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“If you can avoid her, avoid her”
ENC1101 - 1.0 rating“Do not take this class if you're taking 3 or more classes at the same time”
ENC1101 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (99)
English 2 - She's highly knowledgeable and enjoys her subject matter. Tough grader but gives you everything you need to turn in a good essay. Not the greatest at letting you know your grade so you will have to take the time to ask her. Do not wait until the end to turn in late work. She makes corny jokes and loves llamas.
Professor Garcia will give you assignments that you'll have to work really hard on. But each assignment will help you become a better writer, and a better person. If I could, I would take another class with her!! I can't remember a single class where I didn't laugh! Take her class! You won't regret it! Love this professor SO much!
Professor Garcia is a very enthusiastic person and can make class fun for the time being. However, in terms of grading and actual assignments, it is sometimes hard to keep up. You have to ask in class what is of you to do and for her to actually explain an assignment. It's a blended class so most of the work is online. Wouldn't recommend this class
if you have a full time job I don't recommend this professor. There is an online class on Friday's which assignments are due on Sunday's and she gives tons of work to do at home, mostly reading and writing projects . Don't get me wrong! she is an amazing professor but her classes are very difficult for a full time employee, so think twice before
Professor A.K does not give a lot of homework. It is a blended course so expect to have homework on Fridays. However, the homework can be completed in an hour or so. Very tough grader, explains what she expected after you turn in the work. Do the essays how she wants you to, or you can expect an F. Attendance is mandatory. Skip Fail.
I had a terrible first impression with her. She was very rude to me and I have seen her be very rude to other students. However, this is by far the most organized class I have taken at Miami Dade. She pushes you and actually teaches meaningful content. If you skip class you will fail.
Professor AK as she likes to be called loves what she does. She grades hard. be prepared to write and read a lot. I loved her class because I love a good challenge! Quizzes every week online , discussions, essays, short activities and just some of the many things that are done in her class. Late assignments she deducts 15 points!
She is the worst! She does not care about the students. She does not explain! Very hard grader and does not provide any help to boost your grade. She does not care about your grades! She wants to see you fail!!!!!!! If you can avoid her, avoid her! RUN WHILE YOU CANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do not take this class if you're taking 3 or more classes at the same time. Really hard to keep up with the amount of assignments and just when you think you've done your work correctly... you get a C or a D... 3 essays, she makes you feel like she doesn't care about the book homework but please do every single homework and go above and beyond !!
She is a great professor, she expects you to learn and apply your learning. Need to go to class or not u will be lost. She is a thought grader, gives many works 2-3 essays. Final was a project presentation. The quizzes are the ones in the chapters. Very funny and great lectures.
She is great! I'll definitely take a class with her again!
A lot of hard work!!!!!!!!!!!
She wasn't a hard teacher and quite helpful with all the essays we had to write. Not sure why she is getting a lot of hate, but a good teacher overall.
If you want to pass English do not take this professor. She is the toughest grader I have ever seen. Gives a ridiculous amount of homework each week and 4 major projects. Attendance is mandatory and graded. Prepare to read and write like never before. You will do so much work just to end up with a D or C in your assignments. AVOID!
I had her for ENC1101 and I don't think I've had a harder english teacher than I had her. She's very tough but you will pass her class. She will help you pass but you have to show you care.
Professor Garcia is a very tough grader. She is good during class and it is very easy to understand the material. Gives a lot of major assignment: 2 essays and a reading project and maybe some other assignments. Expect a lot of homework, lots of reading and writing. Attendance matters and will affect your grade even if you are a couple minutes late
This is the worse professor I have taken in my life. Its the only D I got. She is rude and disrespectful. I submit homeworks that she did not even grade. Dont take her. Her first statement when arriving to the class was I cant wait to see you all retaking this class
Prof Garcia is amazing. I enjoyed every moment in her class and I learned a lot. She makes you work really hard for a good grade but is worthy. I love reading and I was really happy to read during this class. Highly recommended!
I took this class with Ak Garcia in Summer 2020. I work really hard in writing many papers and Got a B. a lot of reading, writing, and steps to complete. She has no mercy with her students and doesn't understand that we are facing a pandemic and a hard time.
She's the worst professor I have ever had. Do not take her class
Tough grader and doesn't give enough feedback.
Prof García or professor A.K as she likes to be called,enjoys giving bad grades , C or D are her specialties .I dont know what this professor expects from students. I personally worked really hard on my papers, checked with tutors before turning essays in but nothing was good enough for her. AWFUL , avoid her, she is conceited .
Friendly, but strict.
She is honestly the best! If you put in the effort and show your maximum effort she will work with you. She is very encouraging and relatable to her students.
