The Foresight Pre-Optometry Club is a student-run organization that seeks to unite UC Berkeley students and individuals around the area who are interested in pursuing a career in the field of optometry.
EDUCATE
We teach members the necessary skills and we provide members with the necessary tools to shape them into more knowledgeable applicants.
WORKSHOPS
We hold various events such as optometry school presentations, detailed workshops on the application process and strategies for tackling the OAT, and socials to allow members the opportunity to meet peers and potential optometry school classmates.
NETWORKING
Foresight aims to create a network between the members of the club and current optometrists by keeping strong connections with professors and alumni.
MEMBERSHIP
Interested in becoming a member of Foresight Pre-Optometry Club? Anyone can join, even if you are not a UC Berkeley student. All you have to do is pay your membership due!
Benefits of membership include:
- Exclusive rights to participate in the Mentorship Program with current Optometry students at UC Berkeley School of Optometry
- Networking opportunities when you meet fellow pre-optometry students, alumni, and faculty members
- Kaplan discounts
- Test bank access
- Waterproof Foresight sticker mailed to you
- and much, much more!
Foresight
Membership Dues
Fall 2022
$35: Fall semester membership with shirt
$25: Fall semester membership without shirt
$15: Shirt only
How do I pay?
Please contact Kelsey if you would like to pay for membership via Venmo (@CalForesight)
Deadline: Sunday, October 23rd
If you are not a UC Berkeley student* and need to arrange an alternative way to obtain membership, or if you have other membership-related questions, please contact our treasurer Kelsey at foresight.treasurer@gmail.com
*Note: You must be a registered UC Berkeley student and a paid member of the club in order to run for an officer position and to vote in the annual election.
Foresight
Active Membership
Fall 2022
To be an active member for a semester:
- New members attend at least 5 events a semester
- Returning members attend at least 4 events a semester
Being an active member gives you priority for high demand-limited programs and you will be recognized at the semester-end banquet. If you have questions about active membership, e-mail our secretary Elina at foresight.secretary@gmail.com for more information.
Member of the Month is awarded to the member(s) who attended the most number of events during the specific month.
Member of the Semester is awarded to the member who attended the most number of events during the semester.
*Note: You must be a registered UC Berkeley student and a paid member of the club in order to run for an officer position and to vote in the annual election.
Foresight
2021 Active Members
Fall 2021
Christopher Hernandez
David Ren
Elina Shibata
Hedy Chang
Iris Lu
Lisa Chung
Megan Yip
Nga Nguyen
Sonya Lee
Thomas Chan
TESTIMONIALS
Alice Han
“Foresight has allowed me to network and creating friendships with like-minded students at Berkeley while learning more about optometry. Being an officer has given me the opportunity to grow as an individual and as a leader in the pre-optometry community. It has also allowed me to give back to the pre-optometry community at Berkeley by educating potential students and holding optometry-related events for them. I have been able to learn from optometry students and faculty members about the field and I owe my pursuit of the field to Foresight.”
How has Foresight affected your experience as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley?
“Foresight is simply my family, a community of people who I can rely on during classes and during the application cycle. It has give me the chance to grow and mature while becoming a leader on campus.”
Your favorite Foresight memory/event:
“Planning and folding Fall Conference 2014. It is significant to me because not only was it my job as an officer, but because of the bonds that I have made with my co-chair Tina and with the Berkeley Optometry and pre-optometry community. It allowed me to meet so many other driven individuals and learn from the best in the field. It also taught me how to be flexible and innovative while working in a team. :)”
Vivian Look
“Foresight gave me a vast majority of the resources I needed to get into optometry school. Not only did I have information on the nature of the profession, the journey to and through optometry school, and the skills that would make me a strong applicant, but I also reaped the benefit of a really strong support system made of like-minded people.”
How has Foresight affected your experience as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley?
“I was part of Foresight since my very first semester at Berkeley, so it gave me an immediate connection to a smaller community within Berkeley’s large campus. I’ve gained a lot of strong friendships and eventually also had a very rewarding experience giving back to the Foresight community by serving as an officer.”
Your favorite Foresight memory/event:
“There are too many of them to select just one. I loved hiking to the Big C at night and creating beautiful light art with the club. I enjoyed visiting beautiful Napa to volunteer with Lighthouse for the Blind and experiencing their amazing hospitality. I had an amazing time washing guide dogs for Lighthouse as well! I enjoyed bonding with fellow Foresight members on our Winter Road Trip to SoCal, suffering through LA rush hour together and spending all of our free time eating top notch LA food. I loved the cohesiveness I felt while working hard at Foresight officer meetings that ran late in the evening. Foresight provided a vast amount of resources and workshops that enabled me to get into optometry school, but my biggest takeaway by far was the wonderful network of people I got to spend my undergraduate career with. Best of all, these wonderful people are set to become my colleagues in the future! I look forward to it!”
Heena Morar
“I learned a lot about optometry and the process of applying through foresight, and also became more familiar with the Berkeley opto school which was a great insight.”
How has Foresight affected your experience as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley?
“I met a lot of great people in foresight, and it was encouraging knowing that they will be my peers and fellow doctors in the future. As a transfer student foresight really gave me a “home” for the short time I was at Cal.”
Your favorite Foresight memory/event:
“Can I say all of them? Okay, so I can narrow it down to three. 1) the lighthouse for the blind braille challenge – that event was really fun and very insightful. I had never had any experience with low vision people before and it was amazing to interact with them and learn more about it. 2) Shadowing first years – I learnt a lot and became more familiar with opto lingo and techniques. 3) The dinner with the professors that we just did, it was great to meet them and I loved how personable it was. I also learnt a lot of interesting things about the application process that I can use in the future.”