Reviews of professor Sophie Heller

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very kind and caring prof and does everything she can to make standardized curriculum bearable. But not the best teacher. Mostly teaches out of the textbook (which was supposed to be homework) and sets low expectations for her students. Take if you want an easy Spanish course and a nice prof, but if you want to improve your Spanish, maybe not.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Heller is a gem. The standardized curriculum is very strict, making the class tedious and work-heavy at times, but Prof Heller did everything she could to offer students extra support & make class enjoyable/interactive. Very accessible, easy to talk to, and always has your best interests in mind. An awesome choice for Spanish!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing human and truly cares about students which made class enjoyable. Curriculum is standardized by department and guided by textbook, so can be boring and work heavy at times. Extremely flexible with illness and extensions. Very fair grader with helpful feedback. Easy to talk to and genuinely felt like she was my friend. TAKE HER!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Sophie is wonderful! Before this, I had never loved Spanish class, but this class ended up being my favorite of the semester! Sophie is so sweet, knows a ton of Spanish, and will for sure help you improve your Spanish while still being fun! She's super accessible outside of class, accommodating if anything comes up, and generally awesome!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Heller helped me rebuild my interest in Spanish by being an extremely caring and highly supportive professor. Very understanding about changes in your circumstances, and easily accessible to help you through mistakes and anything you don't understand. Not an overly difficult prof overall, but will challenge you personally to grow.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took Intensive Intermediate Spanish with Professor Heller and could not recommend her enough. Very helpful and available for extra help. She grades fairly and has clear expectations for assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Heller was super nice and a very generous grader. The department makes all Spanish professors follow certain guidelines, but Professor Heller does everything within her power to help students be successful and well prepared. She is also very willing to meet outside class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Not a great teacher. For the most part, Heller is a very easy A but the class experience is insufferable. She doesn't know the material, as simple as that. As a Spanish major I've taken +6 Spanish classes, this was the worst. She lacks the necessary knowledge to fully teach the course. Dodge the misery

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Sophie Heller is by far the best Spanish professor Georgetown has. Not only is she incredibly caring, she really knows her stuff, and explains the grammatical concepts thoroughly in class, something that many of the professors do not do. Extremely accessible, understanding, and knowledgable. 100% take her if you can, you won't ever regret it.