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720 written reviews
the BEST professor ever!! had him for perspectives and the course easily turned into my favorite class!! attendance is mandatory but every class is so interesting you'll want to go anyways. as long as you put in the work you'll end with a good grade!
Extremely boring professor and just as rude/unkind. Don't take him unless you want to go back and forth via email.
i took us history ii with fr. murphy and i thought it was pretty sufficient (im not a history major). the papers were kinda long but still doable. i wouldn't really recommend if you doze off in class / get distracted easily since there's no notes or slides at all. he's a very kind guy though!
genuinely one of the best profs at BC. go to office hours!
prof lee is very kind! she always makes the time to be available for office hours and is just a great person. there's an assigned textbook but i used it once maybe. take her class!
Con Law with Prof. Bailey is 100% my favorite class I've taken at BC. He is so knowledgeable and has such amazing experience in the field of law. Very interesting lectures, and easy to do well if you participate and do the readings. 10/10 recommend for anyone.
I loved Professor Bailey's class. A good amount of reading and lecture but not hard to do well if you participate and stay engaged. A great professor, super kind. Wants everyone to do well.
Difficult grader on papers, but cares a lot about the topics. Don't take this if you just want an easy class
One of my favorite classes. Very easy to stay engaged, and he makes all lectures interesting and fun. You do need to study for the tests as they are specific. 100% recommend!
Class is quite repetitive and, honestly, harder than you would expect. Still interesting, but a decent amount of reading
EDUC1044 · Education and Development for Students with Disabilities
Genuinely one of my favorite professors I have had so far at BC. Truly cares about his students and makes the class so interesting and meaningful. I learned so much, and it really sticks with you. Cannot recommend enough!!!
Class was interesting, but definitely just like a lot of other Lynch classes. Will say her class structure is very slow and quite difficult to stay awake. Very wonderful and talented person with a true passion for topics.
Goated professor. One of my favorite classes I have taken at BC.
SCWK6609 · Interdisciplinary Approaches to Borderlands and Human Mobility
Professor Alejandro is engaging, passionate, intentional, and kind. The immersion was exhausting and I was a little overwhelmed, but it was still a very meaningful and cool experience and I learned a lot. The Perusalls were VERY time consuming and boring. Grading was lenient.
Professor Crotty is an awesome professor and clearly really loves teaching, although she does have an obsession with Ireland that made for a kind of unexpected secret third theme of the class. I thought the assignments were relevant, clear, and fairly graded. A solid choice for Lit Core.
POLI2409 · Revolution, Nationalism, and State Building in the Middle East
Much more like a political history than an exploration of current dynamics. Lectures were interesting enough, readings were unnecessary, assignments were straightforward and fairly graded. Professor Alshamary was very nice and certainly knowledgeable, I just wish the material was more relevant.
The only thing that made this class so bad was that 85% of your grade is determined by the midterm and the final, but I think a lot of people exaggerate how hard they are. Practice exams were very helpful and lectures were informative (albeit boring) and prepared you well if you paid attention.
What a character. Most I’ve ever learned in a class at BC and would 100% take again. Hard exams, heavy workload, and I would have appreciated more emphasis on essays rather than tests, but I really did thoroughly enjoy this class and have high respect for Professor Dipasquale. Don’t expect an A.
Professor Rutledge is awesome and really cares about his students, even in a 200p lecture. The class was boring but that was expected for an econ requirement and I learned everything I needed to know for my next classes. He clearly tried to make it as interesting as he could and tests were fair.
His “Chinese politics” class should be a history class. I would have appreciated more contemporary focus and fewer micro structural details. Mandatory attendance was awful because the slides had everything for tests and cheat sheets meant I could get an A with no studying. Overall a waste of time.
Luke is an awesome guy and very knowledgeable about theatre and acting. He is super nice and this class was super chill, perfect for an easy elective.
Super sweet and genuinely cares about students! As long as you genuinely put in effort for the three major assignments you will be fine!
Prof. Smith was super kind and understanding! As long as you put the time in and study, you will do fine!
shes sooooooo nice definetly take her shes such a ray of sunchine
Genuinely the best human being alive. such a sweet professor and class is easy only 2 major essays and a creative project. love him so much hes the best
Professor Cecere is very straightforward. He breaks down accounting into very manageable portions, making the course material easily understandable. Tests are somewhat difficult, with one or two curveballs per test, but still extremely doable. Highly recommend!
Professor Thomas has to be the best professor for the philosophy core at BC. Genuinely cares about students, explains concepts clearly, and makes the content relatable to contemporary events. Workload is also VERY manageable.
He gave one grade back at the middle of the semester and no feedback ever. The class is chill but there is a quiz every day and you will end with a grade way worse than you expect because he doesn’t give back any grades ever.
By far the best Physics 1 and 2 prof. Reasonable workload/grading. Assignments are straightforward; exams are tweaked class/quiz examples. No curve, but 50% of the grade is earned via attendance and open-note work and he is great about giving points back.
Definitely an intelligent academic and passionate guy. However, lectured the entire class and only 3 assignments: 2 papers and final. No review, no resources. Provided little feedback on assignments and wasn't too helpful in office hours. Grading expectations seemed high as well.