Reviews of professor Alina Thurman

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One paper and a quiz or two due every weekend. Lots of homework in and out of class. She gives study guides for the tests which is a big help. The papers are very strictly graded though. 2 or 3 mistakes in the paper and it drops a grade, and you never know what you got wrong. Formatting is super strict too.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She said she wont be doing an essay a week in 2020, so probs to you if you have her. Midterm/final were easy if you studying. Class was repetitive and boring. Her quizzes were okay, once a week- but could change. She is a VERY inconsistent grader. People got 90s and didnt follow guidelines but 1 grammar mistake and BOOM. So it was luck to do well

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would never take her again, you do so much work and you never get the grade you worked for. forget everything you learned in school because it is her way or the high way.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
the absolute worst. never again

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took her for English 1101 her first semester teaching here and I can understand where other students are coming from and not liking her teaching methods but I decided to take her again for 1102 and she has definitely improved since then. She will help you as much as she can and is a very understanding person. I highly recommend this class!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had never felt more disrespected by a teacher in my life. She is flat out rude and treated an 1101 freshman class as if it was a senior seminar. I took her class first semester freshman year and got a C (barely) and went on to 1102 the second semester with a different professor and received a high A. I would highly recommend taking anyone else.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is not very hard but I put the difficulty at 4 because she is a very harsh grader. You will have a paper due every week whether it's a reflection or topic paper. She expects you to participate in lectures. Be sure to take notes she does not post online. The exams are open-ended.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Thurman is such a sweet lady. Her love of her husband and cats are a known fact. She cares about your grade and will do anything to help you. She is defiantly difficult, but she's very funny and fun to be around. She usually lets us out early. I had her T/TR and class would last on average 45-60 minutes. You're dumb if you don't take her