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By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on February 20, 2020

Welcome to the SCCO Admissions Blog!  The best way to explore the information hosted here is to use the navigation tabs in the bar on the top of this page: Admissions and Applying tabs list articles on everything you should know about being an applicant to optometry school; […]

Super Advice from an OAT Test Taker!

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on June 30, 2017 • ( 3 Comments )

What follows is a retrospective from an OAT test taker about the OAT.  It was originally posted on SCCO’s Facebook Group for Pre-Optometry Students: This advice was given by a student who was accepted into SCCO. I don’t think she’d mind me telling you that she NAILED the […]

SCCO Faculty for 1st Year Students : Meet Dr. Jason Ng

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on January 21, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Continuing series featuring facutly who teach first year SCCO students, meet Jason Ng, OD, PhD, FAAO and hear his advice to incoming optometry students…

Video: SCCO Virtual Campus Tour

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on December 21, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Join SCCO Admissions and our students for a virtual campus tour. While it’s not business as usual here with the pandemic going on, this video provides a glimpse into what life is like on the main campus for SCCO students. Take a look and check out the Student […]

SCCO Faculty for 1st Year Students : Meet Dr. Rachelle Lin

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on December 18, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Continuing series featuring facutly who teach first year SCCO students, meet Rachelle Lin, OD, MS, FAAO and hear her advice to incoming optometry students…

Why Choose SCCO Magazine

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on December 10, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The “Why Choose SCCO Magazine” was designed with the serious future optometry student in mind. With detailed information about all aspects of our program and formatted for those well into the admissions process, it will be sure to answer any questions you may have about what SCCO has […]

UCLA to SCCO: Transition from My Large Undergrad to a Small Optometry School

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on November 19, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

As a recent UCLA grad from the Los Angeles area, Arbi talks about the transition from a large undergrad to SCCO, a small private optometry school. Made even more difficult because of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine, he also had to adapt to quarantine isolation and virtual remote learning.

How I Successfully Transitioned Into Optometry School After Taking a Gap Year and During COVID-19

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on November 18, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Gina Gilson is from Northern California. She considered staying closer to home to attend optometry school, but it was ultimately her SCCO on-campus visits that made the program stand out as her dream school.

During COVID-19, I Moved From Boston to So Cal to Begin Optometry School at SCCO

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on November 17, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Sabrina attended undergrad at Suffolk University in Boston, Mass.  She then—though COVID-19 became a pandemic—made the move across the country to attend SCCO.

During the Pandemic, What Has Helped Me Be A Successful Commuter Student in SCCO’s Program

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on November 11, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Jacob knew where he hoped to attend optometry school.  But of course now because of the pandemic, for all accepted applicants who haven’t been able to do the same, it’s much harder to have that certainty   conviction when it comes to making the big decision. 

How I Chose the Right Optometry School When I Couldn’t Visit In Person

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on November 4, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

With safety precautions due to COVID-19 requiring schools to move to interviews performed virtually, optometry students are faced with what can feel like an impossible decision: choosing to attend a school they’ve never been able to visit.

Shadowing? Try the Informational Interview

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on October 26, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Given our current situation with COVID-19, I am republishing this article because is has renewed relevance as an accepted shadowing practice. In many ways, there is even more to be learned by interviewing an optometrist than by the mere passive observation of the traditional shadowing experience. 

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