Reviews of professor Shawna Metzger

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Metzger is an amazing professor who not only knows her stuff, she truly enjoys teaching it to students. She always answers questions in class, no matter how unusual or difficult, and she consistently makes an effort to follow up on questions she couldn't answer in the moment. Her class is a good amount of work, but I am very glad I took it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Metzger is very knowledgeable and organizes lessons into lists to be memorized (whether this is helpful or not depends on your study style). She's not the most sympathetic professor, but you can stay on her good side by not causing trouble, keeping up with the readings and raising your hand in class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Metzger is definitely someone who cares about International Relations. She is a quirky woman, but manages to get through a lot of info each class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Metzger is a good professor and is very personable in a nerdy way. Lectures are pretty dry but the material is very straightforward; just make sure you know it word for word. The midterm and the final are close to 70% of the grade but an A is hardly impossible, and by the final you pretty much know her style. Pretty good but not inspiring

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was my second class taken with Prof Metzger and I had high expectations. Although I did feel that I learned alot, the quizes were not at all representative of the material learned. Material was tested in a very puzzling way and I do feel that I wouldve learned more for my major with another prof.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Metzger is more of a hard science type. That makes her class a bit challenging if you're not so good at math and logic. Yes, her exams and hw were hard. However, they weren't impossible. I learned a lot by going to her office hours. She appeared to be aloof at first, but turned out as a nice person.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very straigtforward prof, she will make you work for the grade but will equip you with all the resources you need to do well. Also, if you put in the work, show up, and participate, there will be a significant curve!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
While some people didn't seem to love this professor, I had a great experience and learned so much. It really helps to make flashcards leading up to every test as there is a lot of memorization. She is a harsh grader so you need to include all the details on short answer questions. She is also very open to questions in class and out.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Metzger has high expectation on her students, so you have to study hard both in and outside regular lectures to do well. Lectures are somewhat dry because it's methodology-heavy, but participation necessary. She is helpful during office hours and gives curves.