Reviews of professor Nick Smyth

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Amazing professor! Very engaging, super nice, and funny. Philosophy can be difficult but he is super thorough and makes everything easy to understand. You're only graded on 8 debates that make up the majority of your grade, 2 in-class open note papers, and participation, he is a tough grader.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
NOT PHIL 3000; METAETHICS (not an option)
Smyth is a brilliant philosopher and excellent teacher. Metaethics is difficult yet he makes it understandable with his patients and humorous attitude (he has hilarious fixation with text fonts that always lightens the start of class). If you ever get a chance to take any of his courses, DO!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Smyth is the absolute dawg yo. Takes skill to be able to make an entire classroom of college kids actually be engaged and interested in John Mill and Kant. If you actually take notes in lecture you will do well on the papers. Would recommend heavily.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Smyth is so nice and actually made Philosophy interesting and understandable. The final is open note - if you go to every class and take every note you'll get an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Smyth does his best to make a traditionally boring subject interesting. Hes very funny and passionate about Philosophy. He is a tough grader & you are only graded on 2 essays, 10 1-point quizzes and a take home final. Overall I really liked him, I just wish my grade was based on more than 3 things.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
self-righteous and won't give A's. do not take if you want to get an A in a core class because the highest you're going to get will be an A-!!! grades way too harsh and has ridiculously high expectations for a basic class you need to take to graduate.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not a traditional philosophy class. No papers; 50% of your grade is based on debate performances regarding certain philosophical topics. Sounds a little daunting, but the debates were very enjoyable, and he notices when your group puts in the effort. Rest of the grade is two, short open-note in-class writing assignments. Take him if you can!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
class is based on reading reflections and 2 papers which are graded heavily. He is a tough grader who will criticize the tiniest thing so meet with him during office hours for clarification and it will be a breeze.  Never have to do the reading till after class because it's a flipped classroom. Readings make so much sense he is so good at his job.