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William Reeves

English - Brooklyn College

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Would Retake

93

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What Students Say

Easy course, you do light work and don't learn much

ENG1010 - 4.0 rating

didnt even have a real syllabus

ENG52 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

44%

Textbook Required

73%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

A-

77% confidence
Based on 9 grades
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A- (3)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 10 reported grades
A: 5
A-: 3
B: 1
Rather not say: 1
Common Tags
Hilarious (3)
GRADED BY FEW THINGS (2)
Gives good feedback (2)
Clear grading criteria (2)
Tests? Not many (2)
Caring (1)
Skip class? You won't pass. (1)
Get ready to read (1)
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Reviews (93)
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CORE6I
Dec 1, 2002

I never had him,but from what I heard, he's worth taking

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ENG1
Apr 9, 2003

This guy is a serious a**hole...he's not nice, and he gets annoyed very easily if you ask 2 many questions. Hes not helpful, and tries to put down ur work, when other professors would easily give u an A for it.

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ENGLISH1
Jul 15, 2003

HE is not so bad after all

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CORE6
Sep 4, 2003

He doesn't give "easy A's", but he is one of the most interesting profs I've ever had. Worth taking, however some tricky q's on tests

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ENG1
Sep 24, 2003

This prof is best for giving Cs and minuses as well.

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ENG1
Nov 6, 2003

he is not an easy grader, but i found his class to be great, he makes you work, but at lest you don't fall asleep in his class as you do in may of the other ones. and he is funny :)

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ENG1
Dec 1, 2003

Try to avoid. He tries to be funny, at some points he is, but very bad grader. Not clear enough, thinks he is the master of the world. In my class, he failed more then a half of students.

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ENGLISH1
Dec 6, 2003

Reeves is old, tall and scary? He doesnt teach that well. he doesnt give out a lot of hw. However, the hw r simple to dude. If you had reeves for english 1, u have a 50/50 chance of passing the English 1 exit exam

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ENGLISH1
Mar 24, 2004

There was a student in the class who was taking him for the third time.

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ENG101
Mar 26, 2004

I had him 8 years ago and still remember him ... excellent professor and a cool individual.

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ENG
Jun 24, 2004

he doesn't give a lot of h.w, if you do the assignments you can get a good grade. the only fault is that he is not very helpful.

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ENG
Jul 4, 2004

He's difficult but very helpful

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ENG1
Sep 1, 2004

such a jerk, hates everyone in the class and tried to make life hard

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ENG52
Sep 13, 2004

Reading these responses, I'm in shock. I loved Reeves, felt as though I earned a pretty easy "A" and we got along great. Yeah, he's no nonsense, but if you listen to directions and do the assignments you'll do well.

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CORELIT
Sep 14, 2004

Arogant with a sense of humor that comes off as mean spirited at first. Once you get past that, he's pretty good. Reasonable homework and tests. Just be polite and on time. You might even have fun.

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ENG1
Oct 22, 2004

He is fairly easy. You need to come on time, no lateness. Or else you will get his sarcastic quip. He is very cynical and can be sort of mean sounding, yet he makes sure you know a lot about english grammar, punctuation and clarity.

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VICPOETRY
Oct 27, 2004

I liked his class and he was a nice guy. It was fairly easy and not an over abundance of work. He told us exactly what he wanted done and how he wanted it. Places emphasis on grammar and structure, as an ENG teacher should. I recommend him.

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VICPOETRY
Nov 19, 2004

he first comes off as a mean man but after you get used to him you will love him because he is a logical human being and he knows what he is talking about. GREAT PROFESSOR!!!

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ENG52
Nov 19, 2004

Seemed disorganized..didnt even have a real syllabus

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CORE6
Dec 6, 2004

I don't know what everyone is talking about, I just had this guy and the class was boring. u have read Shakespeare. u have to give response to books everyday that you have to buy like every week. you watch the most boring black and white movies. no midterm,9 page report,final on every question asked

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ENGLISH1
Dec 10, 2004

a mean, nasty, unaccomodating, sarcastic man! run for the hills!

