4.5
Quality2.5
Difficulty93%
Would Retake110
Reviews93%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“Professor Ramey, was a great teacher, stuck with an awful class”
WRT150 - 5.0 rating“"UMMM" is not a teaching strategy”
WRT150 - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
86%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.02 avg changeRatings by Course
WRIT150
5.0
(3)WRT150219
5.0
(1)WRITI150
5.0
(1)WRT098
5.0
(1)WRT219
4.8
(9)Difficulty by Course
WRIT150
3.0
WRT150219
3.0
WRITI150
3.0
WRT305
2.8
WRT150
2.5
Reviews (110)
She is the SLOWEST teacher ever! She doesn't explain things well at all, and makes the class awkward. No grades until the final, but its just SO annoying to listen to her take 5 minutes to say 2 words. not hard to pass, though
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"UMMM" is not a teaching strategy!
I really like this course. It could be really boring, since it's required, but Professor Ramey makes coming worthwhile.
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She is wonderful. She does teacher response on all papers so you know what to correct and is willing to help you at any time.
I didn't really like Ramey at first, but now I think she's pretty cool. Sometimes she brings in food to keep us awake. She's really helpful cuz she writes a ton of comments on the papers you hand in and goes out her way to help you with anything.
Every writ 150 class doesn't give you a grade till the final. Emma was great, she is so helpful and gives you so many oppurtunities to come see her to work on papers one on one. If you don't then its your own fault. She's also REALLY leinant about paper deadlines, you can email ur papers to her
Emma is a really cool professor to take for a creative writing course. It's obvious that she loves writing and that she likes to have a little fun too. She assigns really cool writing topics and grades papers well - a ton of helpful comments. If you are taking WRT 219, consider Professor Ramey.
Emma is like a friend, i really became a pretty good writer(which i never anticipated!)with her help.She has great ideas, offers tons of help opportunities, makes resources available to you and REALLY goes all out to make things ideal to help fit writing into your life. easy going class. take her.
At first, I didn't like her because the class was really slow and I was a pretty decent writer. But then I realized she was actually pretty cool. She brought us homemade cookies, banana bread, and candy. Also, the comments on the paper were extremely helpful! She was also always there to help.
Emma is one the the best professors! Not only is she passionate about writing, but she really wants students to pass and do well. I mean, how many professors re-read a students paper 4 times via e-mail, each time sending back valuable comments? If you struggle with writing, take this class!
This prof is very nice, and is stuck with the unenviable task to teaching basic grammar to Juniors in college because they didn't take the test out exam. She makes it as painless as possible, which is like saying she makes an amputation without anethetic as painless as possible... not very.
Tough grader, but she lets you rewrite the papers for a higher grade. Willing to help and is pretty understanding. Class is boring, but that's because it's WRT 305 and pretty elementary - not really her fault.
What ppl have said is true. She tries but some time you get tired of learning about grammar when you're a junior. You do get to rewrite papers and she will help if you ask. I enjoyed taking this class.
She is really helpful, but the essays are very dry and boring. Take the class credit, no credit and you don't have to worry about it.
Loved this class and Prof Ramey. She is an interesting lady. Very nice and funny. We talked one on one a lot and she became like a friend to me. She's very helpful and gives great feedback on papers. Some of the readings aren't the greatest, but it's all a matter of taste. Great Prof.
Very helpful when I was in the hospital, let me email her a paper I had written because I missed a day when everyone was editting each others' papers. Even gave me an extension on that paper.
She is such a good professor! Definitely go to her during her office hours and she is always willing to help. Besides the fact that she usually lets us out early and brings candy for us :)
She is a GREAT prof. I would definitely suggest her if you aren't sure who to take for wrt 150. Very easy to talk to and always available for help, even willing to help students outside of her office hours. For the final portfolio, she takes into consideration how often you contacted her outside of class which can help your grade. :)
great prof. had her for 150 and then again for 219. very helpful outside of class and was a very fair grader. definitely take her.
EMMA IS AMAZING! she gives your very helpful comments on your paper and is VERY willing to meet with you outside of class and even allows you to email her your paper and she will check it over! and we pretty much always get let out early! TAKE HER CLASS!!
