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Aina Schneller

English - Auburn University

2.2
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
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Would Retake
83
Reviews
2.2
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
2.2
Helpful
2.2
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Would Retake

83

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

She picks horrible, weird topics and never really explains what she wants

ENGL1100 - 1.0 rating

Do not take this class, you will regret it

ENGL1100 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

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Predicted Grade

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59% confidence
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Grade Distribution
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Reviews (83)
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ENG1100
Nov 6, 2003

She is the worst teacher to get!!! Butchers the papers during conference then grades them even harder!!! She teaches a Comp 1100 class like it is a level 4000 class.... ease up!!! Don't take her... and if you get her... DROP IT!!!!!!!!

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ENG1100
Nov 10, 2003

She is really helpful if you just ask, i really liked her a lot!

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ENG1100
Nov 11, 2003

She is the wackiest teacher i have ever had, all over the place! and she grades your papers like a nazi!!!!

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ENGCOMP1
Dec 5, 2003

Very hard grader...tells to how to change your paper in conferance then you fail after you change it all and turn it in for final grading.

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ENGL1100
Dec 11, 2003

SHE IS TERRIBLE!! About 90% of my class has below a C average right now! My grades were 57,60,67, and 68, if that tells you anything, and I was valedictorian of my high school! She grades based on her opinion! also, watch out for miss zwerling the GTA!

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ENG101
Dec 15, 2003

This class was by far the worst class ever! She grades incredibly hard. Butchers papers! She has a strange way of teaching! I didn't like it.

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ENG101
Dec 16, 2003

Expects your writing to be as good as Hemmingway. Grades intirely to strict and incorrectly. Does not give you feedback or guidance on past papers.

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ENG1100
Dec 16, 2003

One Word: RUN!!!

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ENGLISH
Dec 23, 2003

Told me she didn't like me style of writing, and gave me a C in the class. This is interesting because I made As in Great Books, and almost an A in my first English class at Auburn. Better win a pulitzer to get an A.

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ENG101
Jan 5, 2004

No Comments

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COMP1100
Mar 2, 2004

No Comments

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ENGL1100
Mar 16, 2004

This class was very hard, if you ask for help on your papers she will tell you what to change to make it better and after changes you still get a bad grade. Lectures are interesting to say the least, but it doesnt make up for the difficulty.

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ENGLISH
Mar 18, 2004

She is the worst teach that I have ever had. She grades like a crazy person. You can ask her a question about your paper and she will change it for you and then you will still get a bad grade. I got a D in her class and that is not like me at all.

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ENGL1100
Mar 23, 2004

Not very good at all. I would suggest not getting this teacher.

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ENGL1200
Mar 24, 2004

She is a really nice lady who is willing to help you understand what she is looking for in her papers.

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ENG1120
Apr 26, 2004

Read the others that are bad, and that is exactly what she did to me. She says one thing and does the oposite. I am finishing Comp 2 for the second time and I now have an A. All I can say is that it is amazing how similar all these experiences are.

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ENG1120
May 7, 2004

she grades like a Nazi...even if you are a great english student you will not get an A

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ENGL1120
May 10, 2004

This class sucked. She grades so hard. if you have one mistake u lose a letter grade. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS

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ENGLCOMP2
May 13, 2004

Nice lady. Grades hard, but if you ask her questions she will get to know you and know you are putting in some effort and will help your grade.

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ENGL1020
Jun 21, 2004

GET OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!

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ENG1100
Jul 20, 2004

Class is hard, but the lectures are interesting and you do this thing called learning. i got a 38 on my first paper, but if you turn it in you at least get a 50, on the 2nd paper she really helped out and i got a 95, plus I LEARNED SOMETHING!!!

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ENG101
Aug 6, 2004

This woman sucks. How can you learn anything from someone who teaches class with a crazy puppet and not to mention that english is her third language. Run,run,run,as fast as you can. Your better off speaking ebonics. Oh yeah, she SUCKS.

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ENGL1100
Aug 9, 2004

This woman is a ****!! She failed me when I had her. I just repeated Comp I and made an A.

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ENG101
Sep 12, 2004

She is a terrible teacher.

