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Professor McDonnell is absolutely wonderful. I would recommend this class even if you don't have to take it. This class made me actually look forward to class, but if you get Hilary as a TA definitely switch because she's completely terrible and no help at all. Having her as a TA is my only complaint, otherwise this class was great!!!

In the beginning of the quarter I hated her but only because I was not getting the grade I wanted. For the final I made a study guide straight from her lectures and the study guide she hands and I ended up getting a A in the class. God really helped in that class since I had gotten a low B on midterms and only got one A- on papers. I honsetly do praise God for that grade. You do not necesarily need to do the readings since she goes over everything that is going to be on the midterm and finals in class. When you study, go straight from the slides. If she is using her time to teach than it is going to be on the test or else she wouldn't waster her time. There are no curveballs or trick questions. When it comes to papers, get to know your TA and what they want because they are the ones grading it. It isn't a walk in the park but it is an interesting class.

Professor McDonnell was a great lecturer and the subject she teaches itself is really interesting. As a premed student, I did not find her class at all difficult, however most of the essays that you do, three out of the seven essays that you do, are mostly graded by the TA's. Basically you can do all the essays and only the top 3 will be inputted into your grade with her. Or just do 3 A's and stop afterwards. The essays are only 2 pages long double spaced and some of them are creative writings and very easy to write up with. One of them was a poem that took me 15 min to write down and I automatically got an A. In the end of the class, I learned a lot about Roman Culture and I would definitely take this class again or just take McDonnell again...and it didn't hurt that I got an A in the class!

McDonnell is a fantastic professor. I took Classics 20 the fall quarter of my freshman year as my first GE and I loved it! Her lectures are extremely interesting and hilarious, and most of the material she covers is relevant to the midterm and the final. Her grading policy is very fair as well; out of 6 essays, you only have to write 3, which is a good safety net if you completely bomb on one. Plus, if you can't/don't want to do one you can skip it. The reading assignments for the class are minimal, the most intense reading I can remember was reading 15 or 20 page sections of the textbook, and assorted poetry or other texts. Not intense at all. If I had another opportunity to take a class with McDonnell I would. As a first year Physiological Science major, I had a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend Classics 20 if McDonnell is teaching it.

Professor McDonnell is a great lecturer! She teaches the material well and the class is easy but there is some reading to do. She gives out 6 essays but you only have to do 3 and the 1st one is required. The essays are not bad at all and they're only two pages with interesting topics to write about.

A great course and a great professor. I would absolutely take another class with McDonnell. Her lectures are fun and engaging and her powerpoints are easy to follow along. In general I think she is the best lecturer I have seen. I actually looked forward to class sometimes.

The reading was very interesting for some people and it was good readings but I just never found the motivation to read them, they don't help much on tests.

You can tell she really wants each of us to succeed. She gives ample extra credit, gives you the essays on the test before hand, only requires you to answer ~5/8 of the short answer responses on the test... I found myself really interested in the topic even though going in I thought it was just "the least boring sounding historical analysis class". I even took my mom to a random lecture and my mom walked away in love with the class.

If you get the opportunity I would absolutely recommend that you take a class with Professor McDonnell. I know I will try to again.