I enjoyed her as a professor, she wants to make sure that you learn everything you need to in order to get to the next phase in English. Yea she may nit-pick, but it's for your own good. I do recommend her even though she is tougher than other professors.

Although the class is a little diffucult, she is a great teacher... She is funny and makes everything really clear.

Nice teacher, the class is just insanely easy though

Helpful teacher. You just have to study the stories before class and you'll do just fine. She's great :)

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THE ONLY ITEM I THOUGHT WAS HARD IN THIS CLASS WAS THE C-TEST. SHE GRADES PAPERS STRICT THOUGH, SO WATCH OUT!

Very good instructor. Helps you to actually learn something in her class. Although very strict on papers accepted. Communicate and you'll be good.

She can be a bit intimidating to speak to but basically spells out exactly how you are supposed to write the papers, just follow the form she gives you and you should be fine. It seemed to me that form mattered a little more than content so stick to it. If you are good she will treat you well so participate and stick to the paper form!!!

I love this teacher. She is so helpful. She gives very very helpful handouts for each paper, which has the paper basicly outlined for you and even some sentences. If you go to every single class you will pass and learn something. She is very willing to help and super nice when you actually get to know her.

I had this prof a few years ago but i took her for as many classes as i could. yes she is difficult and tough, but it's for your benefit. go to her office and talk with her - all she does is make you think. what a concept...

she is tough. you write multiple papers, one like each week, but shes fun in class and does the paper like right on the board in front of you. all she wants you to do is think and use your mind. MAKE SURE YOU READ!! I liked her overall

The class is a little difficult, she is very picky and will returne your paper if it is not how she wants it. The book is very helpful, it has templets and examples that you can use word for word in your essay. If you are looking to improve your writing then this is the class. Overall great teacher...but a challenge.

This professor is halirious! She is soo easy, she basically tells u how to write your paper, all other comments are wrong, if u actually think & use ur mind and care abou the class she will help. She is a very nice person and I got As in 1301&1302. She continues to write letters of rec. for scholarships for me. Man up u could use discipline.

very helpful, understanding and avaliable. uses lots of handouts to show you how to put your paper together.

really cool--let me turn in a few late papers without losing any points. You can easily pass her copurse if you follow her instructions. Good job! I plan to taking her for comp 2 and lit.

She uses a lot of handouts that are very helpful for writing the papers the way she wants them. You can get help any time during her office hours she doesn't make you make an appointment and the tutors are helpful too.

I took both comp i and comp ii with this teacher and wish she would teach a literature class. she is fair but expects student to be prepared. do the readings and pay attention and get her help. you can get an easy A!

she's very helpful with the concepts abot stories. She makes the conection between your life and the ideas so its easier to understand. you can get help and the class is fun but makes you work.

her syllabus tells you everything you need to do every day. you are never confused with what she wants if you use the handouts she gives you and they are avaliable online in blackboard.

I couldn't get in her class and she helped me get my schedule worked out. she will help you when you need it. very helpful and nice!

she is funny and interesting and lets you write about things you are interested in. Other profs would grade me down because I didn't agree with them but she helped me make my argument stronger. Awesome!

This professor was always helpful. I live in Buda and wasnt alwys in class and she let me send her my papers in email. She was nice about due dates and the late paper coupon is a great iudea!

She was really understanding when i told her my other teacher failed me becaue i did not get the c test taken on time. she let me use the papers i had aleready wrote with some few changes for her class and then i went on to take the test. Very cool!

The class is easy because she gives you so much extra credit work so you can eanr a better grade. Easy!

You have to read the storiesor you cannot do the work in class--shes a real stickler for being prepared to analysis the stories. if you read and follow her outlines its wasy and even fun.

Take this class if you want to learn something. I took comp i with an instructor who made class funny and accepted everything I wrote--I got an A from him, but I didn't learn anything and it was really hard for me to write papers in all my classes after comp i. garcia will teach you how to write successful papers. Awesome!

Yeah, there's alot of handouts but if you use them and ask questions about them she is very helful. Don't ask about stuff in the syllabus like due dates!

great teacher

Awesome! Very interesting class on short stories--not too fussy about stuff if you pay attention to the instructions. yeah, read the syllabus and the handouts before you ask a question about due dates--very clear instructions! Just read the hadnouts.

Excellent.

Cool teacher--lets you use your own ideas and really makes you think. I appreciate being able to learn on my own and use my own ideas rather than being told what to think. Cool :)

She is helpful though you have to read alot and follow the instructions. I also missed several classes and still got an A--just do the work and its easy to get a A.

I don't know how anyone fails this class! She has this late paper coupon that lets you turn in a late paper with no penalty but I turned in several late papers and corrected a couple afterward. Easy dude!

