If you’ve researched the academic experience at Darden, you’ve probably heard of the case method. But what does it look like in practice?
Grace Hagerty is one of 355 Full-Time MBA students in the Class of 2026. In this new video, she walks us through the process of preparing for class as a First Year Darden student. You’ll see her discussing a case with her learning team the evening before class and being “cold-called” the next morning — a typical day in the life!
Grace explains the case method in her own words: “The classroom is based on the Socratic Method, where professors help us build our judgements on what to do with complex problems. Each student has to defend their own answer against the rest of the class.”
The case method works because it emulates the challenges and business processes that students will face in their careers post-graduation.
