Reviews of professor Amy Catania

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is just too much work. The amount of assignments is ridiculous. Her feedback is usually vague and unhelpful. There is a lot of extra credit and the options to rewrite papers. I got an A, but continue to wonder if all the work I put into that was worth it. Also, don't buy the required book. It was used for literally 2 assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't recommend purchasing the book as it's only going to be used twice in the whole semester. She's very strict on the analysis part of the essay!! However she gives great feedback and responds immediately. Dr. Catania is a tough grader but you will absolutely learn from her. Overall I loved this class!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
unless you are exceptionally gifted at writing analytical papers on uninteresting topics or are willing to put in about six hours a day to homework you won't receive a good grade. she pretty much stated this in the syllabus. super hard grader, doesn't explain what she is looking for, then marks you down. I do not recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a good teacher, but she grades very harshly. She is very touchy when it comes to your analysis parts of your paper, so be sure to really listen to her when it comes to your analysis is all I can really tell you because that will be the death of your grade if you don't try on it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She grades hard on papers. Shes also sarcastic in time during class, when shes in bad mood. But, when she is in a good mood she is very happy and nice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take this course during the summer! The pace was unreasonably swift; a topic will be introduced the first day, the next day will be rough draft for peer review, and the final draft will be due the day after that. All while doing the required reading, discussions, and quiz. The grading rubric is clear but it is nearly impossible to get an A.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A lot of essays and work back to back

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's a nice professor, but she's nitpicky. She expects a lot from you when you write your papers and daily work. She gives really good feedback on your papers, but listen to her suggestions and pay attention a lot of attention to how she grades your papers and you'll pass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It's almost the end of the semester and so far I love this class. She's very bubbly and joyful. She is not a tough grader, she gives reasonable grades with good feedback. She always responds quickly to emails and is quick to give grades out. Definitely would recommend her!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Catania will grade your ROUGH drafts as if youre a grad student. Class is long & boring. Attendance matters, youll need to bring in a note even if you have a medical emergency. She has also lost her temper on more than one occasion, which is unprofessional. Not a good class to take, especially if you struggle with writing. 1/10 at best.