Reviews of professor Jennifer Whalen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There are times I wasn't able to show up to class and she was very helpful and accessible to helping me figure out what I missed. The course material can be boring at times but she does what she can to make it more fun. There are a lot of weekly assignments but they're fairly simple. Very accessible for help on projects just schedule early!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Whalen is an amazing teacher. I will take her again if given the opportunity. There is a lot of reading and work each week but you will learn a lot.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Granted, I took her ENG101 class online, so I'm sure this course would have been much better in person. However, this course has an insane amount of busy work and if you paid attention to English classes in high school then you already know everything coming into this course.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Extremely hard grader for a 101 class. There was 5 papers than get longer in length each time. Attendance is mandatory or your grade will slip fast. Pre-reading and a reading journal before every class period. Boring to listen to talk and doesn't have much in common with students. Overall, I wouldn't take again. I switched teachers.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Glad I had a good teacher for creative writing which is what I'm passionate about. There are LOTS of little assignments (about 2+ every week) but they're pretty easy. Prof keeps class interesting and has good rapport with students. Lots of 'get into small groups' but it's tolerable.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had her for Eng 101 and she taught and graded the class like it was an upper level class for English majors. She assigns large amounts of writing each needing 400+ words as if English is our only class. For every writing project we would have to do the project itself along with a process analysis, peer review, and a reflection of our grade.