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Aimee Szilagyi

English - Middlesex County College

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Quality
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Would Retake
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Quality
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Difficulty
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Would Retake

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What Students Say

THIS PROFESSOR HAS TO BE THE WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER TAKEN

ENG121 - 1.0 rating

THIS PROFESSOR HAS TO BE THE WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER TAKEN

ENG121 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

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B+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
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B (1)
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Grade Distribution
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B: 1
A-: 1
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Skip class? You won't pass. (1)
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ENG122
Dec 29, 2002

No Comments

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ENG
Mar 1, 2003

One of the best.

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ENG122
Apr 7, 2003

Great professor. Fun, informative, fair.

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ENG201
Apr 25, 2003

She rocks! Awesome lady, awesome professor.

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ENG122
Jun 28, 2003

Helpful, humurous and a great teacher. Gives credit for work you do. She is wonderful

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ENG212
Jul 31, 2003

SHe is awesome. u HAVE to go to her class everyday. attendance is mandatory. Never have to hand in assignments. class circle discussions everyday. 1 midterm, 1 final and 2 research paper. 20% of grade for each. 10% for attendance and 10% for oral present

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ENG122
Aug 20, 2003

No Comments

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ENG215
May 8, 2004

Wish all the professors could be like her. Get to know her! She's a wonderful mentor.

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ENG
May 23, 2004

Nice lady if she likes you. If not you done and drop the class because she will fail you.

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ENG009
Jul 20, 2004

Just do not get on her bad side and everything will go smooth in her class

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ENG121
Aug 3, 2004

Don't expect any breaks if you take her summer class. She knows her stuff and can be nice and helpful, but she has favorites and is very inconsistent with her grading. You will learn from her though if you can get past her sadistic tendencies.

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ENG101
Aug 3, 2004

she definitely had favorites and was easier on them. Don't take her summer course-it is very hard to do the work she gives in the time alloted.But, if you can take her class at another time, you can learn much from her. Just make sure she likes you

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ENG121
Aug 4, 2004

Turned everyone off the first night of summer recess class, way to much work for the time alloted. Failed most people first test, alot dropped. Not fair, either likes you or she don't, big ego. Must be a good writer!

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ENG215
Sep 20, 2004

I survived Szilagyi 3 times, going for 4. She is one of the most understanding professors I've come across at Middlesex. Very helpful. Leaves an impression on you for the rest of your life.

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ENG122
Sep 23, 2004

Do exactly as the text says and you'll get an A.

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ENG122
Nov 10, 2004

No Comments

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ENG235
Dec 3, 2004

she is very easy and very understanding. if i had the chance to take her for eng121, 122, and 212 i would and i will take her agin if i have the chance

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ENG
Jan 27, 2005

she iz ignorant lady with attituden mean

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ENGLISH
Jan 27, 2005

she is notunderstanding n she will fail you if u drink water in class with out her permission

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ENG009
Feb 3, 2005

No Comments

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ENG212
Mar 6, 2005

This woman is a WITCH! Don't even think about leaving the room for anything.. you could be dying and she wouldn't let you leave. She's snotty and stuck up and talks down to everyone.

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ENG121
Apr 13, 2005

Very stuck up. Possibly ****. Certainly likes people who kiss her ass. Easy work, easy grading, and she doesn't show up for half the classes. Easy A if you play by her rules.

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ENG101
May 31, 2005

Trust me u be luky if u pass! STAY AWAY FROM HER CLASS. ASK ANY ONE.She dosent care about you. arrives to class 14 mins. She has a nasty attitude and she is stray foward with you. This woman needs a boy friend "No One Likes HER" ASk about her anywhere. even the spanish ladies at edison hall who work at the front desk will warn you. I recommend you

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121
Jun 15, 2005

she iz ugly, neasty B.

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ENGLISH
Aug 24, 2005

shes just plain rude

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ENGLISH009
Sep 30, 2005

shes a ****!! and is never in class to teach you anything.

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ENG122
Grade: B
Oct 5, 2005

This professor came on very strong, and seemed very tough, but I learned the most from her so far. She made me work hard, and I am grateful to her for that. I will take classes with her in the future.

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ENG
Oct 21, 2005

Most of you people that are saying negative things cannot even spell....No wonder you had difficulty passing the class...bottom line, if you have a sense of what you're doing as well as reaching out for help when necessary, you will not have a problem. For all the others-GROW UP!

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ENG235
Jan 3, 2006

Shes pretty tough. Didnt give us a lot of time to work on our assignments, tried to have us write short stories in groups. She had us turning in journals which was BS 7th grade crap. But shes a fair grader, and i guess as long as you can figure out what she wants, youll do just fine.

