Reviews of professor Ryan Chang

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Grade is determined by three major assignments. Class itself is pretty difficult but very possible to get a good grade in the class. Professor Chang provides extremely detailed comments and feedback for drafts and is very helpful throughout the whole drafting process. Best writing teacher I have ever had.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Chang is by far the WORST writing prof Ive ever had. He thinks that hes teaching an African American studies class and focuses little on writing. Im so tired of the too cool for school profs who act all chill and then zap you with ridiculous grading criteria. Wish Id taken a rock over him, I wouldve learned more and been less stressed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Was shocked to see the low ratings written here on RMP; Chang was an exceptional professor for 39C and every lecture contributed to the actual content we were working on. Final grade was based on 2 major papers and 1 ePortfolio (Canvas). Challenging class but very rewarding, genuinely felt like my writing & research abilities improved this qtr.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed taking WR 60 with Ryan. He gave super straightforward and helpful feedback within very short time, so I had enough time to revise my work. He's also accessible outside of the class. It's nice to talk to him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Chang is a nice man who gives great constructive criticism. I was really able to improve my skills in writing and research because of this class. However, this class gives an insane amount of work. I'm glad I was only taking three classes at the time or I wouldn't have been able to manage the workload.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor is a really tough grader and requires a lot of work , way more in comparison to other professors. He is a tough grader on the AP and CP essays, but gives a lot of feedback on each one and is available for office hours if needed. Take this class if you are not taking tough courses in the quarter because this class is very work heavy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He gives so much unnecessary work that takes about 4 hours to do. There are so much annotating on Perusall and is a hard grader. The class is hard to understand and he doesn't clarify anything. Even if you ask, I am left more confused. Don't take his classes unless you like writing and annotating.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lots of work but he will push you to be a much better writer than you were before. I learned more from him in a quarter than all 4 years of Highschool. Great teacher, ask questions and he will help a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Chang was an outstanding instructor! The workload was heavy at times but for the most part pretty manageable. He gives great feedback on papers and is super helpful during office hours. He genuinely cares about his students and I will definitely be taking him again if possible when I get to 39C.