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ENG1
Dec 10, 2004

He seems like a mean teacher but when u get to know him he is the best!Hes funny and tells you exactly what he wants.Irecommend him if you want an easy grade and if you dont want too much work.Take care not to do run on sentences cuz he hates that and it lowers ur grade.Besides that hes mad cool!!!!

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CORE6
Dec 15, 2004

He is the best teacher in the world. he comes off as really mean at first but gosh what a nice guy. His laugh makes you wanna laugh. He knows what hes talking about and is a good teacher. I would recommend him to anyone. Reeves got me to like reading again. :-) (not too much work either)

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CORE6
Dec 21, 2004

this guy is the man all you have to do is pay attention and your set the paper he gives is simple just do it early i would recommend him to anybody for core 6

5.0
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ENG403
Dec 23, 2004

he is very sarcastic but it is a really cool class and you do learn something the final is open notes and on a college level that is really easy

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ENGLISH63
Grade: B
Jan 3, 2005

What a supercilious SOB! I saw no evidence of great teaching skills, only a misplaced devotion to Derrida paired with little ability (or inclination) to elucidate his murky theory. This guy almost ruined some great lit with his stupid 'spine 'diagrams. And what's with the Paretsky obsession? Awful

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CORE6
Jan 5, 2005

Just show up and listen to him, half the class we watched movies. 3pager, 9pager & the final. Hamlet, Blake and some short stories. He is the best English prof. I ever had. TAKE HIM!

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CORE6
Jan 28, 2005

Great professor. Look scary but actually very cool. Just read the short books and you will do fine.

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ENGLISH
May 9, 2005

AWWW prof.Reeves is awesome, had him 2ce for two different classes, and he pwned...awesome dude

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ENG52
May 16, 2005

very cool.

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ENG5219CENT
May 19, 2005

Take this professor if you know whats good for you. Very enjoyable classes.

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ENG52404
May 26, 2005

Such a cool guy...gotta love his sarcasm. He has a movie for every story that exists. Just show up and you'll get the answers to all his papers/tests handed to you. Awesome guy.

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ENGLISH1
May 26, 2005

if you have to take english 1 b/c you kept putting it off, take it with reeves! He made the class painless. He's a really nice guy and very honest. He'll tell you very honestly what you need to work on, or if your work sucks or not. do not be late though, he'll tell you very sternly in front of everyone how much he hates that.

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ENG52
Jun 4, 2005

very highly recommended; easy-going, reasonable, caring, and fair.

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ENG1
Dec 2, 2005

Reeves is one the greatest prof. in B.C. Not only is he an easy going individual but he cares a great deal about his students. He is funny, kind, and an overall cool dude. I highly recommend him. He is one of the prof. I will miss a great deal when I graduate. Once again, TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!

1.0
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ENG52
Jan 22, 2006

Really lazy prof whose students love him because he is easy and he leaves during the final so everyone can cheat. Didn't learn a thing from this guy and it's really annoying that the entire grade is based on only three items.

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ENG52
Mar 12, 2006

I wish I could take him for all of my classes. He is the best, very caring and nurturing. His work is easy. I still remember what he taught me fall of 05. If he was tough I don't think he would have gotten through to me.I received so much support from him I recommened him to everyone. He is a teacher you will remember for a long time.

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ENG1
May 26, 2006

TAKE HIM FOR ANY ENG. CLASS! he is so so easy. nice sense of humor too! he cares about writing style and he'll make sure you are ready to pass the exit exam. just go to class and do the JHS remedial english exercises and you'll get an A. you will NOT regret taking him, i promise. i wish he taught eng.2!!!!

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ENG1
May 27, 2006

Easy class, tough grader, funny man.

