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Halfway through First Quarter at ICO!
I am now almost half-way through my first quarter here at ICO and it has felt like a roller coaster with many highs and lows. The first...
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Rachel Shackelford
- Sep 13, 2019
- 5 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,...
Betsy Yaros
- Sep 3, 2019
- 4 min
ICO Interview Day: What to Expect
With the start of optometry school interview season, I thought I would write a post on what my Interview Day experience was like at ICO....
Lauren Aguilar
- Aug 26, 2019
- 3 min
Dear Class of 2023,
It has been a year since my world turned upside down when I made the big move to Chicago. Starting optometry school has brought with it a...
Rachel Shackelford
- Aug 20, 2019
- 2 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...