Hey class of 2018 and 2017 residents! Are you on the prowl for a job? We’ve got you covered! AOAExcel is offering a free beanie for activating your free account on Optometry’s Career Center. Activating your account will allow you to find career opportunities nationwide. Once you activate your free account, you will receive an …
Fourth year is an exciting time in optometry school because it’s your last year before entering the real world as an OD! While every school differs in their externship selection process, externships available, number of externships required, etc., – the goal is the same. The ultimate goal of fourth year and being on externships is …
We are so grateful to our two writers who are recent graduates of the class of 2017 for all of their hard work and dedication. We wanted to take a moment to thank them and share their words of wisdom and advice for current optometry students: Sloan Rajadhyksha (Berkeley) Sloan is the outgoing Director of Clinical Content, …
The American Optometric Association releases their Eyes on the Future newsletter every month. They recently interviewed our outgoing Executive Director, ICO 4th year Ben Emer, and 1st year UMSL student Peter Jacques, who is taking over the reigns of OptometryStudents.com. The interviews have some great advice for students, so take a look at the links below! Ben Emer Interview (pictured …
Big thanks to everyone who participated in our survey, chatted with us, and played video games at our booth during Optometry’s Meeting last month. We had a great time getting to know students at the exhibit hall and parties, hearing feedback and suggestions for OS, and maybe inspiring some future OS writers! Student feedback about …
Optometry’s Meeting 2015: Event Recap and iPad mini Winner! Read More »
Going to SECO 2015 in Atlanta? If you’ll be attending, keep an eye out for the OptometryStudents.com team! This Friday we’ll be roaming the Exhibit Hall and hanging out at the Student Party. On Saturday, we’ll be at the Student Symposium, around the Exhibit Hall, and at the student stipend pick-up ($100!!) in the Focal Point Lounge Area (3:00pm …
