Hi Everyone!

For those of you that weren't able to make it to final meeting, I just wanted to say a final THANK YOU to everyone that participated in U SEE EYES this year. The club has definitely come a long way and it really would not be the same without the support and dedication of all its members. I hope this year has been as much fun for you as it has been for me. It has been my pleasure working as president for the club and I only wish the best for all of you through your undergrad and applying to optometry schools in the future. GOOD LUCK and have a GREAT summer!! :)

-Irene Flores

This Wednesday will be out last meeting of the '07-'08 school year. Come out for good food and good company! There will also be a raffle with great prizes (you must be present to claim a prize). Also, everyone is welcome to join us for a fun social afterwards!

See you there!
-U SEE EYES

For this week's meeting, we will have a guest speaker optometrist, Dr. Dery from Insight Optometric Center(@ the University Center). He is currently a professor at SCCO. He recently spent 2 years in China as a professor at the Tianjin Medical University teaching about ocular disease, as well as working as a humanitarian to treat individuals by restoring uncorrectable vision. In addition to this practice, he also has 2 sucessful practices in Beverly Hills and San Clemente.

Our FINAL MEETING for the year will be held next Wednesday (WEEK 9)

see you there!
-U SEE EYES

First, thanks to everyone who came out to Makapo Aquatics paddling event and BBQ. We had a great turnout and the event was a big success!

This week Dr. Carver will be visiting us. Dr. Carver is an SCCO alumni (class of 1977) and runs a successful private practice in Fountain Valley. He will be coming to us to speak about optometry in general so bring questions if you have them.

See you there!
-U SEE EYES

Hi All,
Here is your 2008-2009 cabinet. Congrats to the new cabinet and thanks to this past year's cabinet for their service to the club.

President: Peter Tran
Vice President: Vicky Vuong
Secretary: Joey Wong
Publicity Chair: Aaron Poolsaad and Brandi Ly
Treasurer: Jeff Wu
Fundraiser: Heather Nguyen
Historian: Brian Vu
Webmaster: Justin Chin

Don't forget that we are meeting at the flagpoles this Saturday May 3rd at 9:30 am for our last Makapo rowing event which will include a BBQ.

First, we would like to thank everyone who donated money and/or came out to last week's Pizza-Making Fundraiser/Social. We were able to raise $200!! This money will be donated to Makapo and will go towards our Paddle/BBQ event which will be held this Saturday, May 3rd. RJ is very thankful for everyone's generous donations and sends his gratitude and appreciation to U SEE EYES for supporting MAKAPO :)

Sign ups & more information about Saturday's Paddle/BBQ at meeting.

Also at this week's meeting, we will be announcing U SEE EYES' 2008-2009 CABINET! If you are unable to come to meeting, don't worry, we will be posting the new cabinet here on the website after the meeting.

Since meeting will be very short, we will be having a club social right after announcements. Location TBA.

See you there!

At this week's meeting, those running for a position for next years cabinet will present their speeches. **Remember, you MUST make a speech for every position you are running for** Then, all club members will vote.

U SEE EYES 08-09 cabinet will be announced at next week's meeting.

After meeting, we will be having our fundraiser/social! Come make your own pizza from scratch and eat it while watching a movie with us(maybe Lakers game too!) All you have to do is show up and donate $10! all donations are going towards Makapo! (Makapo is a vision impaired paddling group in the OC that we often paddle with.)

Location: Serena's Apt (137 Cornell Irvine, CA)

Elections for U SEE EYES 2008-2009 cabinet continues! This week, those interested in running for cabinet will nominate themselves for the position they want to run for. You may run for as many positions as you want, but you also have to make speeches for every postion that you run for. Remember, in order to run, you MUST be a PAID club member and you MUST have attended last week's meeting.
See you there!

-U SEE EYES

P.S. Goooooo Lakers!!!!!!!

Hi Everyone,
This week's meeting is MANDATORY for those interested in running for a position on U SEE EYES' cabinet 08-09. Each current cabinet member will be going over what the duties and responsibilities their position entails. At next week's meeting, you will nominate yourself for the position you are interested in running for. More details at meeting.
Also, SCCO's open house is this Saturday, April 12th. Sign ups for carpool will be going around at meeting.

See you there!

-U SEE EYES

WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!

