Reviews of professor Polina Maksimovich

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lots of time doing homework that isn't helpful and is mostly busywork. Save your GPA & time and take an easier language course. The professor is accessible and wants you to succeed, but the class content is extremely difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Polina's awesome, she's difficult but extremely fair. Be prepared to work for your grade, she's not going to just give credit. The class is difficult, but I highly recommend taking her for Russian. She has expectations for learning, and expects you to work outside of class to further learning. Who wants to just dip their toes in Russian after all?

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Maksimovich teaches Russian, and most of the difficulty of the class obviously comes from the subject matter. Russian is extremely difficult for non-English speakers, but Polina does a really good job of explaining things and heavily emphasizes oral practice, so get ready to read and speak in front of the class a lot. I'm doing 103, and can't wait!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Maksimovich is amazing. She actually cares about her students' successes in and out of the classroom. Her tests are easy to prepare for if you do the study guides. Her lectures are engaging and interesting. And the textbook is free online if you can't buy it. Attendance isn't mandatory but it'll reflect in your final grade.