Class is so hard. She talks as tho everyone's already been to grad school. She's super helpful when asked, but youre tested on stuff that doesnt matter in the long run

The class itself is tough, but if you meet with her, you will find that she is a wonderful person/teacher... very helpful.

Tina is a difficult professor for sure, but I learned so much in this class. Her difficult grading system is the only drawback... be prepared for a drop in your GPA but there is much to be gained! Also, visit her in office hours... most memorable professor of my college career!

This is the hardest psychology class you will take as an undergrad at UW Madison. If you want to get a BC and learn a little, take Addington or Bushwell. If you want to get a C and learn ALOT, take Winston.

Tina takes an interest in her students and wants to make sure you understand the information she is teaching. She is very helpful if you have questions, but lectures are extremely boring and tests are stinking hard. This is a beast of a class.

This class is not easy, and if you are prepared for this everything will be ok. Try to stay up on readings as best you can, it will make things a lot easier. When paper is due, Tina understands that readings probably wont be done! Very helpful, go to office hours. If you attend class, do readings, and put some effort in...you'll be fine! :)

Class is hard but she covers everything that will be on the exams in lecture and overviews all the assigned readings. She is very helpful and always makes herself available for help. Discussion is completely unrelated to lecture so hope you have a good TA.

Tina's a good professor in a REALLY tough class. The first section is stats, and it's really hard, but the exams get easier from there. Tina was always very willing to answer questions and especially helpful with the Indenpendent Project. I don't think taking it with a different professor would make it any easier.

No matter what, this class is really hard. And Tina can be confusing- her powerpoints use a lot of shorthand that isn't explained and sections (disc. and lab) cover completely different material than lecture so that doesn't help clarification. BUT she's more than happy to answer questions. Just ask her when you're confused and she's a great a prof

Tina is honestly one of the best and most helpful professors I've had. It's definitely a hard class, but I learned more about scientific than in 3 biocore labs combined. I feel like I would be screwed on my senior thesis without tina's help.

An obviously hard class, but the negative reviews are NOT at all representative of the professor's ability and helpfulness. She is a WONDERFUL professors and highly available. Her main goal is for students to understand the material and to enjoy the material. Tests are difficult, but this class is not meant to be easy. Legit, a great woman.

This class will be difficult no matter which professor you have. Tina schedules the papers and exams in a very manageable way. Tests are difficult, but that is obviously to be expected. Read the articles until you know all the details! A very difficult class, but Tina helps calm everyone down and has a great sense of humor. Take 225 with Tina!

For being such a difficult class, Tina definitely made it do-able! Make sure you read EVERYTHING! Tests are REALLY hard and sometimes Tina is way too smart for everyone and is hard to understand, but Tina is the nicest person ever. Definitely willing to always help. Answers emails fast!

Tina is incredibly smart and enthusiastic. She made a very hard class somewhat fun. Exams are detailed, read the articles repeatedly. Lecture attendance is crucial, but my notes didn't seem to help much. Lab is very helpful! Ask questions, she loves them. Overall Tina is a passionate professor who enjoys her job and is always willing to help!

225 is a horrible class but I don't think I would've survived with another professor. Tina was always available to help and gave great advice for the projects. Exams were overwhelmingly difficult but she did a good job teaching the material. I didn't like the course but she's one of the most caring professors I've had.

She knows what's she's talking about and has helpful explanations

really tough class. i think that you won't enjoy this class no matter which teacher you have. tina is a very nice professor, responds well to emails and questions. lectures are kind of hard to follow. overall, good prof but tough class.

Class is tough. Deal with it as best you can. She tries to help though and is very nice to the students. GO TO LECTURE AND STUDY ALL YOUR LECTURE NOTES. the lect notes, the articles, and extra material she tells you to study on the handout are your main help in studying for tests. Papers are awful. And only your TA grades them. Be prepared.

Tina Winston pours her heart and soul into Psych 225. This class is notoriously difficult but she makes it bearable--she's always available and always making an extra effort to help you out. Definitely recommend her for this class.

This class is difficult and VERY time consuming, but I think you should take it with Tina. She's SO helpful with your IP, and really friendly/down to earth. Write down the little things she says in lecture too, the tests are on lots of tricky details from the book/readings.

Tina is a very sweet lady and is really passionate about the subject. Exams aren't terribly hard if you read the assigned articles and the textbook. Study your lecture notes and make sure you go to class! The papers are really hard, but she doesn't grade them. Overall this class sucks no matter who you have as an instructor.

Tina is an amazing prof. who legitimately goes out of her way to help every student. Extremely friendly and passionate, definitely the teacher you want for Psych225. Class is hard IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED. Go to class, take notes, read the required readings (especially articles). Material IS interesting, don't listen 2 ppl below. Good luck!

Great teacher. Really easy to talk to in office hour and tries to get to know you. I found the tests pretty easy (got 100% on 1), the papers were more difficult. She explains things well and is very open to questions. Definitely recommend her for a 225 prof.

