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Aston doesn't promise that you will get into Bridging I (*4 months NOT 2 months). Entry into Bridging I (4 m) or Bridging II (1y) is based on your performance on the entry exam when applying to IOBP and offers of admission are based on your rank. https://uwaterloo.ca/international-optometric-bridging-program/program-information/admissions It would not be possible to say how likely it is to get admitted to I or II because it depends on your performance as an individual. Yes, I would say that the board exams are more of an obstacle for internationally trained optometrists. You can find the 2015-2016 summary report of the board exam results here: http://www.oebc.ca/clientuploads/Annual Report/CACO Report 2016_Final.pdf "Likewise, we saw 241 first attempt candidates challenging the CACO this year. The first attempt pass rate was comparable at 82.2% versus 77.4% last year. Pass rates for first attempt candidates increased for the Canadian subgroup by almost 1% to 89.7% and remained comparable for the U.S. subgroup with a slight decrease of .5% to 79.5%. At the same time, first attempt pass rates for internationally-educated candidates increased by 15% to 62.2% up from 47.2%."

If you are Canadian and would like to practice optometry in Canada I would not recommend going to Optometry School in the UK: 1) Overall cost of tuition will be high 2) You would need to apply to the IOBP afterwards 3) Board exam pass rates for students trained outside of North America are much poorer compared to those who attended North American schools (if you don't pass you can't work and you would need to wait to retake it) I feel like it wouldn't be more difficult to find work assuming you are licensed. IOBP takes money and time. I don't think the salary would be much different because once licensed you would be able to work at any optometrist office anyone else would. I would highly recommend that you try to go to Optometry School in Canada before you try other options. If Waterloo or Montreal are unrealistic for you due to grades or OAT score then I would look into US schools. US schools would obviously be expensive as well but you wouldn't have to go through IOBP and you would be better prepared to pass boards.

Result: Accepted to unspecified campus (EDIT: London Campus specified 5/25/2017 @ 12:03 PM EST) Timestamp: 12:07 PM EST 2YGPA: >3.9 MCAT: 513 (128/128/128/129) ECS: varsity soccer, varsity cross country, student council, volunteer work, good summer jobs with the government, clinical experience (worked for two ophthalmologists in Miami as one of my clinical rotations), almost zero research experience Interview: I thought it went ok. I didn't feel like the interviewers liked me at all. Still cringing about one of the answers that I gave. Year: last year of Doctor of Optometry Geography: SWOMEN I will be accepting this offer and hoping that I won't have to move out of London because the bus stop to Western is on my front lawn. This was my first time applying to medical school because I spent almost my entire life wanting to become an optometrist.