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OptomCAS Applicants per Institution (2022-2023) ................................................................... 5  \nOverall OptomCAS Trends ..................................................................................................................6  \nFigure 2. OptomCAS Number of Institutions, Applicants and Applications (2009-2023) ......................... 6  \nFigure 3. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants (2009-2023) ........................................................................... 6  \nAge and Sex .......................................................................................................................................7  \nFigure 4. OptomCAS Applicants by Age and Sex (2022-2023) .................................................................. 7  \nFigure 5. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants by Age and Sex (2022-2023) .................................................. 7  \nFigure 6. OptomCAS Applicants by Sex per Cycle (2009-2023) ................................................................ 8  \nFigure 7. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants by Sex per Cycle (2009-2023) ................................................ 8  \nRace/Ethnicity ...................................................................................................................................9  \nFigure 8. OptomCAS Applicants by Race/Ethnicity (2022-2023) .............................................................. 9  \nFigure 9. OptomCAS Applicants by Race/Ethnicity and Sex (2022-2023) ................................................. 9  \nFigure 10. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants by Race/Ethnicity (2022-2023) .......................................... 10  \nFigure 11. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants by Race/Ethnicity and Sex (2022-2023) ............................. 10  \nFigure 12. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants by ALL Race/Ethnicity Categories (2022-2023) .................. 10  \nFigure 13. OptomCAS Applicants by Race/Ethnicity per Cycle (2009-2023) ........................................... 11  \nFigure 14. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants by Race/Ethnicity per Cycle (2009-2023) ........................... 12  \nCitizenship .......................................................................................................................................13  \nFigure 15. Accepted OptomCAS Applicants by Citizenship Status (2022-2023) ..................................... 13  \nPermanent State of Residency..........................................................................................................13  \nFigure 16. OptomCAS Applicants by Permanent State of Residency (Top 28 in 2022-2023) ................. 13  \nGrade Point Averages (GPAs) ...........................................................................................................14  \nFigure 17. OptomCAS GPAs by Sex (2022-2023) ..................................................................................... 14  \nFigure 18. Accepted OptomCAS GPAs by Sex (2022-2023) ..................................................................... 14  \nFigure 19. GPAs for OptomCAS Applicants Per Cycle (2009-2023) ......................................................... 15  \nFigure 20. GPAs for Accepted OptomCAS Applicants Per Cycle (2009-2023) ......................................... 15  \nCollege Majors .....................................................","cbCaiu4Tu0AAtz4u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu4Tu0AAtz4u","pdf",930499,17,"English","# Introduction\n# Participating Institutions for 2022-2023\n# Overall OptomCAS Trends\n# Age and Sex\n# Race/Ethnicity\n# Citizenship\n# Permanent State of Residency\n# Grade Point Averages (GPAs)\n# College Majors\n# Primary Institutions Attended\n# OptomCAS Applicants to Number of First-Year Matriculants\n# OAT","[{\"question\":\"What is OptomCAS and what information does it collect from applicants?\",\"answer\":\"OptomCAS is the centralized application service for the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. 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