She's a nice prof, but can get a little boring. She is helpful though and gives good feedback on your writing.
One of my favorite profs, by far. Such an easy class, and Emma is SO helpful.
Her class was filled with dead birds, which is something we all learned to just work around by mid-terms. Still, she hid those damn birds under this purple skirt, long and tattered— she claims chiffon although she said merino to be mohair, so is wrong about that—until eventually the whole place reeked of decay. She also grades fair, has nice hair.
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She is a great prof! She teaches well and gives you very good opinions on your papers. She's not afraid to let you know what you need to work on, but you can tell that she does that to help you be the best writer that you possibly can! If you HAVE to take this class I recommend it be with her it will be all the more enjoyable.
Nicest lady ever! She is always willing to work with you on things and tells you exactly what to expect. I highly recommend her.
Take this Professor! SHE IS AWESOME! She is also VERY helpful! WRT 150 is a terrible class, but having Ramey made it 100 times better!
Nicest teacher I have. She is pretty crazy, but her fun loving attitude makes this awful class so much better. She's always willing to work with you on your papers.
Nicest teacher I have. She is pretty crazy, but her fun loving attitude makes this awful class so much better. She's always willing to work with you on your papers.
TAKE HER IF YOU CAN. SHE IS VERY NICE. She is also available for help outside her office hours. I highly recamend her.
She was so sweet and helpful! She made WRT 150 bearable. The class lectures are very boring, but she tries to lighten things up. She is also very helpful with helping you pick topics. Amazing prof!
Very cool lady. Hate writing and she makes it easy, boring class though.
She was a really good teacher. I was having problems picking a topic and she was more than happy to help me whenever I needed help.
Writing blows without Emma Ramey.
Emma is soooo great! She is very easy-going with topics, etc. but prepares you for what is expected with your portfolio. She is such a sweet, caring professor which is rare a lot of the time. Take Emma!!!!
She was born to teach this class.
I love Emma. She is incredibly helpful, and really makes this class fun. Take advantage of her office hours, she loves it when people stop in and show interest in the class. There is not a lot of outside work besides the 4 papers, which is awesome cause a lot of other WRT 150 profs assign extra stuff to do. EMMA IS A MUST-TAKE PROFESSOR!
Emma is an awesome professor! She is extremely nice and does everything she can to help you. She gives you numerous tips on how to make your papers better and always gives great advice. I recommend her!
Class is easy. She is a great professor and very understandable. She is a sweetheart. Sometimes has trouble controling the class, but we are paying for it so it is our fault in the end. Very helpful, would love to have her again.
If attendence wasn't mandatory i wouldnt go. Didn't learn much about writing. She's very helpful if you have questions. Provides very good feedback on papers.
WRT150 overall was a waste of time, but it's required for all GV students to pass it. Emma was an extremely nice and intelligent teacher. She is very approachable and helpful. Her goal is to get every one of her students through this course as painlessly as possible and sets up the class well compared to a lot of other WRT150 instructors. TAKE HER!
Professor Ramey was born to teach this class! She gave very good comments on papers and very helpful. she wants her students to make it through this class and has structured it so that its easy, compared to other professors. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
I love Miss Emma. She is very helpful and wants every one of her students to succeed. She picks more modern topics for papers which makes them more enjoyable to write. It's a waste of time to go to class so use up your four allowed absences, just space them out. Emma makes it so easy, I recommend having her for a WRT 150 prof in a heartbeat!
Emma was an excellent professor! By far my favorite so far. She was really easy, and straightforward with her assignments. She didn't make us do any extra writing, just the four papers that were required and she gave us plenty of time at the end of the semester to proof read our papers. I would definitely take her again for another writing class!
I would never have gone to class if it wasn't mandatory, the day-to-day activities and assignments are pointless and unhelpful. If you meet with her face to face for advice she can be helpful but only if you make an effort, this was my least favorite class Freshman year.
I really liked writing, but her class is pretty boring. Classes are mandatory, but Ramey shows how writing is used after college which is nice.
