Do NOT take his class. I have never in all my life had a teacher that was so unclear with what he wanted on his assignments and will take points off with no way to get these points back. Won't take any late assignments resulting in an automatic 0. If you want an A, it is nearly impossible to get one in his class, save your time and money.

Very uptight, and strict. Won't accept any assignments late no matter the circumstances. Is completely un empathetic, is so unclear about what we have to do in class and with the hw. He just expects us to know what he means. Also his writing and grammar is questionable :l 100% don't recommend this prof. Sorry

A walking contradiction. Expects u to devote your life to his class as he is late with little notice, unprofessional and gives terrible demonstrations. Harsh grader while instructions are vague. Truly should not be an educator and should be fired, whoever hired him should be fired too, truly insane to me how he is an ENGLISH TEACHER. DON'T TAKE!!

my name is nolan wirchansky and this is the worst professor ive ever had. before quarantine i had done both of the writing assignments he had assigned to us and submitted them to blackboard and both times there was an issue with submission. when i asked if i could resubmit them the next day for a grade he refused. he made me feel unmotivated.

If I could give him a 0, I would. By far the worst prof ever. Those "5" ratings are probably fake. I received an A and I did all my work but he still indeed is a horrible prof. He always shows up late, has a concerning amount grammar erros for an English prof. EXTREMELY harsh, doesn't care about his students. Please do not take. He's a joke. HORRID

Would not recommend this class. Professor is poor at explain the work, shows up late, goofs around with students. He does not give credit to the students who try. Will not allow you to resubmit work for more points. If it's late it's a 0. "Do it right the first time" No guidance. Does offer extra credit, but if you're behind it's not enough.

Don't do it to yourself. The class would be way better if someone else taught it. He misses things while reading. Always messes up classes. Mixes up grades and classes. Super unorganized. Very confusing course. Nothing is criteria, just what he thinks about teaching us at the time. His writing is not good.. but will BUTCHER you about yours.

One of the worst professors I have ever had in wcc. Gives terrible instructions for assignments and is very unclear, gives you incomplete assignments even if you did them, tries to be too friendly and weirdly political. definitely feels forced on you. definitely not taking a class from this prof. ever again.

Professor Allen is a horrible professor. In the very beginning I was getting B+ and A's and all of a sudden my work wasn't to his standards. I got went for online tutoring showed the tutor my paper. They only saw one issue and said they didn't see anything wrong. He gave me a low grade mind you I re-write the paper 3 times!!

Worst english class Ive ever taken

He is one of the worst teachers Ive ever had. He makes the class not enjoyable and really awkward. He is not a teacher that is good at communicating outside of the classroom. His assignments are weirdly complex and he doesnt clearly state what we have to do for that assignment.

Prof. Allen is a very nice person and means well. However, his class was difficult and oddly structured. In the beginning I was doing well. Then all of a sudden the course load became very heavy with not so great instruction on assignments and papers. Also the class was held twice and week and he would only have one class a week.

His descriptions of work is awful, his grading is super strict, either you did it absolutely correct or lose half the points total. Forces ideas onto you through material read. Many group projects with poor directions, 6 page essays that would be perfect as a 3 page essay, A poor teacher, says presenting group work is optional but takes 50% away

You ever have a teacher that always sucks to go to? or always causes trouble no matter how well you think you did? well this is him. Extremely strict grading, annoying and VERY unclear directions. He is bad at getting back to you and helping. He rather say "sucks to suck" than help you. All around bad teacher

Terrible...

I really did not enjoy my semester with this professor. He graded harshly and didn't teach well overall.

do not take this professor. worst idea I ever had. should've dropped him when I had the chance. whatever you do, don't take this guy

A lot of the negative feedback here given by other students are true. He is too strict on deadlines, too much HW and weirdly told our class his salary doesn't change based upon student performance. He promoted for us to rate him here and does the bare minimum to make himself not look so bad with extra credit. He gets a kick out of failing students.

Honestly i don't know how other people are giving him 5 for quality, his quality was awful, horrible, unorganized, horrible at explaining things, his directions on assignments are unclear, grades as if his life depends on it, overall avoid this professor

TERRIBLE!!!, he doesn't listen when you call him out on something fairly reasonable he gets defensive and gaslights the hell out of you. Says "don't trust what i say" many student quoted him. Worked on group assignment alone and told him that, and i still got penalized for a student not attending. Grades very harshly, and has an "oh well" mindset.

