SCCO Faculty for 1st Year Students : Meet Dr. Elaine Chen
A continuing series featuring facutly who teach first year SCCO students, meet Elaine Chen, OD, FAAO, FSLS, and hear her advice to incoming optometry students.
How I Made My Final Decision Between My Top Two Optometry Schools
All of a sudden, making this ultimate decision became one of the hardest she’d ever had to face.
Video: SCCO Virtual Campus Tour
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 […]
Why Choose SCCO Magazine
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Eryn Kraning, Senior Director of Recruiting and Admissions, SCCO
Jane Ann Munroe, OD, Assistant Dean of Admissions, SCCO