Reviews of professor Janine Polak

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She doesn't care about you. Treats you like a child and talks a lot about herself. I don't think she truly knows how to help people.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She doesn't really care about what students have to say. Not a great advisor, she seamed like she has no interest in what I was talking about, and she didn't warn students for a trigger warning during her class during a presentation.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Janine is an amazing professor who is incredibly willing to help you and listen to you. If you do the work on time, you will have no issues. She genuinely cares about the individual and is incredible at teaching.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She does not care about the people talking. As an advisor she loves she force her opinion on you instead of listening and seeing how she can help you. Has no regard for peoples financial difficulties

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took her Fibers class because I love textiles and fiber art. It was her first time ever teaching the course and she literally bullied me throughout the semester. No project idea I gave her was ever good enough, she insulted me during critique, singled me out, and put me down every chance she got. I have NEVER felt worse; DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was easy, with no homework at all. One very inspiring visiting artist lecture, others not so much. Overall just immemorable to me. 

Janine herself is very willing to help you though. She gives advice and sorts out practical things with you like registration and majors etc. I know some people hate her but I found her very helpful!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
ComX is a lecture class, mostly visiting artists and faculty members come to talk about their work and you submit your notes from the lecture as homework (for the most part). Janine is nice. She requires you to meet with her once for the semester, she's good at talking and filling the space. Lets you out of class early most days. Minimal homework