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WRITING
Jan 15, 2006

she was very helpful and i finally learned what an essay is -- she does not take crap and anyone who is upset with her tried to give her some -- she has pretty eyes too

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WRITING
Jan 16, 2006

She's verrry organized and knows her stuff. She does like the better students best though which wasnt me but i still passed so im happy.

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ENG121
Apr 19, 2006

i wasnt doing so great in the beginning of her class and she really didnt pay much attention to me. once i started writing better, then she was all nice to me. she really only likes the ones who do good on their own. shes also a really hard grader and will mark off points for little mistakes.

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ENGLISH121
Apr 30, 2006

She is nice, but she is very hard. Professor Szilagyi wants everything perfect which gets annoying. Sometimes she's nice but other times she's sweet.

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ENG121
Nov 2, 2006

She's very strict, but fair, and by gum you'll learn how to write an essay the right way! Don't be discouraged if she comes off with an attitude during the first few classes - I think she likes to put you on your toes - then when she sees you're going to work, she softens up. Plus, she's always available for questions and advice.

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ENG212
Nov 17, 2006

I like her; class is fun! Shes tough, but nice.

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ENG212
Dec 17, 2006

She's very fair. Tells you what she expects from you. Pulls no punches.Tells you exactly what will be covered on tests. 1 research paper, midterm, and final. Class part., and attend a must.

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ENG212
May 11, 2007

This professor is not very clear with her instructions and what she expect from her students. She's a tough grader and very nit picky. I've done all my work, did my midterm and final with a C-B average, but I end up finding out my grade is a D. You won't get any response from her either when you ask any questions. Dont take her!!

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ENG121
Jun 9, 2007

awful teacher! I took her online class. She writes with aweful mistakes in grammar and in word order! Her instructions are unclear! HArd to understand her. I showed all my job and her instructions to my mother-in-law, who has PhD in English-she said this professor is horrible. She writes with mistakes and doesnt give good lectures to students

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ENG101I
Sep 1, 2007

Horrific teacher. Took her online-Never meets her commitments, assigns work late, papers & exams graded late,if at all. Started adding confirmations to my emails to see if she even opened them, rarely did. My RESEARCH PAPER-never read, but rcvd a B. Shes NOT honest & is disrespectful of students & their time. I reported her to Eng Dept. I got a B+.

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ENG01
Sep 14, 2007

very professional. TOUGH but fair

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ENG121
Nov 23, 2007

I can't rate her as a face to face teacher but she is a horrible online teacher. As others said, her instructions are not clear and she marks down papers for tiny mistakes. When you ask her a question online she hides; when you confront her, she tries to rush you out and does not answer clearly. Either way she still makes money; bad online teacher!

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ENG121
Nov 23, 2007

I can't judge her in the classroom but she is a bad online teacher. As was said, she marks papers down greatly for few mistakes and does not explain things understandably. When you ask a question, she does not explain clearly. She hides unless you see her in person and even then, she tries not to do anything that she does not have to.

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ENG121
Dec 10, 2007

Very friendly helpful

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ENG121
Mar 14, 2008

Cute, hot, funny, but demanding

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ENG212
May 8, 2008

She is very rude when it comes to everything... she makes you feel dumb when you askk questions and does not give clear assignments or let you leave the room. She cancels class all the time also. The work is hard but not impossible. If you dont miss alot of class and put some effort in, you wont get a bad grade though.

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ENG121
Jun 15, 2008

Execellent Professor, very demanding but has great teaching ethics. If you are weak at history like myself I recommend taking this professor she will work with you and gives you handout for your research paper that pretty much gives you step to step. I enjoyed the class and I learned alot as well.

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ENG226
Aug 1, 2008

ok first of all.. she is not so bad as some people are saying she just expects you to do all the work and to do it well, she does give alot of reading and essays and she can come off as intimidating but she is actually very nice and knows her stuff.

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ENG256
Sep 16, 2008

not as bad as some people make her out to be. but she IS very rude and intimidating. if you ask a question she ignores you or makes you feel dumb. she is a femenist. she expects you to write from a femenist point of view which is almost impossible, and she doesnt want anyone leaving the room for any reason. also cancelled class at least 4 times

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COM140
Nov 12, 2008

She is very rude. She grades my papers wrong all the time and has to come back to fix them. When I contacted her by phone she just chuckeld at everything I had to say and the questions I had. If you ever get her as a teacher I recommend requesting a different teacher.

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ENG121
Nov 15, 2008

Try to do whatever you can to avoid this teacher. She does not care about her students, she rather see everyone fail so she can continue to laugh at you. You ask her for help and she either ignores you or degrades you. There is no way of passing this class unless it's her way, and the problem it's impossible to figure out her way. Good Luck!

