Reviews of professor Adriana de Souza e Silva

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Admittedly, I'm a bit frustrated. Dr. Silva is a decent professor, but a tough grader for sure. I've been an A student for most of my University career and nothing ever seems to be enough for big projects in this class. I do the readings, the work, and participate, but it all feels kind of meaningless. Just Know what you're getting into, I guess.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She was tough and had very high expectations. However, she was fair, and highly organized. I knew exactly where I was at performance-wise every single week. The remarkable thing about her was that there were so many graded assignments prior to both the mid-term and the finals, that I knew exactly how she was as a grader. I learned a lot here-fall20

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Out of all of the upper level classes I am taking during my final semester, this has been the hardest, and needlessly so. She's a very strict grader so if you go under or over a limit she sets for length, then be prepared to lose points. Readings are around 40 to 60 pages on almost all passages. DON'T TAKE HER. Find another class that qualifies.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible. Worst class I've taken at State thus far. Super tough grader and be able to write at a Ph.D level to get an A on anything. She post criteria for grades, but even including what she asks for doesn't guarantee a decent grade. Thank God this semester is over and avoid any class with her like the plague. Don't believe me? Sign up then and see

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
In my four years at NC State University, she is by far the worst professor I've ever had. Constantly assigns readings that are her own work to try and advance her career. Readings range from 60-100 pages a week. In the middle of a pandemic and she wants me to read half of her life's work like nothing changed. Awful.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I liked Dr. Silva, really knowledgable about the topic. Does grade strictly but you just have to get used to it. It got to the point where I pretty much worked straight from the rubric--not a lot of fun, but doable and gets a solid grade. There is also a fair bit of reading. But still liked the class a lot & would repeat.