Reviews of professor Matthew Stokes

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lectures on the things that we read without going into as much depth as he should. Had a quiz everyday.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Make sure to figure out what he wants and/or doesnt want to see on papers, this is the key to the class. If you write what hes looking for youll end up with an A or A-. Personally, I like him, but his class is incredibly boring, an 1 hour 30 min monologue, gets off topic really easy. But Ill be generous here, it was his 1st college class ever

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Get ready to stare at a wall for 2 hours while he lectures in a monotone voice. It was the most boring class I have ever taken in my life. No computers/phones allowed either so you just sit in boredom and try not to fall asleep, HOWEVER not the hardest class either. If you can do well on quizzes youll do well in class. I ended with an A-.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Stokes lectures everyday with little to no room for class discussion. His class is graded on papers and quizzes with one final at the end. His papers are graded not on your effort and content but more subjectively about how he thinks of you as a student. He doesn't want to be in class, and you don't either and it shows.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very lecture-heavy. Lectures are not easy to follow and are very boring. Pop quizzes and 3 papers are the only grades. Paper topics are vague and never explained. Would NOT recommend to anyone.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I personally found him very boring and his lectures useless. He had quizzes everyday that I had trouble passing and he didn't try to help even when i asked. He graded harshly on the papers and gave no explanation even after i asked. He did give a lot of extra credit opportunities so i ended with a good grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Stokes is a good guy. If you pay attention in class & even just sparknote the readings you will get an A. It does take effort though. There a some papers which are easy (just use quotes & youll be fine). There are pop quizzes though. He lectures every class but tries to tie it in to modern analogies. He gives extra credit opportunities too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
My favorite prof. at Samford, he is hilarious. You have to come to class because attendance is a huge part of your grade. Many students were fond of him bc they could not deal with the sarcasm, did not participate in class/ show up, or couldn't write. If you participate in class and can write, you'll make an A. There is a short pop quiz every day

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mr. Stokes is a pretty funny guy. He uses a ton of real world examples and loves to reference movies, television and sports in class. He lectures A LOT but I think he is a fair grader and is pretty understanding.