I don't know how anyone fails this class! She has this late paper coupon that lets you turn in a late paper with no penalty but I turned in several late papers and corrected a couple afterward. Easy dude!

She was hard, and was rather mean in class. However, if you see her during her office hours she is very helpful and nicer. If you show effort and put in good work she will help you do your best.

She is very firm but very fair. Take this class seriously and you'll learn a lot. She doesn't budge on her policies so don't test her. If you want to just cross this class off of your "required" list then find a different professor. If you want to learn how to write well, she's the one you're looking for.

Do not take this class if you don't show any effort or interest in being successful. She works as hard as you do and will help you a lot--lots of extra credit points for just doing your work. Easy A!

Just do the papers just like the handouts and the sample papers and you'll be fine. Don't ask stuff that can be answered by reading the syllabus! Easy A!

I don't see why professor Garcia has gotten so many bad reviews. If you come to class prepared and do the work according to her guidelines, which are always very clear, it is not a hard class. She is very helpful during her office hours if you come to her with specific questions, and she gives out lots of helpful handouts and instructions in class.

Professor Garcia was very clear and to the point, she always responded to intelligent questions. At first she was very intimidating, but she warmed up to her students. If your looking for an easy A, dont take her class, if your looking for a good learning experience take her class.

Very helpful. Goes beyond expectations to make sure you know what to do. Easy A!

In class, she's very direct and to the point. Has little tolerance for repetitive questions. Went to her office hours and she wasn't there the first time, second time she had little patience and was very patronizing. Good teacher, just do what she asks of you and avoid seeing her in office. Her true colors come out then and it's not pretty.

Professor Garcia was very helpful and very understandable to my needs. She was willing to allow me to come to her during her office hours if I needed help with something. Yes, a lot of her stuff is on her syllabus and there was a lot of reading. But I did better with her than I did with another professor that I had during the summer at riverside.

Excellent professor. Very clear and concise. Little tolerance for those who clearly don't want to be there. Can't blame her and frankly found it refreshing. Come to class, participate, read the stories and write the papers following directions outlined in syllabus and handouts and you will get an A!

She left 3 weeks into the semester for personal reasons, but the time I had with her was good. As long as you went to class and did the assignments correctly, there was no problem. She didn't really emphasize the criteria for the dept. exam (which you NEED to pass to pass the class) and she wasn't going to hold your hand with the in class writings.

what are people talking about? Prof Garcia is a great teacher, I loved her! She is clear and concise. Her lectures are awesome and fun. Pay attention to her classes, read the short stories youll write good papers if you do that. The C test is easy and its up to you to write the B and A paper. I would take prof Garcia one more time!

I took both her 1301 and 1302 class and professor Garcia is one of the best! Her lectures are always straight to the point and helpful with upcoming papers. She's also available during office hours and will help you to the best of her ability as long as you put in effort to do well in class.

She's at UT now, not ACC and she is great! I took her for a Shakespeare class and I have never liked his plays so I was pleasantly surprised. She keeps class interesting and I understood the plays like never before. She had us get up and act some out, class discussions were engaging. Not sure what she was like before but she is great at UT...

Garcia has been my favorite teacher at ACC, you have to do the work but she wants you to succeed so if you work, she does too! Participate in Discussion, do your reading, and strive for above average on your papers and you will pass with flying colors.

I took Prof. Garcia for an online Comp I section this spring. Everything was really well organized, and she responded quickly and clearly to my questions. I plan to take her for other online courses in the future and have recommended her to my friends. I've taken online courses with other professors that were much harder and more confusing. Great!

Off the bat, this professor was very clear of what she expected out of your work and what your work needed to consist of. The textbook that was used was very diverse and involved a lot of real world topics. This class involves a lot of writing but allows you to see different points of views. Gives great feedback and informs if improvement is needed

Great professor. This isn't a blow-off class, but if you want to actually improve your writing skills, I recommend taking Professor Garcia. She is very to-the-point with what she expects. Just show up, do the work, listen to her feedback, and you should do fine. For an A, expect to invest a reasonable amount of time and effort into the class.

Took Prof. Garcia's 5 week ENGL 1302 class, we had to turn in essays every 3 days.. The instructions were clearly communicated and she workshopped an entire paper for you during class time over each book. If you attend class, the paper is basically written for you by the time the paper is due enjoyed the class Departmental Exam sucked not her fault

While her class was challenging and a lot of work, Professor Garcia was an overall great professor. If you attended class, she went over EVERYTHING expected from EACH paper, so they basically wrote themselves. She was a tough grader, but provided opportunities for students to submit drafts to get feedback before the due date.

