Reviews of professor Brendan McCarthy

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
When taking my midterm exam, I was able to answer 1 out of 7 questions right away. The other 6 were either briefly mentioned in a tiny assignment, or not mentioned at all. He is incredibly rude in responses to students, and when grading won't tell you how to improve. I thought it would be a good class for an elective, but I was wrong.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. You are going to have a miserable time. Brendan is extremely rude and condescending in how he talks down on his students. Serious issues. Grades papers extremely hard even for a 1500 class. You can try your best on the three 100 point papers but will not get high grade marks.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had a blast in Brendans Hist to 1500 class! He gives excellent feedback, it can be pretty blunt feedback but I appreciated it. He has a real passion for history and being a history major myself I really enjoyed that. He is pretty lecture and reading heavy, also you have about 3 big papers to write but he gives plenty of options! Very few tests.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Brendan is a Bully that became a professor. He is very rude in how he speaks down to his students condescending. Class is boring and very hard to pass. Do not take go with someone else.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Single worst professor I've ever had. Very disrespectful to students in both correspondence and grading feedback. Unclear grading criteria. 3 super long reading + response assignments each week from primary literature. Whole semester leads up to a group project that is most of your grade and has unclear expectations. Take any other professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor is rude and class is way too hard not worth it. Do not recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was tough, but it is very easy to get an A as long as you read the syllabus. Dr. McCarthy is a tough grader on papers, but his feedback is really good. I got a lot better at research and improved significantly as a writer because of this class, and I would recommend Dr. McCarthy to anyone who can handle being held to a high standard.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not recommend. You are better off going with another professor that treats students with respect.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. McCarthy is a great teacher. He is hilarious and really fun. There are a lot of readings on Perusal that are worth 2 points each, you just have to comment. The class is a kind of choose your own adventure, you have to take 3 big assignments worth 100 points and you can choose what you want to do. There are papers, tests, and projects.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Had a miserable time taking this class. He is a verry tough grader and does not cover what is asked on tested. He is verry rude in how he talks to his students shows no respect.