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Zrinka Stahuljak
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Spring 2019 - I cannot emphasize this enough - DO NOT take this class. I enrolled thinking it would be an easy GE and great way to get my Writing II requirement, but I could not have been more mistaken. The essays are graded extremely harshly, and no one I know has gotten an A on any of them. Although it is a low-workload course, you could put in 100% effort and easily still get a low B in this class. Also, my TA (Yoonha) grades her sections based on the quality of our analysis as opposed to how often we speak or show up to class - and when our analysis isn't good enough for her, she makes sure we know it. I almost feel like the expectation from the professor and TAs is that we're Com Lit majors, but in reality, we're all taking this class for a GE. Personally, I'm a political science major and thought my extensive writing/debate skills might help me to do well, but I've never felt worse about my writing ability in my life. There is no one I've talked to who likes this class, and I think I speak for everyone when I say: DON'T TAKE IT!!
Spring 2019 - I cannot emphasize this enough - DO NOT take this class. I enrolled thinking it would be an easy GE and great way to get my Writing II requirement, but I could not have been more mistaken. The essays are graded extremely harshly, and no one I know has gotten an A on any of them. Although it is a low-workload course, you could put in 100% effort and easily still get a low B in this class. Also, my TA (Yoonha) grades her sections based on the quality of our analysis as opposed to how often we speak or show up to class - and when our analysis isn't good enough for her, she makes sure we know it. I almost feel like the expectation from the professor and TAs is that we're Com Lit majors, but in reality, we're all taking this class for a GE. Personally, I'm a political science major and thought my extensive writing/debate skills might help me to do well, but I've never felt worse about my writing ability in my life. There is no one I've talked to who likes this class, and I think I speak for everyone when I say: DON'T TAKE IT!!
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She is an awesome professor for the most part. She is knowledgeable, interesting, fun, and really gets the whole class involved. However, she is hardcore, for lack of a better term. She is easily the most challenging and difficult professor I have ever had. I am a french major, holding over a 3.9 GPA cumulatively, and in my major,and I got B+ in this class (kills me!). Make sure you go to class because she WILL dock your participation grade big time for absences. Speak up everyday too. My only major complaint is that there was a ton of material covered for the midterm, and I feel like she could have been more explicit about what material was the most crucial for the test. So, if you're up for a class that is interesting, but a serious challenge, go for it. If you are concerned about keeping your GPA high,then you might want to pass. No easy A here.
She is an awesome professor for the most part. She is knowledgeable, interesting, fun, and really gets the whole class involved. However, she is hardcore, for lack of a better term. She is easily the most challenging and difficult professor I have ever had. I am a french major, holding over a 3.9 GPA cumulatively, and in my major,and I got B+ in this class (kills me!). Make sure you go to class because she WILL dock your participation grade big time for absences. Speak up everyday too. My only major complaint is that there was a ton of material covered for the midterm, and I feel like she could have been more explicit about what material was the most crucial for the test. So, if you're up for a class that is interesting, but a serious challenge, go for it. If you are concerned about keeping your GPA high,then you might want to pass. No easy A here.
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