Reviews of professor Luis Sales

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Sales is very well meaning and kind, and very knowledgeable in his field and in general. However, he does not know how to teach. I would suggest not taking his class unless you are interested in the subject and willing to spend more time with it. Class discussions are interesting but not concrete, and his expectations for papers are vague.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof Sales had no idea how to teach an intro class to undergrads. His expectations were unclear and unreasonable, and he was on a power trip for the final paper, so you felt like he invaded every part of your life. He regularly wasted class time, going on long rants and then keeping everyone afterward, and even then we didn't finish the material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Sales is amazing, and this is the most impactful class I've taken in college. There are short papers due every other week, but they are very manageable. Readings are very interesting, and Prof Sales is overflowing with knowledge and passion. Great at fostering community. You must meet with him on paper drafts, so grading is clear.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Sales is extremely knowledgeable in his field. He is super supportive and accessible outside of class. While the concepts covered in class are complex, going to office hours definitely helps. He is very nice and wants his students to succeed. Pretty Fair grader in my experience with him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The man is brilliant - knows a billion languages, extremely knowledgeable on the topics he teaches, hilarious and engaging. One of my favorite profs at the 5Cs. Take one of his classes, you'll be glad you did

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Salés is extremely knowledgeable about a variety of philosophical, historical, religious, feminist, and queer concepts. He made Feminist Interpretations of the Bible really interesting and although lectures were a little dry and long at times, he gives really good feedback on papers and is pretty patient. Highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
So so intelligent, he is a treasure trove of knowledge and opens so many doors for new ways to think! Can get off topic, but I learn a lot those times too. Good format for work distribution - class summaries, map quizzes, short reading analyses, and a few medium length papers. Amazing primary source material! And he knows so. many. languages.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Sales is one of my favorite profs I've taken at Scripps. His class Conquered and Colonized Christianity was super tough as a first sem frosh who didn't know how to read or write but he was always patient and wanted us to succeed. He even consistently brought coffee for us once he realized it was a long and tiring time for class.