Tina is great! Extremely helpful and has a wonderfully quirky sense of fashion--loved this woman. The tests are not at all hard, read the articles and you're fine! The papers are not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. Follow Tina's guidelines and you will succeed. Overall, 225 is entirely manageable if you read don't procrastinate papers.

TIna is amazing! She really cares about students doing well and understands it's a lot of work but also has high expectations. Papers sucked when you procrastinated and the exams were doable if you did required readings - beware of seemingly miniscule details from articles though!

The reviews of Psych 225 had me in a panic before I took this class. It is nowhere near as bad as everyone says. The class involves a lot of work but it is manageable. The exams are not hard and by attending class and reading the papers it is easy to get an A. There is a lot of statistics and SPSS though. Tina personally is very smart and very nice

No matter who you have, 225 is going to be rough. It's a lot of work. Tina is really nice in office hours and super helpful. Kind of intimidating in class but she really cares. Lecture is really boring, but essential for exams. Make sure you read reader and study the articles! Good luck...

Tina is okay, not too approachable but was helpful for the final project which will kick your ass! This class has a reputation of being the 'Weeding out' class for psych majors and I believe that to be true. Go to section! You learn more in section then lecture. Helpful to take this course right after your stats course before you forget it all.

Tina is a WONDERFUL, SWEET lady. It's very easy to get overwhelmed in this class, especially with the final project, but make an effort to see Tina because she is VERY helpful! She essentially found all my sources for me. Do all the readings and go to lecture; you will get an A. Don't worry about individual exam/paper grades.

Tina is wonderful & is one of the best professors Ive had! She is very helpful & makes an effort to get to know everyone in the class. The exams are hard but manageable as long as you know the articles &assigns and go to lecture and take detailed notes. The IP is intense but she really tries to help students find articles & gives great suggestions

I LOVE TINA. She has been so helpful this semester in so many ways. I didn't come in expecting to like 225, and I have to say that I am very surprised with the outcome. I've learned an incredible amount. Her tests are fair and not difficult if you do the readings and go to class. She sets it up for students to do well if they just put in effort.

She is a good professor. She gets low marks because no matter who you have, Psych 225 is the most arduous, awful, crushing, difficult, dreadful, terrible, horrid class you will ever. People get bad grades and have to work hard and take it out on her, but she is really pretty good. Just be ready for the most demanding class you've taken.

Dr. Winston is the best professor I've had at UW. She made what would otherwise be an terrible class more than bearable. Yes, it's a lot of work. A lot. But the lectures are well organized and if you study like she suggests you will do very well. All around I ended up actually loving this class, despite its reputation.

Tina is fantastic. She is the sweetest professor I have ever had. She is smart and funny and honestly seems to love her job and care about her students.The class is difficult, but the curve is kind, and Tina's personality and helpfulness have made the class one of my favorites =)

I feel like I learned a lot in Tina's class. It's possible to get an A, but she makes you work for it. She has high expectations for the class and kind of makes you feel stupid if you ask a question she thinks you should know the answer to, but she'll always go over something in detail if you don't get. She can be really sweet sometimes, too.

If you do the work, you will get an A. You can even skip class (if you read thoroughly). TINA WILL GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS OF QUESTIONS ON THE TEST IN LECTURE AND IN THE Q&A SESSION. Study early and you'll get the most out of her class. She has taught me more than 90% of my other profsteachers.

Tina knows what she's talking about, but you REALLY need to attend every lecture and lab and read ALL of the assigned readings really carefully (about 15-20 assigned empirical papers to read per exam). The 3 exams are difficult because they test on the smallest details. Tina is super nice though, so attending office hours really helped.

Took her honors section. She's amazing; extremely knowledgable and can be hilarious! she cares so much! but this is an incredibly difficult course and her standards are nearly impossible to reach. That said, I learned a lot in this course and made me really appreciate the discipline (psych). I recommend her, but be ready to work and learn!

I had heard a lot of bad things about how tough this course was going to be, but Tina made it so much better. Take this class for honors if you can, and you'll really benefit from the detailed comments Tina gives for every paper (we only had to write 3). Go to every lecture and do the readings on time. Also go to office hours which are VERY HELPFUL

I was afraid of Professor Winston after reading these reviews! However, I can honestly say after having her that she is a great professor. She is passionate about what she does and wants her students to succeed. This is definitely a hard class, but if you do bad thats on you (not her). Just do readings and go to lecture! She actually is nice.

Tina always dresses to the nine, likes to joke around, and brings snacks to lab if you are in her section. But getting real, take 225 her in the honors section. Yes she can be blunt. Yes she has high standards. However, she really cares about her students. She responds to emails within an hour. You will leave the class a better psych student.

Professor Winston is incredible! Yes, she expects a lot, and research methods is not the easiest class, but she knows what she's talking about. She puts her heart and soul into this class and makes sure students have every resource they need to succeed. Though intimidating to approach at first, she's actually quite friendly and funny.

Tina was a great professor! I really enjoyed her class as she tried her best to make people understand. She offered review sessions, online chats, and was always accessible by email. She was great at teaching research methods by showing examples of studies that did or did not follow those methods. Discussion was great as well.

