Pros/Cons of PBL?

[thegoatest]

Can anybody answer this question for me? I understand Harvard, USC, and a few other schools incorporate Problem Based Learning. I am interviewing at USC soon, and I would like to know if this is a good or a bad thing.

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[gfs6]

I interviewed at UConn and Harvard, and it seemed like a very appealing way to learn. However, both of these schools are P/F. As far as I know, USC is not P/F so it would probably be an entirely different dynamic over there and I can't comment on it.

 

[Incis0r]

I've interviewed at a PBL school and at a lecture based school.

My impressions:

I would recommend getting the contact info of multiple students from each program and asking each one their thoughts on the program.