Reviews of professor Brendan McCarthy

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is so disrespectful and rude.  Heaven forbid you can't answer a question in a in-class discussion… he will belittle you for not knowing the answer to his questions. It almost seems like he has some anger issues that need to be looked after. I get lots of anxiety before every class. I look forward to this semester ending.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Greek History was rough, and probably my least favorite class of the semester. You can tell Prof really loves what he does, and that he is well versed in Greek history, but the class was HEAVY on reading, and he is a tough grader. Would not take this class again, nor would I recommend it as an upper division elective to graduate.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The most pretentious and stuck up professor ever. He gives very basic outlines for assignments but then nitpicks specific items that weren't included anywhere and wasn't discussed in class. He talks down to you if you mess up or aren't understanding the subject and overall is horrible. Don't take any of his classes!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was alright. He is very lecture/video heavy and you are basically teaching yourself the content. He is a pretty tough grader and even states that in his syllabus. He is alright to work with and responds relatively fast. I don't have any complaints per se, but it wasn't really all that memorable of a class either.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I've taken Prof McCarthy several times, & he is a great guy. I went through an incredibly difficult thing in my personal life during his class, & he was very empathetic & understanding of my situation. He worked with me and I felt cared about. His expectations are clear, this isn't a difficult class at all. Very possible & realistic to get an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!! he was def the worst professor I've ever dealt with. Do not take him. I took him for an honors class that was required. He told me he thinks my work was by chat gpt when it wasn't then made me redo the assignment then told me I still didn't do it right. I would rather paid full price for my housing then take him again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I was very disturbed by how disrespectful the professor was in how he spoke down to some students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The structure of this class is a 5/5 but the work is a 2/5. There is a ton of busy work weekly that doesn't apply after that week. The 3 major assignments are okay but he grades pretty hard. Overall would not take again.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took his block class so everything was sped up, and a bit difficult for that. He gave lots of good feedback on assignments, and you could tell he cared to help his students learn the content and knew that the content could be a bit difficult. Based off this experience I would take from him again.