Student Life Blogs

It’s hard to believe we are starting our 4th week of classes in this semester! It seems like just yesterday we were enjoying our holiday break back at home with our friends and family. Alas, we are all back in Memphis now and are hitting the ground running with our second semester of optometry school! The professors did not cut us a break from any information we might have forgotten during our time home. It seemed like we picked up right where we left off last semester with learning new... Read More

  Greetings, Blogosphere: Boy, has the semester definitely begun! Second-years have only been in class for two weeks, but we’ve already acquired so many new skills. From learning the techniques of an anterior segment exam to stepping up our binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy with scleral depression, each new skill seems geared towards April’s pre-clinic checkouts. Yet because school tends to consume my every waking (and sometimes dreaming) moment, I’d much rather update you all on... Read More

  With the first week of spring semester second year over with, I’m going to be very, very honest with you: This semester scares me. Countless metaphors could be used here! I am lost in the middle of nowhere, and the only way to civilization is to cross over a mountain. I’m probably being chased by a bear. Or, maybe the more appropriate metaphor is that I am a matador in the ring, and not just one, but several different bulls are coming at me. Maybe both are equally appropriate.... Read More

Christmas Break was great! 3 wonderful weeks back in Utah was just what I needed to recharge my batteries. The biggest shock was going from sunny 50 degree Memphis to snowy 5 degree Utah. Beautiful…but cold. But all that feels like it was so long ago now because it has been a busy week. With National Boards coming up in March, any significant free time is basically reserved for studying. The test is about 500 questions which from what I’ve heard is one of the longest board exams of any... Read More

  Greetings blogosphere: What a year it’s been! After the whirlwind of finals week, the semester ended on a high note…I think I’ve finally figured out how to juggle this whole optometry school thing. Of course, I say that now with the toughest semester and pre-clinic checkouts looming in the midst. Nonetheless, it’s been a good year and I couldn’t feel more blessed. I officially became a runner and competed in my first half marathon back in November. In fact, I look forward to... Read More