I apologize for taking a while to respond to all these comments! I may have a biased view as a pre-dental student when I say that often times classes were not collaborative and many students preferred to “beat the curve” rather than help one another. However, the classes I took in the social sciences and in the writing department were not cut-throat and I found students often supported each other’s successes more. It’s sad to think that your major and interests may define your learning experience at Wake Forest but that is the unfortunate truth. This is true for my friends at other “competitive” universities as well (talked about this with a friend at BC and Emory).