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The Importance of Building Connections Prior to Optometry School

It is undoubtedly important to succeed academically in undergraduate studies and in optometry school, but it’s also extremely important to begin networking as soon as possible.  My connections initiated from shadowing optometrists.  During one summer, I shadowed four optometrists in four different practices: three private practices and one MD/OD clinic.  In fact, one of the …

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April 2012 Optometry Student of the Month

This feature will highlight students on a monthly basis who go above and beyond for the profession of optometry. It’s time for those hard-working leaders to be recognized for their dedicated effort and achievements.We would like to introduce our April 2012 winner, Stephen Smith. Name: Stephen Smith School: Michigan College of Optometry Year: Class of 2014 …

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First Year In Practice- How to Stand Out From Other Graduating ODs

First Year In Practice FRIDAY’S – Part 4 of 5 By: Dr. Paul Heeg [poll id=”12″] I can imagine most of you reading this right now thinking to yourself: “Why should I care about this just yet?  I am just trying to survive optometry school! “   Well, I think you have good point but you …

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Dr. Kestenbaum’s Advice To Optometry Students

Here is an article about transitioning from student to practitioner and to offer my advice for optometry students. – Dr. Kestenbaum First, let me tell you a little bit about myself.  After falling inlove with Boston on a brisk March day in 1976, the day of my interview at the New England College Of Optometry …

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SUNY Optometry – A look at first year

Today we have an AMAZING article from OptometryStudents.com team member, Antonio Chirumbolo. I really have to give Antonio a round of applause for this article, a real 10/10 article packed with details that are useful for any first year optometry student attending ANY optometry school. He really stole the show with this article and it …

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Pre-Optometry Students- What are you doing this summer?

What’s up readers, fans and fellow students!? Today we have a guest article from Angelica Delgado, a SALUS 2014 Optometry Student who went above and beyond to learn more about optometry and to get herself involved in the profession. Her story is both inspiring and informative and it is students like her who will go …

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3 Steps To Help You Make The Decision

In today’s article, Dale Paynter, a Salus Optometry School 2014 student will be talking about his pre-optometry experiences that helped solidify his decision to enter the field.  Enjoy! One of the most important questions any prospective optometry student should ask his/herself is “Why did I choose optometry?” Indeed, this is one of the most important …

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Salus Optometry School Interview (PCO)

The Successful Interview For my first optometry school interview, I was naturally apprehensive.  I, like many other optometry school applicants, had already graduated from college.  And although I had set myself back a year, so to speak, by delaying my application, I had used the extra time to gain more shadowing experience in optometry, as …

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