Professor Ramey was absolutely amazing. The class was miserably boring, but having her was worth it. She went through every paper I turned in and gave great comments and input for my revisions for portfolio. She is also readily available to meet her whenever to go over papers and corrections. She wants everyone to get an A and sets you up to do so!
Oh gosh was this class awful. She's a very nice person but I absolutely could not stand the way she taught. She goes on rants for half the class and her voice is extremely slow, annoying and horrible to listen to. She was helpful but only I went out of my way to ask her questions.
Emma was a great great professor. I loved that she respected the fact that I was an older student and some dumb little kid. She was extremely helpful with the writing for class and responded to my emails quickly. I found her fun and easy to get along with and able to relate too. Class is mandatory but thats a school thing not a her thing. Take HER!
Very helpful, respectful of each student as an individual. Willing to assist those willing to learn.
She really wants to help everyone Hearing about other WRT classes from my friends, in this class you write about .5 as many papers Which she will give you really extensive advice if you ask her to look over any paper The work was easy but what was due and when it was due got confusing Being in class was super boring her voice can be really annoying
She is honestly the best WRT 150 out there. Always helpful and besides the 1st paper, she doesn't BS you, no busy work just some reading of example stories, but I never read them and I did great. She is the teacher to take, she even let me write one of my papers on Zombies, now what other prof does that?
She is a great teacher! We only had to write three papers the entire semester while many of my friends are explaining that they have to write 6-7!! The class can be extremely boring which is typical of a writing class however if you let her know that you want and A in the class she will challenge you and help you strive towards that goal.
She is an awsome professor. she is always willing to help you out. she is an extremly nice person and makes you enjoy the class. I wish Ii would have had her for WRT 150 as well but I didn't. If you can get her as your professor I highly recommend you do
If you let her know at the beginning of the semester that you want to work for an A in the class, she will give you really useful feedback on your papers. Go to her office hours or email her. She is really nice too.
She was nice and all, I'll give her that, but she didn't help with anything. I wrote my whole portfolio the day before it was due, and still passed with a B. The class was long and boring and you can only miss 4 times, but I wanted to skip every day. Her voice is also super annoying. If you can pass without help, go ahead and take this class.
She is nice, helpful w giving advice to improve paper, and she tries to be awkward funny in class. I would recommend her for 150. Just WRT 150 is just unpopular class that nobody wants to do but have to. Hard to get "A" portfolio bc 3 profs grade it an do an average then. I got a B portfolio and then a "+" bc of participation so I'm happy w a my +B
She is super nice and funny. Ramey really cares about the success of her students and tries to help them the best she can. Classes are boring, but what do you expect with WRT 150? No other assignments to turn in and she gets your papers back to you right away. Take her!
Ramey is a very nice and helpful professor. She is always willing to help her students succeed and pass the class!
Emma was extremely helpful. Writing is boring to me, but she made the process easier and actually made me passionate about my work. Definitely a professor I would recommend for WRT 150
I LOVE HER
Professor Ramey, was a great teacher, stuck with an awful class. WRT150 is the worst class i've had to take, and Professor Ramey made it bearable. She gives great feedback on all assignments and will help anyone who needs help. If you have to take WRT150 get Professor Ramey.
I love Professor Ramey! I highly recommend her for WRT150. She makes it very clear how hard it is to get an A but if you tell her you are willing to work for it she will do everything she can to help you. I became a much better writer because of this class.
Ramey is the best professor for WRT150. Offers so many chances for you to get feedback and always answers questions. Really nice lady love her.
She is awesome!!
She has many office hours at the end of the semester so that you can go in and work on your papers with her. Overall writting 150 is a boring class, but she is an amazing professor to take it with!
Prof. Ramey was great! Very easy to talk to, and very helpful with providing feedback for your papers!
Super adorable and awesome lady. She's super willing to help, and her writing tips are awesome. It's a hard class but she's probably as good as writing professors get
Best professor ever. She cares so much and is always available to help you. I wish other professors were as caring and passionate as she is. She really cares about everyone's success. If you can get this professor, take her! The class itself is boring, but she makes it somewhat interesting.
