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“As long as you come to class, put in the effort, and do your homework/essays and do what she says, you'll get an A or B”
EN101A - 5.0 rating“wouldn't recommend this professor at all”
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94%
Textbook Required
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Reviews (106)
GOOD TEACHER, EASY CLASS, HARD TO GET AN A THOUGH. MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE GET B'S. BORING AT TIMES, BUT I ENJOYED IT
This has been my favorite professor so far in college. She really seemed to help every student and want each of us to do well in the class. I highly recommend her.
shes clear, helpful, pretty much easy grader, takes attendance so u cant really miss classes, but its hard to get an A, most people get B's, so if u want an A shes not the perfect choice. generally i liked her, she was nice
clear, concise and helpful
she gave me a C on all of my papers. some times i think she didnt even read it, had three diff english teachers review my final essay and she gave me a D on it! listen to EVERYTHING she says..make sure your responses are in paragraph format or you get an F!!
An A isnt that hard as long as you follow her directions and do the work. Great prof, will help you if you ask, I'd recommend her to anyone needing 102 still.
This is the hardest prof I ever had in my life... despite all the work that you might do she would still fail you...if you smart you WOULD NOT EVEN DREAM OF TAKING HER CLASS
NICE PROF., POOR GRADE, MUCH HW.
Very good teacher. A lot of work which required a lot of writing. Not an easy A.
She was nice but the down side is she gives way too much homework. I had to withdraw her class because i couldn't handle it also she kept giving bad grades on everything i did and wouldn't let me redo anything for better grade, Don't take this professor unless youe willing to work your butt off and If you are smart don't talk or use you're phone du
She is a very nice teacher. but you must work really really hard to get a good grade. shes clear and understandable. it seems that she grades hard because she expects the best from everyone. don't take this class if you want an easy A. be ready to work hard if you take her.
She was a pretty good teacher, she was a fair grader. very understanding
she is a great teacher..very helpful..explains you everything...love her BRITISH accent...
WORST ENGLISH PROFESSOR EVER!!!!! do not take her class unless you want to fail...she gave like everyone a D or F in the class. no matter how much effort you put into your papers she finds something wrong with them. other english prof told me my papers were really well written...she would disagree.
Easy professor if you do what she tells you. Amazing British accent as previously said. Very kind, loving, helpful. If you build a healthy relationship with her, she will grade MUCH more easily. I got an A in her class. Strongly Recommended.
Very good professor. She has lots of in class discussions and she really makes sure that you understand what she is teaching you. She will not accept late assignments so make sure you have a good work ethic before taking her.
She's a very hard teacher!...
She is extremly boring. In fact she is one of the most boring professors I have ever had. I find it so hard to pay attention in her class. She trys to explain in clarify things but normally when she explains things I get even more confused.
If you really want to learn how to write, take Prof. Rindler's class. I highly recommend discussing your papers with her before you turn them in.
She is very hard, i don't know why everyone would gives her a smiley face even when you comment on her teaching are horrible. yes i would agree with other she doesn't give fair grade, she will find little mistake on your papers and give you an F. she would act friendly to you but inside she evil.
She's very clear and not horribly strict on deadlines for homework; she'll take it up to around 2 weeks after the official deadline. She gives a lot of assignments but they're really easy to do and don't take much time. 3 papers, midterm and final. I'd definitely recommend her.
Professor Rindler was great! Although she was hard at grading, she was VERY helpful! you can email her at any time and she'll reply to your emails quickly. She revised all my essays before turning them in. So if you come to her, do as she tells you & ask her for help she will do so. :) thanks professor Rindler!
She is a great teacher! She is very helpful and you can learn a lot from her. I loved her class. You can always talk to her after class if you have any question. I had an A in her class.Students that did not pass it was because they never did any assigment or they did not care about the class. I also took En102 with her and was great!
SHE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BORING!! I FIND IT HARD TO PAY ATTENTION TO HER IN CLASS. HER CLASS SEEMS TO BE PRETTY HARD TOO. SHE IS EXTREMEMLY STRICT WITH GRADING. SHE WANTS EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT. YOU MUST PAY CLOSE ATTENTION AND WORK REALLY HARD IN HER CLASS. I DEFINATELY WOULD NOT PICK HER AGAIN.
not too much work for an english class and she lets you hand in any hw early so she can correct it as many times as you want before its due.
Simple teacher. Straight to the point. 4 major essays. 5 small essays.
Very good teacher, and nice as well. She is a bit of a tough grader, so you have to work pretty hard to earn an A in the class. You won't go wrong taking her though. Highly recommended for EN 190.
