Reviews of professor Barbara Krystal

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
lots of writings and readings But amazing professor

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Barbara is really caring and does all she can to make sure you are able to express your ideas well. She helps us develop thesis statements in class and you can use all class notes in your essays.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Truly cares about her students. On top of providing course work that was fair yet challenging, her personality and character was what made the class so memorable. Barbara was so encouraging and really wanted to see all of us do our best. Her lectures were guided by students' ideas, and I always felt safe and validated when sharing.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a great professor with lots of enthusiasm for the material and for getting to know her students. She grades semi-hard, you have to work to improve on your papers. We had three short papers and two 4-7 page midterms. She is so lovely. If you want a 3.5 or above, requires effort. I didn't have to buy any reading material, she provided links.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Get ready to be challenged. Barbara totally acknowledges your ideas and works to help you articulate what you want to say and say it with conviction. Totally invested in us as people.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Barbara was one of the best professors Ive ever had. She is totally committed in helping students as a writer and provides valuable feedback on essays. She learns each students first name and involves students answers into her lectures. All of the readings are online but be prepared to read a lot and write a lot of essays. Very caring professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Barbara lets you know straight away that as a part of her class, she is there to help you in any way she can (and yes she jumps straight to a first-name basis). She spends so much time giving you specific feedback on your writing, and actually wants to see you improve. I took her 300 level course (usually for juniors) as a freshman and loved it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Barbara is great. She gets to personally know everyone of her students, and makes you feel welcomed and valued no matter how dumb the thing you just said was. She does not grade essays easy, and if you really want a good grade, you will have to work hard for it. The class was stimulating, but really only because how freaking awesome Barbara is.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Amazing experience. I never knew I would enjoy writing and all Barbara's feedback was so constructive. She actually read all our work and put so much effort into helping us. She even said we were her students for life and if we ever needed anything, she would be there.