Professor Garcia has a lot of energy & really puts it into her lectures. She really wants everyone to succeed & gives great feedback in class & out of class. If you dont understand something, make sure you ask otherwise she wont think anythings wrong. She has a great sense of humor & grades everything fairly. I really enjoyed learning from her.

She's direct and blunt; she's not there to be your friend but your professor and has no problem letting you know it. HOWEVER, she very informative and helpful. I learned a lot and enjoyed her class lectures. Use the tutors in the learning lab. For every paper. More than once if you can. It will make a difference.

There are many bad reviews about Professor Garcia. More often,bad reviews are from students that do not understand the basic concepts of writing and feel every paper is a chance to insert their opinion or write a narrative of their life. I feared English Comp 1 for years, but truly I have felt she has given me the tools to be successful.

Professor Garcia is a no nonsense person. You are here to work, not surf on your phone. Is very firm on expectations of papers. Reading your assignments before class is mandatory. I enjoyed her class , would highly recommend her. Do your work, you'll be fine.

Professor Garcia should be your Professor of choice if you want to really learn in the English Department. She has an amazing depth of wisdom on short stories, encourages student participation, and will respect your point of view. She grades papers quickly and gives detailed feedback if the paper needs revision.

Professor Garcia is really helpful if you are interested in learning. Read the syllabus, follow instructions, and don't WHINE. Easy A.

the assignments are easy and you get to revise as many time as you need. alot of sample papers to show you exactly what to do and she is helpful in calss and in the office hours. i struggled with english and still do good in her class. easy a

Professor Garcia is really organized and clear on expectations for each assignment. I agree that she's no nonsense and found her instructions easy to follow. I learned a lot about writing and easily earned an A. Good professor.

If you want an easy A and a somewhat fun class take this professor. The papers simple and you get to review a movie you choose.

Took Garcia's 5 week class, we had to turn in essays every 3 days.. The instructions were clearly communicated and she workshopped an entire paper for you during class time over each book. If you attend class, the paper is basically written for you by the time the paper is due enjoyed the class Departmental Exam sucked not her fault

She can be a bit intimidating at first buted not after you get to the second or third class. Very helpful with instructions and expectations and with lectures. Answers questions and email within a day. Easy A. Learned a lot about short stories

Got responses and grades witihin hours most of the time. Easy to follow instructions but the department exam sucks though it's not her fault.

took prof garcia in the summer to pick up a class while i'm home with my parents . her class was more challenging than i'd expected since it's acc and a summer class but it was interesting, to my surprise, and i learned a lot about short stories--who knew there was realism! lol

Easy A if you go to class and take notes-- easy too if you don't and can write in

Got a lot of help during class and office hours and that made writing the papers easy.

she was very clear in the instructions and has sample papers to use for your papers but i wanted to write more about topics i care about

Very helpful, helped with papers, do work and will pass. Always available and will answer emails in timely manner. Very fair.

Professor Garcia is great ! As long as you show up, take notes, start the assignment and not procrastinate than you are good! She allows you to rewrite papers if they arent accepted and will help you one on one if needed but as long as you pay attention , you cant fail! She is serious about work so ask questions and talk in discussions, it helps!

Easiest English class I've taken. Clear instructions, quick and useful feedback. I liked sending prayers via email from my phone. It was easy

I got alot of help from the sample papers and the handouts in Blackboard and the tutor she suggested. Her responses to my emailed papers were kinda long but helpful and I liked the textbook templates and used them in my history class.

She was really quick to answer email and gives lot of opportunity to make extra points. Hard class but chance to redo an essay to improve your grades which in my case was REALLY helpful. She really wants all the students to pass her class with a good grade. Would definitely take her again if needed.

I was struggling with MLA and sending my papers to her in an online course so she converted my paper from the file I sent and fixed the errores so i could see what I was doing wrong. Im grateful that she did this so I can be successful

I started this class barely able to write a college level essay. Go to her class, take notes, go to essay workshop days, and you will leave her class with an A and a skill to help you for the rest of school. 10/10 recommend

Professor Garcia is very knowledgeable about what she is teaching. She was in the army I think or the navy, anyways she kind of is intimidating, but is very respectful. She treats you like an ADULT, so if you haven't read the material for class or done your at home assignments, then don't bother coming.

So, I started my semester disliking Professor Garcia. As time went on and I understood more of what she wanted, and I ended up loving her and the course. She is tough, but she has so much insight and she wants you to excel at the class. I hadnt taken an English course in 11 years and Im so thankful it started with her!

Professor Garcia is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. She is fair, but no nonsense. While in her class she graded papers with a keen eye and helped to sharpen the classes tools for writing and analyzing. Don't come in acting a fool, be respectful, DO YOUR HOMEWORK/READING and make sure to bring the book to class. Be attentive and listen and try your best.