She is almost overly qualified to teach at a basic english class, which made for a lot of miscommunication between her and the student because she assumed that we always knew what she was referring to. Very poor interpersonal skills , she's very cold and a little to conservative. Very hard to speak to her about what your confused in the class.
WONDERFUL! She cares about her students and is extremely helpful. She is a hard but fair grader. However, if you are lazy take someone else.
Great professor. Difficult but helpful and interesting.
I loved her class. She is willing to help her students.
I love her class. She is willing to help her students. Her assignments are not difficult.
a very organized professor with a clear and structured syllabus. creative assignments.
A great professor! She teaches very well.
A very fair teacher, always ready to help and give you an advise on your paper.
A great professor, do you want to learn something? Take her
Hard work but at least you learn something.
She rehashes all her lectures which is annoying, if you take her for EN101 chances are she'll be giving you the same material in EN102, no difference. In addition to this she is really picky when grading papers and will mark you down by an unreasonable number of points for a single grammatical error. IF you value your GPA take someone else.
this professor is DISORGANISED. all the assignments are on blackboard and because she missed a day of class she wanted everyone else to know that all the due dates where pushed back one class rather than changing them. it is hard to find assignments, and where even some assignments on there from her previous semester she grades alright and is nice
She is a good teacher, enthusiastic, patient. It is difficult to teach an English class when the majority of the students are not native. Class may not be easy, but if you do your part, you will succeed.
Many of my classmates thought she was a tough grader but I ended up getting A's even on the BS'd essays (there are several!). She's very kind and patient, gives a lot of feedback, and really tries to work with people who aren't doing so well. Out of all my professors, she was the most willing to help in and outside of class. She wants you to pass.
She gives you a clear rubric for every essay and is always willing to help you if you ask. She knows what she is talking about and is very nice. Plus she has a cool South African accent. However, she is still very easy to understand.
NITPICKY and just plain annoying. Doesn't value creativity, furthermore she's arrogant about her beliefs.
She was ALRIGHT... There are 2-5 pages essays due almost every week. You must not take several classes if you're taking her. She's hard to understand sometimes, but if you ask her after class to explain the assignments for you she'll do it.
Professor Rindler is great!! She is clear about the grading/has easy to understand rubrics for each paper. I found the outlines to be a little tedious personally, but for the less experienced writer/some for whom English is not a strong point, I'd imagine they are very helpful. Would definitely take a course with her again.
Professor Rinder is ok, essays mostly every week due by Sunday and plus textbook homework due every Friday! She talks a lot and the class can be quite boring, if you do your work you can pass, but the class in general is just super boring.
Mrs. Rindler is a great professor, but she is not clear about what she wants. Also she is a tough grader. I would say keep looking if you can.
I am an adult learning. Prof. Rindler was my prof. I think she is very kind. She is probably a little boring for high-school graduate. For me,I think she is a wonderful teacher who is willing to help you in and out of class. She gives chances to her students. I definitely will take her again if schedule permits.
PLEASE! DO NOT take her. Of all the classes i took, this was the only one I struggled with. Her class is boring and she is a though and unfair grader. She gives you a D for minor errors.
I'll mention she has a south African accent, she might go out of her way to help you or hinder you. The only real advice I can give is do your best to come to class, if you miss class there is a strong possibility she'll drop you or lower your grade, her class can be fun though. It feels wrong to say the class may be based on luck but who knows...
She is a wonderful teacher and gives good feedback. I am from a non english speaking country but i tasted the sweetness of eng 101A in her class.
A really fair professor. The class is not hard and easy to pass. The feed backs are really helpful. As long as you do your work you can get a B and she is always ready to help you if you need help. She is very charming and nice.
Professor Rindler is a difficult grader and she will make you work for it, but you will become a better writer at the end of this course! As the class advances in time, so do her expectations. If you plan on slacking off, she is not the professor for you. All of the lectures are interesting and meaningful as well. Excellent discussions!
If you are thinking of taking her class, don't. This professor is rude and overly critical for such basic english classes. She is not accommodating. If she doesn't like you, good luck trying to do well. I wouldn't wish this professor on my worst enemy. She doesn't know how to separate her feelings from her grading. Very disappointing.
Honestly, if you pay attention, read, do the homework, and ask questions if you aren't sure about something or even if you just want more help... you'll pass. She tells us if we need any help to go seek it at the writing center. She can even help you more if you email her for help or go to her office.