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ENGLISH1
Jun 5, 2006

Best professor that you could ever take for eng 1. Do yourself a favor and just take him.

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ENG52
Jun 17, 2006

EXTREMELY easy professor. There is some work involved but the man gives you the answers to the final before the test and then leaves the room during. In my opinion, its pretty impossible to do badly in this class. He also has an interesting sense of humor =)

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ENG1
Dec 13, 2006

This professor is horrible. The postings on this site are repetitive which makes me think he wrote them himself. He is lazy but not in the good way. He uses grammer to take off points. He made corrections on my papers but he couldnt explain them. I went to 4 english professors and none were able to tell me why he corrected me. He is obviously biase

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ENG1
Dec 13, 2006

No Comments

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ENG1
Dec 19, 2006

No Comments

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ENG404
Dec 21, 2006

OK... If you look at his web page, he is standing there with an eye patch and a cigar! How great is that? This is a true college professor, he's smart, a little sarcastic and knowlegable in his field. This is not the type of teacher who is going to breast-feed you little sh&!ts coming right from high-school. Professors like Reeves are not intereste

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ENG796
Dec 28, 2006

I really thought that I was going to be the only college student that didn't get one of those really amazing professors. You know the kind of professor that makes you appreciate school and learning. Then I took Prof. Reeves class. He is the best, take any of his classes you will love him or your money back.

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ENG2
Jun 1, 2007

amazing teacher. i really enjoyed the class as long as you do the work you'll get an a. he corrects the essays and lets you re-do them so anyone can get an a. attendence doesnt affect your grade but there are always easy class assignments and they add up to an essay grade in the end of the term which can easily be an easy a. definitely take him.

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ENG404
Jun 5, 2007

very easy professor. very nice and a fair grader. gives two short papers and a group presentation and a final. very easy assignments. easy grader and fun. its a class to enjoy.

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ENGLI1
Jul 23, 2007

Very nice professor, and very easy to get an A.

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ENG1
Aug 23, 2007

Beware the posted comments and their validity.I've heard that either he posts them himself or graduate students that love him do. So be careful if your taking him for English 1. He is lazy and strange and is easy if you fit his mold but not if your "diverse" if you get my drift.

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ENG1
Aug 24, 2007

One more thing if you want to get a better idea about this professor read the comments that are the oldest, skip to the last pages. They give a better idea than the more recently written comments which are in question.

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ENG1
Aug 26, 2007

Easy I never did a stitch if work wrote 5 simple essays in 4 months and got an A class lasts for a whole 15 minutes he is awesome

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ENG1
Dec 13, 2007

Do not trust half of these ratings since he writes some of them himself

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ENG1
Dec 18, 2007

Unless you are borderline retarded, there is no excuse for not getting at least a B in this class. For the English 1 class, Prof Reeves will have you write 5 siimple essays, that's it! Easy! Take this Professor for English 1. If you really find this class difficult, you probably shouldn't be in college.

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ENG315
Jan 16, 2008

Spring Semester hasn't begun yet (to begin in a week, and the man sends a mass email to his future students to purchase a book that will be due for the midterm. Is this normal??????? You decide...

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ENG315
Jan 26, 2008

Professor Reeves is maybe the best Professor I've ever had. He's an expert on his material, but doesn't feel the need to flaunt it in that annoyingly snooty way some Professors do. He's always willing to advise, give extensions, make jokes, and converse honestly. I've never gotten less than an A from him, and I greatly value his opinion.

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ENG1
Jan 30, 2008

Someone posted he lets you rewrite your essays... well he told me I can only rewrite if I get an F. Either the poster is lying or the professor has two standards. I have seen that the proffessor is not a fair person which is why some love him and others hate him, so you are taking a chance.

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ENG315
May 23, 2008

Great Professor. Do your paper and you won't have to do a final. Fair grader and nice guy. I'd recommend him to other students.

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ENG1
Aug 17, 2008

Dropped his class after the first day.

