Yes. NU is a very competitive and stressful place to go to school—in my opinion, the stress is due in great part to the quarter system, which makes it feel like you are always studying for exams. No time to let information sink in, as you are always studying to the test. Competitive—yes, because many classes are graded on a curve. You don’t want to be the one to get the C, and somebody’s going to, so there’s that. As well, the profs have very high expectations, and there the sense among students that you were always the smart kid in high school, or the leader, or both. But now everybody is that person—and it’s pretty overwhelming to suddenly realize that everyone you are in class with is at least as smart as you, and oftentimes much smarter. Suddenly, you’re working your butt off for a B-. If you’re premed, that’s crazy-making for you.