4.6
Quality3.0
Difficulty87%
Would Retake102
Reviews87%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“Jen is a very nice and respectful teacher”
ENG105 - 4.0 rating“She has been very helpful and really cares about students”
100 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
93%
Textbook Required
15%
Grade Predictor
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Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
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100
5.0
(2)UNV106HN
5.0
(2)ENG200
5.0
(2)ENG205HON
5.0
(1)ENG105
4.6
(47)Difficulty by Course
HON106
4.0
ENG205HON
4.0
ENG200
3.5
ENG106
3.2
UNV100
3.1
Reviews (102)
Jen honestly treats us like were children. Legally we have 20% on turnitin before its considered plagiarism. I turned in 3 essays with 2% and I got zeros on all 3 essays for "plagiarism"
Jen is a very nice and respectful teacher. She doesn't try to make the class always boring. We get to talk with others and ask questions. She is especially helpful when sitting down with her one-on-one. Making an appointment helps a lot. She is definitely better than other English teachers I have had before.
Dr. Santos is a very interesting teacher and explains concepts very well. She tries to make the class funny and simple.Take her class seriously if you want to do well. That means go to class, don't goof off online during class, and take notes on her lectures. She will tell you exactly which chapters of the textbook you need to read, too.
She has been very helpful and really cares about students. She takes the time to learn everybody's name and really wants to see her students succeed. Going to class is essential though.
She is one of the best professors I've had for honors! Very kind woman, although she does grade her papers very tough with her background as an English professor! Beware of how many essays and projects you do in a semester!
I absolutely LOVED Santos. She is an amazing teacher. I had a hard first semester but her class made it totally better. She is so Interesting and keeps the class entertaining. :) LOVE HER.
She offers clear directions for all assignments and is a fair grader. Her lectures are enjoyable and always had peer reviews for papers.
If you expect to miss even a single day of class you had better get used to asking for the notes. You cannot slack off in this class because Miss Santos grades quite harshly. That being said, I turned in excellent papers and she gave me excellent grades; you get what you put in. She's hilarious, but tough to work with at times.
Jen Santos is an amazing professor! I am a student athlete that always traveled and she would always email me the lectures and would make sure I understood what I missed. Office hours are important if you want to get a good grade on your paper. If you want an A she will help you get an A!
Dr. Santos is amazing. She's a super nice lady and sincerely wants the best for her students. With that said, you need to meet her halfway. She will help you if you go to class and office hours and let her know you want to succeed.
She was one of my favorite professors, very helpful and has a great attitude. She can answer your question at a college level without over complicating English. She is a genuine teacher and is a joy to be around. She's my preferred English teacher choice for anyone who struggles with English. She applies what you learn to her life experience.
English professor who really helps out students as long as you go to her for help. She would have us write our papers in class so we could always get help and was very clear on what she expected from us. Turn in a bad paper and get a bad grade but if you go to class and follow all her criteria for a good paper then you get a good grade.
A good teacher who has a tough class, but is easily available for feedback.
3 papers for the semester, very easy! no tests. great professor. really cares about her students!
English professor who really helps out students as long as you go to her for help. She would have us write our papers in class so we could always get help and was very clear on what she expected from us.
Doctor Santos is one of my favorite professors at GCU. She genuinely cares about the students and wants them to understand the material. Tough grader on papers but she gives amazing feedback. Go to her office hours and you'll do great on the papers. She offers extra credit at the end of the semester as well!
Dr. Santos took over our class mid-semester after our professor resigned due to health issues. She could not have handled that transition better than she did! In fact, the class came alive and was more enthused with the content when she was our professor. We were a really close class after that. Could not speak higher of her as a professor.
Dr. Santos is exceptional. She is so helpful in giving clear instructions and gives extremely good feedback so that we turn in our best work. She deeply cares about her students and knows them all by name, even if there are 70-80 students in her classes. Highly recommend her.
Santos is an AWESOME professor. She is VERY intelligent, and engages students in class which is awesome. She will NOT hand you an A if you don't work for it. You must show up to class and participate! If you ask for help, she will go the extra mile to help you. We need more professors with this mentality. She'll make you work, but she still cares!
