Reviews of professor Jason Rancatore

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Rancatore is incredibly kind. The class is incredibly text-heavy for a freshman class (IMO), so be ready to read a lot of texts that will have very little to do with the homework but everything to do with the class discussions. TLDR: It is very text & discussion-heavy; if you have a good class, I'm sure it'll be more enjoyable.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is really spirited and I think generally interested in what he's teaching but it is impossible to know what he wants from you. His office hours are at a very inconvenient time, and there is quite a bit of reading.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Rancatore's a great professor. One or two readings for each class that are relatively short and skimmable. Class itself is very participation heavy. He does take a while to get back to you with papers but is a relatively easy grader with short papers. The final was a 4-5 page essay and online.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He seems like a nice guy but I don''t think he's a great professor, at least not online. His lectures don't help you learn the material and the assignments are super unclear. It's really hard to improve and learn. I've only survived in this class because I have friends who've already taken 206 and could help me.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Rancatore is such a kind guy. He wants you to succeed so much. This class was not very interesting but he tried really hard to make it interesting and cared a lot about the class. A decent amount of reading every week but had nothing to do with the 3 (+ one optional) papers you write except the final paper. Overall decent core 105 just boring.