Reviews of professor Andrew Ogilvie

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
AJ really cares about his students. He encourages us to attend "student hours" with him to talk about class feedback/career, and really tries to get to know everyone in the class. Genuinely learnt a lot of practical tricks about presenting. Almost no HW, 2 speeches, 1 group project, 1 MC exam. Only complaint is the class could be more organized.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This was the coolest class I've taken at USC. Class is pass/no pass and hardly has any work. There's a handful of assignments but all you do is listen to a podcast and write a super short reflection. Coolest class 10/10 recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very chill and laid-back professor. Almost never have any homework, the class is basically just 2 essays, a group project (easy), and revisions of your 2 essays. He teaches good fundamentals about being a great writer/communicator. AJ makes the class fun and enjoyable. Only critique is that the class discussions did get too political at times IMO.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very enjoyable class. Captivating and relatable professor who emphasized practicality rather than methods you'll never use. There is barely any work and I will use what I learned in class

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very chill professor, doesn't always respond to emails. BUAD 252 is not the most helpful class though, and it sometime felt like he was coming up with stuff to fill out class time, or let us leave early. When the lectures were helpful though, they really were very insightful!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He genuinely cares about his students' wellbeing, especially during the 2020 pandemic. WRIT340 is going to be a class where you need to work for it, but I personally enjoyed the assignments given. The format of the class discussions were enjoyable too, more open-ended and no judgement for anyone's answers

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's a good person, funny, and cares about the students. It was fun to listen to him talk. However, the class was disorganized, and the final exam had ~60 questions in only an hour. Half of the questions had long paragraphs to read. Also, if ur not a great public speaker, there's no way u can get a good grade.