She is amazingly helpful. she loves to have class discussions. if you ever need any help whatsoever she will be more than willing to help you whenever is convient for you. i absolutely loved taking her class and would recommend her to anyone.

she is an incredibly helpful, kind professor. anytime you need any help she is always willing to clarify, explain, and talk to you about anything. she loves having class discussions, and makes every student feel like they have a valid opinion and are able to share their thoughts. i loved her class so much.

Super sweet and helpful! She really does try to help everyone. Make sure you read the assigned reading and participate in class discussions or the class will have a pop quiz. I highly recommend her!

Ms. Sims is an overall great teacher. She truly cares about her students and helps the students out as much as possible. Class is fairly easy but writing intensive.

She is the seriously the best english teacher ever! Her class is interesting, and she is super sweet and very helpful. I highly recommend her!

MS. SIMS IS AWESOME! She's so sweet and if you ask for help, she's there for you. Her class discussions where always interesting, and you get a lot out of them. Lots of writing, but if you're confused about a prompt go to her office hours and she will make sure you do good!

Ms. Sims was by far the best professor I've had so far. She is so sweet and patient and genuinely cares for her students. Her prompts are fairly easy but you will still grow as a writer in her class. She keeps things interesting too. Definitely recommend

Mrs. Sims was by far the best professor I had this semester. She helped me understand what she wanted for each essay and the discussions were always interesting. I honestly will take something away from this class. As long as you attend class and do your work, you're most likely guaranteed an A.

4 papers throughout the semester that are the tests. Very clear in directions and the lectures are short and to the point. Goes around asking if you understand the material or need help. Highly recommend!!

SHE'S AWESOME! If you're a talkative person, she'll call out on you. Most of her assignments are online, which is great. Sometimes she'll pass out papers and lectures with Ted Talks. Very clear with her teaching methods and grading criteria, but don't slack off. Essay grading may not be so strict, but she does want you to try your hardest. EASY B+

She's a great teacher with very clear and easy assignments, but she takes a very long time to grade papers and return them.

Sims is honestly a great professor but she takes FOREVER to put in grades. I would definitely take her again. She's an easy A if you just follow her guidelines. If you want to know your grade immediately, I wouldn't suggest her.

HIGHLY recommend. An extremely easy teacher if you show up to class you will pass. 5 papers assigned through the semester with quizzes here and there. Great teacher and is always willing to help! Take her if you want to enjoy your English class!!

Easy class as long as you do the work. You get 4 absences before she takes it off your grade. I really liked her, she will help you if you need it and she is very understanding. I really recommend her.

Professor Sims is great but know that she takes a long time to return your essays/grade work (3 weeks at best) Assigns weekly readings assessments and five essays in lieu of any formal exams - She wants you to put forth an effort and is always there to help - That being said you won't get sympathy grading because she is available to help - Use her!

Great professor. Sometimes seems a little out there, but is on top of her game. Assigns quizzes weekly, but gives you great feedback. A nice, easy class that shouldn't stress you out.

There are 5 papers, 8 online quizzes, some other in class work, and then a final paper. If you do all the work then you should be fine. The only bad thing is that it takes Professor Sims a long time to get grade backs, and she seemed a little distracted this semester. Overall, I'd recommend the class.

She is a super great person! Honestly, I didn't do the readings very often, but she was still able to include everyone. Very open and overall amazing. Also, It was very irritating seeing people on their phones the whole class period.. she's cool with it.. just show some respect..

Miss Sims is a patient, kind teacher. She enjoys teaching, and she goes out of her way to help those who struggle with the class. If you do the reading, pay attention during class, take notes, and study after class, you should do fine .

Make sure you read for the quizzes. She gives out reviews for the tests, but you still gotta pay attention to the films and notes in class. Wish she would give us chances to raise our grades.

Mrs. Sims relies on class participation. She encourages group participation and usually grades those assignments very well. As long as you show up to class and participate in a group, you will get an A in those assignments. The essays were fairly easy with the highest word count essay being 1,000 words.

