The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

My path to optometry started when I had a conversation with a gentleman who flat out told me that I wasn’t cut out for law school. He said I could not get a job as a lawyer in this oversaturated market. After I picked up my jaw from the floor, I asked him what his profession was. He told that he was an ophthalmologist.

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We spent the next few hours discussing ophthalmology and optometry. The more we talked, the more awesome optometry sounded. I wanted to learn more, so he set me up to shadow one of his colleagues to see what a day in the life was like.

That day changed my life. I got to see and learn so much! It was more than I could have ever imagined. I decided that optometry was for me and adjusted my course from law. Thank goodness!! I finished up my history degree at Loyola University Chicago, then spent three years at Orange Coast College to complete the necessary prereqs to apply.

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Worth it.

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I now find myself back in Chicago pursuing this goal. From my time at Loyola, I thought I knew the city pretty well, but I was wrong. This city is huge, magnificent… I think it is exciting! I have learned so much about the eye and optometry and yet there is so much more to learn. I am looking forward to writing and sharing what I wisdom I gather as I study my way through ICO and explore Chicago.