Reviews of professor Sarah Rodriguez

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I had Rodriguez for a colloquium, and she told us on day one that she was running it like a graduate seminar. She was not kidding. It was a lot of work, and I would not recommend going through it unless the subject really interests you. If you put in the work she'll meet you there, and you'll learn a ton.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She makes you read an unattainable amount of reading half of which is relevant. However, lectures are interesting if you like the topics. She can be a tough reading if you don't figure out what she wants.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rodriguez's class was the most frustrating I've taken. Lectures were long winded and unorganized yet she has a big ivy league ego She doesn't grade by her rubrics which are already vague. She's aggressive and won't let anyone contradict her even slightly. "I have a doctorate in history there's nothing you can teach me." True, but not helpful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you want a good grade, you HAVE to come to class! participation and attendance are separate grades. She is a very hard grader, but she does care about students. I know she gave some extensions for essay for other students. Get ready to read a lot. 2 papers 4 pages 1 seven page paper and presentation. Midterm and Final are hard, write a lot on it

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Reads straight from a pre-prepared script yet still has disjointed lectures. Discussion is railroaded and any derailment is treated as pointless. Grades on participation, but makes participation uninteresting and simply an exercise in landing on the very specific point she wants to roll with. Feels like a high school class taught by an egotist.