Reviews of professor Magdalena Stawkowski

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her class is not necessarily hard, but for a 100 level class it is a bit ridiculous. Her tests are 99% grades off an essay question and you'll automatically get a bad grade if you don't have EVERYTHING she wants in the essay. Her note outlines suck and she doesn't record lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Excellent professor! I took her 102 and she discusses so many interesting and thought provoking topics. She is very engaging and has a good sense of humor. If you are looking for an easy A, its not here, she does challenge you and there is reading but if you do the work you will do fine. The way she presents and engages the material makes it fun!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Honestly she sucks. She is a tough grader and thinks everyone eats, sleeps, and breathes anthropology. Hardly any extra credit and her exams are way too difficult for a intro course. Take anyone else.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was awful. The lectures are unclear for what to take notes on, and you basically just take notes on what you can pick up she says. Exams are super confusing . Study guides help you know what concepts to understand, but it seems like she doesnt talk about 70% of whats on the guides. Recitation weekly with attendance. SO MANY LONG READINGS

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I only needed this class for Carolina Core, and it was literally the hardest class I have ever taken in college. For a 100 level course, it is entirely too much work and way too in-depth. Her lectures are so boring. The only good thing is that she posts outlined notes for you to print off. The only reason I passed is because I had a great TA.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Boring topics so it was hard to be engaged. There are a TON of readings each week for recitation so beware. Exams are hard and hard to study for, she gives you a 2 page study guide with about 100 terms on it and claims you have to know everything. Just save yourself and take this over the summer in a 3 week class or online.. I wish I did.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is an 100 level gen ed course. There are a lot of readings with around 5 quizzes. She said exams would be easy but they have essays and short answers in the middle of them that are graded way too harshly.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I thought Professor Stawkowski was a great professor. Sure the lectures could be very dense but the material was so interesting. Even though this is a 102 class you need to read alot and study hard to get an A. I thought it was a great class and she is a really great teacher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is an awesome professor! I actually took ANTH 292, just be prepared for lots of papers but no exams. Tons of reading and participation are needed, but she is awesome at starting productive conversations. I feel like this class will adequately prepare you for further anthropological work!