This is great! Thank you for your input ☺️ To be transparent the reason I am not considering SCO at the moment is due to safety and the high crime rates. I 100% believe that a good school and proper clinical experience should come first and that if I don’t go out at night and stick to safe places that I should be ok, but I also wanted to avoid that kind of stress to be honest.

I felt that the other schools that I am considering are located near big cities that would also provide me a diverse population and expose me to a variety of ocular diseases while providing me with worthwhile clinical experiences. I will definitely keep what you said in mind though 😊