The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

I had an amazing time coming back to ICO as a fourth year this past quarter. The air seemed thick with respect for this impending doctor. I definitely noticed a kind of camaraderie between my class and the faculty that just further reinforced the awesomeness of fourth year. I grew even closer, if possible, to my class as well. And fall quarter’s got all kinds of fun school events that trump other quarters in my opinion (the picture above is from ICOlympics). But as I was gett

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

If you’re reading this, you’re probably doing so because you’re interested in my life. I don’t blame you. My life is pretty amazing. As a fourth year, I gotta say that this… year… ROCKS!! We are in a strange transition period where we no longer have responsibilities as students, and yet we don’t quite have the responsibilities as doctors. In other words, my life has been chock-full of excellence including “Gangnam Style” dance moves, endless hours of TV both good and bad, eat