Our first meeting for spring quarter will be held this Wednesday, April 2nd at 5-6PM. Location HICF 100K. Meeting will begin with a few important annoucements and a brief introduction from Kaplan. Then Huma will be presenting her experience through the application process and Berkeley's interview.

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone!

There will be pizza, drinks and a raffle! Your name will be automatically entered for each meeting you have attended. The raffle will include a Kaplan Scholarship & other gift certificates! **MUST BE PRESENT TO CLAIM PRIZE** Come out, eat, and enjoy the last meeting of the quarter with us!! (no meeting week 10)

Also, remember to bring old glasses in for our glasses drive. Hope to see you there!

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone!

Makapo's next paddling event will be held THIS Saturday, March 1st @ NACS. There will be about 15 visually impaired people coming out ready to paddle, so RJ has reserved about 15 slots for us U SEE EYES members. We will be meeting at flagpoles on campus at 10:30am Saturday morning and carpool over to NACS.

Sign-ups will be going around at meeting this week. If you are unable to attend meeting but want to attend this Saturday, please reply to this email with your name and phone number.

We REALLY hope you guys can make it! It's a great experience, you DONT wanna miss out :)

-U SEE EYES

At meeting this week, Irene and Jeff will be sharing their application process and interview experience with SCCO and SUNY. Come hear their advice for you future applicants and get your questions answered.

After meeting, come out and support the club at GINA'S PIZZA! Don't forget to tell all your friends and roomates to drop by between 5:30-11PM Wednesday night to eat and support U SEE EYES. **Have them mention "U SEE EYES" at the register to ensure proceeds go to the club**

Thanks and hope to see you there!

-U SEE EYES

For this week's meeting, we will be joining UCI's Pharmacy Society, HSO, SPVS, and Flying Sams for BOWLING NIGHT!! We will be meeting at our usual meeting time and room (HICF 100L at 5PM) and from there we will organize rides and head over to Irvine Lanes.

Everyone just needs enough money for shoe rentals(which should be about $4) and the club will cover the cost of the lanes.

If you're running late, feel free to meet us at Irvine Lanes. The address is 3415 Michelson Dr. Irvine, CA 92612.

Hope to see you all there!

-U SEE EYES

At meeting this week, we will be passing out VERRRRRYY useful handouts containing information that has been passed down through the years by past U SEE EYES club members. This includes the list of interview questions Dr. Ly mentioned at last week's meeting, along with more OAT information, and other advice regarding the application process.

See you then!
-U SEE EYES

Come out and join us to listen to 2 SCCO ALUMNI and currently practicing optometrists share their experiences and knowledge about optometry.

The optometrists that will be presenting will be:

Eddie C. Wang O.D.– UCLA Physiological science 1997. SCCO 2002. Ophthalmic pharmaceuticals (clinical research – Genentech acuFocus) & medical device industry. Cold-started his private practice recently in May of 2006.

Ernest Ly O.D.– Undergrad at UCI. SCCO 2002. Will speak about SCCO admissions, and acquiring/purchasing existing practice offices. Dr. Ly will also discuss working as an employee vs. working as a contractor.

**Also don't forget to bring in used glasses so that we may donate them to the Lion's Club!**

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
Good news! Serena was able to book Gina's Pizza to fundraise for us on Wednesday, Feb 27 (WEEK 8). People come in either mentioning our name or handing in a flyer of ours and we get 15% of the profits.
When the date gets close I'll print up the flyers for you guys to hand out to everyone. We'll probably try to get everyone from meeting to head over there after..soooo i expect all of you guys to be there WITH FRIENDS!

Gina' Fundraiser
Wednesday February 27 5:30pm-closing

-Irene

Hello Everyone, No meeting this week! But there is an event with Makapo Recreational Paddling at 10AM at NACS (in Newport Beach) on Saturday February 2. We will be partnering up with the kids so please email us ASAP if you would like to go. Also, make sure you can for sure make it because we don't want any kids to be left without a partner.
There has also been a big calendar update.
Good luck on midterms everyone!
-U SEE EYES

We will be having an OAT workshop this week hosted by Kaplan. We'll be gong over the OAT, Kaplan's OAT Program and free upcoming events.
There is going to be a social afterwards so be sure to come out!
-U SEE EYES

Lions help to conserve sight by providing usable eyeglasses to the estimated 153 million children and adults in undeveloped nations with uncorrected refractive errors (near-sightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism).

Donated eyeglasses can help millions to experience corrected vision for the first time, enabling them to read, attend school, gain employment and take care of their families. It is estimated that Lions clubs collect more than 20 million glasses each year.

