So I interviewed at 5 schools (ICO, NOVA, PUCO, IUSO, and OSU). All have good things about them. If money is an issue or you are cost sensitive... go to a school thats in your hometown (if there is one). If not... here is what i learned:
PUCO: Super nice area (portland close by), family feeling program, small class size and small school size, feel like you are wanted there, decent program it seemed, older facilities, rainy weather for a lot of the year, cost is average for optometry schools, no graduate residence complex, tougher to get into, tough to travel to the school
NOVA: One of the cheaper schools, BEST CAMPUS OUT OF ANY OPTOMETRY SCHOOL by a mile, decent equipment/facilities, program seemed decent/mediocre, awesome weather obviously, large class and school feel, friendly, Party atmosphere, awesome residence complex, somewhat easy to get into
IUSO: One of the most expensive schools if out of state resident, in the middle of nowhere (bloomington indiana), huge school feel (46000 kids), nice looking campus, solid/great program, school feels it has something to prove, small town feel, average equipment/facilities, small class, very focused/concentrated students/work hard, tough to get into, tough to travel to the school
OSU: A lot like IUSO except in columbus, not much to say about the school really, average facilities, good program, huge school, tough to get into, expensive out of state tuition,
ICO (where I am going): Huge class size, tiny school size, boring/nothing special looking campus, good residence complex, amazing program, slightly more than average tuition costs, focused/good work environment, in Chicago (can be good or bad depending on what you like), best facilities/equipment out of any school,.
Let me know if you have any further questions. Overall I believe all schools are good choices, it really comes down to preference.