Experience · Quick read · 1 min
Problem-based learning took longer to understand than I expected
During my first weeks, I thought everyone else understood how tutorials were supposed to work. They spoke quickly, referred to readings I had barely processed, and seemed comfortable disagreeing. I stayed quiet because I did not want to expose how lost I felt. It became easier when I realised several people were performing confidence too. Preparing one useful question helped more than trying to prepare the perfect answer. I still find the system demanding, but it no longer feels like a test everyone else secretly studied for.