If you do the homework and pay attention you'll be fine honestly. She really cares about each individual student and wants the best for each one. She is a hard grader at times but it's for the best as it allows you to learn. It's not an easy A if you don't work at it but if you work hard and follow directions you can get an A. I would recommend her
This professor has weekly assignments due on Friday from the textbook on top of essays throughout the semester. I did all of her work but I missed two classes in a row and when I came in she had already dropped me from her class without warning. She made me sit through the entire class before telling me. I had a b and I lost my fafsa aid bc of her.
The best English teacher I've ever had. She is really nice and intelligent.
Professor Rindler is amazing! She is a wonderful teacher and really cares about her students. Expectations were clear on assignments and if you don't understand she is always open to talking after class or elsewhere. She gives great feedback on assignments and explains things very well! I really enjoyed her class!
Sweet, kind. As long as you come to class, put in the effort, and do your homework/essays and do what she says, you'll get an A or B. Would take again.
Kind and intelligent teacher, but an extremely hard grader. There are weekly journals that are not worth that much. The papers are the majority of your grade.
Professor Rindler is awesome. She gives great feedback and makes suggestions if you don't understand. If you need any Eng. 101 or 102 I highly recommend you take her class. She is very prompt when answering emails and she truly cares about her students. If you work hard and complete all the assignments you'll pass.
Getting an A in her class wasn't easy. You have lots of opportunities to do well so one paper doesn't define you but she is a really harsh grader, but if you need help, she is more than willing to look at your paper. The class was elementary in terms of what we covered. Every week you have to do an online homework journal from the textbook.
A very tough grader!!!!!. You can work hard but it won't mean anything because she grades as if we are professional English writers. I was in ENG 101A.
makes you feel uncomfortable in her class . not caring or respectful for my experience makes me hate English and the country for being a person for another country trying to learn a new language in the best way but no everyone learn as fast or the same like others.
Her instructions can be unclear and doesnt give great feedback. She does answer questions and emails but its not always useful. She gives writing journals every week, essays and outlines are mandatory with essays. Along with an in class peer review. Pay attention to comments so they can be fixed if they are wrong or she doesnt see.
Although she was very tough, Merica Rindler was an amazing professor. She gave brilliant feedback on work, and always made sure to highlight your weaknesses. Her class was also very interactive and fun; I made a lot of friends in her class. If you want to improve your English skills a lot, I highly recommend taking her class!
If you don't work hard on the essays or even try to ask for feedback, you won't get the best grade on any of your essays. Please also, if you don't have time to meet the professor go to the writing center; it will approve your grade in the class.
An amazing sweet kind professor, would definitely recommend her. She is a tough grader on essays, explains very well everything, helps her students. No complains about her she is very comprehensive. Is very quick to email back.
Textbook is important but you can get it cheap on amazon. She's really sweet and wants the best for her students. Participate in class because a lot of lecture time is used to discuss to help us with essays. Grade in the class is mostly based on essays so make sure you take the time to get them done. She's really helpful and kind. Great professor.
Kindest and sweetest professor I've met while at MC. There is definitely a lot of writing assignments in her class and your grade is mostly based on the essays she assigns. She not the easiest grader but she is always willing to help you, would definitely take her again if I had to
Overall just a professor you want to have.
She is very understanding, she is always available after class. Is very helpful and respectful. She does give a lot of essays but she is very organized and helps a lot. When I was sick I asked her for an extension and was very kind. I took this class online and the camera on was not required.
Professor Rindler is a very nice person. I took ENGL101A and 102 with her. She teaches students how to analyze different types of articles. HW journals and writing assignments help us to improve our writing. Pay attention to all the assignment deadlines. If you work hard, you can get a good grade. She is willing to help even outside of class time.
The thing with her is that shes tough like very trough and she gives a ton of homework and with little time to do it on the other hand she does help you when you ask for help and would breakdown what needed to be done. So honestly shes not bad but can get on your nerves every now and then
Shes nice but a too tough grader
She is a very nice teacher and I recommend taking her if you have to take Engl 102. She can be a bit of a strict grader, but she gives plenty of example essays and gives detailed feedback after each essay. She outlines exactly what she took points off for so even if you don't do well on the first essay you can still improve later in the course.
My time with this professor has been great! She is such a great help and is very patient and is easy to reach out to outside of class
Professor herself is a great person and is very comprehensive, Very flexible and overall a great professor, only reason I would not take again and gave her a 4/5 is because she is an insanely strict grader, takes points off for the smallest reasons making it very frustrating.
lots of reading and writing but prof rindler is always available for help. the assignments are interesting.
Professor Rindler will help you as much as possible to get you to pass her class.
