When it comes to balancing a well-rounded lifestyle with the pressures of optometry school, it can sometimes feel like optometry school always outweighs everything else. Between clinic, classes, studying, and other school related responsibilities, it’s hard to find time to do the things that you enjoy outside of optometry. During my first semester of optometry …
Boards are one of the most nerve-wracking events in Optometry School. While each part of the NBEO presents unique challenges, Part 1 is often considered the most difficult. This may be due to the fact that Part 1 is a comprehensive knowledge test of everything you have learned during your two and a half years …
I Got Through Part 1 of the NBEO And so can you We have all taken a ton of tests throughout high school, college, and optometry school; but the biggest one, the test of mythical proportions, is Part 1 of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO). I took the test in March …
Most optometry students take the National Board Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) Part 1 (of 3 total) Applied Basic Sciences in March toward the end of their third year. Boards prep is typically a time of high stress for optometry students due to the pressure of wanting to pass, cost of the test, and fatigue that …
One thing that I learned early on in my professional career was that my family and friends who are not in graduate school often have a hard time understanding how demanding it can be. For example, the holidays are always a bit of a struggle for me. I am the only person in my immediate family …
BOARDS. At first blush, this word tends to illicit anxiety among OD students. Rightfully so, as these exams determine the outcome for our licenses and residencies. We spend countless hours studying, reviewing, creating mnemonics, all in the hopes that we’ve covered enough material to pass the exam. Having completed NBEO 2 in recent days, let …
Having spent only one week on optics in my undergraduate physics course, I was apprehensive to face the subject during my entire first year in optometry school. Shortly before our first lecture in our optics course, I received the syllabus. Actually, I studied the syllabus, as we had a quiz on it in our first …
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Optometry school is challenging. Luckily, most schools have services available to students who may need extra help in particular areas, be it clinical skills or didactic course work. One service my school offers is student tutoring, where students who have done well in a particular course, are asked to aid those who may need a …
Today we have Antonio Chirumbolo, a SUNY Optometry 2013 student with lots of great tips to bring to the table. Here is an icebreaker post from Antonio, but keep an eye out because this guy has lots of wisdom to bring to the table! Hey guys, here are a few tips that will really help …
