The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

On December 5th or 7th, the fourth year class took NBEO Part 2 boards. For many of us, this test is (hopefully) the last NBEO we will...

My kindergarten graduation ceremony was held in my school’s cafeteria. My classmates and I lined up in the hall, then walked in. As...

Part 1 of NBEO boards is officially over! After a few months of nonstop studying, we third years are free. We have one last quarter left...

How do you celebrate being free of finals? I, of course, eat. My partner in eating saw a place on a Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives episode...

HOORAY! I’m officially a third year! So this is how it happened: One day, I woke up, and I’m a third year. No, seriously, it felt that...