PLAP 3500

I took this in spring 2024 which was an aberration for two reasons. First, professor lawless gave a big boost to all grades because of the protests on grounds. She also says students commonly do better on the final than on the midterm but that wasn’t the case this time. Final was much harder. I still would have made the cutoff for the A without the extra points but it’s worth keeping those things in mind. I really liked Lawless’s personality so I didn’t the lectures were my favorite part of the class. Her class is weird though because half of the classes aren’t her lecturing but guests she brings in. These can be hit and miss and they’re on zoom so hard to stay focused with them. Also, I believe 10-15 percent of the grade was determined by attending political events or otherwise getting involved in politics outside of class. This can be incredibly annoying especially if you have to take time out of a difficult semester to attend such events. However abt 30% of the grade is based on attendance at these events and at class. Then roughly another 10 is determined by ridiculously easy quizzes that follow each class for 20 in total. It’s a class that is generous with points and shouldn’t be a problem for you as long as you don’t overlook the midterm and final, but you could really detest this class if you don’t mesh with the teacher and attending events. But you also really don’t have to do the readings either which is a plus