She likes to get to know all of her students which a lot of people might like. Me not so much. She was an okay teacher coming in halfway through the semester. I would say shes a good English teacher but she goes over the top sometimes, so if you like that, then by all means take her class.
Dr. Santos is a really good professor. She gives very clear directions for what she expects in papers. She has lots of helpful in-class writing workshops to help you write better papers. She gives very specific feedback on your papers so you can see where you need to improve. Very solid English professor.
I loved being in Doctor Santos' class. She was very personal and got to know her students. She also provided us with in class writing workshops to help us with our papers. She was very clear on assignment expectations and was more than willing to help if you asked for it.
Professor Santos is a great professor. I highly recommend having her, she cares a lot about the success of her students. She wants you to pass and she actually cares about you personally. Be ready to go to every class though because participation really counts. She does her best to make the class interesting and involving.
Dr. Santos is one of the best Professors GCU has to offer. I highly recommend taking her for anything you can. She will go out of her way to help you. She gives amazing feedback and has office hours by appointment if you need extra help.
The class is an easy A since she provides a specific rubric for each paper; with the exception of the final. Make sure to follow the power points and attend class because participation matters! Lecture itself is a little boring but overall a good class!
Dr. Santos is a great professor! She truly cares about her students and is very engaging. She provides good feedback and is there when a student needs her help.
Dr. Santos is one of the best professors I've had at GCU. She genuinely cares about her students and is willing to help. ENG106 is mostly graded by the three papers, equalling out to be about 71% of your grade. If you do good on the papers, you will do good in the class.
Dr. Santos is a great teacher. She takes time to learn everyones name. She cares for her students and well being. I would definitely take any of her courses after taking this one with her!
Dr. Santos is the best professor I have ever had. I went out of my way to take every English class she offered. I beg anyone reading this to take her class. I promise you will not be upset. However, be ready to work because she expects a solid effort from all her students. I cannot express in words how much you will learn in her class.
3 papers but she will help every step of the way. She is very caring and a wonderful professor. I had her for english 105 & 106 because she is that amazing! Build a great relationship with her and she will always be there for you. Provides great feedback on every paper and helps you improve your writing so much. GCU needs more professors like her!!
Santos was a great professor and actually made English pretty challenging for me, where in most English classes, it was a breeze. She really cares about her students and is always there after hours to answer questions and give you everything you need to get a good grade on your papers. I would definitely take her again if I needed more English.
Very hard grader. Very set in her ways. She is a great person though!
Prof. Santos really cares about her students and does whatever she can do to help you understand the assignments. Of course, she assists you but doesn't tell you exactly what to do to pass. That is your job. She gives homework to do but it is broken parts of the essay so before the essay is due, you pretty much have the whole essay done.
Dr. Santos is an amazing professor, she cares for her students, her papers aren't to hard if you show up everyday because she will give you formulas for sentences and outlines which are so helpful! I've had her for 2 semesters now and its been great, English has been a challenge but she will literally walk you through it and it will become easier!
Dr. Santos is an amazing professor. She is a tough grader and does a lot of things in class. So if you don't go to class your missing out on a lot. Dr. Santos loves to have students come to her office hours and talk about papers or other things relevant to her class. She loves helping students better their writing skills.
Dr. Santos is one of the best professors I have ever had. She truly cares about her students success. I left campus on medical leave and she worked with me and helped me out through writing the final paper. I utilized her office hours with every paper. If you want to get a good grade take time on your papers and visit her during office hours!
Is a tough grader but is extremely helpful and it helps a ton when going to her office hours. wants her students to succeed.
Dr. Santos is a great teacher, she really cares about students and always encourages students to come to her office hours. She helps a lot when it comes to her essays to give you everything you need to get an A on it. She grades tough but in the end she gives really good feedback on your essays so you know exactly what you need to improve on.
Dr. Santos is one of the best professors I have. Although she is big on participation points even if you miss a couple of days you will pass. She is really good at helping everyone understand the course material. She will answer any questions you have & will help you to the fullest. Show up and do your essays and you will pass the class easily.
