The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

As you may or may not know, NBEO Part 3 takes place in Charlotte, NC. Therefore, not only are you paying $750 to take the exam, you also have to buy a plane ticket, book a hotel, and cover all the other expenses while you are there. Since my nerves and anxiety kick in before anything important, my partner in crime and I decided to fly out on Sunday. That way, we could have Monday to explore and relax. Here is where we stayed, what we ate, and what we saw for other students wh

Fall quarter is stressful. Why? Maybe it is just me, but this quarter has been busy. My exam schedule goes as follows: September 26: NBEO Part 3 November 2: Canadian Boards Part 1 December 7: NBEO Part 2. Much to my surprise, I started studying for Canadian Part 1/NBEO part 2 the second week of Fall quarter. I have already finished KMK and am now concentrating on topics more specific to Canadian boards (check for a future blog on the differences and how to prepare!) However

Hello there, my faithful readers! We can talk about the replacement ref’s bogus during with the Packers-Seahawks game. Or we can talk about the wrecked car that mysteriously appeared in ICO’s Courtyard one morning last week. Or we can once again talk about the awesome life of an ICO fourth year. Let’s go with the last option. Since you last read, I traveled to Raleigh, N.C. with some classmates. We road-tripped to Charlotte, enjoyed impeccable Southern hospitality and cooking