Reviews of professor Blake McCabe

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She was available outside of class to help students and had very interested in receiving feedback from students to make the class better. She sometimes spoke fast, but shared her lecture notes. Participation in discussions was extremely important. She did offer the choice of emailing answers for those shy in class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The main grade in the class was a food blog. At the beginning there was good feedback, but after that it was mostly based on continued progress. She, the other TA, and the main professor were always available for help. The criteria for the blog grades was very clear and you better make sure you follow it and have everything on there.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took this as a cross-listed course. More anthropology than religion, but interesting. She answers emails quickly and cares a lot about her students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
they are great in regards to understanding material. I had them as my anth114 TA and they helped me understand difficult concepts. always available for help, and isn't a stickler on participation. Grading can be harsh, but make sure to ask what they can do to help, and they will definitely help you.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor McCabe really cares about her students and is willing to give extensions, but is a ridiculously tough grader. I spent countless hours writing each paper and she took 10 points off for an incorrect citation. A ton of reading and papers, very difficult.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Grades on an individual curve and a class curve at the end. Very particular about assignments, but doesn't provide clear criteria for them. Make sure you edit your work exactly as specified, even if it feels wrong. Work seems to be graded on grammar instead of content. In my opinion, the grade was not worth the work and frustration.