Dr. Santos is overall one of the best professors I've had at GCU due to her breaking down processes of each writing assignment, the great feedback that she gives, and her overall ability to help you understand the course. I would say attendance overall matters because during lecture is when she gives out basically step by step how to do the papers
Dr. Santos makes students work a lot in class so that there is not too much homework outside of class which is nice. If you do not show up to class then you will definitely not get a good grade. Strict grader, but makes sure you know the criteria very well.
Santos is a wonderful professor. he really care about her students and works hard to give them the information they need to succeed. It is really easy to do well if you show up and do the work she asks you to do. I have done really well and have gone through with A's on all my papers because of all the work she helps us with in class.
She rocks. Take her class!
She is the most knowledgeable and caring English teacher I've ever had.
This is easily one of the best professors at GCU. Hands Down. Dr. Santos knows what we are going through as college students and will strive to make every student do well. She also teaches in the best ways and keeps everyone engaged. I cannot recommend her enough and I wish that EVERY student could take her.
Best English teacher at GCU. She knows a lot and wants to have everyone succeed and pass her class but she will not force you to be there. Not only a great professor but a great person as well. The only way to fail her class is to not show up and participate. I recommend getting her as your English professor.
Dr. Santos really cares about her students and works hard to ensure they understand the material. It's nearly impossible to fail because she lays it out step for step leaving little room for error. She is very knowledgeable about her field and utilizes Powerpoints and Kahoots to teach her material making class interactive and endurable.
Just an awesome professor. Cares about her student and very helpful in class assignments.
I absolutely loved this class and I am actually currently still in the class and decided to write the review now. She is caring and pays attention to the students and teaches them to their needs.
Dr. Santos is probably the best professor I had this year. She always took the time to help me when I was having a hard time on an essay. She is very outgoing and wants her students to pass the class. She made English fun and I 11/10 recommend that you get her for a professor!
Dr. Santos is an amazing professor! My first semester I had a professor that was horrible so coming into this class I didn't have high expectations but I really liked this class. She is very organized and will lay out how she wants her essays written. You only have 3 essays in this class but they are all worth a lot of points GO TO HER OFFICE HOURS
Its obvious as to how much she cares for her students' success. Since I had her during the first semester of covid, we had a blended environment. DO THE BLENDED ASSIGNMENTS, if you care about your grade. Plus, those blended assignments basically write up your paper. I did my papers the day of, and got 87% and above, so I think its an easy class
I took this class during Covid and she is a great teacher, we only wrote 3 essays the whole semester, yet does essays are weird, get prepared to write about weird topics. She is like a middle school teacher, very energetic and she wants you to succeed, so she does gave extra credit, just by showing up to class. She like you follow her template.
TAKE HER CLASS! Shes the most loving crazy cat lady!! Shes so caring and dedicated to her students. She cares so much about your grades and gives MULTIPLE chances for late papers. She gives out tons of extra credit opportunities too!! LOVE HER SO MUCH!!
I had this class during Covid, and she wants you to succeed. We only did 3 essays the whole semester, yet get prepared to write about weird topics. She is like a middle school teacher, she has a lot of energy and has her own templates. She gives homework but is more like your essay drafts, it was great.
Dr. Santos is such a great English professor!! There are only three essays during the whole semester and she gives out so manys checklists, examples, explains everything (basically gives you everything you need to get an A on the papers). Very energetic and caring!! Overall her class is an easy A as long as you do as what she tells you to!
She is super cute and kind! She truly cares about her students and will answer any and all questions you have regarding the material she also tries hard to remember names. Heavy in-class participation posts due the same day as class. Provides useful videos and gives out powerpoints. Need to be in class to really understand essays.
Dr. Santos is such a sweet professor, she genuinely cares about her students, lectures are not boring they are fun and she provides all the tools you need to succeed. There are only 3 assignments and they are not hard at all she gives the guidelines and templates that are so helpful. There need to be more professors like her !!
Awesome professor 10/10 recommend. Passionate about English! and cares dearly for her students, provides templates to follow for writing and any and all materials needed to do your essays. Very easy going and funny, do powerpoints and relies on students to participate and do their part, group-work, and projects! Loved every minute of it Eng 105/106
She helps you by providing templates for your essays and our assignments help us write our essay, so when it comes to writing the essay it's not so hard. She responds very fast if you have any questions and I recommend taking her!
