RachelShackelford

Rachel Shackelford

Sep 13, 20195 min

6 Things I've Learned in My First 5 Weeks as an Optometry Student

Five weeks of optometry school down! That means fall quarter is already halfway over. I've taken my first exams for each of my classes,...

Rachel Shackelford

Aug 20, 20192 min

My First Nights in the RC

When I began touring optometry schools, I was adamant that I did NOT want to live on campus through professional school. I lived in the...

Rachel Shackelford

Jul 30, 20194 min

Applying for Optometry School: My Steps and Mis-steps

As I prepare for my first year at ICO, I’ve been reflecting a lot on how I got here. About a year before I began applying to optometry...