Peer Advice: How I Study for Optometry School
Welcome dear Class of 2025! We’re so happy to have you and we’re very excited for the journey that you’re about to embark on known as grad school!
Peer Advisor Blog Posts
Peer advising provides non-academic advice and personal student perspectives about life and learning at MBKU in an informal way to all students in the first academic year. Peer advising is the student complement to academic advising provided by faculty advisors and University Student Affairs. New students will gain informed student perspective that is based on their Peer Advisor’s personal experience within their program, along with formal training.
Peer Advisors are students in the second academic year who are committed to academic excellence and student leadership. They show strong commitment to helping new students make the transition from undergraduates to informed, successful professional students who will be responsible for their academic goals and professional growth.
Peer Advice: 15 Places to Eat Within 15 Minutes from Campus
These are my top recommendations to grab food close to campus!
- Pita Hot- $ 2.0mi
Pita Hot is a family operated Mediterranean fast-casual spot just down the street from campus. My favorite thing to order is the Chicken Shawarma Plate, with some veggies salad and hummus on the side.
Peer Advice: School – Life Balance: How to Adjust When Starting Your Program
Welcome to the MBKU family! I want to take this opportunity to congratulate all of you for believing in yourself and never losing sight of your dreams. It’s truly extraordinary to look back at all the hard work you’ve put in and all the support you have received from friends and family in which has helped you to get to this point in your lives. Just remember, you’ve earned this and no one can take it away from you!
Peer Advice: Maintaining Your Social/Emotional Health in Grad School
As budding medical professionals, we have all come to understand the intimate relationship between the mind, the body, and emotions. We all recognize that it is important to keep up with and engage in activities that will support our physical health. But, what about our social/emotional health?
Peer Advice: The Importance of Meal Prepping
One of the first things I struggled with last year was managing my eating habits...
Peer Advice: How to Apply for an OD/MS Degree
At SCCO, we have the incredible opportunity to have a Master’s in Vision Science program, where students can take part in a research-focused program that can be completed concurrently with the four-year OD program. The Master’s in Vision Science program extends what is taught in the four-year OD program and aims to prepare students to teach in an optometry school, perform clinical or basic research in vision science, and/or work for industries that have a need for research-trained optometrists.
Peer Advice: Tips and Perks of Commuting
Whether your commute time is 10 minutes or 100 minutes, commuting to school may seem daunting at first. However with careful planning and the perfect playlist, life as a commuter is actually not bad at all. As a matter of fact, I’ve come to appreciate and look forward to my half hour drives during the past year. Here are just a few tips for all my fellow commuters:
Peer Advice: Life as a Parent in Grad School
“Beep! Beep! Beep!” the alarm clock yells. It’s 5:45 a.m. I have 30 minutes to get up, finish my bathroom routine and get dressed.
It’s 6:15 a.m. Better take our dog, Marty, out for a quick walk before he has an accident.
It’s 6:20 a.m. Time to wake up my 3-year-old daughter, Tommie. I have 25 minutes to get her ready and get some breakfast on the table.
What will she be willing to eat this morning? Oatmeal? Eggs? Pancakes? Let’s take a chance on oatmeal. While she eats I pack her snacks: chopped fruits, pretzels, yogurt.
Peer Advice: Differences between undergrad and grad school
Whether you just graduated, or it has been a while, graduate school can be quite different from the undergraduate experience. Here are some differences and tips to help navigate and succeed through professional school.
Peer Advice: De-stressing in grad school
Let’s face it, grad school is no walk in the park. Before you know it, you’ll have two exams the next day and hours left of studying to do. But then you realize you have class until 4:50 p.m., a meeting to attend afterward and emails you must respond to today. So, when will you find the time to study? These stressful times will inevitably come around, but an effective de-stressing activity or resource can help take off some of the pressure of grad school and can lead to more effective studying.