Reviews of professor Tom Burke

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I honestly don't know why these comments are so bad, Prof Burke is great! He never cold called and he was never disrespectful to students (unlike what other people said). His lectures are super engaging and made me excited for future poli sci classes. He's a fair grader and his readings were always very interesting. I absolutely loved the class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think he must have made some adjustments to his teaching style because I took his class last fall (f 21) and it was really fun. He was pretty straightforward with what he wanted in the papers. For the tests, he also gave us a study guide so we knew what to expect.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He makes you think. Also loves cold-calling so it's best to get ahead of it by 1. reading all of the readings and taking good notes (the study guides really help!) or 2. answering everything you know so when you don't know he's less likely to call on you. But "I don't know" is generally an okay answer at least once. Just turn in your work on time.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Began the course by telling us that it costs W $100,000 to educate each student, and asked us if we were "worth it." Loves to cold call and seems to pick on students he thinks won't know the answer. His grading criteria is totally opaque. Took intro American politics w him thinking I'd major in it but he changed my mind.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great experience. The two tests were very straightforward, as he gave us a very detailed study guide with exactly the information that we needed. Lectures were engaging and easy to participate in, as long as you did the readings. I would definitely take a class with him again!