Reviews of professor Mik Larsen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Although he can be a bit intimidating, he is actually super caring and helpful if you ask for it. He knows his stuff and it makes the lectures and class even better in general. He is a tough grader I would say, but at the upper division it actually helps with your writing. There is an average amount of reading and they were all interesting/fun.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Enjoyed this class but it was difficult. Weekly reading quizzes that were moderate if you read but difficult if you didn't. Lectures could be confusing and didn't always connect to the reading in the best way. Midterm and final exam, and (2) 4-5 page papers. Would take him again. I wish he posted grades on BeachBoard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Larsen is AMAZING. Lectures are hilarious and informative. He is so passionate about the subject and gives you many opportunities to get good grades. He does quizzes every week on the reading, but makes the questions as basic as possible. He's not trying to trick you. He made class fun and easy to succeed if you put forth any effort.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Larsen makes the class really fun and interesting.He's very engaging and has a talent for making boring lectures fun to sit through. Lots of reading. Be ready to actually read because there are quizzes on the texts every week. Only two exams and different options for the paper. He's a really tough grader, so make sure to plan well your essay.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Larsen is a gem. He's incredibly intelligent and the guided class discussions are extremely informative and helpful in understanding the readings. There are three books to read plus an essay for each. The final essay is long but he does well to prepare you before diving in. You'll work a lot but you'll learn so much more.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very passionate, makes class to hard. He makes his lessons far to difficult, expects you to read hundreds of pages a week, does weekly quizzes on said hundreds of pages of reading, and if you fall behind it's nearly impossible to catch up. No notes for quizzes, terrible study guidse, overall class is much more difficult then it should be. Good guy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very clear and thorough lectures. Participation matters when it comes to understanding the topics. Very nice and is willing to help with a better understanding of the topics.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Larsen is a good professor and he has a nice sense of humor. He assigns a lot of readings and that was probably my biggest issue with him. His midterm and final are so greatly dependent on the readings that if you missed more than like one reading, you are kind of screwed. Still, I liked his lectures.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I would not recommend this class, felt like it was endless desert walk with no water on sight. Beach board is unorganized, paper and study guide prompts are vague. Gotta respect the professor for knowing his stuff but with the flaws of grades and guideline it doesn't bring out the best ):