Reviews of professor Kaitlyn Fitzgerald

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this class thinking it would be an easy A but it is not. You have to go to class because you have random pop up quizzes. 300 out of the 500 you earn are exams so if you do bad on the exams you will do bad in the class. Even if you study the power points it is not like the test at all. The other 200 points are not completly easy to get too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Kaitlyn is a great instructor. Although the lectures are long, she helps you prepare for tests. She reviews before each test so you know what to expect. Test questions are straight from the lectures and textbook. Quizzes are open note. Not any homework besides two short papers throughout the semester. You will not regret taking her class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is not terrible, but the lectures are very long & boring. The tests aren't too bad, but there is SO much to study before a test. She does review sessions, but lets the class lead them so we could be missing critical information. On nights before a test you will find me up all night stressing and studying for the test the next morning.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Loved this class and loved her! She does get distracted sometimes but it keeps lecture interesting. There was never homework. Go to class and take good notes from the slides to pass. She knows a lot about the material & teaches enthusiastically. I would recommend this class to people who go to class and pay attention. Tests have free response & MC.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a cool professor no real complaints.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I genuinely feel like you'd have to be trying to fail this class. Ms. Fitzgerald gives out soooo much extra credit it's not even funny. Although attendance isn't required I highly recommend showing up because at the end of the semester if you've been to almost all the classes then she will round up your grade!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Attendance isn't mandatory but really matters, if you were to miss a class she won't give you any material you missed and often ignores emails about needing help with filling in notes. She is a very tough grader and looks to find any mistake she can. Her assistants are normally much better about helping you then she is.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Human Geography with Professor Fitzgerald and I honestly loved the class. She has a quiz once a week, but they're very short and the answers are in the slide show she gives you the class before. The two lowest quiz grades are dropped at the end of the semester. There are only two papers and three exams and not too hard.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really liked the way she taught the course. She is very knowledgeable about the material and explains concepts very well. She works with other TAs in order to get her grading done, so your grade on writing assignments is heavily influenced by who you get.