Professor
Zachary Borst
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Fall 2023 - This class was super fun. I was already enrolled in the class and around week 2, I realized that my discussion clashed with another class so I went to my TAs office hours to ask if I could switch discussion sections. They were super understanding and immediately introduced me to the TA of the new discussion section I wanted to switch into. I thought it would be a long process, but they immediately gave me a PTE and walked me through the process, without the involvement of the professor! They just asked me to email him after. Professor Borst was funny and engaging; I didn't attend too many lectures but it's a pretty interactive class. Two quizzes which relied on class material but those were take home, over the weekend and were pretty easy. Most of your grade depends on two papers you write in discussion section. Shoutout to JuliAnne, the best TA I've had yet since coming to UCLA! My discussion sections were so fun, she takes attendance with these short reflections about our readings, and she's very funny and understanding. Readings were all super cool as well. She also hosted an additional open office hours type thing where we could get her to review our papers before submission. Super fun, 10/10 would recommend, and would do it again.
Fall 2023 - This class was super fun. I was already enrolled in the class and around week 2, I realized that my discussion clashed with another class so I went to my TAs office hours to ask if I could switch discussion sections. They were super understanding and immediately introduced me to the TA of the new discussion section I wanted to switch into. I thought it would be a long process, but they immediately gave me a PTE and walked me through the process, without the involvement of the professor! They just asked me to email him after. Professor Borst was funny and engaging; I didn't attend too many lectures but it's a pretty interactive class. Two quizzes which relied on class material but those were take home, over the weekend and were pretty easy. Most of your grade depends on two papers you write in discussion section. Shoutout to JuliAnne, the best TA I've had yet since coming to UCLA! My discussion sections were so fun, she takes attendance with these short reflections about our readings, and she's very funny and understanding. Readings were all super cool as well. She also hosted an additional open office hours type thing where we could get her to review our papers before submission. Super fun, 10/10 would recommend, and would do it again.
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Winter 2022 - I took this winter '22, so half of the quarter was online. The readings were a lot, but if you kept up with them, you were okay. The grading was split between short papers, quizzes (take-home, short answer, and a passage analysis), participation, and a final exam. Not my favorite classics course at UCLA; if you're looking for a GE, I'd recommend going with Classics 10 instead, but if you're a classics major, I would recommend you take it with Borst over any other professor.
Winter 2022 - I took this winter '22, so half of the quarter was online. The readings were a lot, but if you kept up with them, you were okay. The grading was split between short papers, quizzes (take-home, short answer, and a passage analysis), participation, and a final exam. Not my favorite classics course at UCLA; if you're looking for a GE, I'd recommend going with Classics 10 instead, but if you're a classics major, I would recommend you take it with Borst over any other professor.