Optometry school is what you make of it. It will be fun only if you make time to go out and have a good time...of course there are some students that take it very seriously and prioritize studying more so. But for me, I always make time for stuff other than school because this is probably the last time I will have an experience that is similar to college, and I want to have fun too! As the previous replies mentioned, you will meet people that will be friends beyond optometry school...I'm not done with school yet but the folks I met here willl definitely be lifelong friends.