Reviews of professor Danielle Pletka

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pletka is funny and knowledgeable. HOWEVER if you are going into this class without much background in Middle East foreign policy you will not have a good time because she speaks solely from her perspective and experience. Grading criteria was nonexistent; for the final she loved my topic paper but then decided she didn't after I turned it in.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pletka can be intense politically, but she is upfront about her conservative bias and does such a good job with the material. Her lectures are great, but the only grades are participation, a presentation, and 3 pieces of writing. A solid choice as long as youre okay with tolerating the politics. Learned a lot from her about government in general.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Pletka is extremely knowledgeable; however, the class was graded on just three assignments and participation which she was extremely harsh with. Be prepared to talk many times per class in order to succeed. She gives good feedback when working on the final paper, but does not really explain her grades well leaving students confused.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the most entertaining professors at Georgetown; comes with significant real-world experience, best described as a "fresh" conservative, respectful of all opinions and more focused on getting students to think hard and come up with real solutions.  Attendance is mandatory and will be tough but friendly on you.  Not too much work for an A