Student Life Blogs

Well after another round of finals and a great semester break, I'm ready to start up school again. I was able to attend the new student orientation this past Thursday and Friday. It was such a success!! I was able to meet a lot of great people who are very excited to begin their optometric education. It was fun to help out and answer many questions for the incoming class. My time sure has gone by quick. It just seems like yesterday it was my new student orientation.  My advice for the incoming... Read More

I finally made it to Memphis. I arrived on Monday and had my room fully furnished by Tuesday night, which I consider to be an accomplishment. I also don't consider having a mattress and box spring on the floor without a headboard a problem. With only my car to carry all my things, I wasn't able to bring any furniture. By the end of Monday, I only had a bedside table assembled next to my makeshift "bed" (lots of blankets on the floor). Luckily, by the end of Tuesday night I had found it all,... Read More

Hello all! So sorry it's been so long since my last blog. I just got back from my summer vacation. I ended up going home to spend time with family and friends and I had very limited Internet access. I had an amazing break but am excited to be back in Memphis. I just got a new puppy dog named Nikko three weeks ago so he is keeping me busy before school starts! I looked at our school schedule and I'm happy to see how interesting my classes sound. I think it's going to be a great year, but I'm... Read More

Greetings Everyone (again)!! So my family and I moved to Cordova, TN this past Saturday, and we are already enjoying the area. After doing some driving around to get more familiar with Memphis/Cordova, we have come to realize that everything we need is here within the vicinity. There is a Wal-Mart less than 5 minutes away, a shopping mall less than 10 minutes away, and all the restaurants and fast food chains you could ever need. As a matter of fact, my stomach is still stuffed from the... Read More

Finals are next week!  This week, the 3 rd years had our final 3 Lab Practicals in our Contact Lens, Low Vision Rehabilitation and Strabismus lab courses.  This marked the end of regular laboratory classes at SCO for the 3rd years! woohoo! It was also our last week of Clinic rotations for the semester. Next Week we have a lecture course final every single day!  Finals time at SCO is pretty stressful but I’ve got a few days off after that to look forward to.  To all the students in the entering... Read More