Reviews of professor Megan Turnbull

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very sweet Professor, and she is incredibly passionate about what she teaches. As a freshman, I was anxious going into my first international affairs course, but she was so understanding and helpful. We have quiz reviews which are SO helpful for the quizzes. There are two documentary reflections and a project, but she grades easily. Recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
so easy, take if you can

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
she is so nice, the rating below this gets everything right about her. i feel bad about the lack of attendance but it isn't necessary to go, it is possible to get perfect scores and never go. she posts prep quizzes that are very similar to the quiz and gives you the slides to find the answers on. lectures can be hard to pay attention to

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her lectures aren't super engaging, but she posts them every day, doesn't mandate attendance, posts all of the readings for free, and gives a very good study guide for every quiz. I ended this class with over 100 and wasn't ever overly worried about it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best professors I have ever had. Very engaging and understanding. Very smart. You will learn a lot without getting stressed. INTL 3300 is mostly graded by 4 quizzes throughout the semester, which she prepares you for very well and you will always know what will be on them. Her slides are posted, too. Reading is important but not crucial.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Turnbull is sweet, but her class is so hard. She assigns weekly readings that range from 10 to 58 pages long, and will ask questions about them on the test s you can't just not read. Her lectures are good but boring and she doesn't post lecture slides so you have to go to class. The tests are mildly difficult only if you know your stuff.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Turnbull is passionate about her work, and it shows through in all of her lectures. The class is very reading dense, but she basically summarizes everything you need to know in class. Her tests are short-answer and dont have many questions, so you really have to know whats going on to do well in the class. All in all, a great professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Turnbull is knowledgable & passionate about her lectures. She was also extremely accommodating during the pandemic. No late penalties, no tests, and you grade yourself on almost all assignments. I definitely needed more structure, though. I ended up procrastinating and stressed at the end of the semester, as did most of the other students.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. T is such a good teacher! There is a LOT of reading (~ 60-70 pages a week) No tests, quizzes or midterms. There are 4 section reflections and a few in-class activities. You determine the grade for your section reflections. VERY lecture heavy and more STEM like than I would've thought for an IR class. Overall, easy A if you put in the work.