--I APOLOGIZE ahead of time for the length of this...please bear with me---
I am taking a full load and raising a family so working at least part-time isn't an option for me right now (I'm also preggo.)
Although, I understand the prominence of volunteering/shadowing and would like to know how to go about that?
In all honesty, I have an inner fear of looking "ridiculous" to the optometrist because several years ago (when I was wondering about going into pharmacy) I walked into a CVS.....asked the manager if it was possible for me to volunteer in their pharmacy...she looked at me like I was an alien, and was wondering how to respond...walked me over to the pharmacy (I guess I should have gone to pharmacy first), and the pharmacist said "sure, some schools require that". Now he was nice and all...but I didn't pretty much nothing the entire time.
Maybe I should have not picked a retail store, I don't know.
I just want to do it right this time.
I can't help imagine being this person just following the optometrist around his practice and him wanting to shake me off like a fly.
Well, also, how much volunteering/shadowing (and is there a difference) should I offer to do?
Sorry if these questions seem obvious...they don't to me. I've only worked in the past, and have never (exception of pharmacy) known someone who shadowed or volunteered.
And once I do, should I do it right before I apply to the school so that I don't just volunteer, wait a few months, and call the doctor for a LOR out of nowhere....sounds rude.
Any advice. Thanks.
Sorry so long BTW. 😳
I am taking a full load and raising a family so working at least part-time isn't an option for me right now (I'm also preggo.)
Although, I understand the prominence of volunteering/shadowing and would like to know how to go about that?
In all honesty, I have an inner fear of looking "ridiculous" to the optometrist because several years ago (when I was wondering about going into pharmacy) I walked into a CVS.....asked the manager if it was possible for me to volunteer in their pharmacy...she looked at me like I was an alien, and was wondering how to respond...walked me over to the pharmacy (I guess I should have gone to pharmacy first), and the pharmacist said "sure, some schools require that". Now he was nice and all...but I didn't pretty much nothing the entire time.
Maybe I should have not picked a retail store, I don't know.
I just want to do it right this time.
I can't help imagine being this person just following the optometrist around his practice and him wanting to shake me off like a fly.
Well, also, how much volunteering/shadowing (and is there a difference) should I offer to do?
Sorry if these questions seem obvious...they don't to me. I've only worked in the past, and have never (exception of pharmacy) known someone who shadowed or volunteered.
And once I do, should I do it right before I apply to the school so that I don't just volunteer, wait a few months, and call the doctor for a LOR out of nowhere....sounds rude.
Any advice. Thanks.
Sorry so long BTW. 😳