I recently interviewed Kylie Scott, a second year HSS student. She is Biology major with a minor in Spanish and an aspiring optometrist. From talking to her, I learned more about optometry as a field. I learned about the conditions of working in an optometrist and the courses required to get into optometry school. Optometry schools also require shadowing experience, and prefer for the applicant to have experience working in an optometry clinic. I learned some of the benefits of optometry as a career. Optometry has flexible hours, the possibility for private practice, and it is usually not life-or-death work. This means that optometry as a field is more laid back than other medical professions. Kylie is involved in several clubs, both relating to optometry and not relating to optometry. She has had several opportunities to get involved in optometry related service through these clubs. I also received advice about my career search. She advised me to go out and shadow people in different professions, and to choose a career that I loved. After learning more about optometry, I am interested in the career, but not sure if this is the career for me yet.