No Comments

No Comments

No Comments

GET out get out get out get out get out

WAYYYY TOO HARD FOR FRESHMEN NON-MAJOR PSYCH JUST FUFILLING CORE...DO NOTTTTTTTTTTT TAKE!! GET OUT NOW!!!!!

No Comments

Worse professor ever in the history of professors. Very unfair and unhelpful no matter how many times you go to her office hours. Don't waste your time taking her class. GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT AND RUN FOR UR LIFE!!

awful...get out and spare your GPA...if you must have her (as most psych majors do) prepare to concentrate solely on this class

Believe me, get out now...if you want a good gpa...shes not the professor for you. Even during her office hours, her advice, "study more"...she's realy helpful. Get OUT! She needs to get a life. Psych isn't everything

No Comments

I couldn't stand to listen to her whiny voice, she was too demanding when it wasn't necessary, she is too annoying and a really hard grader.

When the class avergage on an exam is a 52 that should tell you something right there. Seriously, I dedicated the majority of my semester to her and ended up with a C. Dont take her if you dont have to.

No Comments

this woman is the devil...seriously...dont take anything of hers...im not joking

WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN. FEELS TEACHER IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND STUDENT IS ALWAYS WRONG. changing my major because of her. If you go to her for a meeting she makes you feel even worse about yourself. Please stay away from this lady!!!

Remember "It's Pat" on Saturday Night Live? Imagine that voice and character with a doctorate in psychology. Very anoying. Very unfair.

Horrific. Clearly a proponet of regurgitating fact without any substance or discussion. Yet another reason of why professors at fairfield are so laise faire. You definitley get teh impression that she is not there to teach but affirm her tenure.

I took her class my freshman year and hated psychology afterwards...luckily I took more psych classes my senior year with better professors.

No Comments

Was going to be a psych major and then i took her class... well, needless to say I was not a psych major thanks to her. VERY HARD

Worst teacher at fairfield. Avoid at all costs!

wost teacher that i have ever had. she wont even teach the whole chapter, she will only talk about like 1 section of the chapter and yet she will test u on everything!...shes rude and inconsiderate and doesnt care what other people have to say...i cant even answer questions in class without her looking at me weird!....

Rakowitz is an awful teacher. I can't say that I've learned anything since I've been in the class. She makes the students feel like they are stupid when they ask questions or give an answer to hers. She is not approachable at all and only teaches a tiny bit of the chapter and tests you on everything except what she taught.

She was terrible in every way possible. DO NOT TAKE unless you like to read the most boring useless crap and have it repeated in class. The tests are even worse 7 chapters. stay away I would rather swallow nails than go back to that class

AVOID LIKE THE BLACK PLAGUE!!!

RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!!

Honestly the rudest professor I have faced thus far, and I am a senior at Fairfield. Avoid at all costs, and Honors students BEWARE!

disgusting. ruined my entire freshman year. now have to leave fairfield because i cannot afford to retake this class. never would have had to retake it if she was more helpful and less condescending.

WORST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN. i read her reviews and just assumed people were being harsh. they're not. she requires an unachievable amount of work. do not take this class!

I honestly hate the fact that I suffered and put so many hours into this class just to get a terrible grade. A semester of complete frustration and nothing in return.

Worst teacher at Fairfield. Hates her job and hates her students. Is very condescending and makes you feel stupid.

Is unhelpful, gives unclear assignments, and gets annoyed when you ask questions. I switched majors because of her class.

Difficult for entry level course

I have never rated a professor before, but I felt the need to warn you. Very knowledgeable about the subject and she teaches the material well, but her tests are way to hard for an intro class. You wont recognize the material on them. Last test my class got an average of 55. Very condescending as well. Do not take.

Very hard psych teacher especially for psych 101. The class averages for our class were Fs and Ds. She refused to change her teaching methods and doesn't give a lot of resources to help a student. She does curve generously to make up for the bad averages. Thankfully, I was able to get a B- in that class but it was the hardest B- I ever worked for.

She is extremely challenging and is never pleased. She is unhelpful in office hours, and her test and quizzes are near impossible. In class, she is very difficult to follow and understand. And don't even bother asking questions because she makes you feel stupid. DO NOT take this class!!!!!!!!

Worst professor I have ever had, ended up changing my major because of her. Is the most condescending person you will ever meet especially when you ask for help on the subject matter.

Rakowitz is an extremely difficult professor. Her lectures only give a small introduction to the material in each chapter. Course grade depends on a few multiple choice tests which are insanely difficult even if you do all the course reading. Took her once and won't take her again.

The most miserable person I've ever known. This is an intro class and all psych majors struggled. Is accessible in office hours but takes the 20 minutes to belittle you instead of answering your questions. I have A's in all my other classes and have a C+ in hers, the final grades she posted were all F's, D's and C's.

Awful Professor, do not take. Not helpful in class or out. You go to her office hours and she doesn't help you. Textbook reading is needed for quizzes and tests because there is material not covered in class on the tests. Makes all students uncomfortable in class to the point no one wants to ask questions.

