Reviews of professor Ara Corbett

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tough grader but made me a better writer. Cares about his students and wants to see them succeed. Made himself very available for office hours. Would definitely suggest meeting one on one.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
My most sincere advice for this class is JUST DON NOT TAKE IT!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't take his classes. The grading criteria is extremely vague and he expects you to have the same interpretations as him. You are asked to right about things that honestly have no real significance. I promise that you won't regret not taking this class or any of his other classes. It is unneeded stress. I promise. SELECT A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Corbett is an extremely unfair teacher. For example he helped me write my thesis then counted it wrong because he didn't like it. Honestly if you have to take WRD 201 believe the reviews about him. If all the other classes are filled wait until next semester. Don't take his class if you want an A. He grades on his own opinion with unclear rules.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think the other reviews are a bit harsh. It's true, Prof Corbett does grade based on his own opinions, but if you know that at the start, it's not hard to adjust your writing to fit your audience he tells you what he thinks in almost every lecture. He's also genuinely a nice guy and cares about students growing their skills.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Corbett is a somewhat tough grader, but his grading is fair and he gives great feedback - I genuinely learned a lot from this course. He is very kind and clearly cares for his students. He is always available to meet when students need help and meets each student where they are. Highly recommend taking one of his classes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Corbett is not a tough grader but an unfair grader. His grades on papers are based on how close your points align with his opinions and views on the topic, not by the quality. His course had an absurd amount of work and class time was basically just his boring lectures. I would highly advise against anyone taking him.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For me, this course has been difficult not because Corbett grades particularly harshly, but because he expects a cookie-cutter bland interpretation of poetry spitting back the same slew of themes and poetic techniques that he brings up in class in reference to the poems. Don't try to be original his interpretation is the only one that gets an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is soooo boring. The whole hour and half is just sitting there and listen to him giving a monologue. The instruction is unclear, and i think he could not even write an essay with the prompt he give. the prompt is extremely vague. he wount answer any question during office hour, and just say you should figure out yourself. bruhhhh

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I loved the subject matter but hated the class. So much intensive meaningless work. Has very specific opinions that he sticks to when grading. This man could make any subject boring and hatable.