Kashifa Ansari
ICO Orientation Week 2019
I cannot believe that ICO Orientation week is over and that school has already started! It feels like it was just yesterday that I had...
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Alek
- Aug 8, 2019
- 2 min
Cheers to New Beginnings!
As I start my first week of optometry school, I can’t explain the range of mixed emotions I am feeling. As excited as I am to begin this...
Alek
- Aug 6, 2019
- 2 min
Tackling the OAT
This exact time last year was extremely stressful and challenging. Alongside working a full-time job and studying for the OAT, I was also...
Kashifa Ansari
- Aug 2, 2019
- 3 min
A Pre-Optometry Student Guide
Once you decide on optometry as your future career, you may start to wonder, “What are my next steps? How can I prepare myself to become...
Rachel Shackelford
- Jul 30, 2019
- 4 min
Applying for Optometry School: My Steps and Mis-steps
As I prepare for my first year at ICO, I’ve been reflecting a lot on how I got here. About a year before I began applying to optometry...