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ENGL1100
Nov 29, 2004

She is a terrible teacher, she will tell you one thing then grade a totally different way. Oh yeah you better hope your stories are fascinating or you will get an F. Nobody should take this class and Mrs Schneller should be fired.

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ENGLISH1100
Dec 5, 2004

Do not take this teacher. She is the worst teacher in the whole university. She is crazy, just go in her office and you will know what I am talking about. Get out now!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ENGL1120
Dec 5, 2004

This teacher is out of her mind. She threatened to fail my paper because it didn't have a paper clip. Gets off subject so easily. GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN

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ENGL1100
Grade: A-
Dec 9, 2004

This class is just three hours out of 17 for me and yet I find myself allocating more than a third of my studying time on her pointless abstractions of things. Counterabstracting is the only way to get a decent grade. Keeping a good grade in her class affected my grades in all my other classes. RUN!

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ENGL1100
Dec 13, 2004

This lady sucks. She is very misleading and very unhelpful. Is it a good sign when you start off with 27 people in the class and end up with 17 at exam time? She is also crazy and talks about the most random !#!#. Get out of her class unless you want an F.

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ENG1000
Dec 13, 2004

Nice but hard

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ENGLISH1100
Dec 14, 2004

Yeah she sucks! Like most classes you learn something....yeah this one, not so much! Um I have no idea what she expected in this class. I got an A on the first paper and that's it after that only C's. You will get a good grade if she likes you but I must have screwed that up, my final grade - C.

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ENG
Dec 16, 2004

not helpful, impossible to pay attention to, don't wait for your F get out now

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ENGL1100
Dec 16, 2004

I had her and she was an awesome teacher in 2001 I dont know maybe she has changed or something

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ENG1100
Dec 20, 2004

I absolutely loved this woman, she was so funny and made the class enjoyable with her jokes and stories. She is a very difficult and demanding teacher, but if you put a lot of creativity and effort into her class, you'll get an A. I really enjoyed her class a whole lot.

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ENGL1100
Dec 21, 2004

She was tough, and the papers got progressivly harder as the class went on, and I am really not a better writer b.c of the class. Shes nice, but is immature, and treats the class as such. Be prepared to dance, sing, and listen to pupperts give lectures. The final was easy though, so meh,your pick

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COMP
Jan 7, 2005

**** Sucks run run run as fast as you can!

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ENG1100
Jan 19, 2005

If you have just recently signed up for her class, get out now! She is the hardest prof. I have ever had. She is a total grading terror! She is really understanding if you have family problems, but will kill your GPA and has no sympathy! Wastes time on dancing and singing with puppets. Get out!

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ENGLISHCOMPI
Mar 7, 2005

I liked her a lot. She is goofy but we need a little goofiness now and then. Who wants to be serious all the time? She was a character but her papers were difficult. She is all about "critical thinking" -think beyond the obvious- Just show her you're trying and I think you'll do fine. I got a B...

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ENGL1100
Mar 18, 2005

The class was kind of stupid but she didn't grade that hard. I did every paper the night before and made an A.

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ENGL1100
Apr 25, 2005

Do not take this teacher... She is crazy with her grading. Any paper that I took time to write, I failed. The papers that I wrote the night before they were due, I got an A on. If you absolutely cannot avoid taking her, write all your papers on boy/girl relationships. Only ones I got A's on.

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ENGLISHCOMP
Apr 28, 2005

easy to understand and helpful. be careful to write what she wants to hear tho. i got a 92 a 98 and a 50 on my papers. last is worst of my life. i realized later it was on immigration and she is first generation american. go figure. thats why most all english sucks, its so subjective.

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ENG1120
Jul 27, 2005

Schneller seems like super **** when you first get in her class and do the first paper... you should know rather quickly if she likes you - if she doesn't, get out! Tip: LAUGH AT HER JOKES!!!!

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ENGLISHCOMPII
Aug 11, 2005

She was a very entertaining teacher but very difficult. Her grading is random and you never know what you are gonna get on a paper. You could spend 6 hours on a paper and still get a D. Or you could spend 1 hour and get a 98. Make sure that you ask her what she wants out of the paper. Often times your ideas will be shot down by her. Nice lady.