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ENG121
Nov 19, 2008

This teacher really did teach English. Yeah, she was kinda rude sometimes and demeaning, but she tought REALLY well and I learned how to do a research paper. I feel ready for 122 now. You should take her if you want to learn and work to get the A.

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ENG121
Nov 20, 2008

One of the best professor i've had at Middlesex. She teaches you how to write proper sentences for research. For the research paper she assigns all you have to do is follow her directions and you will get a A on the paper! If you want to learn take this professor!

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ENGL212
Mar 27, 2009

ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE TEACHER. I am taking her online and I am not full of myself but english is my best subject, phonomenal, she gave an EASY midterm, I answered it to every point,.needless to say i got a 66, she gave me 1.2 points for some questions, I emailed her saying it was degrading and her answers matched mine so i dont know wher ei wentwron

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ENGL212
Mar 27, 2009

she also doesnt help out what so ever, she doesnt post any grades, she is very rude, and hard. i can do hard, but she is a moron, she is constantly making mistakes herself, and most definately has made taking her course unpleasureable. i would never take her class again, i can deal with tough but you just cant work with her

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ENG121
May 5, 2009

I have her for an online class and she is very helpful in answering questions, yet i find myself asking alot cause most of her directions are unclear. she gives work last minute after not posting for a few days. i would never take an online class again. but over all she is very fair.

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ENG121
May 6, 2009

AMAZING ENGLISH TEACHR. dont be scared of her on the first day because i was and in the end her true colors show. She is extremely nice and helpful. I failed eng 121 first time and i learned nothng for the previous professor. This prof. taught me how to write a good paper. Work will be expected of you but in the end it is extremely helpful in writi

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ENG121
May 25, 2009

takes her job and herself a bit too seriously but in a good way. feels more like your boss than a teacher. pay attention to her instructions and be polite, try not to ask dumb questions or make her repeat herself. tests and assigments are relatively easy if you are an experienced writer; if you are not then there are a lot of instructions to follow, and a lot of technical and mechanical issues she focuses on. allows for late assignments at the cost of a letter grade and no comments or corrections.

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ENG212
Jul 1, 2009

I agree with the previous post, she does act like a boss as opposed to a teacher, but despite her blunt, intimidating, conceited attitude, there is something intriguing about her style. I'd take her again. She's different, not your everyday cookie-cutter professor. Someone who brings in real world and different examples.

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ENG122
Sep 9, 2009

TERRIBLE PROFESSOR. I took her online class last semester and was EXTREMELY dissappointed. Not only does she not respond to he students questions (if she does it takes her about 2 weeks to answer), but she gives little work, then hits you over the head with a paper that no one is at all prepared for. Not fair w/ grading!! Don't waste your time!!

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ENG121
Dec 20, 2009

This teacher walked into class on the first day and came off as a complete B! and she was one. but as soon as everyone in the class becomes comfortable and begins joking with her, she will start to warm up and be a great prof. just watch out because she makes you do alot of busy work in the books. She will "however" help you with any problems.

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ENG122
Dec 23, 2009

Horrible Teacher! She never responds to emails gives grades based on god knows what. Is extremely stuck up and isn't clear with directions. Gives you papers but never justifies why she gave you a bad grade. I've never failed English in my life always had A's shes horrible. Save yourself the trouble DON'T TAKE HER!

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ENG121
Dec 26, 2009

Loved her. She is a real tough cookie but very funny and understanding. She is not easy but not that hard. She took us step by step for the research paper and I really learned. Always gives you a chance to rewrite and do better. Take her if you want to learn but you are going to write alot.

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ENG121
Jan 22, 2010

Took her online course and she was horrible! I cannot stress that enough, HORRIBLE! She messed up my grades and refused to fix it. She said my writing was strong then when I pointed out a mistake she made in the paper she retaliated with "well, your paper really wasn't that good!" I don't understand how she still teaches because she sucks at it!

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ENGA101
Jan 23, 2010

SHE IS VERY MUCH SELF CENTERED AND HER ENGLISH IS NOT CLEAR

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ENG101
Apr 4, 2010

Woman has an ego problem.

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ENG121
Apr 22, 2010

I hated her, worse teacher i ever had. dont take her class.

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ENG122
Apr 27, 2010

She started off my sememster by not showing up to her first three or four classes. She then later expected us to know things we did not know, and wanted our learning to come from the book, not her. I know my papers may have not been the best, and I struggled with my Research Paper because she would always change her mind. Do not take her trust me!

