Business Administration Senior Lindsey Price
Current Business Administration Senior, Lindsey Price has had a challenging journey, leaving her waiting for an acceptance letter to Northeastern State University’s Optometry school. The Tulsa native is in her Senior year at the Broken Arrow campus.
When Lindsey was 16 years old she suffered a stroke that would make her learn how to walk, talk and tie her shoelaces, again. Battling this difficult challenge at such a young age has made Lindsey the strong, driven individual she is today. Her experience during recovery from her stroke is what sparked her interest in Optometry.
After her going through rehabilitation and successfully finishing high school, Lindsey began thinking about college. When she initially visited NSU, she loved the campus, however, she decided to stay closer to home, attending Tulsa Community College before transferring to NSU her Junior year.
During college, Lindsey began pursuing her passion of Optometry through her work with NSU alumni, Dr. Megan Ford at the South Tulsa Vision Development Center. When asked about Lindsey, Dr. Ford said, “Lindsey's compassion for helping patients is like no other. She has a gift for connecting with our patients unlike others because of her personal experience and how she has overcome and conquered all obstacles.”
Completing an undergraduate degree in business is not the traditional path to optometry school but Lindsey hopes to use the skills gained in her five years of work with Dr. Ford to prepare her for the challenging program. She also communicated with current optometry students who had business undergraduate degrees , along with her NSU College of Business academic advisor, Susan Chitwood.
Ms. Chitwood has enjoyed supporting Lindsey throughout her time at NSU saying, “Lindsey has been an outstanding student. I am pleased to have been a part of her journey. Her work ethic is beyond measure and her perseverance is phenomenal. She is an inspiration to others and has a brilliant future ahead of her.”
In the future Lindsey hopes to work with Dr. Ford in the developmental optometry field. She believes her business degree will be important if she decides to open her own optometry practice. Getting a business degree has also been a way for her to broaden her knowledge, while still being able to take the prerequisites required for optometry school.
Lindsey has completed her interview for the optometry program and will hear the outcome of her application around Spring Break. A business degree from NSU has been the gateway for Lindsey to pursue her passion of working in developmental optometry. We wish her the best of luck on her future endeavors.
For more information about where a business degree from NSU can take you email cbt@nsuok.edu.