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ENG1120
Grade: A
Aug 16, 2005

No Comments

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ENG1100
Oct 26, 2005

In high school, I hated writing papers but now I love it. She is really helpful and understanding. Don't wait unitl the last minute to ask her to help you though. Great Teacher!!

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ENGCOMPI
Oct 31, 2005

Not Good

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101
Nov 1, 2005

****!! she grades based on if she personally likes your topic. You never know what your going to get. Get out if you can.

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ENGL1100
Grade: B
Dec 10, 2005

Just DO NOT take her class!!

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COMP1
Dec 22, 2005

No Comments

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ENG
Jan 31, 2006

Any good rateing this teacher recieved she most likely gave herself.

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ENGL1120
Mar 15, 2006

She is the one of the nicest and most helpful professors I have had at AU. She's not easy, but she's not hard. All you have to do is put forth some effort, and she'll meet you half way. I'd definitely take her again. Plus, her class is fun, too...never a dull moment with her!

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ENGL1120
Apr 12, 2006

I love her. If you had a good high school english background, and you know how to write, you'll breeze through her class. Her research papers are only 5 pages...so much easier than my high school...take her if you can...she's great.

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ENG1120
May 9, 2006

She is a nice lady. All you have to do is go to class, ask her questions, and do all the bonus work she gives and you will do fine.I made an A! She is helpful, but try and choose a topic she likes!!

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ENGLISHCOMPII
Aug 3, 2006

She's a condescending ****, who refuses to recognize your work. I had a gta proof my paper twice and the writing center proof it once before she graded it and they both said it was good. she ended up giving me an F

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ENGL1100
Dec 8, 2006

She is very hard... I would advise not to take her! She will tell you revisions to make but you will still need to make a ton more if you want an A. All you need to know is DONT take her!

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ENGL1020
Dec 14, 2006

Dont take this teacher, she is horrible. You leave the class on a daily basis feeling as though you havent learned anything. I went to class everyday, and if she doesnt like you it's completely useless.

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ENGLCOMP
Apr 4, 2007

I loved her when I had her. In my opinion, you're an idiot if you don't make a B or an A in her class. It's really not that hard -- just listen to her and figure out what she wants, then write that. I had a 97 in the class, and that's all I did.

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ENGL1100
Nov 8, 2007

Ms. Schneller is a sweet lady, but her class is difficult and her essay prompts are so obscure. She doesn't explain things well and when you have a conference with her, she will make suggestions for your paper but then later on, she will say she never said any of that before. She gets pretty upset if you don't bring the book to class too.

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ENGL1100
Nov 8, 2007

No Comments

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COMP1120
Nov 8, 2007

She is crazy! GET OUT NOW! She is so hard and she is VERY UNCLEAR! She tells you she likes your papers and then gives you a C!!! What is up with that? AVOID HER!

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ENGL1100
Dec 4, 2007

This teacher is the worst teacher i have ever had! She is nuts and her grading is harsh. This was my first C I have ever gotten!! DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!

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ENG1100
Dec 5, 2007

Go ahead and Quit school if schneller is your english teacher. Worst teacher ever. All your papers "suck" in her eyes,and all your ideas are worthless.

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ENGL1100
Dec 9, 2007

HORRIBLE!! Drop her class if possible. She wastes time, is unorganized, and lies our her butt! I went in to ask her how she liked my paper and she said it was A material and not to change a thing. Yet I went in and she gave me a D- !!! I have never ever gotten a D- until her. She picks horrible, weird topics and never really explains what she wants

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ENGL1120
Apr 9, 2008

Terrible teacher, made high B first paper of Comp 1 low A on second mid-low Bs on rest when i stopped trying. This teacher 65 and 70 and worked harder than Comp I, revised multiple times to get a 70. Get out is all I can say.

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ENGL1100
Feb 2, 2009

Good teacher. I learned a lot. Don't take her if you aren't willing to work hard.

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ENGL1000
Apr 2, 2009

Drop her b4 drop day if you can, get someone else. Worst class ever, unclear on what is wanted and inconsistent grading.

