Marquette vs Iowa (OOS for both...)

The PBL/SGL curriculum has played a huge factor in my decision. I have talked to several students though who currently are at UIC and they say that it is IN ADDITION to the lectures we have, not a replacement. We do still go to lectures. Some weeks we will have SGL more than others. They also mentioned that it is a "grade-booster." The points you get from the small group discussions are easy points that can bring your grade up in the classes you are struggling in and for me, that is huge. Another thing for me is that I love lectures. I always have enjoying the style of just sitting there and reading slides so the SGL was not attractive at first. However, I think the small group learning will be beneficial when we do enter the profession in a sense of collaborating with other dentists and specialists on cases. My friend who is a D1 at UIC did tell me that the lectures we will have are ones we've never experienced before. The in depth material we learn is horrifically overwhelming and the PBL and small group learning is a way for us to have a break in our day from staring at lecture slides for countless hours. It also allow us to take the boring content we learn in lecture and put it into prospective with interesting cases that we may see down the road in our practices!

Overall, the 3rd and 4th year dental students have said that the PBL curriculum has come a long way since they first started it when they were D1s. A 4th year, who is going into Oral Maxillofacial told me that he has had no problem passing BOTH boards and that it hasn't negatively affected his experience at UIC. The curriculum is better now than it was a couple of years ago! I am just providing the insight that was given to me because I know that I am just as iffy about it as you guys are.

Best of luck in your decisions

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Marquette vs Iowa (OOS for both...)