Nice girl, trys her best, class is uneventful however and she is very left leaning. If you want an easy class were you just have to memorize notes this is it. Heck get someoneelses notes and you don't even have to go to class.

Its all about memorizing, you dont learn **** in the class.

She's really easy. She's young so she seems inexperienced. Everything in the class is memorizing the notes she gives you. If all you do is take notes and study them before the class, you can easily ace the class.

She is nice and still excited about teaching. Her class is fun and easy to understand. You don't really need to read because she summarizes all things that will be on quizzes. She is fair and offers many opportunities for extra credit.

Easy as long as you take notes on EXACTLY what she has on the board. On tests, just regurgitate the information in your notes and you are guaranteed an A.

She is a great teacher, especially considering this is her first year.

Real easy class. Take lots of notes and then memorize them for the quizes. That's all folks, and you get an A.

as long as you keep your head out of your butt, you'll do fine. heck, you can even sleep in class if you like. i recommend a seat next to the wall for that. and she's hot.

The assigned readings were interesting, but no one bothered doing them because it was pointless. Memorize the notes and you'll get your A.

she realized no one does the readings, so now you have to read the books and take good notes. its not easy to get an A without the readings. its still a pretty easy class

Coming into this class I was a little nervous because I was not very savvy on political issues. She was a very good teacher though; clear, good notes and if you do the readings and follow the notes she gives, youll be good. Discussions in this class were always good;time flew by.

My friend and I both had the chance to take Megan as a teacher. She is a great teacher, clear, friendly, helpful, funny, and amuseing. Tests are 95% from notes, not hard to get an A if you go to class and study notes.

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Really interesting class. Megan did a good job. If you bothered to show up to class, an A was easy. And if you didn't, you could still get an A with a little work. Megan is very attractive. Take the class to oogle her. It's worth it.

she is hot, and i think she is a great teacher. people probably give her grief cause she isnt always serious, but that doesnt mean she isnt smart. plus, its a theory class, not history, so her historical ignorance isnt bad. great class, a must take, for sure. damn she's fine.

interesting class, lots of cool in class assignments/discussions...she's pretty straightforward about what she wants on the tests

Professor Sholar is amazing! She will make the class fun because she is not always serious, but at the same time you will still learn something about international politics. Plus she is a nice looking lady who is not opposed to spending time outside of class with her students.

Awsome proff., excited about the material, not too hard, but not a blow off. if you can, take the class. she's a cutie too.

megan is so freaking cute. i ended up becoming friends with her after i took her class. she's done a recomendation for me, and helped me get a job. the class is easy if you pay attention to her and take her notes. don't miss a class. i had NO problem getting a high a.

kind of a hard-ass, if you like listening to other people's opinions then this is the class for you.

Dude, when it comes to attendence she is a hard ass. -- it is like 10% of your grade. Otherwise, the class is easy. Do the reading, pass the test. She will snipe you if you miss class, even if most of the absences are legit, as I found out on my midterm. In the process of doing her dissertation.

took marrar's place halfway thru. picked up really well. brings in good insites. easy. just talk a lot, and you'll totally be fine!

She is so cute....you got to love her. Sholar knows her stuff, man. Take this class, you won't fall asleep.

Megan is great! People who dont go to class are dumb! Take notes and regurgitate on exam....easy easy easy. 2 movies, she jokes around, I could probably see myself going to the bar with her. If you give it at LEAST 80% you'll get an A. I heart Megan!

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I liked her, she was a clear teacher expects you to keep up on the reading, and you should if you want an A. Midterm shocked the**** out of me, wow, we actually do use the book. Test are sort of hard, grammer stickler on papers. When writing the finale paper chose an easy topic an present the facts and you will get an A.

I leard SO MUCH from this class. Megan is cute and very well learned on this topic. Classes are pretty much discussions based on the readings, and the midterm/final aren't bad at all. Make sure to go to class, as info from handouts are on tests. Excited to teach and help you out.

hard tests but fun, witty, helpful and nice prof

I loved her, so understanding and helpful, great prof and really sparked my interest in the topic. Take her if you can!

I'm not interested in politics at all. However, she is a great teacher. There is only one paper, midterm, final, and a group project which she grades easily on. She is very helpful and clear on the subkect material. You'll have to read the book for the multiple choice questions and go to class for her notes.

GO TO CLASS IF YOU WANT AN A! Take extremely good notes too, it makes the tests so much easier if you have good notes. Overall a fun class the tests are tricky (and kinda hard) though. Fairly easy grader but high expectations.

GO TO CLASS! Sholar is great, class is very interesting and she's very clear and helpful. She doesn't take attendance, BUT GO TO CLASS. Midterm, group presentation, paper, and final. Midterm is kind of tough, so DO the readings because they're too long to cram right before the exam. Otherwise, she's fantastic. I'm taking her 300 class.

without exaggeration megan is the best. for someone so young her lectures are seasoned. she is so reasonable, very interesting and makes class worth going to. her midterm and final do require studying but she offers extra credit for both. i can't recommend megan enough.