Ms. Sims is a wonderful professor as well as a wonderful person. She likes classroom participation and is easy going as long as your're not talking way too much or on your phone constantly. She grades pretty fairly, you just have to try. She knows when you're trying. Class attendance does affect your grade. Overall an awesome teacher

very interesting essay topics, provides insightful feedback, makes you think, reading from assigned texts is required, one of the most passionate English professors I've ever had

Professor Sims! I LOVED her class. I HATE english and she was totally cool with that. She gives wonderful feedback and makes sure all her students understand the material. She is slow on grading but she is getting better. She likes TED talks. Short readings. I LOVE HER TAKE HER IF YOU CAN.

3 test, 1 final, plenty of quizzes, lots of reading, essay about 1500 words. Fun class if you enjoy the reading, lots of group work in class.

Honestly I LOVE Laura Sims. I think she is a very caring instructor, and she is always willing to help. If you ask a question, she will gladly thoroughly answer it. This is my second class with her, and I have nothing negative to say about her.

Laura really cares about her students and the reading material. As long as you do the readings you'll get an A in the class. Make sure to attend class because she does use TopHat for quizzes at the beginning of class based off of the readings the night before. If there is ever an issue Laura is always available to talk in office hours.

Easy A, just read, She will kindve force her feminism side onto you subconciously by the 2nd half of semester but its ok, interesting stories and classes, My most enjoyable class at txstate so far thanks ms sims

There is so much reading in this class. If you don't read before every class you will fail. It is a lot of work and if you aren't committed to this class then do not take it. The tests are pretty tough, but if you read all of the readings and understood it ALL, then you should do well. Just realize that you have to read about 40 pages every night.

Loved her! Super sweet & understanding of students. She is a great lecturer and she made the stories easier to understand/enjoyable. Test are multiple choice with 1 or 2 short answer but she gives a super detailed study guides that if you fill out there is no reason you shouldn't get an A. You do need the textbook!!! 2 Lowest quiz grades dropped!

She does not require attendance, except for tests and quizzes. Her lectures always explain confusing parts of the literatures she has us read for homework. Reading due for every class. Tests are multiple choice and short answer.

Professor Sims ancient literature class was great. Attendance is not mandatory but EXTREMELY helpful if you want to get an A in her class. Certain quiz and test questions are only covered in her lecture. Tests were a combination of multiple choice and short essay sections. She creates useful study guides for the tests. She's very polite and cute.

Professor Sims has a spirit and passion for literature that made me more interested in the material. She LOVES to interact with the class by using poll daddy and even going around the room to have the class analyze the material. The class IS fun when the PEOPLE PARTICIPATE. A majority of quizzes are group quizzes which encourages classmates to talk

Lectures were interesting and interactive, starts most classes with a polldaddy quiz that is anonymous just to see if anyone read. Some quizzes are done in a group and are all pretty easy as long as you have any idea of what the current story is about. 2 exams, 1 paper, 9-10 quizzes, and a multiple choice final. Would take again.

i was hesitant to take this class because of the bad reviews, but she really is a good professor. she assigns a lot of reading but it's not impossible. she gets a lot of exam questions from lecture so be sure to go to class. she really wants you to do well and is really kind. really helpful reading guides. if you try, an a is definitely possible.

Mrs. Sims knows her stuff. She made a great review for the test for students. I have had a lack of excitement for English classes, but she makes it fun with interesting lectures. I highly recommend going to her lectures. She explains so much information about the books and facilitates my learning above expectations. Take her!

I love Sims, she is very personable and her lectures were always fun. Attendance wasnt mandatory and you can pass without going as long as you go on quiz days! The quizzes are based on the text and often she gave them as group quizzes. Willing to work with you if you have to miss a test/quiz day too :)

If you enjoy history and literature, you're going to love Sims. It's super clear that she puts her heart into every lecture she does, and genuinely knows the material well. If you want to succeed, just read! Attendance isn't required, but you'll feel the burn after you walk into class and get have to take a quiz over a book you didn't read.

Such a sweet lady who genuinely cares about her students. Her lectures were actually fun and informative. Tests were pretty hard but if you show up and put a little effort in its an easy A. Shes big on group conversation. Shes my first eng professor at Texas State that I actually enjoyed taking.

I literally adore Mrs. Sims. Her lectures are engaging with lots of class discussion, and even when I don't do the reading I get a good grasp of what we're talking about and what I need to know for the test. I wish I could take her for so many other courses. :0)

Professor Sims is thus far my favorite professor I have had. She really engages in the class and invites people to speak their opinions. As an English major, I learned so much. She is incredibly understanding and also makes class fun with her commentary. She gives great feedback. She truly wants you to succeed. TAKE HER!!!

