Thursday, February 23, 2012

UC Berkeley Optometry - Summer Opto-Camp program now accepting applications!

We are pleased to share that applications are now available for UC Berkeley's summer 
Opto-Camp program! 

The goal of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to introduce underrepresented pre-health science majors to Optometry as a potential future career track and to prepare them to be successful applicants to optometry school.  The objective of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to present a three-day in residence experience that will provide participants with opportunities to learn about the profession of optometry and the process of becoming an optometrist.

Program specifics and the application are linked here:
http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitoptocamp.html

The deadline to apply is Monday, April 9.

Cost:  $125 program fee; limited amount of scholarships to waive program fee per session, as demonstrated by financial need.

Sessions are as follows:
Session I, June 20-21
Session II, July 18-20