Sholar is great! Very nice, and kind of looks like Drew Barrymore. Map test is kinda rough but study and you will do fine. Midterm and final aren't that hard but make sure you know the material, especially the theories. Group project isn't really a debate but is interesting anyway. Great class if you like politics. Highly recommended.

Her lectures are engaging and can be pretty funny. She definitely makes class interesting. Grade is made up of a few tests (do your reading and take notes), an in class presentation (a debate type thing), and a paper. Personally I had to miss two of the tests because of a school activity. She was very flexible and allowed me to make them up.

Really nice lady. She does expect a lot (I also had her for 102), but she's not as difficult as some people make her out to be. You do need to study and you should try to come to class as much as possible as well as doing the readings.

Sholar has fantastic lectures and engaging discussions. Unclear about midterms so you need to study EVERYTHING, paper is fairly easy, Map quiz is ok, and the debate is an easy grade boost. She's also gorgeous, so I was kinda distracted at least for the first few weeks of the class. Easy B, difficult A. I recommend it if you're interested in politic

She's adorable! She is one of the nicest teachers I have ever had, and she knows so much! It is a pretty good amount of work, but she makes it interesting!

I've already taken Megan twice and I am SO excited that she is finally teaching a new class in the fall. She is hilarious and class is quite entertaining. Megan has opened my mind to a lot of new things and is by far my favorite professor at Loyola.

Fairly easy. 2 tests with multiple choice of the vocab. and short answer from the readings and movies that you watched.. you mainly learn theories which it what the final is over (applying the theories) you do a group project and a paper that are both easy grades

Overall, pretty easy test and she's a nice teacher. Meet with her for your project and paper, and she'll point you in the right direction. Know vocab and the theories for exams. She doesn't require you write in complete sentences for exams so that's pretty cool- bullet points are fine- just regurgitate the same points she made in clsas.

She's so nice and absolutely hilarious. Other than being uptight about cell phone usage in her class, she's really chill. If you do the readings and pay attetion in class, it's almost impossible not to do well. However there is a TREMENDOUS amount of reading. But she is def. a fun professor for the class.

she is extremely helpful and entirely entertaining in class. take her!

She's terrific. She is hilarious and blunt which makes class very entertaining. She is passionate able what she teaches which is infectious. She is very clear in her lectures as to the important information. Some find her tests to be nit picky, but if you attend class and take good notes, you will do fine. Take her!!!!!!

She is the best! She is crazy enthusiastic about the subject, knows what she's talking about, and makes the class very interesting. 2 tests, 1 project, 1 paper, 1 map quiz. The tests cover a lot of information from lectures, the books, movies, and handouts so make sure you study. She gives lots of extra credit opportunities too.

Great prof, made a class I wasnt necessarily thrilled about taking a lot of fun. She likes to joke around which always makes class enjoyable and shes probably one of the nicest profs Ive ever had. Knows her stuff and if she doesnt shell look it up for you. Class is midterm final research paper presentation and 5 current events quizzes. Take her!!!!

Really great teacher! Lectures are interesting, Sholar is hilarious, and grading is very fair (group project is based only on your work, not your group members). Offers plenty of opportunities for extra credit. Highly recommend class and teacher!

Seriously my favorite professor at Loyola! Class is interesting and you know exactly what she wants so unless you don't try, it is impossible to do bad in this class. She admits to being super picky about grammer so be careful when you write papers

Wasn't sure what to expect with Sholar but she turned out to be amazing. Very bright but also very blunt. Don't be afraid to participate and TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HER OFFICE HOURS. She'll tell you exactly what you she wants to see in your papers. Very easy teacher to talk to, pretty much about anything. I highly recommend her.

Sholar is incredibly intelligent and charismatic. She's very funny and keeps class entertaining. There are 3 easy novels and online articles to read, but the textbook is not necessary. She tells you exactly what she wants on papers and assignments. She's just a lot of fun to be around, and I feel like I'm learning so much! Take her if you can!

Sholar is my role model. She is extremely intelligent and down to earth. Take her!!!!!

Nice and energetic in class, easy B but won't give out As. Material is very simple but requires a lot of memorization for tests. Not much critical thinking, mostly remembering factsfigures, & demographic data analysis. Research paper assignment was menial, put the legwork in right away & pick a rock-solid topic or it will suck to write.

She is fun, nice, & upbeat, which makes lectures better. Material is drier, but she is thorough and wants to help! A novel with a paper, a long research paper, a group pres graded individually, midterm & final are short answers. She is fast at grading and emails. I like her but you have to work for your grade. Only used books at end. Study early!!

