Reviews of professor Natalie Minik

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Mediocre professor. Her lectures are incredibly boring and uninteresting. She's not very ambitious and thus not inspiring. She absolutely WON'T push you to go above and beyond. She's also incredibly strict and unwelcoming when it comes to checking out material at the FMS, thereby limiting your ambitions all the more. Would avoid her at all costs.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Natalie is great at finding the value in everyone's work, as well as giving constructive feedback that's attainable to each individual's level of expertise. She's very passionate about the subject matter and was able to facilitate stimulating conversation that made us think more deeply about documentary work. One of my favorite professors at Tufts.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Minik is wonderful. She is really kind, relatable, and knowledgable. She really nurtured my love for filmmaking. She makes you work for a grade, but she's not scarily tough. Most classes are very casual and hands-on. Homework is very minimal.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Natalie is such an amazing professor! She cares so much about film and media, which makes her feedback thorough, thoughtful, and informed. She is very nice and flexible but definitely not a push-over. Don't try to bs with her because she's super passionate and won't have it; stay on her good side!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Natalie is hands down one of the best parts of my experience at Tufts. As a professor, she caters to each student's style of learning and encourages you to push yourself  be that with respect to effort or experimentation with subject matter. It's about what you learn, not what grade you'll get with her. Definitely a professor worth working with!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall, she was funny, laid-back, and helpful in class. However, the feedback could've been more constructive. I was told to 'fix color/lighting/sound' before it was even taught. Grading was a bit harsh, not taking into account our inexperience and the limited time we had on each project. She'd only point out one flaw and then give people a B+.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She's very knowledgeable and approachable. She'll answer your questions and be patient if you're confused or need help. However, she doesn't give feedback (it was mainly the TA) which isn't the most helpful when receiving your grades. Canvas was not updated, so assignments/deadlines weren't clear unless you remember her saying it during class.