Reviews of professor Michael Leavitt

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A great person who really knows what he's talking about as far as creative writing is concerned. You have to do the work if you want to pass, but if you're taking this class you should already have some desire to write. Gives specific feedback and suggestions and allows the class to feel like a community rather than him talking at the class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took his class online and the lecture part was always short, punctuated with gifs and sarcasm to keep you reading. Only complaints are that don't think he read a single piece. Everything was graded by the TA who towards the end got overly picky with her grading. Also never addressed the lack of quality feedback from peers needed for revisions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Assigns lots of stories to be read and then quizzed on (quizlet is your friend). Easy class as long as you follow directions

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Clear Criteria and gives very good feedback. Organized and we had some really good discussions in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's amazing. I had him for fiction workshop and we had to do two stories different lengths and give feedback on them to our classmates. I got the textbooks small not expensive items, but only used it for the first two weeks in class so didn't even need to buy them. Will take again if he is available for fiction advanced.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My rating is A+. Zero complaints - the first time a professor merited a perfect rating from me. Explicit instructions & expectations from Day One. Excellent feedback. While many instructors proffer that classes are too big for personal feedback, Prof Leavitt provided in-depth remarks on every assignment. I learned a lot. Fun group editing projects