Reviews of professor Xin Yi

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Xin Yi is a very opinionated person about film, which makes learning about it objectively very difficult. However, she knows what she's talking about and taught me so much terminology and practices I hadn't known before.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I used to think highly of XinYi as I've had her for 3.5 years. I have recently witnessed her cursing out students, disrespecting them, and humiliating them to their face. She does not post written instruction and gets mad when students do not understand her verbal direction. She does not take accountability and I have no respect for her anymore.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Xin Yi is incredibly disrespectful. Her classes aren't that difficult, but her teaching style and personality are very hard to vibe with. She will often go on tangents or say out of pocket/inappropriate things. Does she know her stuff? Yes. Is she fit for actually teaching? No. She is not a good teacher whatsoever.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is one of the harshest graders I have ever had, especially since this was a beginner's level class. She doesn't seem to respect you as a person and will be incredibly vague about certain assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was my second course with Xin Yi. Having her for Post-Production was amazing. She is straight to the point teaching style. She does not spoon feed you info so if you have questions - ASK! Her feedback is constructive and is more advice than critique. She will point out what she feels you need to work on but use that to improve yourself.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Yi was great. She really knows what she is talking about and she is willing to work with students if they need help. She is tough and gives harsh feedback, but in the end it is really useful and she only builds you up.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Okay look, I really do like Xin Yi as a person. However, I have Xin for an intermediate screenwriting class and I may not pass because of the grades she is giving my scripts. Listen- I don't care how much you dislike a script. I feel that is unacceptable to give 20% on a script that meets all the technical requirements needed. SUBJECTIVE MEDIUM.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think my opinion may be a little skewed because I enjoy screenwriting, so please keep that in mind. Xin Yi as a person is amazing and she is very understanding if you talk to her. Unlike other commenters, I really appreciate the type of criticism she gives so that I can improve as a writer. She seems harsh, but I think she just wants to help.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
she's actually a really good instructor, i just think that she has a lot of information and things going on around her that she gets flustered and it is hard to understand her at times. she says things as they are, in a good way. textbook isn't too hard to read and not too important if you pay attention.