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ENG212
May 25, 2010

I had her for an internet childrens literature class. I had a few questions and tried to contact her through email. She either completely ignores emails or must feel she is above responding to students, because out of the five emails I sent to her she only answered 2 and then ignored my response back. Who teaches an internet class and doesn't ans

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MAT010B
Jun 9, 2010

She is a morning person for sure, she is bright and kind. She is always willing to answer any and every question. She REALLY likes math, so its good to take a teacher who actually has interest in the class. Tests are fairly easy and she makes passing seemingly care-free.

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ENG121
Aug 22, 2010

She makes the class a lot harder than it has to be but just do your work and its basically a breeze. She is just kind of intimidating.

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ENG121
Sep 11, 2010

Worst professor I've ever had, bar none. She is very biased, conceited, rude, and will almost always ignore you if you e-mail her or ask her in person for help. And God help you if she doesn't like you. She hated me from the moment I stepped into her class with spiked hair and pins (I'm not kidding, because she said this TO MY FACE). Avoid!!!

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ENG121
Oct 1, 2010

Horrible. She refuses to help, even if you go out of your way to track her down in her office. As others have said, she is extremely rude, bitter, and intimidating. I had to report her to the English department after she yelled at me for asking for help. Very unprofessional behavior. It's unfathomable that she hasn't been fired yet.

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ENG212
Dec 30, 2010

she has an attitude and she acts like shes a know it all. she DOES have an attitude and rushes through things and expects you to know what shes talking about. shes not TOO TOO bad but i wouldnt take her again.

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ENG121
Mar 9, 2011

THIS PROFESSOR HAS TO BE THE WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER TAKEN.NOT ONLY IS SHE DIRESPECTFUL,BIAS AND BORING SHE IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, TRUTHFULLY IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. AND IF I DIDNT WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING I COULD HAVE JUST STAYED HOME, IF YOU HAVE HER DROP HER.YOU WILL BE THANKFUL YOU DID LATER.HOW IS THAT FOR A THESIS.

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ENG121
Mar 9, 2011

THIS PROFESSOR HAS TO BE THE WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER TAKEN.NOT ONLY IS SHE DIRESPECTFUL,BIAS AND BORING SHE IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL, TRUTHFULLY IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. AND IF I DIDNT WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING I COULD HAVE JUST STAYED HOME, IF YOU HAVE HER DROP HER.YOU WILL BE THANKFUL YOU DID LATER.HOW IS THAT FOR A THESIS.SAD

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ENG121
Jul 10, 2011

World Lit was a tough class for me but I faired pretty well. Even though I know I didn't get all of the symbolism behind a lot of the stories I was am to write my ideas clearly enough that I got decent grades. If you keep track of her responses to the questions and study those for the test then you will do fine.

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ENG122
Jul 10, 2011

I went into this class thinking that she was going to be horrible but she was actually pretty good. She was understanding when I was having computer issues. This class is all papers so as long as you write well and use MLA you will do fine.

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ENG121
Dec 4, 2011

I absolutely HATE english, but this professor is very straight to the point and tells you exactly what she's looking for. She is very intimidating, doesn't take any crap, and will tell you off if you cross her (i've seen it). Follow her instructions and you'll do fine. NOTE: LOTS OF WRITING!!!! If you work full time like me, consider less classes

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ENG121
Dec 22, 2011

This woman is SCARY. She's mad intimidating, and won't take crap from anyone. Don't ever try to argue about anything with her, even if you know you're right. That said, she's VERY direct. She lets you know what she wants in your writing (which you do a lot of). Because that's her teaching style, you don't learn a whole lot. Avoid if you can.

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ENG121
Jun 4, 2012

Tough lady but can teach. I am glad I stayed in the class because i really learned to write a research paper.

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ENG122
Jul 5, 2012

Being an engineering major, writing research papers isnt exactly my cup of tea. She made the research paper be written in steps which really helped. shes very intimidating and wont take any crap from you but she knows what she is talking about and is a good teacher.

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ENG121
Grade: A-
Feb 18, 2019
Would take again

half the class dropped out by the end of the first week, definitely not a very friendly professor but she knows what she's doing and will teach you so well, you can write a paper in your sleep.

Skip class? You won't pass.
So many papers
Tough grader
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
B (1)
A- (1)
Grade Distribution
A(0)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 2 reported grades
B: 1
A-: 1
Common Tags
Skip class? You won't pass. (1)
So many papers (1)
Tough grader (1)
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.21 avg change
Mar
Jul
Dec
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Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENG201

5.0

(1)

ENG215

5.0

(2)

ENG01

5.0

(1)

MAT010B

5.0

(1)

WRITING

4.5

(2)
+17 more courses
Difficulty by Course

121

5.0

ENGLISH

5.0

ENGLISH009

5.0

ENGLISH121

5.0

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5.0

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