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

Prizes 1st Place: $1000 2nd Place: $600 3rd Place: $300 4th Place: $100

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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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