Reviews of professor Lynda Kachurek

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very nice professor! The class is fun and as long as you put in the effort you will get good grades. She always tries to make the lectures less boring so a little participation and engagement will be very helpful and appreciated. Also get your creative assignments out of the way as soon as possible.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her class is dull and lectures heavy. Most of the time you don't have to read. The class feels like a task to attend. The main issue is the amount of work she assigns. You will have 3 semester-long projects, 1-2 weekly assignments, and finally HW for each upcoming class. Expect to have to put in a lot more work in this FYS than a majority of others

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Would not recommend taking this FYS. Professor Kachurek is very nice, but also extremely boring. The class is composed fully of lectures. The class isn't difficult, but there is a good amount of work you have to do in order to be successful. Grading is based on annotations, small reading assignments, and weekly writing assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She was a fantastic teacher and I'm really glad I took this FYS. If you aren't up for a ton of reading or have a deep love of books, this might not be the class for you, but it worked really well for me. Her in-class lectures were a bit monotonous but they don't really matter in the end as long as you write about the material thoughtfully.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the most under the radar best FYS classes at the school. She is caring, and her class is amazing. Get ready for lots of work, but definitely worth it. You do not need to read to engage in class discussions. TAKE HER

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
THIS CLASS IS FLYING UNDER THE GOOD CLASSES RADAR! The class was a breeze aside from the main paper you will have to write, which must be 10 pages. Do the reading because she does not appreciate people who don't participate. She's super nice though and is GENUINELY INTERESTING. Never thought I would enjoy the history of the book but I did.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. K is very passionate regarding books and their history which made me enjoy the class even more. There is a significant amount of reading in the one required book. She did a great job of mapping out how to do the final lit review paper, and was very clear with how it should be done. She responds to emails quite quickly, even on weekends.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Sweet and very passionate about her topic. Lectures can be pretty boring and most end up not paying attention but she tries to add activities to spice it up. Probably my most time consuming class this semester not because assignments are difficult, but because there are so many of them. Definitely recommend knocking out the creative projects.