4th Place: $100 |
 You 1st Place 2023 |
 You 2nd Place 2023 |
 You 3rd Place 2023 |
 You 4th Place 2023 |
 Belinda Tran 1st Place 2020 |
 Zain Abidi 2nd Place 2020 |
 Kandace Holley 3rd Place 2020 |
 Young Rim Chang 4th Place 2020 |
Zaid Rahman
1st Place
2019 |
Janny Guerra
2nd Place
2019 |
Aufia Zhowandai
3rd Place
2019 |
Delaney Houston
4th Place
2019 |
Karen Wong
1st Place
2018 |
Nisha Maheshwari
2nd Place
2018 |
Michael Stucki
3rd Place
2018 |
James Cheng
4th Place
2018 |
Alyssa Ramirez
1st Place
2017 |
Vanna Hovanky
2nd Place
2017 |
Jessie Yuan
3rd Place
2017 |
Kevin Hahn
4th Place
2017 |
Emily Huang
1st Place
2016 |
Frederick Zhang
2nd Place
2016 |
Manzil Quadir
3rd Place
2016 |
Alessandra Lippi
4th Place
2016 |
Sarah Katzin
1st Place
2015 |
Marianne Tran
2nd Place
2015 |
Daniel Shen
3rd Place
2015 |
Elaine Thai
4th Place
2015 |
Carol Farn
1st Place
2014 |
Antonio Ganios
2nd Place
2014 |
Elaine Steffensen
3rd Place
2014 |
Aiman Aslam
4th Place
2014 |
Graham Harris
1st Place
2013 |
Vahid Niki
2nd Place
2013 |
Sachi Mehrotra
3rd Place
2013 |
Priscilla Chan
4th Place
2013 |
Aaron Wilson
1st Place
2012 |
Laurel Fuentes
2nd Place
2012 |
Sina Banankhah
3rd Place
2012 |
Chelsea Kuyath
4th Place
2012 |
Diem Tran
1st Place
2011 |
Sarah Khan
2nd Place
2011 |
Nam Nguyen
3rd Place
2011 |
Alyssa Franklin
4th Place
2011 |
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Privacy Policy
Crack the OAT respects your right to privacy. We will never sell, rent or otherwise disclose to any other party the personally identifiable information you provide us in connection to your submission to our scholarship. This policy summarizes the personally identifiable information we may collect, and how we use this information. The information you may voluntarily provide to us such as name, address, and email address will only be used for reviewing your application. Furthermore, your information will only be shared if you give us your permission and for the purpose of awarding scholarships. You will not be automatically enrolled to receive extraneous emails and/or solicitations of any sort. If you have submitted personal information to the Web site electronically and would like it removed or modified, please contact us. We will use reasonable efforts to comply with your request. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.