The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

I vividly remember sitting through new student orientation around this time five years ago. I remember being nervous. Very nervous. And to be fair, there was a lot to be nervous about: making new friends, living in the city, establishing professional contacts, not to mention all of the work it was going to take to make it through the program. I certainly wasn’t thinking I would end up joining the faculty. But after 10 academic quarters (and 10 finals weeks), lots of patients