Student Life Blogs

Just returned from Thanksgiving break and have lots to do this week with labs ending and finals approaching. I had a wonderful time with family and friends back in Michigan, and ate way too much food. We had two very busy weeks before break (six exams in the two weeks prior),  and we all definitely needed a rest before starting the push towards finals. It was very easy and convenient to fly home during break, only an hour and a half flight from Memphis to Detroit, but then I have a 4 hr drive... Read More

Hey Everyone! As always, life as a third year SCO student has been busy! We have the entire week off to spend time with family for Thanksgiving and I am so thankful for that!  It’s nice to be sitting on my couch watching the Today show with coffee in my hand and the dog in my lap, NOT worrying about a test! When I get back to school my schedule is still full of exams in the classroom as final exams begin, but just a few weeks and it will be time for Christmas break!  (Ok, I may have this week... Read More

Hi All! A recent follower on my blog asked me for tips on becoming a SCO student, so I wanted to share with you the path I took to become a student here and offer some suggestions.  After determining that SCO was the school for me, I first put my name on their mailing list.  I called the admissions department to let them know I was interested, and they sent me an information packet.  Also, when Sunnie Ewing visited MSU, I was there to get information and have all my questions answered.  I... Read More

It's been a crazy, yet fun, ride for me this semester. I really look forward to the new experiences that I will encounter with patients every week. You always hear our professors talk about patient experiences that they had when they were in our shoes as students or residents.  Those encounters that they had, really impacted their lives. As students, we are knee deep in all kinds of patient exposure and experiences. They may come from the times you visited the nursing home and had eye... Read More