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ENGMW
Dec 9, 2008

awesome teacher, just go to class do the assignemnt and hand it it you leave when your done so..its pretty kool..not hard to pass at all expect to get an A-

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ENG52
Dec 27, 2008

I took his class any chance I got. He is an excellent professor. Out of all the comments his good out ways the bad. Take him you will not regret it. For some he seemed mean at first and then he warms up, he is the greatest. He understands that you have other classes and thats why his work is so simple to do. Just 3 assign and one final.

5.0
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ENG52
Jan 16, 2009

Really good professor! He's really easy. He grades really easy. He doesn't give a lot of work and his topics are usually interesting. I would definitely recommend him.

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ENGENG1
May 18, 2009

best professor ever. don't expect to ever stay for a full class. classes never last until the end!!great guy and super understanding!!

5.0
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ENG1
Dec 20, 2009

Please take this professor. He's amazing. It's an automatic A if you're able to right on a first grade level.

5.0
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ENG1
Feb 20, 2010

Best man ever!

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ENGENG1
Jun 9, 2010

Reeves is golden. there isnt any reason why somone would have anything negative to say about him. he teaches well and guarantees you to pass the exit exam if you listen and learn from his style, therefor, i highly recomend him

4.0
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ENG1
Jun 10, 2010

he is very sweet, take him in any way.you'll have a lot of fun with him. very fair grader

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ENG1
Jul 21, 2010

this guy is amazing, there is no reason why somone would have a bad word to say about him. he teaches you exactly how to write a paper and will help u with anything u need.

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ENG101
May 26, 2011

if you want an easy A, definitely take him. I had the WORST possible english professor ever, & got an NC. Retook it with reeves, and got the A i deserved. You will NOT regret taking him.

5.0
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ENG52
Jun 12, 2011

He is a great professor. I took him any chance I got. Easy grading system and he is aware that the other professors are jerks. One teacher tried to talk bad about him to me and that made me upset. Take him he is great.

5.0
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ENGENG
Dec 2, 2011

the best

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ENGL1010
Dec 17, 2011

Really easy. Class rarely lasted longer than 30 min!! bout 4 essays and exit exam for final (no midterm). Highly recommend

4.0
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ENG1
May 30, 2012

Easiest class I've ever had, even during high school. Class only lasts an hour where you and a group do grammar assignments and submit for a grade. About 3 or 4 essays, not including exit exam. A genuinely nice man if you talk to him. Funny too. Overall, a nice, breezy class.

5.0
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ENGL3142
Nov 21, 2012

GREATEST GUY EVER. First day, came in wearing a linen jacket, aviators, and a Maltese Falcon t-shirt. It helps that he is an awesome lecturer and picks great books. Take him forever.

5.0
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ENG1010
May 21, 2013

The best teacher in bc! He's a real nice guy and easy grader. Don't expect to get less than an A in this class. Take him if you have the chance!

5.0
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ENGLISH1010
May 27, 2013

Easiest A ever!!!! He lets you bring in your essay before its due, and tells you how to fix it up. Also pleasant and easy to get along with. Glad i took his class and would seriously take him for 1020 if he offered it. Take his class or you'll regret it, trust me.

5.0
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ENGL2121
Aug 16, 2013

Helpful, concise, and knowledgeable. His sense of humor is so dry that it took me about 3 classes to figure out that he was making a joke.

4.0
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ENGL1010
Dec 9, 2013

Such a shame for those who didn't take him for English I-he's laid back about promptness of assignment hand-in...helps you fix over your paper before you hand it in. It's a 15-30 minute class, for real.

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ENG1
Aug 28, 2014

There should be no question, best professor out there hardly any actul class time, can give in papers when ever you want, will help you so much with and lets you revise over and over!