For more information about the program, please visit the Lions Club official website at
http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/vision_eyeglass_sight.shtml

**Donated eyeglasses will be collected at every meeting throughout Winter Quarter.
**Remember, for each pair of glasses donated, 1 raffle ticket will be put in for you for the end of the quarter raffle

Hi Everyone,
Dr. Occhipinti, the head optometrist at our very own Student Health Center Eye Clinic will be visiting our club to speak about optometry and the roles of an optometrist. He will also be addressing some common questions students may have about optometry as a career. This is a great opportunity for us to learn about the profession especially for those who are just getting interested in the field.

After the meeting we will also be having our FIRST social of the quarter! Come out with the cabinet and the rest of the club members to get a snack, some coffee, chat, and get to know each other! We will announce the location of the social after the meeting. This is especially IMPORTANT for those of you that are thinking about running for cabinet for next year.
-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
We will be meeting in HICF100L this quarter. See you all Wednesday.
-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
We hope you all had a great break! The first meeting of the quarter will be held this wednesday, January 5th at 5 pm. The location is TBA. This meeting will be a brief introduction discussing membership for new members and an overview of what we have planned for the quarter. Have a great first week back!
-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all studying hard and wish you all luck on your finals this week. Also, congrats to the members that made it to the last meeting and made off with all of the prizes. We have some announcements for upcoming Kaplan events.

FREE Upcoming Kaplan Events:

DAT/OAT Practice Test-
When: Saturday, December 8th at 12pm and Sunday, December 16th 2pm
Where: Kaplan Center

DAT/OAT Classroom Courses begine Sunday, December 9th & January 6th
**Enroll in any Kaplan classroom or online course BEFORE 12/31/07 and receive $100 off IN ADDITION to the discount given to U SEE EYES members**

For more information, visit www.kaptest.com or call 1-800-KAP-TEST.

Also, for Winter 2008 our weekly meetings will still be Wednesdays from 5-6 pm but the room is yet to be determined. I will update as soon as I find out.
Enjoy the winter break and see you all again next quarter!

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
This week is our last meeting of the quarter so we will be having a small party! There will be food (yay!) and a raffle. We will be adding a raffle ticket to a hat for each meeting that you have signed in for. There will be various prizes including a scholarship from Kaplan.
** You must be present to claim your prize **
So come out, eat, and get to know the club members.
-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
There is no meeting this week. Good luck on any midterms you might have and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
-U SEE EYES

We hope everyone had a good veteran's day weekend.
This week Dr. Munroe from SCCO, Southern California College of Optometry, will be coming to our meeting to talk about admissions and what you can expect from SCCO. We know many of you are interested in SCCO so be sure to come out and get some information and have your questions answered. Hope to see you there!
-U SEE EYES

Thanks Jeff and Harlen for your inspiring and informational presentation.
Here are the useful links that Jeff was referring to today. Also I recommend checking out other stuff on the OptEd Website. There's some great information there.

Request Optometry School Catalogs from OptEd
Student Profiles (scroll down a bit).

Good luck on midterms everybody.
-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
At this week's meeting a Kaplan speaker will be giving an overview of the OAT (Optometry Admission Test). Learn more about the tested content on the OAT, the type of questions asked, and general facts/tips about the test. Its NEVER to early to start preparing!! Kaplan will also be going over their OAT Programs. Remember as paid U SEE EYES members, you receive 10% off any OAT Program. So come out and learn how you can take advantage of everything Kaplan has to offer.

***ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SCHOOL OF BIO SCI TO PROSPECTIVE OPTOMETRY SCHOOL STUDENTS***

Bio 3A course presents information needed to be a successful health profession applicant to medical, dental, pharmacy, and optometry schools. Students do not need to be enrolled in the course to attend workshops. We encourage any interested club members to sit in on any of these workshops.

Optometry Week
11/6 Optometry School Requirements and Timeline
11/8 Optometry School Applications and Exam

Time: 2:00PM to 3:20PM
Location HSLH 100A

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
This week Dr. Johnston from SUNY, the State University of New York College of Optometry, will be speaking at our meeting. We know it's Halloween but come out for just an hour before you go out and hear about their admissions process and what what SUNY has to offer! Hope to see you there.

