Reviews of professor Curtis McDowell

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He will definitely open your eyes to areas you thought you had a firm grasp on. He has extraordinary conversations with the class before each lecture covering current events while tying them into each lesson. This is extremely useful in understanding the concepts and why current issues are present. Work is intense at times, not an easy A w/o work.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures in class tend to stray away from the topic of the unit that week, spiraling into political debates. It's more of a teach-yourself course, reading chapters each week, taking a test on said chapter, and leaving it there. Discussions are not graded until the end of the course quite frustrating as you cannot tell if there is improvement needed

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I dont know what everyone here is talking about, do NOT take this professor. Can be extremely rude and definitely expects more out of his students than he does himself. 6 weeks into a semester, about 2-3 assignments due weekly,and hes only graded one assignment. Please try to avoid him at all costs. answers emails really late or doesnt respond

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is probably one of the toughest Professors I've encountered. No lie, but he challenges you to not just think, but to think outside the box and beyond the "norm". DO NOT TAKE HIS COURSE UNLESS YOU'RE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE, AND WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
McDowell genuinely cares about his students and will work with you if you work with him. However, he is a difficult professor and expects a lot out of his students. There is a lot of homework and reading. Expect the assignments to be hard, especially in statistics. Overall, he's a good guy (albeit super prideful), and a decent professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Long-winded lectures diving so deep you can't see the forest for the trees. Readings are given every week, but these articles are so intricate they're difficult to digest. Assignment instructions are ambiguous at best. The syllabus and grade book dates were out of sync, making due dates uncertain. Assignment sections were unorganized and unclear.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you ever have the opportunity to take any of his classes, do it! His classes are actually engaging. He cares so much about the success of his students not only in the classroom, but outside of it as well. He's tough on essays and discussions, but his class is something I actively looked forward to. Very inspiring! Made me want to be better.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Best Professor I've ever had, he is caring and gives amazing feedback. His lectures are the best and engaging. I would recommend him 10/10

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor McDowell shows that he cares what his students have to say, especially when they feel something over the topic of discussion while in the class, and wants to see his students get far in life by providing a safe environment where they can talk about whatever they like that relates to the topic of discussion in and out of the classroom.