I was nervous going into 225 after the bad things I heard. Don't get me wrong the course is extremely challenging and a TON of work (should be 5 credits) but if you put in the effort you can get an A. Compared to other professors, Tina puts her heart and soul into this class and does anything to help her students, and shes funny too!! Love her!

She has taught this class for many years and knows what she is teaching. Tina is incredibly organized. Her course is only difficult when you don't keep up with the work. She cares a lot about her students. She gives many chances to asks questions and hosts many office hours and review sessions. She also responds to emails VERY quickly.

Psych225 is super challenging and you have to put in a ton of work to do well. But if you have the opportunity to take it with Tina, I highly recommend you do so. She's always available to meet outside of class and responds to emails instantly. She's one of the most caring teachers I've experienced, and I wish I could take more classes with her!

Tina Winston is by far the most passionate professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. The class in it of itself is quite difficult, but Tina does everything she can to make sure you do well. If you let her, she will be your biggest cheerleader. She responds to emails quickly, stays late during office hours, etc. take her honors class!

Tina is a great professor for Research Methods. Super passionate about the subject and responds to emails almost instantly. Tina challenges students with this class. The problem is that a lot of people are too lazy when it comes to the readings or assigned work and say it's too hard but display only minimal effort. Take it seriously to succeed.

Lots of work for this course, but expected since it's the hardest for the psych major. Tina gets a bad rep, but she is honestly a kind lady, especially if you actually talk to her. Lectures are pretty boring because no one participates. You can definitely learn a lot if you take this class seriously and just put in the work.

Professor Winston's class is difficult, but anyone who tells you she doesn't care about her students doesn't know her. Professor Winston is an amazing professor, committed to helping her students learn. She helps students develop into substantially better empirical writers and thinkers, and you'll be much better off for having taken her class.

Although this was a very difficult class, I loved Prof. Winston! She was very approachable and responded to emails immediately. There's a LOT of work outside of class and lab, so be prepared to put in the hours. Not impossible to get an A, but definitely be prepared for the amount of work and studying needed.

Winston is a tough professor and she'll make you work hard, but she's not that bad. Quizzes are difficult and the papers have lots of requirements, but if you pay attention you'll be alright. Definitely have to put in the hours, but instructors leave lots of good feedback.

Winston has a really bad rep and I was hesitant to take a class with her but she was so helpful and clearly has a lot of knowledge to pass on. She may be snarky but she cares about her students and people that have left her bad reviews probably just didn't show up to class when it is really important that you do. Don't let her rep scare you.

Prof Winston's class is hard but she's a good prof. She does care a lot about her students, despite what people may say. Papers are lots of work and most of the class work happens in the first half of the semester, but work hard and you'll do well. She's really clear about what she wants, especially for papers. Follow instructions and you'll pass.

She is sassy but brilliant

Very difficult, but very fair. Exams are easier than expected, but papers are graded somewhat harshly from TAs. Lots of busy work. Spend your time revising papers and use posted study guides to review for exams, and you should be fine. Very boring lectures.

Course grade is based on 3 papers, 3 exams, and 2 presentations. Work is not easy but prof responds to emails almost instantly at pretty much all hours and cares about students. Tests are fair. Make sure to revise papers, start early, and ask questions if you have them. Textbook is optional. Attendance not required but go if you want to do well.

Professor Winston is an incredible professor. Cares about her students so much and truly puts so much effort into the course. There is nobody better to learn this information from, she knows it extremely well and puts so much time into answering questions/providing help. Class is difficult but you get what you put into it! I hope I have her again.

Professor Winston's class is challenging, but engaging. The workload is heavy, but she's responsive and cares about student success. Attend lectures, use the free textbook, and try study tools like Unstuck study - they really help with prep. Not an easy A, but the effort is worthwhile.

I just want to put her in my pocket! I think all the other ratings are excessive. I liked Dr. Winston, she obviously knows what she is talking about. She does have an interesting presentation of lecture material, but after a week or two you'll figure it out as it is consistent and easy. It's a great class too, don't be afraid, you can do it!!!

This professor is a good professor. She has a teaching style that is heavy on you needing to learn before coming to class, but she is a genuine person and her grading is super decent! If you participate in class and are a good student, the class is easy! I would certainly recommend as a 601!

Although this may not be well-liked on here, I did not mind Dr. Winston. I thought she was always willing to help, and I truly think she wanted us to succeed. The class had moments where it was slightly confusing, but overall, this class was better than I anticipated. If you work ahead of time in this class, you will be more than fine!

Lectures were pretty boring and disengaging, but grading and exams were not difficult. Some strange wording on some, but overall, she was very nice and always stopped for questions. Wouldn't recommend, but she is not terrible.

Saw the previous ratings and was lowkey scared taking her class. But I was in her honors section too, and shes really nice and answers any questions you might have. The exams aren't very hard, they're very similar to exams for any of the other psych classes. I would say focus more on her lectures, though. If you are good at memorization, you're set