She is a retired gymnast which I think is super cool and is passionate about mental health. Love how she has checklists for every paper and truly wants you to do good. Go to office hours, they will help so much. I went 3 times (1 time per paper) and it was very helpful and I got an A or B on every paper.
Dr. Santos is great at giving feedback on essays as well as guiding you through them. She is a more tough grader than other English professors but I think that's just standard as you take higher classes. I would recommend her to anybody who needs to take an English class at GCU. She does a great job at it
She was the first professor from GCU (of the 2020-2021 school yr) I've had that truly cared about the success of her students. She provided great feedback and tips for writing and gave templates to make it easier to format the paper. She is terrific and would take her again!
She is such a kind person and goes out of her way to see her students succeed. Follow her rubrics and outline and you'll pass the class no problem. Dr. Santos cares about developing relationships with her students, so go to office hours and get to know her better, she gives the best feedback when grading. Best English professor I've ever had.
Professor Santos was an excellent teacher but she is very lecture heavy as well as working with classmates. So if you are shy and are looking for English class to just breeze by in, don't take Professor Santos because she will make you talk in front of class. She was so kind and honestly a great person to talk to.
She's amazing. She takes care of her students and always is ready to be helpful and provide amazing feedback.
Dr. Santos is the best! Use her outlines for all of the essays, and you'll be in good shape. She is super helpful during her office hours, so I definitely recommend going to those. I'm not an english class fan, but she made it manageable
Shes super nice and tries hard to engage the classroom. She gave us extensions on all our papers and offers extra credit. Some classes are optional and tries to get us out of class early. If you focus in class and use the work time wisely then the essays wont be bad at all you get a lot of time to complete it. She helps make them easy (only3essays)
Very very sweet lady, you can tell she loves what she does and loves her students and wants them to succeed. She is always open for office hours (if they aren't already full) and will give you very useful feedback. She is a tough grader but just go to her office hours and you will be good.
Dr. Santos is a great professor who truly cares about her students. Her lectures are fun and engaging while covering all necessary material. If you want to ace your essays go to her office hours! they really help :)
Dr. Santos is an amazing professor, she teaches many great learning skills that are actually useful. Her PowerPoints are awesome. In some UNV-100 classes only the first 4.5 weeks are mandatory other than peer review days. I would definitely recommend this professor.
Dr. Santos is a knowledgeable professor that wants her students to succeed in her class, although I found it distastceful the lack of awareness she had for students lives outside her class that we attend twice a week. Snide remarks and comments regarding so are unnecessary and unacceptable.
She always made class fun in her own way and her powerpoints were very helpful when writing papers. She always gave great feedback during the draft conferences. If you can take her class, I would and she actually teaches you things you need to know when writing papers in the future!
Dr. Santos is one of the best English professors I've had! She cares about her students and always finds ways to get us to engage as a class.
This professor was by far my favorite english professor I've ever had. Dr. Santos really wants her students to succeed. She gives you so many helpful slides and information for all of your papers. Go to your peer reviews; they are worth a lot of points! Would 1000% take again.
Her class is pretty enjoyable, and I was glad I took it. The assignments due are worked on in class, and it is hard to fail if you show up.
Dr.Santos treats her students like they are in an elementary-level course. She makes petty remarks to her students and is an extremely tough grader. If you don't do the essay her way then you will get a horrible grade. Steer away from Dr.Santos for your own sake, please.
Dr. Santos is one of the best professors at GCU. She is very helpful and gives great feedback. She is also a fair grader, if you put in the work, you will succeed. All the assignments we did were fun and useful. I definitely recommend Dr. Santos!
Jennifer Santos was a very kind teacher. very hard essays and assignments. Other than that very kind and respectful and funny teacher. Very kind lady the grading was difficult to a certain degree. Other than that great professor.
Although she is very charismatic and outgoing, she spends way too much time on certain topics in class. Others felt the same way and did not enjoy those parts of class. Just know that she does take participation very seriously and hands out homework. She is a good professor but there were some minor things that she did that were not very likable.
Would mark me down points just for having my air pod in while I'm actively listening, marked down points because I "wasn't focused enough" (staring at the wall helps me concentrate). I don't recommend her, know lots of people who swapped out for a different professor.
