Student Life Blogs

I had a little taste of summer break up north last week, but now we are back in class for a 6-week mini term until the end of June. Second years (that's what I am now!) are taking theory and methods lab in the morning two days a week and lectures in the afternoon. Our lecture classes are Evidence-Based Medicine, Basic Pathology and Systemic Pharmacology. I haven't been in Memphis or at school for the past week and a half, and I haven't blogged in a while, so I'll try to recap. Watched the... Read More

The break was great.  Got to take my kids to the zoo and the Children's Museum.  I even got some errands done like car tags.   It felt so great to have a change of pace for a while.  Taking care of my two kids may not have made my break super relaxing, it was definitely rewarding. But it's back to the school work.  Just finished reading prep material for Evidence Based Medicine and looked over the syllabi for classes.  The intensity of Spring finals feels like a dream, albeit one not... Read More

Finals are over. Finals are over. Did I mention that Finals are over? I can’t believe I’m officially a second year student now. This year had its aches and pains, but it went by so fast, and at the end of the day, I’m very happy with the end results (my grades). It seems like yesterday that I just took my first test in optometry school, but now I’m a seasoned student at SCO. Our mini-summer session starts in about a week, so I’m going to enjoy every day off until then and enjoy the much... Read More