Reviews of professor Nicole Dressler

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is my 2nd class with Dressler. She's one of the best professors I've had and I'll miss her dearly when I graduate. She constantly made time for me outside of class, gave detailed feedback, encouraged me in my research interests, and was all-around simply wonderful. I've been made entirely different by her influence and am so grateful for her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Participation is cutthroat in this class. If you are shy, good luck getting anything above a C- for participation. Class did not feel inclusive to anyone but history majors and the coursework was political at times to where I felt uncomfortable expressing other opinions. Probably one of my most stressful courses of the semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A wonderful professor to learn from that truly cares about your life in and outside of the classroom. Definitely became a stronger historical writer and more knowledgable on the different subfields of history. Fair grader -- always willing to offer assistance. I was sad to say goodbye to her and our class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Dressler's Early American Republic class is still my favorite class that I have taken at William and Mary. She is a very engaging lecturer and she grades very fairly. Participation in class discussions is very important, but she gives many opportunities to do so. Highly recommend for any history major to take a class with her!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I absolutely LOVE Professor Dressler. Her lectures are interesting and easy to follow, and she really seems to care about her students. Participation matters so be sure to speak up. There are also a lot of readings but if you care about this subject theyre not bad, and she encourages you to skim for the most important stuff.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This is my 2nd class with Dressler and I LOVE HER. The way she formats her class makes it clear she cares deeply about the success of her students both in the classroom and beyond. There are a lot of readings but 99% of the time they're super interesting. Obviously the research paper is a doozy but she makes sure you're on track all semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Dressler is amazing! Her class is divided into lectures and discussions and are pretty easy to follow. She is not a hard grader as long as you actually put in some effort. She is very caring and personable and I would highly recommend her if you want to take an early American history class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Don't recommend taking historian's craft with her. She grades easy, but participation is killer (find it difficult to talk in whole class discussions? you're toast) and her comments on essays were not very helpful at all. I purposely did not ask for comments on my paper and she gave them anyway. She just slaps an A- on everything though.