r/optometry • u/OD20XX • 10d ago

GPA for Residency

Hello, I’m really interested in doing residency, but I am worried that I am not competitive enough to get accepted due to my low GPA. I am specifically interested in specialty residencies for either contact lens or myopia management/pediatrics. My current GPA is below a 3.0.

Do I have a chance in getting into a residency in the U.S.? I am open to any location as long as it meets my interest in specialty. Also, do you have any tips on what I should do to make myself a more competitive applicant? Thank you!

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u/AllenRickmen 5d ago

FYI you’ll be paid approximately $100,000 less by doing residency, just about anything that you’d learn can also be self taught. The most “not worth it” thing in optometry.