Reviews of professor Missy Makanui

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The class is pure memorization. Lectures aren't useful but mandatory, READ THE TEXTBOOK, and memorize the definitions. Prof. Makanui is respectful and kind. This is a very overwhelming class at first, but once you figure out how to memorize all the definitions you'll be fine

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was in the online section and my advice is to take THOROUGH notes on the textbook whether it be on Docs or paper (paper takes sooo long though). I stopped watching the lecture videos halfway through with the exception of the guest lectures so don't waste your time. Tests were honestly really hard for me. Spend a lot of time studying & do quizlets

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She isn't terrible, just kinda hard to pay attention to her. The lectures are important, but I'd say the textbook is more important when it comes to the exams. Also, when there is a guest speaker make sure you pay attention and review their talk before the exam.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was so braindead that it was kind of difficult at times. Lectures were absolutely useless, but of course, mandatory attendance!! don't take this professor if you value your time. Read the textbook, and you'll be fine for the exams.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
DELTA GALORE! Get ready to take tests. Five tests make up the majority of the grades and you may feel like you studied for the tests but I can assure you, the examples on the test are much harder and situational. There are lots of free points in this class tho and if you ask, she will meet to review tests. Kinda just have to get through this one.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her lectures are extremely boring but are mandatory for a grade. My biggest complaint is that the test material is extremely vague and she doesn't provide enough resources to do well on the tests. The information in the lectures is a broad overview, but you are then tested on extremely specific and opinionated material.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Makanui isn't that bad of a teacher, this course just seems unnecessary. It's a class with easy concepts, just a lot of concepts to grasp. Definitely harder than most people think, but she doesn't make it any easier