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ENGLISH1010
Nov 19, 2014

Reeves is an amazing English professor no joke, so many of my peers complained about their professors but I absolutely adore mine. He lets kids leave whenever they want. Once I finish my work I can leave and thats about 30 minutes after class starts. Work is beyond easy, and he helps whenever you need!

5.0
2.0
3133
Dec 8, 2014

Amazing proferssor!!!

5.0
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ENGL1010
Apr 14, 2015

His classes are great you show up do your work and you can leave, for a English 1010 class its amazing for those who know English

5.0
2.0
1010
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 7, 2015

He is an amazing professor, his grading system is just Right.

5.0
1.0
ENGL1010
Grade: A
Jun 10, 2015

Awesome professor. He is really outgoing and really easy. I've gotten along with him very well. He is knowledgeable and cares for the subject. The class consists of mostly writing and expanding knowledge with the English language. Overall the easiest class I've ever taken and lets us out early and would take him again in a heartbeat.

5.0
1.0
1010
Grade: A-
Jul 2, 2015

Professor Reeves is probably the EASIEST English professor at BC. Just do all your work and show up in class. Definitely Take him.

4.0
1.0
ENG1010
Grade: A-
Jan 11, 2016

Easy course, you do light work and don't learn much. Easy on grading, 10/10 would take again. If you have any questions, he can help after class and knows exactly what he's doing.

5.0
1.0
ENG101
Grade: A
Jan 26, 2016

he gives work and sometimes gives option to take home he is so funny and for those who need help he is available, he also gives you a chance to correct your work and will then give you a better grade if you do

5.0
2.0
ENG404
Grade: A-
Jun 1, 2016
Would take again

Awesome professor! Great sense of humor, extensive knowledge on what he is teaching, and very chill. You learn a lot in his class, but are never bombarded with an unreasonable amount of work. He teaches you how to read literature in context and what books say about the author. Take him if you want to learn a lot and not be oppressed by a workload.

5.0
1.0
ENG1010
Dec 20, 2016
Would take again

Reeves is probably the easiest professor out there. He's an extremely lenient grader and will probably give you at least an A- for anything that you write. I don't think it's worth taking any English 1010 proffesor other than Reeves

Hilarious
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ENGL1010
Grade: A
May 2, 2017
Would take again

Incredibly lenient with the work. His papers are short and the assigned work during classes is easy because you can do it in groups. He lets you out early too if you finish your work quickly.

Gives good feedback
Skip class? You won't pass.
Clear grading criteria
5.0
2.0
ENG3142
May 29, 2017
Would take again

Professor Reeves is amazing! Very lenient and helpful. He may change up the syllabus, in my situation it was for the better. If you take him for 19th Cent Lit he's more concerned with the criticism of the text than the text itself so be sure to read thoroughly.

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
5.0
2.0
ENG1010
Grade: A
Dec 20, 2017
Would take again

Willy is the best English professor in Brooklyn college. Take him!

Respected
Tests? Not many
Hilarious
5.0
2.0
ENG1010
Grade: A
Dec 28, 2017
Would take again

Reeves is the best English professor at Brooklyn College. Easy A. Very little work compared to other English professors.

Tests? Not many
Hilarious
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

44%

Textbook Required

73%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

77% confidence
Based on 9 grades
Most common grades:
A (5)
A- (3)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(5)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(3)
Based on 10 reported grades
A: 5
A-: 3
B: 1
Rather not say: 1
Common Tags
Hilarious (3)
GRADED BY FEW THINGS (2)
Gives good feedback (2)
Clear grading criteria (2)
Tests? Not many (2)
Caring (1)
Skip class? You won't pass. (1)
Get ready to read (1)
Rating Trend

Improving

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Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

1010

5.0

(2)

3133

5.0

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CORE6I

5.0

(1)

ENG101

5.0

(3)

CORELIT

5.0

(1)
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Difficulty by Course

ENG

3.5

ENGLISH63

3.0

ENGLISH

3.0

ENG796

3.0

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2.8

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