Reviews of professor Phillip Opsasnick

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lots of reading, but it's given via Blackboard. Discussion posts required. Pop-quizzes at the end of the semester. Likes to remind about Fordham's grading policy but PARTICIPATE, do the assignments, try your best and work HARD, and you'll be fine. Cannot slack in this class. Start the papers EARLY and get feedback! Super funny and nice!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I liked prof Opsasnick. They are really passionate about philosophy which is great but can also get exhausting sometimes as most people just take this for a core class. Participation matters but he a bit lenient on attendance if you participate. Have to do 10 blackboard responses and 2 papers(midterm and final). Take notes and you'll be fine.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
meh experience but not a bad way to start in an 8am class. his grading isn't that tough, just follow the guidelines and write well. inaccessible outside of class and was almost always late to class which can be a good or bad thing depending on how you see it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The professors passion for the readings was what made class so interesting. He gives his students information needed in order to grasp the text. I liked this class a lot and students thinking about taking this course should most deff take his class, but don't think you'll do great if you skip class and don't do the readings.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Had him Spring 22. Really cool guy, works hard regardless of what life throws at him. Says that the average grade is a C+, but seems to be a very fair grader. Participate moderately and make sure he knows you, maybe via office hours. Can be considered an easy A, if you're willing to put in the effort.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's great! Attendance really matters, so beware! But the material isn't crazy hard. Participation matters a whole bunch, so read before and come ready! He's an amazing lecturer, he's funny and understanding, but his grading will probably keep you on your toes. Quite demanding on that sense, especially for writing essays, but great nonetheless.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a good lecturer, funny and engaging, but he's the type to be like "the average grade is a C+ so i'll be giving the majority of you guys a C+". He's a really cool guy, and the readings he chooses were interesting. It felt a bit too heavy for a required class at times. Overall recommend but you'll take a GPA hit unless you grind hard.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
First time ever taking Philosophy. Do your best to read as much as you can and have at least one thing to add to the class discussion and it will go such a long way. Opsasnick had a rough semester due to having (I believe) 4+ sections, so was hard to get office hours. Despite this, learned a lot and believe he genuinely wants to push his students.