She is disrespectful, rude and a tough grader. I tried my hardest and worked hard and she still made it difficult, she expects her students to be perfect and the essays to be written like a professional writer . She gets mad when you ask questions about any assignments. Avoid taking her class
Bad teacher with a bad attitude that gives zeros to students who turn in work but have a slight formatting issue. She also laughs in a conceded way whenever someone says something that she perceives to be dumb.
She is tells you from the start exactly what she expects and refuses to tolerate. Tries to be relatable but it gets annoying with all the work assigned just to receive a harsh grade. If you do your work youll be fine though, dont take her class if youre not good at writting. Will make you go to tutoring once. If you do the grammar tests ur good
Worst teacher I have ever taken in Miami dade. The entire assignment can be well done and she will give you a bad grade just because it isn't formatted correctly, she is so rude and disrespectful. Avoid taking her class
I had Professor AK for ENC 1101. I struggled at first, but we had a one-on-one meeting and I was able to turn things around. She met with me a lot throughout the semester to help me improve my papers. I had to work hard but I'm a much better writer now. I learned a lot!
I took a MDC Live class with Professor AK. Participation & attendance count, but the participation was pretty easy, just stuff we did in class & then turned in. We had 3 essays but one was a revision so it it wasn't from scratch. She grades hard but the revision helped my grade & she gives a lot of feedback. Not sure why she's getting hate?
This is the BEEEEESSSSTTTT professor I have ever had in my life. I took ENC1101 with her and it was extremely difficult for me due to language barrier. However, this lady is passionate about her job, she lives her students, she treats everyone the same regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or whatever. I would highly recommend her!!!!
I wasn't confident with my writing but professor AK told me at the end of the semester that I had gotten better at it. I had to put in a lot of work but it paid off in the end. Now I actually feel good about my writing.
She's good and you need to do your work but she's fair. She tells you what you need to do. I think that's awesome because I wasn't a good writer and not very confident but she cared a lot and helped me understand what I needed to do. The class was better than expected. It was interesting and different and we worked on expressing ourselves.
I think AK Garcia was great because she covered a lot of material. It's pretty intense but I feel my writing skills got so much better. She has high expectations but she cares a lot and if you need help and you try, she gives good feedback and will work with you. You have to do your work and as she says, be accountable. It's not a secret.
Professor Garcia is honest, fair and willing to listen. She respects students and demands they give their best. Dont expect an easy A but expect fairness if you do your best work.
Prof. Garcia is great if you want a high quality teacher who gives and demands the best. Work hard and youll be rewarded.
Show up to class, put in the work, keep your personal stuff out of the way and youll do great in this class. Dont expect an easy A but do expect fairness.
Prof. Garcia is one of those teachers I really respect. She wont cave in to excuses, so just do your share of work , read what the expectations are, and youll do great. Be prepared for challenges but also be aware that she will give you what youre really worth.
She definitely expects you to work, but it's college. It definitely is way more work than I expected, but it wasn't crazy. It was actually interesting. I wish we had more input in the topics but I like that there were a lot of different types of projects. She could be a little more approachable, which might help explain some of the reviews.
I took the class and thought it met my expectations. She's clear about what she expects, and although it's tough, she was very clear. I learned a lot. I feel more confident. For those who complained about "formatting", that is part of the class! She explains it all, though, so it's different but reasonable.
Coming from public school, I know I wasnt the best writer. Even after ENC1101, I did the basics just to get by. Professor AK did what she had to do to make us actually improve our writing. Is it work? Yeah. Im using what I learned now in my psychology courses. Just put in the work and youll pass. Meet with her if you have issues, shell help.
I took Professor AK for SLS class. There's a lot of reading for that class but it's pretty easy and gives good tips on stuff like studying and time management. I actually learned some useful stuff in this class. I liked the weekly check ins because I got to talk about how my classes were going. She tried to make class fun.
I had Professor AK for SLS. There was a lot of reading from the book, but class meetings were pretty fun. If you actually do the work and stay on track, the class is pretty easy.
If you are not really good writing do not take this professor. If you are two minutes late you will lose points, you have to participate in every class and submit your participation by the end of the class. Her grading system is awful, she remove points for small details. She is sarcastic.
Throughout the semester you will have 3 essays and 2 projects. The essays are easy and Professor A.K gives very good feedback. Professor A.K is very organized and has the semester planned in advance. After each class she will give you time to finish class work in which you'll have to turn in before class ends.
Every week you will have a chapter quiz which are easy and classwork will be given at the end of class. Professor A.K is very organized and will have her whole semester planned out which makes it easy for the students to be prepared.
Super hard and difficult class
Professor Alicia Garcia simply does not care. She does not give extra credit and marks you absent even if you have a valid excuse. Her class is unnecessarily difficult, and even though you will have a good time in class, it does not matter as she is not going to help you succeed. Do not take her, she is just awful.