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES. JUST DONT DO IT! I saw these comments and thought she couldn't be so bad but she was. Her grading isn't just strict, it doesn't make sense and she makes you feel stupid about your work. Honestly I don't know how she's is a teacher. SO awful SO awful.
wouldn't recommend this professor at all. Her grading is so strict that sometimes she doesn't even make sense of her own feedback. Essays she won't see the effort that you do that she gives you a grade so low. Also, I feel like she expects you to be perfect in the essay.
DONT TAKE HER
if you pay attention and work hard yu will succeed
Great professor. Very understanding of my circumstances. She might be a tough grader, but she gives constructive feedback which is extremely helpful to work on. Her lectures are relatively normal, nothing spectacular, but she does crack a few jokes every now and then.
I do not recommend her as a teacher. I had to switch out of her class and get moved to a new class. Shes such a hard grader. I never once had an issue writing an English paper until I had her as a professor. She also makes you write a paper just so she can accuse you of using an AI when you didn't take her class unless you want to fail.
There is a huge amount of work in the accelerated course but stay organized and you will be ok. Feedback is quick and helpful.
Show to her you are dedicated.
I enjoyed her class so much. She was always happy to help me out students and give directions over and over again if needed. She was one email away from getting the answers you need answered and as long as you actually did your work in class and showed that you're a good student, you'll be fine.
Not a good professor
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES AT ALL! if your essay is perfect she blames that you used AI. i get plagiarism is a serious issue but students are not that weak to not write an essay by themself. just cause there are people who use AI doesnt mean everyone does. i took eng101 this semester and I will not be taking her as a professor for my 10.
DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!! She is a very tough grader and she will accuse you of using AI even if you write your own work. I have never seen this type of professor in my whole life.
Strict grader like everyone else said, Accused classmate of using AI and made me feel like I was a dumb student.
the accelerated course is very difficult and the professor is a tough grader but she is very fair and direct. she is available for help. she doesn't support AI use and she is clear about that.
Great teacher and super friendly. DO NOT USE AI. Thankfully she has a regrade rule. but she looks into your paragraphs and puts them into every AI detector website on the first page of a Google search.
At the beginning of the semester professorRindler accused me of plagiarism, then caught that I actually wasn't and it was all her mistake due to her mixing another students pdf with mine. Professor Rindler is an extremely hard grader and leaves mean comments on assignments I tried my best on. Overall IF YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESFUL DONT TAKE HER CLASS.
Amazing, caring teacher but super harsh grader! If you communicate with her, she will be understanding. She is very helpful. This class was very lecture heavy. My only complaint was that she would always say I could "do better" without explaining how I could and when I changed what she wanted, it was never good enough.
DO NOT TAKE THE CLASS !!!!. Its not worth your time, effort, or energy ive never had issues with English reading and writing until i took this class. In my opinion its probably more for people who are more hardcore English fans i guess. But please for the sake of your future and mental health DONT DO IT.
the teacher is a good person, if I had any questions or needed help with something I just had to send her an email and she would answer me within 10 minutes. This was an accelerated class, TOO MUCH HW. SHE WILL ACCUSE YOU OF USING AI, I recommend checking before in AI detectors and taking screenshots to have proof that AI detectors sometimes lie.
The 7 week course is strenuous but doable if you take it seriously. The prof. is always available and very helpful.
She is the WORST!! professor I ever had in my entire life.She lacks reasoning and flexibility.There is no tougher grader than her, and she doesn't reward the hard work of her students and believe me I am from Africa, so I have been raised in the culture of hardwork. Do not take her class at all cost!!
I think im a decent writer, but she is the harshest grader ive ever encountered. For an english 101, a core requirement, her grading is kind of ridicilous. Seems like you cant do much right with her. Wouldnt reccomend the class. Also accuses everyone of AI. She is somewhat enganging and nice in class.
prof. is caring and ready to help. tough grader but fair.
Look if your looking to take her and u stumble across this comment im here to concern I was in your position and didn't listen to these ratings seriously dude shes the toughest grader AND WILL ACCUSE U OF AIIII. she's a lovely teacher but please if you want to pass the class dont take her! Just know she will never give u that A
She is a very strict grader. Show her you care and make sure to follow the rubric to a T. She expects you to be prepared beforehand. She will most likely not give an A for any assignment. She is a nice lady, but has unrealistic expectations. I would not recommend
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
94%
Textbook Required
40%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.48 avg changeRatings by Course
20786
5.0
(1)40786
5.0
(1)ENGL101A
5.0
(1)EN190
4.8
(6)EN101A
3.7
(19)Difficulty by Course
ENEN
5.0
ENG102
4.5
E102
4.3
ENG101
4.3
31338
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