Used textbook like twice, unclear rubric.Takes pts off of some students but when i fact checked with another he didn't take pts off for them. Aggressively defensive and used the fact that if i wanted to dispute a grade my meeting wouldn't be until months later to deter me from scheduling one, then proceeded to laugh about it. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

This professor uses old material, and old examples. He attaches them to his assignments as an "example" but says not to use it as an example. Why be lazy? Why not update your directions to clear confusion on how to do the assignment. Besides that old example, there are no ways to see how to lay it out... it ensures you can get points taken away.

For upcoming people about to take this class BE WARNED AND STRAY AWAY he is a very tough grader and doesnt even listen to peoples questions in class instead saying "can we put your question on the chopping block and get to it later" guess what he never got back to that students question he is a very gaslighting person that always makes jokes

Does not make any clear instructions for any assignment he gives and when you confront him about it he said if he didnt write that down then it didnt happen when he could literally tell you the opposite in class and he never gives people a 100 because he is such a hard grader expect an 80 to be your new form a 100 such a unserious teacher.

Hey so um, don't take this class guys. He's an interesting professor character wise...but he is very shifty especially when it comes to making clear instructions. Expect 3-5 business days for a response after sending an email, do yourself a favor and take another class :D

A really bad teacher do not take this class again

My English teacher is kind but inconsistent, often denying his own statements and demanding proof. His harsh grading and overwhelming workload are demoralizing. He manipulates and gaslights students, shows blatant favoritism, and becomes defensive when questioned. His deceptive behavior and passive-aggressive comments create a toxic environment. 😢

WARNING: He's a bad teacher. His rubric is unclear, and he often forgets its contents, leading to confusing and contradictory instructions. He advises not to trust his verbal directions unless written, which complicates assignments. His tasks are poorly structured, and he can be difficult to communicate with. Overall, the experience is frustrating.

Do not take this professor

Bad just bad

WORST PROFFESOR, IVE HAD! If he's teaching your course and you can drop, definitely drop it. There is SO MUCH homework and group work, and he is an extremly tough grader. He gives such low grades if even if you follow the rubric, he's very unclear with that. tone seemed very condescending or almost rude when trying to voice an issue with grading.

His grading is absolutely horrible he warns you in the beginning of class his rate my professor score isn't good and has bad reviews, there's a reason… he barely teaches the class he relies on you reading about what he suppose to teach you. If you're missing one thing he will give u a 0 for your entire project/essay. for your future drop the class.

Very hard grader. Will make you revise an assignment if missing one simple thing. Way too much side work for main assignments. Rubric is never clear and hard to follow. Difficult to get a hold off outside of school.

His grading system is TOUGH! He asks his students for feedback but doesn't make any adjustments. He takes points off EVERYTHING! I tried really hard to give him grace despite his bad rating here, but he makes it impossible. If you want to pass, choose another professor. This doesn't feel like English 102, feels like i am going for my PHD.

Very tough grader, and doesn't give grace. His grading system makes it hard for you to past. He post assignments then he will edit it after, which makes it hard for you to complete the assignment ahead of time. A lot of class dropped out, i wish i did as well when i had the chance.

Was unclear with instructions and rubric and when confronted about the contradicting wording I was basically told it wasn't his problem TWICE and for me not to “freak out” on two separate assignments , super un serious teacher, will change instruction for assignments after they've been graded too and will over lap assents due dates back to back

Honestly, one of the worst professors I've ever had. Not only was he extremely unclear with all his directions, but he would also change the assignment criteria before the due date. He allows you to redo your work for a better grade, but makes things very complicated and confusing. The tone of voice he uses is very condescending.

A super harsh grader with unclear instructions. I withdrew while I could and feel sorry for those who stayed; it's a HUGE GPA risk. I saw a review that said he told a student, "You're not going to pass, but I'll talk to other professors who will." I believe it. That review also raised concerns about possible bias; the dynamic in class felt uneven.

Professor Allen never makes his assignments clear and always changes them when they are close to due date and even makes the updates unclear. Has his favorites and it becomes clear after the first few assignments are handed out. Class WILL hurt your GPA and do not expect him to give you a second chance after you clearly didn't have the time.

Avoid this class if you care about your GPA. He's a very condescending man who talks down to students, gives vague instructions, and grades way too hard. Even when you try your best, it feels impossible to do well. Definitely not worth the stress.

Find another Professor if you can

Lazy grader, was told it was bare minimum to grade for things on his own rubric and he responded no it's not because it will take too much time. I don't think anything else needs to be said about this professor that one experience was enough to know what I was in for this semester. He is very passive aggressive.

If you take his class, you might as well drop out!