Dr. Santos was by far one of the best professors I've had at college. Her assignments are explained very clearly and she gives us lots of resources to help us. Other than the coursework, she is very kind and easy to talk to.
Loved her so much! She of is so sweet and caring while still being clear about expectations and grading criteria. She is exactly the professor I needed my first freshman semester!
Where do I start. She is very annoying, says you have to stay for 10 more minutes of class but then keeps you 30 minutes. She cares about technology, like too much, take points away if you are on it. She is sooo repetitive on the material. Never cancels class. I just wouldn't recommend if you are looking for an A because she is a very tough grader.
I took this course in the fall of 2024. Dr. Santos replaces essays with Canva projects like posters and flyers. While she teaches well, classes often go off-topic, and her time management can be lacking. For instance, during the second major assignment, poor planning caused delays, leaving us rushing to meet the deadline.
Dr. Santos is one of the sweetest professors I have had this semester. She is such a caring person and wants you to pass your class with A's, B's, and C's. She always wants to make sure that you understand the assignments and that you understand the InQuizitives. Always ask for help and always make sure that you don't ask questions last minute.
Dr. Santos Was Very funny and engaging. She is also a very understanding and hilarious person. The group Assignments are important and attendance are graded participation points(gain or loss). The class itself has Very few assignments, but the assignments weighted a great amount on the final grade.
Dr. Santos teaches the class like students are in elementary school and repeats her points over and over again. Makes petty and condescending remarks to students. She is clear on grading, but will fail you if you don't do exactly what she wants in assignments. Participation every day and never cancels class. Class goes for almost the entire hour.
Absolutely goated 10/10 will take again.
I loved this teacher so much she is funny and helping and will always help you!
DONT TAKE THIS CLASS SHES SO BAD!!!
Amazing professor love her
You will enjoy the Kahoots even though it's a 7 am class. I enjoy the class even if I was half asleep because it's a 7 am class. Dr. Santos was one of my favorite 2025 spring semester professors. The assignments were easy, minus the research. I 100% recommend this professor.
Dr. Santos is an amazing professor! She sets up the class so everything you do in class is for the projects and sets us up for excellence! I would recommend her for any class!
Dr. Santos is a great professor. The grading rubrics are tough but fair, as long as you put in some effort you'll pass with little to no issue. There is also plenty of time to get the homework done in class as long as no one is messing around too much.
The absolute goat
I had her my first semester freshman year and she was the best!! you can tell she truly loves her job and wants her students to succeed, as long as you try and show up to class you will pass no problem! also she is engaging and funny
She truly wants us to succeed and sets every class up for that. Kahoots were engaging, and she makes sure we get thorough feedback on everything. I signed up for her classes twice, she made the class very enjoyable and I would absolutely recommend her. She doesn't waste time in class, everything she does is for a reason that helps tremendously.
I'm not sure if me and everyone else that rated her are taking about the same person but this teacher is awful. Her grading criteria is everything but clear, there are too many little things that you can loose major points on. What bothers me the mostis that she has no compassion for the fact that people have personal lives with personal issues.
Dr. Santos is my favorite teacher! I love all of the classes I have taken of hers and wish I could take another class she teaches. She is so sweet, caring, funny, and just an amazing teacher. She explains assignments throughly and makes assignments easy to complete.The IA/peer mentors are also always amazing and helpful, and it's never essay heavy.
Best professor I've had. You can tell she cares about her profession. She gives you everything you need for an A in class, literally straight up gives you answers to everything, you just have to show up. Lots of group discussions which was annoying but kept you engaged. She wants everyone to pass + do well, definitely recommend. I took her twice.
I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Santos. Genuinely cares for her students and loves her job, and is an expert on all the material she teaches. I had an amazing experience having her as my professor for a semester, and while attending her office hours worth it. A tip for doing well is to show up to EVERY class; it will pay off tremendously.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
93%
Textbook Required
15%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.26 avg changeRatings by Course
100
5.0
(2)UNV106HN
5.0
(2)ENG200
5.0
(2)ENG205HON
5.0
(1)ENG105
4.6
(47)Difficulty by Course
HON106
4.0
ENG205HON
4.0
ENG200
3.5
ENG106
3.2
UNV100
3.1