Mrs. Sims is a great professor. She is very passionate about what she is teaching and it shows when she is lecturing. Her class if fairly easy, three tests, two papers and about 6 quizzes that help you to prepare for the tests. I would highly recommend taking her.

shes so sweet!!!!! i genuinely love being in her class and you can tell shes very passionate about what she does. She doesnt intend to make things purposely hard or tricky

This was one of my favorite classes. she is truly passionate about her work and cares about her students. It's considered a writing intensive class but it wasn't too bad. You do have to do the reading to good in the class but it's not a lot of reading if you do it one time

Loved this class! The professor is very engaging and nice. There's definitely a lot of reading but if you go to class the lectures help understand them even if you're super behind. Though if you don't have time for a lot of reading or tend to hate readings it will be a difficult class. Lots of writing responses but they tend to be short.

Its pretty straight to the point. If you try youll get a good grade. Shes understanding so if something happens usually shell give a chance to make up

Laura Sims is so so sweet and you can tell she loves what she does but the class is definitely not a blow-off class. The tests are based on her lectures and if you don't write down everything she says you will miss stuff on the tests. I went to most classes and still thought the tests were hard. There are about 5 quizzes and they are all writing.

This professor was by far one of my favorite at Texas State. As long as you always attend and participate in her classes and discussions you will be fine. She is so sweet and honestly I always enjoyed class because I actually had in interest in the discussions we would have (Very pro-future, and ideas on looking at a better future for our country)

Professor Sims was great. The only way you failed was if you didn't try. Yes, you will have to write essays, but they're easy and interesting. My class was online so if you take her in person she might be different, but the only downside about her is that she takes a while take grade. Other than that, she is really chill. Take Professor Sims.

Sims is a great teacher. You need to pay attention to the lectures, but reading the material/ homework isnt reaaaally needed because she basically goes over it in class. You should take notes on things that she repeats because they are probably important. She does make people who are quiet talk/ answer questions which sucks.

Many students leave lectures, don't take notes, and complain of failing exams or quizzes, but if you do attend and take note of what she is speaking about not just what is on the slides, you are very likely to do well in this course. You must stick through discussions when she picks on students even though it may not be favorable to take notes.

She was always really nice and you can tell she cares and respects her students. I am taking her again for my literature class and would rather her than anyone else. She gives lots of feedback and essays are always straight forward and fairly easy to write. Attendance matters as we do a lot of busy work and turn it in, in class.

Her WorldLit class is very writing intensive. Exams are 1/3 multiple choices and the rest is a lot of writing. aside from the she's a very good speaker and helps translate some very hard to read assignments.

Sims was an awesome professor, super funny and clearly cares about the material. Attendance isn't mandatory but most of what's on the test is covered in the lectures, not the powerpoints. Do the exam review, it's super helpful. The tests are multiple choice and writing in a specific format, so make sure you can do a thematic statement correctly.

She was such a good teacher, just know that this class is very writing heavy. LAs are the ones to grade the test but they are very clear on what they expect so as long as you do that then you're good. Tests are easy if you go to class even though attendance is not mandatory.

I loved Ms. Sims. She was really easy to talk to and gave engaging lectures. This class has weekly readings that have quizzes due before class, so staying on top of your assignments is a must. Grading was a little slow, but she and the IAs were always willing to discuss grades once they came out. Test reviews helped a lot as well.

I found this class very engaging, Professor Sims is very nice and wants you to succeed. Attendance is not mandatory but if you want to get an A, I would show up to as many classes as you can. The exams are very easy if you show up to class and read the text book. She will literally give you exam answers in class, so show up if you can.

This professor was amazing. She turned a class that was I was not excited to take into one that I began to look forward to. Although there is a lot of reading and every class is lecture heavy, if you put any effort into listening to the lectures, you will pass the class. If you have to take a world lit class then I recommend her for sure.

I personally believe that if you're a big english brain rather than a math brain this class itches that spot! It makes you go back in time and politically think about that time period! The writing was a lot but it was relatively easy since they provide so many examples! Laura is very kind and always willing to re-discuss your grade!