Very confusing, sarcastic and rude sometimes. Literally dropped out of the class. It was to much to handle
I'm not sure what other people are looking for but I'm in school to learn. Prof AK made me do that. She gave us a lot of chances to redo our work because we needed more time. She lays out expectations on day 1; they're not a surprise. If you want an easy A dont take her. I'm proud of my grade because I worked hard for it. I learned a lot.
I had Professor AK for two classes. She's great! I understand the reason she gave us every assignment, and she gives feedback on everything. She gives you every due date the first day of class and rubrics for everything so you know what to do. if you ask for help, she'll help you. She posts lecture notes, too.
I took her for IDH and she genuinely is such a funny and engaging professor! A big critique I have of her is her grading system. She take points off for things but doesn't tell you why. Other than that, she is very easy to talk to and makes the class fun.
Prof AK gives you everything you need on day 1. If you listen, read, and follow directions you'll be fine. She met with me a lot during/outside of class to help me. It's really not that hard.
Prof. A.K.) Does her job well. I've been through a lot of different profs. She's one of the better ones. She lays out her course and expectations clearly. I was ok with it. I didn't know everything, but I did the work. Maybe I have a different work ethic as an older student. I will say, that she is funny. Class was never boring.
I'm not done with class yet but I'm doing okay (I have a B) because everything is written out on Blackboard. She also gave us a calendar with all the homework on it. If you just read what your supposed to do and put in effort you can pass with no problem. Directions are really clear!
Had this professor for a summer academy with the Honors College. She made the class fun with great advice and feedback and participation is greatly recommended.
Professor AK is a good professor. If you reach out to her she helps you. She gives super clear directions so if you just read them and follow them you can do well. She gives a lot of feedback before you have to turn in a a final paper. There's a project where you can earn extra credit if you want.
Another "there is no such thing as 100% papers" type of teacher. Ended up failing the course due to arbitrarily giving 80's and 70's on assignments when I followed instructions. Not worth your time or effort. A teacher that makes you question why you chose to bother pursuing a higher education in the first place.
ENC 1101 online is a lot of work but Prof A K gives good feedback and will help you if you ask for it. There's a lot of reading for this class.
Amazing educator, engaging lecturer. Be prepared to work, nothing is given. You can see from the other comments, if you put in the work you will do just fine in her class.
Professor AK gives rubrics for everything so if you take time to look at it it's easy to get a good grade. I had some struggles in the semester but i went to talk to her and she helped me. AK gives you everything you need but you have to not be lazy.
Professor Garcia is fair in her grading but there are often unclear instructions for assignments.
BEFORE I START, her class is SOO fun, she's a great individual. Anyways, she is a very and I mean VERY tough grader, on the other hand, she gives VERY good feedback. If you have discussions in her class make sure to participate you can take notes instead but that won't do you much good. The quizzes from the online book can bump up your grade.
This class was fun and pretty chill, but you have to do the work or you won't pass. Get the textbook!
Be ready to do lots of homework. Some textbook assignments will take you over an hour to complete each. If you are even 2 minutes late she will lower you grade. Very adamite on doing improv and will make you do it weekly, sometimes made me question why I should go to class. Only positive is that she will respond to email and help if you need it.
Professor AK is very thoughtful in the grades, and she gives a lot homework, however if you have a question she will help you and gives amazing feedback.
she is a great professor! funny and you interact a lot in the class and I love that, she is always willing to help and you can go to her office hours always! is difficult to get a good grade, you need to have the time and put effort
Professor AK makes class fun and gives feedback on everything. She is a tough grader but she will help you if you ask for help. Tutoring is required, too, but it was actually a good experience and it helped me a lot. My writing is better and I feel more confident.
She's an alright professor but the work she gave us was unclear and didn't really explain how we were supposed to finish them. Giving her students a civics engagement project when the class has nothing to do with that... definitely made half of the course fail, I don't recommend her.
Professor Garcia is really thorough. She posts all the directions for everything on Blackboard and also goes over them in class. if you don't read them then yeah, youll be lost but everything you need is there. Examples, too. She'll help you if you ask, too. she made us go to tutoring but it actually helped me a lot.
Professor AK makes everything really clear but you can't be lazy in her class. She gives examples and stuff and she helps a lot in class when we had time to work on assignments. Don't procrastinate! If you read directions, turn in work, and show up to class, you'll pass. She offered extra credit, too. It was a fun class!
IN 1102 we had to do research. She made it easy tho because she broke it down step by step and gave us feedback and chances to redo stuff if we needed to.AK was always available to answer my questions and help me. We had lots of time to work in class, to. She tells you exactly what's up on day one of the class so there's no suprises.
AK is awesome! Wish I could take her for more classes but I'm done with ENC class. She gave us lots of help and chances. I had to work hard but she helped me and I'm better at writing now. Didn't like the textbook, tho.
