Reviews of professor Polina Levchenko

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Some of the other reviewers mentioned there was a lot of reading - I disagree. There was some, but not usually more than 1 hour worth each week for an accelerated summer class. Her class is very doable - but you have to DO the work. Compared to other classes the work she assigns is relevant and not difficult, but requires some effort. Not hard.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Sometimes instructions weren't clear. There are a lot of group discussions in the class but I don't think it's too bad. There are a couple papers and a group project but I think it's doable. Would recommend taking her classes in person because they are more manageable as her online courses look like it required a lot more work compared to in person

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Never posts assignments in a timely manner. Turning work in is always a bother as you need to submit in padlet and on canvas. Doesn't grade things accordingly, takes forever to grade. Bad communication overall.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Levchenko gave interesting and informative lectures. A lot of work is assigned but I never opened my textbook and still ended with over 100% in the course. Assignments don't take long, she just wants to see an effort. I truly enjoyed the course. Overall, I think she would be a better professor in person, but I would still recommend her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Since transitioning to online learning, Polina has only made taking her courses even harder. There are too many assignments to even catch up. Her expectations for these assignments are not always clear and her deadlines are sometimes hard to meet. For example, she posted an assignment and expected students to finish within a day.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Levchenko genuinely cares about her students and wants to see students succeed. She makes herself readily available to students and has given extensions on assignments on a few occasions. She assigned a lot of readings, but primarily is focused on ensuring that students demonstrate that they've thought about the material in-depth.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The class is very tedious and the syllabus is confusing since most of the assignments have changing or no due dates. She brings up assignments in class and topics as we know what she is talking about but most of us were constantly confused about the class. It is an easy A if you go to class and participate when you can

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Bad communication, many things are unclear and grading takes FOREVER. Easy A but brutal to sit through. She also won't allow students to do work early as she posts papers a day or two before they're due. Not a fan of either class taken with her. Re-uses all her resources and has the same assignments across all of her classes.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Grading takes forever and class feels like a waste of time. It is online so good luck ever getting an email response back if you need it. Was a GPA booster but busy work to the max.