From putting all my eggs in one Ivy League basket to the last-minute application scramble, learn from my missteps and discover how you can avoid similar pitfalls. Get the inside scoop on applying to multiple schools, finding the right mentor, researching classes, planning for conferences, and making strategic housing decisions. Your grad school experience is a short but significant chapter.

How to Find an Internship at a Healthcare Startup

Ever felt the pressure of snagging that one perfect internship during your master's program? Been there. If I had a do-over, here’s where I’d start to get a job at a healthcare startup. Pick a niche in healthcare. Dive deep. Don’t stop at Health Tech. There’s AI, Prior Authorization, Misinformation, Insurance… Then figure out where you want to be – Strate

6 minute read

The hardest part about college is learning how to adult.

You’re worried about getting good grades, and you’ve got a taste of managing your finances, finding apartments, and even working your first job.

Getting a credit card should be the least of your worries.

3 minute read

Credit card companies only make money when you don’t pay off your entire statement balance.

Every month, you’ll get this really confusing piece of paper with a bunch of words that even I don’t fully understand.

We just need to focus on the New Balance and ignore the minimum balance.

Anything you don’t pay back will get charged compound interest! This is bad debt.

4 minute read

Bank of America, Chase, and Discover all have great credit cards with solid cashback bonuses, no annual fees, and a large sign-up bonus!

2 minute read

Don’t let yourself get into debt. Pay off the full balance on time and keep your credit usage down. Do this with a couple of cards, and you’ll have a 700+ credit score in no time!

5 minute read

Getting bombarded with all this fancy financial jargon about the stock market? Here’s a quick list of common terms and definitions if you’re a COMPLETE beginner.

2 minute read

Is it time to move? Where you live has a huge effect on how much money you take home!

8 Minute Read

A Streamlined Decision Tree to help you figure out whether you should open a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA.

3 minute read

My friend is making around $50,000 in her day job. Which one would be best for her? 

6 minute read

You have an incredibly short window to make those sales before the market goes quiet.

3 minute read

This purchase was like my gateway drug.

4 minute read

Don’t fall prey to analysis paralysis. Read this post to kick start investing towards your retirement.

3 minute read

If you’re 18 or older and have $1, it’s time.

5 minute read

You are ENTITLED to speak up.

You have the RIGHT to speak up.

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.

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.

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.

6 minute read

Time to own that interview.

2 minute read

Make sure to be careful on how you respond to them, especially if you have a few weak points in your application.

3 minute read

Ever since getting accepted, I always get asked “What do Optometry schools ask during interviews?”

3 minute read

DO NOT CRAM.  Just don’t do it.

10 minute read

Read to learn about the resources and tools I used to study for the OAT.

7 minute read

5 essential hacks broke colleges need to avoid a piggy bank massacre !!!

8 minute read

You are a book and your academics and your extracurriculars are the content that optometry schools want to read.

10 minute read

Read about the 4 things I gained from my pre-optometry organization experience.

Throughout my journey, I found that I was nowhere ready to apply to graduate school.

But I applied anyways.

3 minute read

I didn’t realize this, but you’re supposed to find housing WAY before the end of the year, specifically, during the . . .