Deadlines
The following is a list of various deadlines for residency candidates:
- Applicants should contact the programs of interest by January 15.
- Applicants must submit their application to ORMS by February 1.
- Applicants should file their supporting documents with the desired
programs (not ORMS) by the deadlines set by the individual programs.
This includes:
Letters of reference
Letter of intent
Optometry School Transcripts
- Applicant's registration should be received by ORMS on or before February 1. Applications received after February 1 will be assessed a late fee of $15 dollars, in addition to the usual registration fee of $30 for the first five program choices included in your application. For more than five program selections, there is a $10 per program surcharge. All "late" applicants must obtain permission from individual sites in which they are interested to apply late. No application will be accepted after 5 PM PT, three days prior to the Match.
- Applicant's program ranking list must be received by ORMS no later than 5 PM Pacific Time (PT), on the first Friday in March.
- Participants should check their e-mail account regularly as the deadlines approach because ORMS may have need to contact individuals about the status of their application or for new program listings. (If you are away from school, then you may be able to use a computer in the office where you are doing your externship or the public library near your location.) Hotmail and other free e-mail services place a limit on the size of the "inbox," and do not notify the sender if the limit is exceeded. This may result in loss of messages! It is your responsibility to keep your inbox under the limit, if you use such services.
All applicants and program supervisors will be notified of the results of the matching process within seven days of the match. It is mandatory that both applicants and program supervisors have valid e-mail addresses on file with ORMS.