Reviews of professor Yin Yuan

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
We wrote a total of 4 papers throughout this class, the professor gave amazing feedback and we do a lot of peer review. Don't be afraid to ask for extensions on assignments. Kind-of a lot of homework, but each assignment had a purpose. I really recommend taking from this professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took Prof. Yuan last year, she gives a lot of work but I thought she was fair, she scaffolded one big assignment into smaller one. She really makes you work for your grade, which I appreciate as a learner. But, I could also see how that if this wasn't your major and you didn't have a genuine interest in the subject, this could be super annoying.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Yuan is a wonderful human being, very smart and caring. However, she assigns a lot of busywork and makes classes more stressful than needed. She doesn't allow for real discussion of the text, and she's very stuck in her opinions. Be ready for very narrow, specific questions for mandatory moodle assignments that you may not want to do.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Fun discussions and activities that made old medieval texts accessible. The prof is smart and challenges students to push deeper into readings. Highly recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is not helpful. She will confuse you and give you busy work.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is awful at leading discussion. She assigns so much homework that it is difficult to fully comprehend the reading. She's a nice person and very knowledgeable but has extremely long PowerPoints that essentially distract from the text, provide too much historical context, and allow her to boast about how much she knows.