In this convo 💬, the 4 amigos spill the tea 🍵 on their optometry school journey 👁️📚. They get real about the struggles 😮💨—from wild exams to the mental toll 😵💫—especially during the whole pandemic mess 😷. Expectations vs. reality? Total plot twist 🤯. They highlight how clutch community support was 💕🫂 and share their go-to ways to cope with stress 🧘♀️✨. From board exam chaos 📝 to the money talk 💸, it's all in there. It's a raw, relatable heart-to-heart full of lessons, feels, and advice for future opto students just tryna make it through 🔍🦋🎓.