Professor Ramey is by far one of the best proffesors at Grand Valley. She is extremely helpful and wants her students to succeed. She is always willing to meet in her office hours for feedback and extra help on your papers which are very challening. She respects students who are willing to put forth their full effort.
Would definitely recommend Prof Ramey. No matter who you take for writing you have to work for that A if you really want it. She is very helpful with giving feedback and wanting the best for all her students, but you must put the work in and spend lots of time on your papers in order to get that A. Go to her office hours and you will be just fine.
If you want a teacher who cares not only about helping you become a better writer, but help you through anything to do with college. She's your girl. Ramey will go far beyond any prof at GV to help you succed. She gives amazing and detailed feedback. Lectures can be kinda boring, but everything she teaches helped me get a good grade in writing.
Very helpful professor in a challenging course. Always willing to provide help if you're willing to take time out of class to meet with her
Emma Ramey is the definition of GOAT. She is so nice and cares a lot about her students. She answered so many of my questions through email the night before our portfolios are due. The class shouldn't have to meet for 3 hours a week, but it is easy to get a good grade as long as you take advantage of her willingness to help!
After taking her Writing 150 class, all of my other professors seemed sub-par. She was so helpful and informative. Most of all, her kindness and passion for teaching set a new bar for how awesome a professor can be!
I was so worried going into WRT 150 after hearing so many bad things about it. However, Professor Ramey made my first semester of college so much easier by guiding me through the big papers for the class. She has a charming sense of humor and is one of the better WRT 150 professors
Such a kind and caring professor! You can tell she wants all of her students to do well.
Love her!!! Shes an awesome writing 150 professor considering how hard the class is! Shes always willing to read over papers and give feedback! I would definitely recommend her!!
She loves what she does and is willing to help her students in any way she can. She can be a bit annoying at times but it's only because she cares so much. Does check points on the three papers, gives very helpful feedback on what to fix.
She is amazing, take her!
Prof Ramey genuinely cares about how well you do. She will go out of her way to make sure you succeed. She was one of the best professors I've had, hands down!
Professor Ramey is really nice and cares about her students. Sometimes lectures are boring, but you have to go for participation. If you have taken any high school English classes WRT 150 should not be a problem and Professor Ramey gives great feedback to help you improve your skills!
The class wasn't the most fun to sit through but since it was a foundations course I don't think it had anything to do with the prof. but more to do with the content and requirements. She gave great feedback on essays in order to improve your grade. You could tell she really did care about how well you did. Her office hours were also very helpful.
Gives good feedback on your work and is always willing to help you out. As long as you do the reading responses and the work for them as well as the exercises you'll be fine.
The prof is good. Shes just very monotone. She gives less work then most of the other WRI 150 profs so if you can get past monotone shes a solid prof. If not bring a pillow.
Ramey was very kind and caring. She offers great suggestions for paper. She can ramble a little but she is a good professor and knowledgeable and approachable. I felt very comfortable asking her for help. She has us work in groups to review our rough drafts and made a comfortable learning space.
Emma is one of my favorites from this semester. She's very realistic and wants to help you succeed in creative writing. Her feedback and discussions are very helpful. Also, do her "in class workshop" activities as they will help you with your writing. Overall, great professor and would highly recommend to anybody.
Emma is such a caring professor. Her workshops are so helpful and will give you tons of ideas for your writing. She does send out announcements via Blackboard that are very helpful. Even during COVID-19, she made the switch as seamless as possible considering the unpredictable circumstances. Overall, one of my FAVORITE professors at GVSU.
Prof Ramey is great and she sets you up to get a good grade on your portfolio. The paper deadlines are a little fast, but they aren't too hard to meet and if you need an extension she will give you one. When she edits your papers she will give you feedback on what grade your paper is now and what corrections you have to make to get an A portfolio.
Ramey is super caring, gives great feedback, and does her best to help you if you need some help or more explanation on an assignment. Assignments consisted of 3 essays that you work on throughout the semester and a few discussion posts. The only downside of her class is that her lectures are monotonous/not very interesting, but shes a good prof.
Prof. Ramey is a good professor and gives out a lot of good feedback on essays. Her lectures can be pretty boring but the class was taken for gen ed. requirement so was not expecting much from this class. Easy to pass, just a lot of writing.
