From MD to OD
Throughout high school and college, I worked tirelessly toward medical school. It wasn’t until I took a gap year and worked at an ophthalmology practice, I began to rethink my goals and future career.
Toxic Productivity Culture
Toxic productivity culture is a phenomenon that occurs when you push your body and mind to unhealthy extremes in the name of productivity, often at the expense of your physical and mental health. Many students feed into this mindset, even competing to see who has sacrificed more.
Using Your Gap Year(s) to Experience Life & Enhance Your Application
While at the time I felt I was “even more behind” in my journey to becoming an Optometrist, I soon realized as long as I continued working on my application (in all aspects, not purely optometry-related), then I wasn’t behind, and I wasn’t wasting time.
Bad Grade – Speed Bump or Roadblock?
…a failing grade is not the end of the world. Despite being told this over and over, it’s easy to spiral into a feeling of dread or feel not good enough, and I’m here to reassure you that it will be alright.
Learning to Ask for Help
Though independence is vital, having the wisdom to know when help is needed and to accept it is just as valuable. Learning to ask for help has allowed me to grow into a more confident and open person.
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