John McNeill - Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Professor: John McNeill

Department: History

College: Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Grad students learn from his courses. Undergrads who do not work hard, will not appreciate his class. It could be boring but if you are engaged in the course, you will love it. Original perspective. He is a good researcher. He is concise and develop clear topic sentences. He also teaches grammar.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST007
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

An overall interesting class. Looked at world history from a new perspective and the workload wasn't too bad. The class isn't easy but the lectures are pretty good. He does his best to be engaging and clear.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS007
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice guy. Lectures are on interesting subjects and he uses his powerpoints well. Leads discussions sections which is a little daunting but nice of him to do so. Just 3 short papers on primary sources throughout the semester, not that much work required, but if you do it, you will learn a lot.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST385
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Environmental History. Brilliant professor; outstanding seminar.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MSFS507
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very bright professor. Good moderator and interesting subject. Loved the end of semester party. Serves an awesome lasagna.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GLOBALIZATION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I though his class was great. Tons of readings, yes, but you get a lot out of it. If you are just trying to pass by, think twice: you have to work to get A's in his papers! But in return, you will get one of the best feedbacks ever to improve your writing style.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: INAF507
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's excellent. If you don't do well, it's only because you didn't work hard. He's also very personable and incredibly smart. Very accessible.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you can avoid him, it's in your interest to do so. Trust me.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Arrogant. Dry, seemingly pointless lectures. He expected his students (which were mostly freshmen) to write a 7 page paper on 2 big books within the first 2-3 weeks of school. He thus spoiled my first weeks at Georgetown. You'll do well on exams if you have the ability to cram tons of info.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PACIFICHIST2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher, smart guy, somewhat tough on your writing but makes you better at it, midterm and final are easy if you do all the readings

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Avoid this guy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Definitely NOT an interesting lecturer in my opinion... This is by far one of the useless and repetitive classes I've ever taken. Complete waste of time-- can we talk about colonialism ANY MORE?!?!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pretty interesting lectures, and offers some funny quirks to lighten the mood. Definitely knows his stuff. Midterm difficult in the sense that it had some unexpected questions, but not impossible. Be prepare for a lot of reading(novels/biographies)!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Right, so maybe I am the only one who likes this class. I think the lectures are really interesting (although he does seem to like to hear himself talk). The midterm wasn't terrible.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: INAF507
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Perhaps most who answered are undergrads wanting to avoid tough classes, but McNeil will help your writing (even at the graduate level) and he can very concisely and clearly sum up years of history. One of my best classes.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Gawd...don't take this man if you can avoid it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The exams are impossible. Lectures are okay. The textbook used is lengthy and useless.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you think getting a good grade is in the cards, think again. Unnecessarily harsh on students.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!!!