She is by far my favorite professor so far at GVSU. She is super caring and wants you to do good. Take advantage of her office hours because she will tell you exactly what you need to do to get a good portfolio grade. She also responds to emails really quick! There are some discussion post and readings, but are not very time consuming.
She is one of the nicest professors I've had at GV, I highly recommend. She gives great feedback and really wants you to do well. Go to her office hours and she will help you a ton!
Ramey is my favorite professor. She is amazing and always wants her students to do their best. She is always available to answer questions and always gives amazing feedback. If you are taking a writing class, try to get her!
Professor Ramey is awesome. If you are taking WRT150, take her. She gives feedback on all your drafts and even meets with you one on one to discuss improvements to your papers. She is always open for questions or if you need help. She is probably the most caring professor I have had.
Professor Ramey is literally the nicest human being ever. She is super helpful when it comes to critiquing your papers. WRT 150 is set up very poorly because your grade is basically just three papers. Professor Ramey is very accessible outside of class for if you want her to look at your paper more. There is a lot of class time to work on papers.
Professor Ramey is super kind and helpful. There are only three papers; for each paper, we get a 1st draft, 2nd, and then we turn in the final at the end. We spend the whole semester perfecting them with peers and even Professor Ramey at our "conferences". Her feedback is incredible and if you are going to take WRT150, I highly recommend her.
Professor Ramey saved all of my portfolios from being mediocre. She truly cares about her students and their well being- both in and out of the classroom. She's incredibly helpful and even though her lectures seem a little redundant, she makes up for it with her conference time outside of class.
Professor Ramey was the best professor. She truly cares for her students and wants them to do well. She is very accessible outside of class and will help you thoroughly. There are 3 essay in the semester and as long as you stay on track you will be fine! She is passionate about writing and knows a lot. I highly recommend her!
Genuinely feels like your being taught by Sadness from Inside Out. Super monotone and the class gets extremely boring. Besides this the teacher is super nice and gives good feedback on your papers.
She was incredible. The class itself can be difficult and takes a lot of effort, but she was so helpful throughout it. She provides so much practice and resources, UTILIZE THEM! I got an A on my portfolio and owe her much of the credit, she helps with anything and will meet with you when needed. I'm so glad to have had her as a professor, take her!
Wonderful class!
Prof. Ramey was a great professor for the difficulty of this class. She did an amazing job with a workload schedule that was manageable to anyone. Three essays with weeks to write each and a one-on-one meeting with her to discuss what can be improved. She is very kind and understanding and wants the best for each one of her students,
She is super supportive. Even with the kids in class who didn't try that hard, she still put in a ton of effort. It's important to go to class because you cover a lot. She values people who raise their hand and talk too so don't be shy. You also don't really have to do all of the reading... I didn't do much reading and still passed with an A+.
Really kind and caring professor. Class is pretty simple, grade is made up of attendance, a couple of assignments, and 3 essays you turn in at the end of the semester. She wants the best for her students and gives good feedback on editing your essays.
The professor is nice, caring, and understanding. The class is basically working on 3 essays for your portfolio. You have to do the work and show up for your process grade. She also meets with you after every essay and gives great feedback on what to fix.
Ramey was a very clear, concise, reachable professor who was laidback and allowed a lot of creative freedom so long as it had a clear purpose. All in all, she lets her students have autonomy with their work and encourages them to write better and get feedback. Still my favorite professor. Get ready for a lot of "O-kay, Soooo-!"
Get ready to hear, "Okay sooo..." She is a great professor and understanding. You have 3 essays to write throughout the semester and she has office meetings for her to give you great feedback on the essays. The assignments we did during class seemed useless sometimes and she would be on our butt time to time when my friend group was talking.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
86%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.02 avg changeRatings by Course
WRIT150
5.0
(3)WRT150219
5.0
(1)WRITI150
5.0
(1)WRT098
5.0
(1)WRT219
4.8
(9)Difficulty by Course
WRIT150
3.0
WRT150219
3.0
WRITI150
3.0
WRT305
2.8
WRT150
2.5