She's a fantastic professor. She addresses a huge topic in a way that makes it extremely clear and concise. I highly recommend. There is quite a bit of reading and the exams are tough, but she makes it worth it. Very professional. Definitely go to office hours - she doesn't put any weight on it when grading, but she's so helpful! Very funny!

Dr. Sholar was a great professor. Her class was very interesting and the lectures were always relevant and easy to follow. I enjoyed learning from her, and definitely feel much more educated on issues in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa. I like how she structured the class and felt it was a good level of difficulty for an upper level Honors class.

YOU CAN GET AN A w/o READING THE ASSIGNMENTS! (except for the novel) Just take good notes in class and memorize your notes! For research paper talk to her, she will guide you through it

Megan is an amazing lecturer and great in class. Her lectures are basically the tests, so make sure you take thorough notes in class. She also assigns lots of out of class readings, but you can get away with not reading them until the week before the exam. Very caring and always available.

Sholar is tough but if you put in a lot of effort you can get the A. She's funny, a great lecturer, and always ready to help. One 10-12 page research paper, a map quiz, group project, and then the midterm and final. MEMORIZE/TAKE NOTES, and know the articles for the exams. Read the novel too. Really great professor and class, learned a lot.

Dr. Sholar is incredible. If you have the chance to take her, you absolutely should. For an honors class, there was a very reasonable amount of work. Her lectures are straight forward, but also very interesting. Highly recommended.

I feel like it's almost unnecessary to write a review for Dr. Sholar given the others here. She's an incredible lecturer, and one of the most brilliant professors I have ever had the pleasure of taking.

Prof Sholar is the best. She is charismatic, engaging, and really great. She is confident and makes the whole class engaged in the content. On papers, she is a really fair grader and she gives very detailed notes and feedback on them. Her discussion section is a mixture of both supplementary lecture and engaged conversation. Very helpful on tests.

Truly amazing! Really constructive advice and always willing to talk outside of class.

Sholar is amazing!! She makes all the lectures interesting, is really fair in grading, and always wants the best for her students. You will never be bored in her class, even when you don't care about the subject. Really awesome professor!

Best professor I've had at Loyola. Enjoyed her lectures, immensely. She's so smart and cares a lot about all her students. No surprises, really clear abt all assignments. Midterm, final, group presentation, short reading response, and long final paper. No reading quizzes, but should still read (they're interesting!). No attendance sheet. TAKE HER!!

The QUEEN of honors. She is hilarious and overall a fantastic professor who you honors students reading this should definitely take at least once. I'm actually going to try to take her 2 more times lol. Do your readings.

I loved having her class. I definitely missed having a supportive professor like Dr. Sholar after my class with her. No attendance sheet but still would go (Exams are VERY comprehensive but they are fair assessments). Group presentation, two short papers, and important readings. Take her! You'll actually learn!

Prof Sholar is the best!! Her lectures are super interesting and I learned so much in her class. If you show up to class and take good notes the exams will be easy. Two papers and 1 group project. As long as you follow the guidelines she gives you you'll do fine. She also rounded my grade up at the end. I love her!!

Sholar is a solid choice but overrated. Lectures are interesting. Assigned readings are annoying. Will test on small parts from assigned readings. Also assigns a 500 page novel to read in addition to the assigned readings. Topics from group presentations are also tested on. Frequently says "if you read it you will be fine" which is not true.

Professor Sholar is, hands down, one of my favorite honors professors. She keeps lectures interesting and relevant for all students. Yes, there's a ton of reading and there's a lot of things to remember, but she is a fair grader when it comes to exams. I took both her HONR 208 & HONR 203 classes and loved both. Would take her again!

Incredibly helpful. Always clear about what she wants out of the class.

One of the best honors profs in the program. She is caring and amazing. Class was balanced between Zoom lectures and recorded lectures. Readings are important for the midterm and final. Papers have clear guidelines and there are a lot of them but its honors so what do you expect. I would take this prof again and again!

Dr. Sholar is really passionate and has engaging lectures. Used zoom and recorded lectures. THERE WERE SO MANY PAPERS. 5 4-page papers, 1 10-page paper, 1 group presentation. Her guidelines for papers are specific enough but she still grades them harshly in my opinion. Loved her lectures, but WAY TOO many papers for a NOT writing-intensive course.

Dr. Sholar is still one of the best professors for Honors! She's always so chipper. Whatever class she is teaching is generally just an enjoyable experience. Take her if you can!

Dr. Sholar explains things in her lecture so LITERALLY anyone could understand, but lots of info. Grades based on a quiz, reading reflection, research paper, group project, midterm, and final. Overall, a fair grader, not too easy or harsh. ATTEND CLASS-- W/O lecture, definitely much harder. Learned SO much from this class. 10/10, taking her again.

