I hate when people shame you for asking for help.
We all have this idea that if you ask for help you’re dumb or stupid.
But that’s simply not true.
All in Life
How playing an instrument saved my Optometry Career
I’m in my 2nd year of optometry school, I failed my first exam...ever.
If I failed the class, there goes my white coat.
I’ll be held back or worse - never get the chance to see patients.
How an Optometry Student Copes with a Bad Day
Bad days happen.
But it’s up to me to decide whether or not I want to just get my mind off of it
or do something to get over it.
My Very First Best Friend
3 minute read
If I could, I would give up anything in life to spend more time with him.
All it took was a moment and he was gone.
The Tales of a Tutor: Landing my First Actual Job
3 minute read
I wanted to help others achieve their dreams.
I decided my last year of undergrad, I would get a job.
But Nobody was hiring.
A Darkside Symphony Final Movement : Our Own Music played by School Orchestras
1 minute read
Know why you play music and don’t let other people’s attitudes take that away from you.
A Darkside Symphony Movement 2: Directors played by School Orchestras
3 minute read
Just because you’re in Orchestra during High School doesn’t mean you’re shielded from all the drama. Being an Orch Dork still comes with it’s own set of challenges.
A Darkside Symphony Movement 1: Bias played by School Orchestras
2 minute read
*Comedy* I get it. The world depends on your network. You fall in line, or you’ll never be great. But to do this to someone while they’re in middle school? Over orchestra? All I did was ask a question.
Poor College Students Hacks: How to Get a Free Meal in College
2 minute read
When you’re a college student, life is tough. You’re always running around, trying to keep up with friends, studying, and working a job. Food may be the last thing on your mind. . .
Does it REALLY matter where you go for Undergraduate School?
4 minute read.
At the end of the day, where you go for undergrad DOES. NOT. matter.
The Summer at Berkeley Tales: Turning Trash into Dinner
3 minute read
We were like Guido from Cars, learned how to dissemble IKEA furniture, and flipped it for quick money.
Asian Family Feels: How a parent loves through silence
5 minute read
Their silence is a way to show their love and class.
Poor College Student Hacks: How to Save Money on Textbook and other School Supplies
7 minute read
5 essential hacks broke colleges need to avoid a piggy bank massacre !!!
Poor College Students Hacks: How to Make Money off of What You're Studying
5 minute read
It’s time for you to start hustlin.
How I got into every optometry school I applied for: Putting together a Strong Application for Optometry School
8 minute read
You are a book and your academics and your extracurriculars are the content that optometry schools want to read.
Chris' Optometry Journey: My Intro and Origins
2 minute read
An Intro to my journey towards being a Doctor of Optometry