Reviews of professor Paul Van Dongen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Paul is one of my favourite teachers! He is super chill and funny. He will rarely give you negative feedback but he really does want all of his students to enjoy what they're doing and think about it a lot. He does a good job of suggesting changes without forcing your project in any certain direction!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
run! as soon as possible

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
VERY inconsiderate and unclear. Takes his time to respond to emails and is very dense 😭 I did everything he asked me to fix in my draft assignment but he still marked my final so low saying I didn't do just that.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This prof is genuinley one of the worst I've ever had. He is extremely impatient, a very unessecarily tough grader, and often expects way too much of you. He also tends to completely gloss over anything during his "critiques." I learned absolutely nothing.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Doesn't teach at all. And it's so true, if he doesn't like you that you will end up with a low grade no matter how much effort you put in and work submitted. He was not attentive to needs and never answered my emails or requests for office hours. Feedback for critiques and assignments was very condescending and unhelpful. Run and don't look back.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
a strange prof,only represents my personal attitude,folks.But seriously consider about that.If he doesn't like you very much,he will say some very enigmatic and ambiguous words,he shows "no interested" to understand the new things you choose and no respect at all,even he doesn't even know what it is.Also,I didn't learn ANYTHING in his classes lol

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He asked us to design logo.I showed him my works and he didn't EVEN LOOK of it but first told me,"Oh,I watched video of this brand last night,but I closed it cuz I was too bored."(I don't remember what he said, but it probably means like this).yee I don't think he know this product very well truly~Still,I don't know why he said that and his purpose

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Paul is amazing! His projects are great and allow a lot of room for freedom. He doesn't give negative feedback at all really, so sometimes it's hard to tell if he actually likes your work or not, but I made some great stuff in his class. He is extremely organized and has a great mix of individual and group critiques. Wish he taught thesis!