I loved having Sholar for honors! She really cares about her students, was super flexible if I ever had to miss class, and is clearly passionate about her area of study. Definitely a must-take for the honors program.

Dr. Sholar is the best, my favorite professor at Loyola so far. Her lectures are clear, she's a fair essay and exam grader. If you pay attention and study you'll be just fine. Office hours are helpful, she gives great advice and really cares about her students.

I'm not sure why there's so much dislike for her on here, because she is truly a great professor. Her lectures are interesting and engaging and she makes the material easy to digest. If you participate and pay attention in lecture, you will be absolutely fine when it comes to the exams. They are content heavy but if you study they are pretty easy.

Dr. Sholars class is very engaging, interesting and easy to follow. Attendance is not graded, but by not coming to class you will do poorly on the exams. If you go to class and review the material you will do fine on the exams. She is also very accessible to meet and talk about class work and overall just a very lovely lady. 10/10.

Dr. Sholar is my favorite professor. She's extremely passionate, helpful, and understanding. You have to take a lot of handwritten notes but the material is very relevant an engaging. Her exams are not easy but if you attend class and do the readings and take notes you will do fine.

Dr. Sholar is super nice and a great person to talk to, very knowledgable and funny. Be prepared to take notes on your own, there's usually only pictures on her slides and she just talks. Come to class and study or you WILL fail tests. Not too bad of a grader and she can help you with papers if you ask. The best choice for HONR 203!

Dr. Sholar is amazing! She is so caring and always willing to help. Show up and take good notes. I would rewrite my notes and study the main concepts for exams and it turned out just fine. Attend office hours for papers and she will point you in the right direction. Skim the readings for the main ideas. She makes the entire honors program worth it!

Dr. Sholar was amazing! Be prepared to take a lot of notes (her slides only have pictures on them) but the content is so interesting and her lectures are amazing. Tests are definitely a time crunch (~ten short answer questions) but it's basically just that, a research paper, and a group project for the grade, and she's available for help!

This was my second class with Dr. Sholar and she really is one of my favorite professors. You can tell that she truly loves teaching. Her lectures are never boring and I always leave class feeling like I learned a lot. She's a fair grader. Don't cram for the exams and don't procrastinate on papers and you'll be fine.

Prof. Sholar is a really sweet and understanding woman. However, her grading criteria is a little bit vague. Also, the exams are all written. Prepare to write 9 short responses in only 50 minutes. So, it is easy to lose points on these. Try not to miss class either as the exams use this information. Take detailed notes.

Her lectures are some of the most engaging in the university in my experience. Tests are definitely time crunches but by the second one you get more used to it. She leaves a lot of comments on papers but the criteria are clear and if you follow them you will be fine. Insanely quick to return grades, and is understanding about extensions. Loved her!

Fantastic honors class and professor. She is very clear on what she wants and provides great feedback on papers. If you show up to class you will do very well on her tests. Interesting subject matter too!

I don't have much to say except I loved her class. Learned a lot genuinely. Fair warning its a lot of work and the tests are pretty hard, but if you've gotten to the point where you're able to take this class you'll definitely be fine.

Absolute favorite prof at Loyola so far! Beyond kind, caring, and knowledgeable. Such a reasonable grader on essays and gives great feedback. Offers lots of extra credit and the 3 exams were 9 written response questions which were always straightforward if you pay attention and read the readings. Lectures were always fun and interesting. TAKE HER!!

Dr. Sholar's class is engaging and challenging. Attend lectures, take detailed notes, and use resources like ChatGPT and unstuck AI to ace the exams. Grades are based on a mix of assignments, but if you put in the work, it's a rewarding class.

I loved Prof Sholar! She is a kind and an encouraging person! She is very passionate and helps tremendously. She will know you, so talk to her & ask questions! So knowledgeable! Technically you can get by without the textbook... Grade: 1 research paper, 1 policy position paper, 2 exams, 1 group presentation, 1 final, extra credit opportunities!

This is an amazing class, and Dr Sholar is an amazing professor, BUT the exams are difficult. We have a lot to answer in a very short period of time, resulting in a lot of details getting lost in translation and points being lost. But she is an amazing professor and is very caring. Just get ready to write for her exams!

Dr. Sholar is such a fabulous professor. She makes any topic she talks about so interesting! There was minimal assignments, one group project and 3 exams. I really recommend taking her!

Sholar is great. Extremely knowledgeable, knows every student by name. Group project is well designed in that it's impossible for someone to slack or not do their work. The written portions of the exams were the hardest, but she gives written feedback on each one. Discussions during class were highly enjoyable.

Dr. Sholar is an amazing professor. She gives very clear guidelines for exams, papers, and presentations. When receiving your grade, she gives amazing feedback so you can always improve. Her exams are not easy and require studying your notes, making the optional attendance a little more mandatory if you would like to succeed in the course.