Reviews of professor Asmaa Mansour

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
We don't really do much in her class. We did class discussion more than anything else. She is an easy grader, but a slow one. You are required to write four papers throughout the semester, but she is not a tough grader.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Unclear instructions. Contradicting advice. Subjective grading. Dont expect a rubric or replies to your emails. Unprofessional and even downright rude to students at times. Nonsensical/irrelevant feedback/critiques.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is very unorganized. She seems to not like feedback that doesn't agree with her point of view. She asks you to buy 4 books (all cheap) but I've only used one. There are 3 short essays (750 words) then the final paper which is 10 pages! She is a heavy feminist and seems to bring it up in almost every discussion. Slow grader as well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Literary Criticism & Analysis course; was her first time teaching it; very polite and kind, but a bit disorganized or schedule-conflictive within the semester. Texts were not available before semester; lectures often go over-time; group work constantly required; paper assignments border on the vague; critical papers requiring 5-10 sources frequent.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She gives students nothing to work with for instructions, she refuses to clarify, hates being called out on her grading style. Expect to get comments on paper that dont make sense because she will grade it within 15min and return it to you with a low grade with no explanation. She doesnt give rubrics explaining deductions.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Difficult class, professor is VERY hands-off, not clear instructions while teaching a hard subject. Read the required texts and do your best, the novels are really good books on their own so try to enjoy them and use that to fuel your essays. She gave me an A, I think most people can get a good grade from her if they do a bit of work for it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Cant contact out of class, doesnt have a method to their madness, feedback isnt explained, unorganized, office hours hard to schedule, didnt adapt well to distance learning