Reviews of professor Julia Kolak

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
DONT TAKE THIS CLASS if you value ur sanity! Her classes are extremely boring as she spend the whole time lecturing, and rarely pauses to let the class participate. She is also a harsh grader and rarely gives feedback. Assigns multiple 20+ page readings a week and only uses 1 in class. Also have reading quiz and writing assignments each week

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Midterm and final. Readings are confusing but as she says in the first lecture - they're supposed to be! She explains them greatly in lecture and engages students and knows how to relate. May seem harsh but is a softy at heart. May be late posting things on blackboard but makes up for it by extending deadlines. Tries her best. Definitely recommend!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
In the midst of a pandemic, this is the worst professor I've ever had. Starts class 10-15 minutes late AND ends lecture 10-15 minutes late. Does not grade assignments for other sections on time, gives ONE question for the quizzes every week which are worth 10 pts. Not available outside of office hours and did not accommodate all students like said.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One thing I can say about Professor Kolak is that all her lectures are fascinating. She is very passionate about bioethics and after taking her class you can not help but become inspired. She is very young and literally relates everything you are discussing in class to things that are actually going on today.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dont let Professor Kolak fool you, she may seem cool and charismatic. However, this is not the case, she is genuinely one of (if not) the worst professors at CCNY. She is insufferable and you should not take Biomedical Ethics if she is teaching it. Shes constantly overcompensating for herself and is genuinely a nightmare.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Charismatic in group settings but one on one extremely arrogant and made me feel stupid. Its unfortunate because she had helpful information to share but not worth having to face her one-on-one. Professor does not know how to support students in their thinking. Needs a lot more experience teaching in a supportive way.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She always arrives late to the lectures, doesnt grade anything, and does the bare minimum in actually teaching the material. I have never experienced the nightmare that was the midterm in all my years. She never reviewed once, gave no study guide, and didnt even state what specifically would be on it.