That previous thread is WAY over the top and very untrue as far as I have experienced so far. Granted, I'm a D1 that is only a few weeks in to my first year but everything so far has been very positive. Personally, the first few weeks have been great. With only 40 ppl in our class (which is a little less than normal), almost everyone in our class is very close. Even after the first few weeks it feels like a big family. We are also very connected with the classes above us.. at least the second years. We get a lot of amazing information from them and they really help in adjusting to dental school. Other than that, I haven't really noticed any competition between one another because we are pass/fail so we have no problem helping one another out. As far as professors go, we have only had a handful so far but there really isn't anything out of the ordinary so far. Just to let you guys know, I spoke with at least eight 3rd and 4th years before commiting here, and every single one of them said that if they had to do dental school over again, they would 100% choose UConn. They all said that the relationships they formed with our professors were amazing and that they got incredible letters of rec because they formed such close relationships with them. If you have any questions on specifics I will try to answer them to the best of my ability
