Reviews of professor A.J. Ortega

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best instructor I've had! His expectations are high, but he want's what you learned to apply it in everyday life. I've learned more in this class than any others I've taken. Participate and you'll get the grade you deserve. Your writing will 100% improve if you take this class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A.J. was a fantastic professor. He is passionate about everyone paying attention and seeing what we could learn not only from the published authors but from our peers. He actually cares, is very open-minded and he gives strong feedback. Deadlines are strict and participation is vital, though I was always engaged and loved the assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
AJ is such a chill professor! He cares about every single student and did one-on-one interviews with us to determine our grades. I loved this class so much, because I got to be creative, and AJ helped me to think outside the box! He is very understanding, kind, and knowledgeable. The poetry unit was my favorite!!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He focuses on his personal life a lot and is a very passionate person. You'll either hate him or love him. Tough grader but pushes you to be better. I am a much better writer than I was before but sometimes it was a lot for me to handle. If you put effort into class, you'll grow from it. Not an easy A at all, you must participate.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
During all of this COVID craziness, AJ was flexible and realistic while accounting for big changes over the semester. He clearly cares about his students and wants to work with them- just be sure to speak up and make your voice heard, especially if you are taking online classes with him. Would absolutely take classes with him again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
loved him as a teacher

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
AJ is a great teacher. The textbook is not your average textbook. Topics and lectures are varied and interesting. AJ doesn't give you a grade until midterm and end of term, where you discuss and decide with him. That part was weird, but didn't hinder my learning and I appreciated the approach. Take his class if you can.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A.J. is simply amazing. I enjoy English as it is, but he really makes his class the best. He's an easy grader, lenient with dead lines, and basically lets you grade yourself. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't try in his class, because he will notice. He's understanding and caring of everyone's personal lives. I don't know how he does it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A.J was a great teacher. He assigned papers that could be challenging, but I think the overall picture in doing this is that as students we need to challenge ourselves. You have to apply yourself to get better. People expecting to go into this class and have it be a piece of cake will be mistaken. If you engage in class, you'll pass.