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Applying to optometry school will be one the most exciting times of your life. All of the experiences that have shaped you into the person you are today will be put into words, and you want to make sure that you show your best possible self.

Happy October! School is in full swing, students are getting used to the new academic year, and the fourth year externs are on the path to a new rotation site.

New England College of Optometry (NECO) was the first optometry school where I interviewed.

I am often asked the question, “Why optometry?” by my friends and patients.

I’ve reached many academic milestones since I began my OD degree at NECO three and a half years ago. Every month I’ve spent at NECO has come with unique challenges and personal achievements. My most recent milestone was finally writing my Canadian Optometry Board Examination.

It’s so hard to believe that just 4 months ago, I was writing my first blog post on my patio at home in shorts and a t-shirt as a recent college graduate.

Board exams are done and real life can finally resume! That pretty much sums up the spring term of third year in one sweeping sentence.

Last Sunday, on May 17, 2015, four amazing and challenging years of optometry school culminated in the graduation ceremony for the class of 2015.

It’s a question you hear countless times, both before and after you enter the New England College of Optometry.

I’ve had three weeks of classes so far in my second year at NECO, but it wasn’t until yesterday that I began to fully comprehend the scope of how far my class has come, and how far we still have to go in our education here.