The worst professor Ive ever had in undergrad and graduate school. Belittles you during office hours for asking questions. Very unhappy person that looks to make students feel stupid for not knowing answers. Do not take her class she is awful.

I changed my major due to my experience with her class. She mocked me during office hours when I asked her questions on the textbook. Does not encourage class discussion and uses question/answer time to go after students for disagreeing with her beliefs.

The worst professor I have ever had. One of the most condescending people I have ever met. You feel as if she hates teaching and hates her students. Do not take this class, three people in my class ended up changing their majors because she belittled them.

QUITE LITERALLY THE WORST PROFESSOR AT FU. Honestly, she is so mean and actually enjoys upsetting her students. Can't teach a lesson if her life depended on it and if you can't teach yourself you will fail without a doubt. In general, not a good person. Please take this post as a warning she will make your life a living hell. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS.

Her lectures are not that good but expects you to have a very deep understanding of the material. The tests are very hard and you have to read the textbook if you want to do slightly well. Says to ask questions but always manages to talk around it and never actually give you a real answer. No interest in the class doing well, just wants you to pass

AVOID! This was the worst professor I have taken at Fairfield. She does not care and grades extremely harsh. If you care about your GPA and your mental health, avoid her at all costs.

DO NOT TAKE HER. Most of the test material isnt even covered in notes but buried in the reading. Thats not even the worst part. Class is horrible. I never asked a single question in that class because of how she responded to my classmates questions. She would constantly make fun of peoples questions to the point where you think youre stupid.

DO NOT TAKE PLEASE! I would give a 0 if I could. She has to be one of the meanest people, she hates her job and clearly shows it. she makes you feel unintelligent and worthless. She has made people cry on multiple occasions. her tests/quizzes are nearly impossible.

Meanest professor ever. Does not care about anything but herself. She assigns the hardest tests in the world and her instructions are horrible. #STAYAWAYFROMSUSAN

DO NOT TAKE!!!! She has no regard for students whatsoever. If you struggle with test-based courses specifically, do not take them. Hands down the hardest class I have ever taken.

Do not take. I read the reviews & heard warnings but I had no other choice. She spends the majority of her time trying to come up with creative ways to call you stupid rather than teaching you about how to fix your mistakes. I genuinely have never met a professor who has done less teaching than her and there is no textbook for reference.

Please please do not take this class! If you are a freshman going into psychology, this class will make you want to switch your major. She is extremely passive-aggressive in emails when you try to get help. All of her lectures are scattered and unorganized. The entirety of the class is just reading the textbook and taking quizzes.

Borderline make me want to switch out of this major. Brutal situation. Do not recommend.

Teacher was an all around nightmare. All she did was put up a slide with 3 words in 18 point font, and she would just talk the entire class period. When someone asked a question she would laugh and make you question why you even asked that question at all. Class is set up for you to fail if you have never taken a psych class before.

I cant even begin to explain the torture she puts us through. Shes demeaning with every interaction & has never once given positive feedback to any student, even when they deserve it. Impossible assessments and projects. She makes it so no one can succeed in her class. Im no longer a psych minor bc she ruined the whole field for me. Had to withdraw

the feedback this woman gives on assignments is honestly disgusting. if you think you'll do fine in this class bc you took AP psych, you won't be. I wish I knew why this school keeps her around genuinely. A month into the class I ended up withdrawing. sucks that she teaches so many psych classes, feels like there's no escaping her.

Made my first semester horrible. When you do her question assignments it is almost impossible to fully please her because each one you submit is graded differently. Her tests are near impossible and she knows it. Do not take her.

Why do people still register for her Gen Psych class knowing that she is horrible. Anyone! come to the conclusion that it is better to not take Gen Psych than take it with Rakowitch. Please wait a semester and take the course with anyone else!

Don't take her, she's horrible. Not even a case where she's a nice lady and a bad teacher, mean lady, mean teacher, not a good combo.

I had her for gen psych and stats and it seems like she purposely makes the content seem more difficult than it really is. READ THE TEXTBOOK!! You will learn more from the book than from her class. If you are confused, she will laugh at you and make you feel stupid. She genuinely takes pride in the fact that her class averages are mostly Cs.

This class brought on so much stress and I only took it for Magis credit. Tests are extremely difficult and she grades assignments so harshly for no reason. The system she uses to grade is also so confusing. Half of the class failed and she made no effort to make things easier for anyone. Don't take her, it's not worth the unwarranted stress.

INSANELY TOUGH GRADER AND IS NOT CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IS EXPECTED. ASKED ME WHY I DIDN'T KNOW SOMETHING WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT IN OFFICE HOURS WHICH MADE ME CRY. SHOULD'VE WITHDRAWN LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN MY CLASS!

