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SCCO’s Virtual Admissions Workshop

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on July 15, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Learn how to become a competitive applicant to SCCO’s optometry program!

Making the Optometry School Decision: Where Do You Envision Yourself?

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on July 7, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s an article written by a young man who was accepted into our incoming class for this fall.  Its overarching message describes how he went about the decision-making and even more importantly, how he dealt with the inherent anxiety in that process. By way of endorsement and from […]

Optimize Your Summer Schedule and Apply Early to Optometry School

By Eryn Kraning, Senior Director of Recruiting and Admissions, SCCO on June 19, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Applying to optometry school may seem like a huge undertaking. While you should treat the process with the focus it deserves, there’s no need to let anxiety or perfectionism creep in and cause you to submit a late application. What follows are suggestions for simple things you can […]

Why I Opted Not To Get My Bachelor’s Degree Before Entering Optometry School

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on May 28, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

More and more and for not just the obvious reasons of conserving resources and a shortened timeline, pre-optometry students are deciding to forego completion of a bachelor’s degree before applying to optometry school.

Video: What Makes A Competitive Applicant for SCCO’s Optometry Program

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on April 30, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

As an admissions officer, I have reviewed thousands of applications and have developed an expectation for essential elements that I look for in competitive applicants—those who will qualify to advance in SCCO’s admissions process.  I explain the process here in this video: The most fundamental explanation of SCCO’s […]

Start Here…

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on February 20, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

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; […]

SCCO Optometry Students in MBKU News

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on October 31, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

I love to read these MBKU News articles featuring students. The articles discuss the various aspects of not only student life, but student leadership, dreams, and aspirations.  Also featured are recent grads and what they have been able to achieve in a short time. If you’re looking for […]

Optometry Applicant Interviewing Tips ala The Dog Whisperer

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on October 11, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Nervousness is inherent to any interview process… But the nervous vibe is not what you want to give off because it conveys fear and being out of control… You can be nervous and still control the vibe you give off.  I will use wisdom from Cesar Millan, The Dog […]

WICHE Program Supplements Optometry School Tuition All Four Years! Are You Eligible to Apply?

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on August 8, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Are you a resident of AK, AZ, CO, HI, MT, NV, NM, ND, UT, or WY?  Then you may be eligible for up to $18,000 per year towards tuition through WICHE’s Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP).

Preparation to a Perfect Score: How I Prepped for the OAT

By Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO on July 9, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Anytime I meet an applicant who scores well on the OAT, I ask him or her to write a how-to article on how he or she prepared to take it.  This is  such an article.  You can’t get much better than the top score of 400 in every […]

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