I'm currently a student at SC. As far as PBL is concerned, I don't like it that much....I am very lecture-oriented and perhaps I'm still trying to get used to self-study; what I'm trying to say is, if you're disciplined and can focus to study w/o anybody telling you to do so, you will love PBL. Clinically speaking, USC is excellent; in fact, the school is known to be a "hand school" in california. Our patient pool is excellent and you will never have problems finding patients. Best of luck to you!!