Reviews of professor PJ Patella-Rey

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Intro to GSWS with PJ is the best class I have taken at pitt!!! Lots of readings, but only 8 1-2 pg papers and a final 5pg paper which is very light for a writing intensive course. Really interesting material discussed. Class is discussion based so you really have the floor open to say your opinions/experience with a certain topic!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lots of graded participation. I really enjoyed the discussions and media-share presentations in class. PJ helps a lot with the writing process and makes it very do-able. Sometimes the readings on Perusall would take a lot of time and energy but the readings ultimately helped me learn a lot about GSWS. I really liked this class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
They're a decent prof but I didn't overwhelmingly love them. I feel like they graded some things a little harshly. Just make sure you put work in and show up if you want a good grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
PJ was a great professor and very understanding. The class is discussion based with a lot of readings. There is one big paper but you work on it in chunks throughout the semester and they give a lot of helpful feedback. I would recommend them for the writing intensive gen ed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
PJ's class was definitely one of my favorites this semester! They're easy to reach and give you a lot of feedback through out the course, so you get a good sense of what you need to succeed. 

The class was 50% participation, 50% one big paper and the assignments working up to it, although they seem to make adjustments to the course frequently.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
PJ was great and led the discussion well. The average reading amount for this kind of class. Definitely rambles a lot during class but generally about interesting stuff.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had PJ twice and thoroughly enjoyed both classes. My only complaint is that readings were often long, but they were important for class discussions. Despite being a W class, Intro to GSWS wasn't all that writing heavy. Would highly recommend him, especially for your first GSWS class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a solid choice for any GSWS course. He has a lot of his own experience and input to go along with he course and it is really nice. There is a lot of papers assigned but they are short papers aside from the final so it is not bad at all. The material he assigns is very interesting and current and students really get to learn a lot!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
PJ is an amazing professor, and I highly recommend them. They are flexible and cater deadlines when needed. Half of your grade is one lit review assignment that you work on all semester, and the other half is participation and readings. They lead great discussions and make sure that the content is applied to current events. Such a useful course.