Reviews of professor Melissa Will

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I think the best thing about Professor Will was how personable she is. She makes the lectures interesting and also includes lots of personal stories. For modern weapons and modern relations (POL237) her background working in the CIA and her real-world experience with the topic makes it easier to understand the content.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Will is very accomplished professionally but she doesn't know the material she is teaching. The slides she uses are the ones the previous professor made. This class has potential to be fun given the material that is taught but she just completely missed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you have the opportunity I highly recommend taking a class by professor Will.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Will's lectures can be a bit dry at time and she reads directly from the slides a lot. She shares her political bias (left-leaning) quite a bit, which was not terrible but I thought a little unnecessary at time. The class is not too difficult, but it can be a lot of reading for a 200-level course.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Seems like Professor Will was thrown into teaching POL 237, but she did a great job. She read off the lecture slides for the most part, but that's not her fault. Lecture notes were straight from the book, so reading wasn't really necessary. Graded by 3 exams with no final. She has many entertaining CIA stories and really cares about students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
YOU MUST GO TO LECTURES TO DO WELL IN THE COURSE.

I ended the class with a high A without reading a single textbook/reading assignment ONLY because I went to every single lecture (except for a few, oops). Professor Will is AMAZING. She's a former CIA agent who knows her stuff. Great class and I found it easily one of my most interesting ones.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Probably one of the best profs at Purdue. Super entertaining and cares about her students. If you have a slight interest in the content she will just grow that interest.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Will is incredibly kind, caring, and passionate about her curriculum and students. She shared some of the most amazing stories and made very dry content interesting. She loves helping students and connecting with them deeper than just classroom ties. She's absolutely wonderful!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Even though I had an online class with Wills, I still thought she was an awesome professor. The lectures were straightforward and had exactly what you needed to know for quizzes. Reading the book is also a must! Lots of quiz/test questions are word for word in the book. Overall really entertaining lectures, easy to understand

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Will is an exceptional teacher; her courses are always engaging and interesting. However, she is a tough grader and her exams are surprisingly difficult. Don't let the 200 classification fool you.