Reviews of professor Sarah Sarzynski

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really enjoyed my history class on the Amazon rainforest with Sarah. She is always available during office hours and provides excellent guidance on projects and essays. I would highly recommend her!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She gave no expectations and then said we didn't meet them; she was very friendly and enjoyed the class but felt a little deceived receiving an A- in a self-graded class, and I put a solid amount of effort into it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is not difficult but very boring and has A LOT OF homework. You're expected to watch movies (1 hour and 1:30 long) during weekdays 1-2 times a week; there's a response post every week. On top of that, she assigns her instructor videos and other readings (usually 20+ pages). I don't think I actually learned that much, dont recommend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Sarzynski was very understanding and caring in and outside of the classroom, and classes were always engaging and interesting. There are several opportunities for extra credit and make-up assignments, and instructions for assignments are usually pretty clear.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Interesting and passionate. Listen to what the last review said. All accurate.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Extremely unique and creative class where I really learned a lot! Sarah is very personable and caring! Readings aren't too heavy and movies are fun to watch! No pop quizzes, less than 10 forum posts, 2 average-sized papers, and one video final which was hard work but very fun and rewarding! Highly recommend for new way of thinking!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Sarzynski is an incredibly knowledgeable historian. The assignments are creative and well structured. She is always available and willing to help with the writing process during her office hours. You need to do your work. I enjoyed the class discussions.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her homework is usually simple: read a few chapters of a book, an excerpt, or watch a movie. She is very choosy about her essays. Of course college writing is difficult, but an essay that would score an easy A in any other class is at best a B/B- in hers. She gives lots of feedback and opportunity for revision, but is hard to communicate with her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you are taking it as a GE, be aware it is not an easy one, so get ready to do a lot of homework and readings to keep up with the class! Her assignments are very diverse and interesting, but she is a tough grader. However, Prof Sarzynski clearly cares about her students outside of the classroom and is always available to help.