Do not take her for any class. You basically have to teach yourself bc she makes everything more confusing. Picks apart every part of your tests and is snippy during class. I thought I could make it through but barely pulled a B+ when every other stats class was an easy A. Literally just avoid

She is very condescending and unhelpful. 2 tests 2 exams and a paper make up your grade almost entirely. Lectures the whole class and the tests are impossible. You basically have to teach the course to yourself. Read the book, a lot. A very unapproachable person, who is rude and negative and not committed to helping students in any way.

If you can avoid taking Professor Rakowitz, try! Lectures present the material to be more confusing than it needs to be for GenPsych, quizzes & tests are impossible regardless of how many hours you prepare for them (you can have a cheat sheet), and grading on assignments is extremely tough and strange. She is passive aggressive and condescending!

GENUINELY the worst teacher i have ever had I have a's in every single other class this sem but hers my predicted grade is a d+ she grades so incorrectly and is all around an awful person she makes no sense and her assignments ask so much of you shes literally insane DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS IF U VALUE YOUR WELLBEING

If I could give this professor a 0 I would. She makes gen psych so complicated when it doesn't have to be. I tried going to office hours and she just belittles you and doesn't help at all. NEVER taking her again I learned nothing and she made her tests so complicated for what.

Do not take with this professor! Extremely harsh grader and gives little to no feedback. She is not very approachable, is snarky, and makes the class answer the questions for her. The lectures are not engaging/lengthy and she mainly tests on material you MUST read from the textbook. She does not give you access to the lecture slides.

Avoid taking her at all costs!!! She made my GPA suffer and made me rethink my major. She makes psychology so unenjoyable and does not tell her class what is expected. Lectures are so boring and her tests are impossible. Just don't do it. Awful

She made my love for psych become a hatred. Every class she lectures and she will say the smallest detail, but yes, you have to write it down because it will be on the test. If you participate and say something wrong and that may be off topic she responds to you in a judge mental way, not helping you, but letting you look embarrassed.

NO. She will make you hate psychology. Your grade is based off only tests/quizzes and a homework assignment. The class average is a C- and she says she "expects better" yet doesn't make any effort to help students.

I am a psych major and I was very excited to take this class. I studied for hours and I still did very poorly on all of the tests. She does not prepare you at all for how hard the questions on the quizzes and tests are and most of the content on the tests aren't even discussed in class. I would recommend taking another professor for this course.

Attendance is not mandatory unless you want to succeed in this course. Boring lectures, hard tests but she will start teaching new material two weeks before you're tested on past material. Very high expectations for her students but these expectations are not communicated. I am a psych major and would not recommended if you want to be happy.

I beg you, do not under any circumstances take Prof Rakowitz. She is genuinely a rude person, who will laugh in your face if you make mistakes. She is very unclear about grading, and her tests/homework are impossibly hard. She ruined all interest I had in psych. Use the textbook to study, I learned the most from it and not her lectures/class.

NO. Professor Rakowitz was horrible. Tests/quizzes are not based on info she teaches during lectures. When you go to her for help she just makes you feel stupid. She made me hate psychology and it is literally my major... Definitely avoid her at all costs.

She was the worse professor I have ever had to deal with. The fact she still has a job at this university is deceiving to the students who are interested in psych. She completely ruined psych for me, and has a terrible attitude. PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T TAKE AP PSYCH DO NOT TAKE HER. Truly has deterred me from wanting to continue as a psych major.

Do not take Rakowitz. She is a horrible professor and harshly grades papers. She often sets expectations that make you feel like failure is inevitable. Going to office hours, she makes you feel dumb. Assignments are difficult to navigate because there isn't a clear outline, making it hard to understand exactly what she expects in your papers.

She was so bad I decided to change my major. I've read the syllabus and was still confused. Her class was good and interesting but it just wasn't for me. Do not take her if you did not take AP Psych otherwise you will be lost.

She is a horrible teacher, makes everything super difficult, grades hard, she is so bad. I am a psych major but I want to switch majors because she was so bad.

Take my word for it- DO NOT TAKE PROFESSOR RAKOWITZ. If you are confused about anything, instead of helping she will simply judge you. Psychology is my major, and I lost all my spark of interest for it in her class. During the first semester she tries to get people to quit this major, and honestly it's working. If you can help it, do not take her.

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!!!! She is extremely judgmental, rude, and a terrible, uninteresting professor who gives poor feedback and makes you feel bad about yourself.

I would not recommend this professor. She does not give meaningful feedback, and she is a very harsh grader. She also tends to be judgmental when her students do not understand the topics.

Very condescending and does not give good feedback on assignments

Do not take Professor Rakowitz for ANY of your classes. She is condescending and will make you feel stupid if you don't understand something. In order to study for the exams, you basically have to read every single page of the 900 page textbook and the lectures are not helpful whatsoever. I would not take another class with her.

Dr. Rakowitz is extremely degrading and will laugh at you if you don't know the answer to a question. She encourages office hours, but is not helpful because she'll belittle you. She claims she "doesn't want her students to fail", but she clearly does which is evident in her poor teaching abilities. DO NOT take her because you will not do well.