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
I've updated the gallery with some pictures from our trial run with RJ and his organization this past weekend. All of the cabinet members had fun and we're looking forward to talking with RJ and sharing our experience with the club at tomorrow's meeting.
Come out tomorrow and find out how you can get involved in U See Eyes community service.

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
This is just a reminder that Kaplan is administering a FREE OAT practice test on Saturday, October 27.
Here are the details:

When: Saturday, OCtober 27th @ 9:30am
Where: Social Science Lab (Building 202 on Campus Map)

*Experience the exam under proctored conditions
*Receive a detail score analysis with complete test explanations
*Learn exclusive strategies to help improve your score

Sign up by calling 1-800-KAP-TEST or visit www.kaptest.com/practice

-U SEE EYES

This week we are pleased to introduce our first community service/involvment project of the year! RJ, one of our UCI alumni, runs this non-profit organization helping blind and visually impaired people get involved with paddling (outrigger canoes, kayaks, etc.) Since many of these kids don't have supportive parents or role models in their lives, they wanted to pair them up with dedicated and passionate people who have a vested interest in helping others whose vision is less than perfect - i.e. U SEE EYES members!

U SEE EYES will be working with RJ and his organization in many upcoming community service events throughout the year. This week, RJ will be introducing himself, sharing his story and why he has co-founded this organization. MAKAPO has supporters who work with the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the Braille Institute in Anaheim, and are affiliated with SCCO, so this would be a GREAT way to become involved and meet people in the visually impaired service community as well.

For more info, please check out their website at www.ocmap.org.

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
This week Dr. Denial from NECO (New England College of Optometry) will be speaking at our meeting. Dr. Denial will be informing us on what NECO has to offer academically and about their admissions process so come out and get any questions you may have answered.

The meeting will be on Wednesday, October 17 in Humanities Hall 251 from 5 to 6 pm.

See you there!

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
Unfortunately Dr. O cancelled on us due to a last minute commitment so the meeting for today will be cancelled. Dr. O will be rescheduling for later in the quarter. Sorry for the inconvenience.

More information about next week's meeting will be posted soon.
Hope have a great week!

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,
Thanks to those who came out last week!

Our meeting for Week 2 will be Wednesday, October 10 @ 5:00 pm in HH (Humanities Hall) 251
This week, Dr. Occipinti, the head optometrist at our very own health center eye clinic, will be visiting our club to speak about optometry and the roles of an optometrist. He will answer any questions you may have about optometry as a career. This is a great way to learn about the profession, especially for those who are just getting interested in the field.

Hope to see you there!

-U SEE EYES

That was a great turnout for the first meeting. Thanks to Dr. Van Sluyters from UC Berkeley for that informative session. Our second meeting will be this Wednesday in HH251 on Wednesday from 5 to 6 pm. We will be introducing the cabinet, giving everone an overview of what to expect from U See Eyes this year and have a Kaplan speaker. We look forward to seeing you all then.

For any questions that you have, please email useeeyes@yahoo.com.

-U SEE EYES

Hi Everyone,

Since school started up a little late this year, UC Berkeley will be coming out for our first meeting which will be held Monday, Oct. 1st. Our OFFICIAL intro meeting for the year will be held on Wednesday Oct. 3rd.

THERE WILL BE 2 MEETINGS FOR WEEK 1:

-MONDAY, OCT. 1ST 5-6PM @ HH251
UC BERKELEY College of Optometry.

Dr. Van Sluyters will go over the curriculum and education UC Berkeley has to offer, the admissions process, and what it takes to get into Berkeley.

*For all the freshmen interested in a future in optometry, this is always a good start to know what schools like Berkeley are looking for as far as GPA and prerequisites*

After Dr. Van Sluyters presentation, he will be open to answering any questions about the school and optometry in general.

****FREE PIZZA****

-WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3RD 5-6PM-INTRO/ORIENTATION @ HH251

This will be a short meeting . We will briefly go over what U SEE EYES is all about and all the benefits pre-optometry students get by becoming members. We will go over major events for the quarter, meet the cabinet, & a Kaplan guest speaker will briefly introduce Kaplan OAT program.

See you all next week!

Also, big website update coming soon.

-U SEE EYES

Hi fellow pre-optometry school students. We hope you have all had a great summer and are looking forward to this upcoming school year. U See Eyes will have a booth this upcoming week (Monday through Thursday) in Aldrich Park featuring all of your favorite cabinet members.

Come out and say hi to your favorite pre-optometry club!