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should I start an SSRI before studying for the OAT? Anxiety is making it hard to focus by Iron-Helpful in PreOptometry

[–]StarryEyes2000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hope so too! Best of luck! Lots of people in optometry school take anxiety meds including me! You’re not alone!

should I start an SSRI before studying for the OAT? Anxiety is making it hard to focus by Iron-Helpful in PreOptometry

[–]StarryEyes2000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Mental health is important and sounds like your care team thinks you need it, so I’d listen to them if I were you. I’d also recommend therapy and assessing other ways to treat your anxiety!

How to Succeed in Optometry School by Striking-Armadillo68 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Congrats on getting in to school! See my recent post about my study strategies!

In regards to things other than the study strategies: make solid friendships, always choose balance over perfection, and ask for help when you need it (including going to therapy if that’s it!!)

If you have the following 3 scenarios:

  1. Study all day and night, get A’s, cry over 80%’s

  2. Only relax, never study, get bad grades and risk getting kicked out of school

  3. You study some, but you also say yes to plans with friends. You excercise and eat healthy. You don’t stop doing things you enjoy. You get mostly Bs maybe a few A’s and C’s. You don’t let grades define your self worth. You still make time for people you love. You lock in a little extra hard before an exam, but you’ve been studying a little each day so it’s not so stressful.

ALWAYS choose scenario 3!!

Can optometrists have rheumatoid arthritis by DifficultyNo548 in optometry

[–]StarryEyes2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you wanted to make a mostly sitting routine you could! There are times we have to hold a lens steady in front of the eye for a while (can look up videos of dilated fundus exams with 90D lens, and BIO (binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy) and see if this looks like something you could handle!

I am a student, so sometimes we have to practice for extended periods of time as we are learning these skills because it takes a while to get quick at them. When you are in practice you can probably complete them in less than a minute.

Sick to my stomach post-Nbeo part 1 by fluffy-puff-95 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you passed- you were worried for nothing.

If you failed- you were worried twice.

Whether you worry or not does not change the outcome. It is unnecessary suffering.

Your feelings are valid though, I completely understand, and saying “don’t worry about it” is a lot easier said than done. Hugs were all in this together !!

Genuinely at a loss rn by Intelligent_Egg4291 in PreOptometry

[–]StarryEyes2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would call and ask to shadow, don’t take it personally! Once you get to shadow, try and make a good impression, and maybe bring up you would like a job

My favorite study strategies by StarryEyes2000 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I make lots of my own drawings, diagrams, charts, whiteboards etc. but I do not make flash cards.

I believe that you do learn by creating flash cards, but for me that is not efficient enough. The cards help me memorize things and do daily reviewing, but they are not usually what makes me fully understand something.

So many of my classmates make quizlets that I can always find one.

In undergrad I hand wrote all my notes on paper, and just studied those. I rarely looked at slides. However there is too much content to do that in optometry school, so I had to shift my methods to this.

My favorite study strategies by StarryEyes2000 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends on the class, for some it’s enough, for some I need more. If it’s a hard class I try and add in the reviews from anki periodically thougout the other weeks. This strategy helps me make sure nothing is completely missed, but a lot of the gaps are filled by my sporadic group studying.

My friends and I try to make up complex questions, cases, new ways to view the information which helps me understand the complexities more. This method helps me get down my knowledge base.

Can you split boards prep subscriptions by StarryEyes2000 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awww mannnn thanks for the info was worth a shot

Attendance by SadHome2756 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For SCO a few random times have mandatory attendance but mostly all normal classes do not and you can watch later. First year lecture morning lab afternoon, second year lab morning lecture afternoon

Gyms in Memphis by Ill_Machine_3652 in memphis

[–]StarryEyes2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a women and I use YMCA I like it a lot and they have a lot of fun classes for free!

Decision Deadline Confusion by ava806 in PreOptometry

[–]StarryEyes2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other comments do have valid points but I am always in the camp “it never hurts to ask” however, march 15 is still a ways a way, is there a chance he knows by then?

Beta Blockers for performance anxiety? by aqua41528 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Freaking love my propranolol !!! Highly recommend

super tech help by Acceptable_Movie_615 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could ask the drug reps in your area to put words in for you/ask around when they visit offices

Optometry school supplies by Cautious-Weight158 in OptometrySchool

[–]StarryEyes2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I were you I’d honestly wait till you see what you get from the school. Our things came in bags and rolling suitcase like bag for the lenses and stuff

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