Reviews of professor William Grover

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Unless you are very ok with being confused and unsure about what to do in class I don't recommend taking his class. As a professor, he is ok, a little eccentric/ weird but tolerable. You don't necessarily have to participate in the class discussions to do well as long as you remember what he thinks is important to know.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
takes FOREVER to grade your assignments! In my current class I have submitted 8 assignments since february and only 2 have been graded with little feedback. Your grade btw is based only on your quizzes, so you never know how well or bad youre doing in his class. Would take his class again, hes funny and really wants you to grasp meaning

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Your grade is an average of all the quizzes from the semester and he is quite particular when grading. Also, he does call on people in class but tends to help you figure out the answer if you don't know it. He is very entertaining and I thoroughly enjoyed his class!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Grades more on being able to explain in your own way why his perspective on a subject is right than understanding the fundamental material. He claims to teach reasoning, and then docks points on subjective questions if your answer doesn't align with his, no matter how well its reasoned. Prepare to be frustrated, as that is one of his stated goals.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I honestly enjoyed participating and learning in this class but gradewise, it's not as great. He has an emphasis on intellectual frustration but you only feel the frustration part after seeing your grades. He's just an incredibly picky grader. For example, he takes off 20 points on quizzes if you don't have a single word.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Handed out paper syllabi on the first day and condemned the use of electronics in class, which is great if you want to experience what university was like in the 1960s. Was rude and snippy to students who asked for accomodations. Does not treat students with the level of maturity that is expected for a college setting. Don't take, not worth it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
While it was a 3 hour course, he would oftentimes let out class after only an hour or so. Grading was all over the place (as others pointed out), and the final exam consisted of questions ripped straight from the HWs. I didn't feel like I learned anything new vs. undergrad Intermediate Macro. While he's a nice guy, the class was a disappointment.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the worst professors I've come across. Docks points if you cannot explain the way he wants you too, doesn't matter what's your opinion. His classes never lasts for the timings that was allocated to it and it always ends around halfway. Grad level class but covered very few topics that I did not learn in my undergrad. 0/5.