Reviews of professor Caitlin Kelly

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Kelly is a really great person, however it is incredibly difficult to get an A in her class, as she doesn't give As on the major essays, thus it is incredibly hard to secure an A in her class. In addition, we have to do a reflection on the fourth hour outings which she grades quite generously. However she is really friendly.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A nice person and a decent teacher. Lots of readings but minimal papers/assignments. Very understanding when life interferes with academics. This class was a survey of British literature, 1800-present, but there was SO much poetry and so little prose/novels. Grading criteria and project descriptions are vague, watch out for that.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She was my SAGES adviser. She has no set standards for grading even though she has rubrics. Good papers get bad grades and bad papers get good grades. Her class is boring and she gives tons of pointless work and reading that contributes very little to the class. Overall I would not take again, unless you are an American History or lit major.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Kelly is a good professor -- she's easy-going and very lenient when it comes to deadlines. There's a lot of poetry, but it's manageable. She gives pop reading quizzes, but they aren't difficult. If you participate/listen in class discussions and read the poems w/ some understanding, you'll be fine!