I often find it humorous how we are all soooo excited for 12/1 and getting accepted to DS, but once we get there many tend to lose that passion and just get all serious. I know several individuals who are currently in there first year and I recently called to ask them how it's going???!! To my surprise that passion we all hold within (as did they), is gone? They pretty much conveyed to me its so hard they don't even have time to reflect and enjoy the position they are in... I couldn't see this being me. When in dental school (hopefully) no matter how hard and busy a single day is, I will be excited that it is one more day behind me, and I am one more day closer to the big DMD, which lets be honest, is totally fridge worthy lol! What is your take on the difficulty of DS? Will it be so hard that it robs our spirit? Will we still have that drive sensation in our skin for four years? I also think once 3rd year rolls around, we will 'smell blood' and have DMD's 'tomorrow'. Frankly, I was a little discouraged to hear the feedback from my friends , what are the odds we will keep this same November excitement until 2015