Reviews of professor Au-Co Tran

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Tran is the kindest professor at SJSU. I took her for english 1a in 2019 and 2 in 2021. She cares about all of her students and lets you pick your own topics to write about, making the class so much more doable. Her lectures were very inclusive and she is too as a person! We had 3 or 4 major assignments. Take her!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you get this professor, consider yourself lucky to have her. Very respectable, one of the most lenient and caring professors on campus.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Caring, awesome professor. However, a very tough grader. After the semester was over she released the entire classes scores and it showed every grade for every assignment and she graded the essays in particularly very toughly. At the end of the semester out of around 30 students there was 2 A's and 3 A-'s. Seems harsh for a beginner course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is the type of course that every student needs to take! I learned more about life beyond school and also improved on my critical thinking + writing skills. The lessons I gained from this class will extend beyond a grade and hopefully stick with me years down the line. She's caring & dedicated, so respect her effort because she respects yours.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really good teacher, she absolutely cares about her students and their learning. If you want an A grade, PARTICIPATE! It will help you so much. We have two papers and one final or group project; her grading is not easy. Ask her for help and ask questions, she always has great advice. The book she recommended wasn't really used in class. Fun class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not too heavy on homework at all, however she is an extremely tough grader. There are essays that I thought I did really well on however still got B- on. Didn't really learn anything from the class but oh well