Tracy Sulkin - University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaign–Urbana, IL

Professor: Tracy Sulkin

Department: Political Science

College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaignâ€"Urbana, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

she sometimes goes super-fast so you may have extra rest times...

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PS491
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

AWESOME INSTRUCTOR. INTELLIGENT. HELPFUL.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I did 0 readings throughout the semester and pulled a B. It is a very dry class. The test are easy, but the essays are not graded well. The TA's grade based on their mood I think.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are mandatory, sadly because most of her tests questions r from the lecture slides. Readings r pointless, maybe 1 or 2 questions on test about them. Read the book bc slides she does in class r hightlights/outlines. However not everything in slides r in book. Go to discussion, tho not very helpful they count for 10%

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

ATTENDANCE NOT MANDATORY. SULKIN IS VERY DRY. PAPERS ARE VERY BROAD AND THE TAS DO NOT HELP. TESTS FOCUS ON MINOR DETAILS INSTEAD OF BIG CONCEPTS. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU ARE NOT A POLI SCI MAJOR. CHANCES ARE, YOU WONT LIKE IT.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's an ok teacher. Not the most interesting or fun class, but she is really informative. If you're interested in her class, it's not a bad idea to take it with her. If you're on the fence about it though, I'd say just don't; it's nothing special.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PS319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very knowledgable and easy to approach. The class is not the easiest or interesting, but as long as you keep up with the readings, you will do fine. She shows many YouTube clips and movies, which keeps the class somewhat entertaining.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PS319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Appears easy, but she and her TA are very nitpicky graders. Don't do the reading, because it's useless.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PS330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

PS330 seems "easy" at first glance. A lot of the info you get in lecture makes you say "duh..." But...once you get to a later stage in the class, tying all of that information together becomes more intricate than you would have first believed. Go to class, take good notes, put in the effort and you're fine. She's relatively easy on the eyes as well

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PS319
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty easy class, you never need to do the readings and the tests aren't too bad if you have been taking good notes. Make sure you go to class, because the notes she uploads online are purposely incomplete. She is really nice and does a good job of getting participation from the class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher I have ever had! I loved going to her class because she is funny, interesting, intelligent, and cool all at the same time. I want to go out of my way to take another class with her because it was such a good experience. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HINCHLIFFE!! By all means necessary take this with Tracy!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome class, she is very nice and very attractive. Love her. Also, she says on the Review Guides not to just use the lecture notes, but the tests are essentially the lecture notes. You don't even really need the book. Take this class and TAKE IT WITH SULKIN.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Blah blah blah she is a nice teacher. She lectures pretty fast, so I recommend you bring a laptop to class or print out the lecture pages before class. Only thing is, its a 101 class and she covers like a chapter a lecture and it gets a little overwhelming. Take 100.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PS499
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

she is awesome. best teacher i have ever had here. if you have the chance to have a class with her DO IT. she is very smart and extremely nice (and really likes playing Daily Show clips), it makes her really attractive too haha

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great gal.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was hard because nearly all the points came from the 2 tests and the final. But you didn't even need the book to get an A-. you go to class and she outlines the whole chapters for you. Prof Sulkin was so nice. Plus she learns your name ONCE and remembers it the WHOLE semester. it's crazy.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is awesome. Make sure you pay attention/attend lectures. All her test material comes from lecture points. She is also a really interesting lecturer and she if very fun. Not that difficult of a class, you don't need to buy/read the book.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Sulkin is awesome. She really knows what she is talking about which makes class very interesting. Make sure you go to class and fill out the lecture notes--they are really helpful and necessary to do well in the class. Also, don't hesitate to talk to her. She is extremely willing to help and is one of the nicest professors.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She really knows what she is talking about and presents the information in an interesting manner that actually motivated me to go to class. It's crucial that you attend class and fill out the lecture outlines that she provides. I read the text as the semester went on and studied the notes for the tests and they were easy, mostly multiple choice.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Sulkin is a babe. I am kind of in love with her. She wasn't even the one who led my ta section, but she still knew my name out of hundreds of kids. Get the lecture notes, they are crucial. Fill out the study guide and then you are golden on exams. This is slightly harder than your average 100 level class, but not by much!