Reviews of professor Amanda Smith

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amanda does not deserve all the flak that can be observed on this RMP page. One has to be ready to put forth effort and be willing to improve - if one does, one should not have significant trouble in the course. In addition, one can expect to receive helpful feedback, sometimes through personalized discussion. We are all improving.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amanda is very moody and can be rude. Not very approachable. Her assignments aren't too hard but are sometimes explained/worded in confusing manners. I felt that her grading was at times pretty unfair and she had favorites. I would recommend trying to go with a different professor if possible.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took this class over the summer. At first, I was not a fan of Amanda because she made rude comments often & would reply to your question with a bad attitude because she hated repeat herself. After a while, she toned down and was nice. She's a hard grader just make sure you follow the rubric! If you put the work in it'll show. Its a lot of work!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Amanda was by far one of the toughest instructors I've had at Purdue. for a 100-level class its ridiculously difficult. she would kick people out of class whenever she was in a bad mood and is very passive aggressive. she gave me a 0 on a paper for plagiarism because my in-text citations weren't correct & didn't show me how to fix it. avoid her!!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The worst grader I have ever experienced.Doesnt give good feedback and doesnt like being questioned.Her syllabus doesnt help it says so little with so many words.She is rude and authoritarian. Acts like being here is a waste of her time.Please please dont ever take this professor if you can she is a terrible human being and an even worse professor!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Her grading is not clear

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was a waste of time, some of the professors brought in to lecture were interesting, but there was an apparent lack of spotlight on engineering and social sciences.  The professor took a backseat on the class which I am fine with, but gave pointless commentary and shushed the class when she did teach. At least she reads her email quickly.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was honestly so pointless and she treated it like a major requirement. She required so much of us and acted like her class should be our top priority. She locks assignments right after so you don't even get a chance to ask for an extension. All the topics talked about during the weeks were boring.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Unclear guidelines, contradictory directions + some extra DLC features like being rude for no reason