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ENG1120
Apr 26, 2009

She doesn't explain anything at all and if you get her for Comp 2 Liberal Arts then youll more than likely fail because she was a Science/Math Comp 2 teacher and now shes teaching liberal arts, which shes admitted to knowing nothing about

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ENGL1100
Oct 23, 2009

Kind of an odd woman. She once brought a puppet to class. She doesnt have any tests (at least not when i had her two years ago). You just write papers. She grades the papers kind of hard but you meet one on one with her before you turn it in (where she will tell you what to do to get an A). I ended up with a C in the class but didn't try at all.

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ENGL1100
Dec 20, 2009

I was out for a couple weeks with the flu & when I came back, I had missed 2 papers. She told me to just drop the class, but it was already after mid-semester, so I got an F. =/

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ENGL1120
Dec 30, 2009

good teacher but you certainly have to work for your grade

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ENGL110
Feb 4, 2010

She does not explain anything whatsoever and I went in for help all the time, did what she told me to do, and made C's on my papers. Went to the writing center for help constantly and I still got C's or high D's. RUN if you can. I worked my butt off and made a C.She has favorites in the class and I obviously was not one of them!!!

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ENGL1120
May 4, 2010

Dont take this class,she is a horrible grader.

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ENG1020
May 11, 2010

I enjoyed the class. She is a hard grader, but if you ask for help, she will sentence by sentence tell you her ideas. She is funny, and this class should be an easy "A" if you spend a bit of time on each paper!

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ENG1020
Jun 7, 2010

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS! She comes off as a very nice lady and will help anyone with their paper; however, I worked my tail off and barely escaped with a C in the class even after following hers (and the writing centers) instructions to the tee. Do not even consider this teacher because unless your one of her 2 or 3 favorites youll make a C or less.

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ENGL1120
Jul 21, 2010

She picks favorites. She is inconsistent in what she teaches. She only read the first 4 pages of our 10-12 page research paper before she graded it. If she doesn't agree with your opinion on your research paper she'll lower your grade. Not a good choice of teacher at all.

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ENGL1120
Dec 18, 2010

Schneller isn't a good teacher. She tries, but English isn't her first language so she knows all the little rules we all forget. She grades papers completely unfair. People work for weeks and get Cs and Ds while others spend hours and plagiaries and get As. Her husband is an associate Dean so she is not going anywhere anytime soon.

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ENGL1100
Nov 8, 2011

Do not take this class, you will regret it.

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ENGL1100
Nov 9, 2011

Don't take this class. Switch out if you can. She appears at first glance as a friendly, grandmother-like figure, but you'll quickly realize that she pretty much thinks everyone is stupid. She will make you feel incredibly dumb. If you don't have a perfectly correct answer on a paper she'll call you out on it. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

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HIST1100
Nov 30, 2012

While I did enjoy her class, she is extremly difficult. You have to work for every grade you get, but she will give you what you deserve. She is helpful, and tries to make you feel comfortable.She offers bonus points too.Do not take the class if you aren't prpared to work.

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ENGL1100
Dec 30, 2012

Bottom line, take another class. She's awful,and you'll regret taking her class. It doesn't matter how well you write, she won't be happy with anything you write and will low ball your grades each time.

2.0
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ENGL1120
Jan 9, 2013

Drop her class immediately, especially if you get her via TBA. She is horribly out-dated as far as her teaching methods go, and her curriculum approach is too random and unorganized, making even great students lose patience. Drop her class as soon as possible.

2.0
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ENGL1120
Mar 1, 2013

one of the worst professors ever. She only wants to read papers that reflect her opinion Rarely gives A's.

3.0
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ENGL1120
Apr 24, 2013

She is a nice lady, but do not take her class. It is incredibly hard and she is a very strict grader. Avoid the class if you can. If you can't you will get through it, but buckle down because you are fixing to experience one of the hardest entry level classes of your life.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

59% confidence
Based on 3 grades
Most common grades:
A- (1)
A (1)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(1)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 3 reported grades
A-: 1
A: 1
B: 1
Rating Trend

Improving

+0.45 avg change
Nov
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Dec
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Mar
Apr
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENGLCOMP2

5.0

(1)

ENGLISHCOMP

5.0

(1)

ENGLCOMP

5.0

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ENGCOMP1

4.0

(1)

ENGL1200

4.0

(1)
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Difficulty by Course

101

5.0

ENG101

5.0

ENGLISH

5.0

COMP1100

5.0

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