Reviews of professor Samantha Tornello

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really liked Dr. Tornello! It was a very interesting class and the tests were pretty easy and straight-forward. She is super caring and always wanted the class to improve. The only thing I didn't like was that we had to read an entire chapter of roughly 50 pages before almost every class. But overall, she is great!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. T was AMAZING. I took this class for a bioethics minor and it was so interesting. Dr. T is very knowledgable about this field and makes the class fun and enjoyable. She is very clear on what you need to do to get a good grade in the class. Definitely take a class with her if you can!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I LOVE Dr T. She is enthusiastic, organized, and direct. She does a lot of clicker questions, but it is more important that you actually go to class. Her tests are very easy to pass if you show up to class and take good notes. She is also fair and will work with you on your grade.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not take if your looking for an easy A. She was very bias towards students and favored the LGBT students in the class. Her classes are lecture heavy and her notes don't even make sense. She is also a harsh grader on exams which are majority of your grade as well as super harsh on other assignments like the TAHAs. she loves to talk about herself.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
super caring professor, very down to earth. make sure u attend class bc she had clicker questions (if ur paying attention they're super easy or u can j search it up). v few hw assignments & only a few exams. take good notes on her lectures & ull do well. never read the textbook once & still came out with an A. very interesting class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She was absolutely awesome! She is so understanding and makes you feel so comfortable in her class. She is so passionate about her job and gives real life stories to help you understand her lectures on a broader sense. Her tests are not hard as long as you study and do the review sheet! She was one of my favorite teachers I took this year!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Tornello is by far my favorite professor I've had here at Penn State. She is absolutely amazing, and you can tell that she is extremely passionate about what she does. She is caring and willing to bend the rules to help her students. Lectures are interesting and you definitely need to pay attention for the topcoat questions. Love this class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Never read the textbook and was fine, class was SO easy but I am queer myself so I already knew some of the material. I really loved Dr.T, wish we talked more about sexuality tho (mainly talked about gender). not many HW assignments but the 2 exams (in class/ not cumulative) were worth 40%. MAKE SURE U GO TO CLASS