I just had my last 1102 class and this semester was really good. AK makes class fun and gave us feedback on everything. If you show up, read the directions, ask questions, and do the work its really not hard to pass. I dont know for sure yet but I think Ill end up with a b in the class.
She gives a lot of homework and little time to complete it. Like theres 3/4 assignments during the week, every week there is something due wednesday, friday, and sunday. Dont have time to complete the assignments in separate days like that. She is super nice and understanding. But honestly not worth doing with the work, and she expects you buy book
I failed 1101 the first time wiht another professor but I passed with professor AK. She made class kind of fun and she really does a lot to help you pass if you show that youre willing to do the work and that you care. She will help you if you ask.
AK is a good professor. She gave us a lot of time to work in class and walked around to help us. I thought the class was gonna be hard but she made it not that bad.
Professor Garcia's class was not hard at all, you just had a lot of assignments to do. She might also be a tough grader, but if you follow her clear instructions you will do good. She is also organized with her materials but might forget some things. Overall it was an okay class.
Great teacher, amazing communicator with positive feedback.
If you show up and do what she tells you, you will get a good grade. Gives lots of feedback. I learned a lot from her class.
Ak gives a rubric for everything so you know how she grades. That really helps me. She gives feedback on everything. There's a lot of work but if you can also get extra credit. DO YOUR TUTORING EARLY!!!
She is a very nice professor. Her grading is very clear and is very straight forward with it too. Attendance and tutoring is mandatory (for a grade). Overall, if you do your work on time, you'll be fine. Didn't end up with an A because I was lazy tbh.
I took Professor AK during my first semester in Fall and she is a very dedicated Professor. She gives a lot of feedback and makes sure you are on track. I appreciate that she also engages the class a lot and never bores you. Super kind!! Wish I took her for 1102!
I took CRW 2001 with her. Not sure why she has a 3.5 rating atm. Yes, she gives a lot of assignments, but it is IMPOSSIBLE to fail her class if you try and read her grading criteria. When I say impossible, I mean impossible. I just finished her class with a 99% grade. College isn't meant to be easy guys. She's super sweet and feedback is amazing!
I took Professor AK for an online class. As long as you read and do what youre supposed to do, everything is clear and not that hard. She answered my emails pretty fast.
Ill be honest I don't care much about English because Im not good at it but Ak tried to make the class fun. She tried to help us connect it to whatever our major was, too. I did the bare minimum and I passed so its definitely possible.
And she can be nice but also a bit tough. Her class seems a bit difficult.
Im in school to learn and AKs class made me a better writer. I want a class where I have to work hard, otherwise Ill get bored. She tried to make class connect to life outside of class, so that was good. She seems aware of the fact that people have lives and jobs and will work with you if you ask.
Very strict grading and not very clear through feedback.
AK tells you exactly what to do in every assignment if you pay attention in class and read the directions. Everything has a rubric, too, so you know how its gonna be graded. Make sure you do the homework, pay attention and read what youre supposed to! Once I realized that the class was easy.
Professor Garcia is a strict professor. Be ready for the amount of assignments, which is not cool since she thinks her class is the only one you are taking when it's not. There was a time when she didn't act correctly to Cuban immigrants and I didn't quite like it since I'm one. Her criteria can be good but also tough the way she delivers it.
She is not terrible, just a really tough grader. It was a consensus between all of us registered. I ended with a B but had to work really hard to maintain it! Also, a lot of story quizzes and discussion posts. ALSO, not only a midterm essay but a final essay as well both proctored. She does however give very clear and good feedback.
AK is very nice and friendly but tough on grades. she leaves a lot of homework and it can be hard to keep up. For ENC 1101 we had to prepare, participate, and reflect on discussions and she graded us on that, as well as on essays. it got easier at the end of the semester though.
she was okay. She explained things very clearly with assignments and directed us. Avoid asking questions about locations with stuff; just read through everything again on the syllabus so you would avoid getting scolded or belittled by the professor. Even with a semi-rude and snarky personality, she was overall a good teacher.
This is the worst professor I have had so far. She won't grade anything on time. Her feedback is not specific and she words it in a rude tone. If you have an option to choose your professor do not choose her.
AK's class is hard but you will learn. She will help you if you ask but she doesn't like to repeat herself. She will tell you things multiple times, but then I have to find it myself. it actually helped me get more organized and keep track of things but it took a while.
AK's class was hard but if you ask for help she'll help. Im not a good writer but I feel like i learned in her class. Make sure you show up on time!
i like that ak gives us time to work in class.
Snarky and rude if you show any confusion, questions won't be answered in person if there is an answer somewhere on canvas (you won't be told where, you should've payed attention the first time). What is answered is in short sour tone. Decent teacher
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
97%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
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