Reviews of professor Mary Fox

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
In-class lectures are really important. Take the chalkboard outline as gospel and make sure you know all of the prongs. Each answer needs to constitute a separate category/classification. Answers should be sufficient; she prefers quality over quantity. Be straightforward and talk in class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was not my favorite class, but Dr. Fox was very enthusiastic about the material which made going to class easier. She assigns a lot of reading, but I didn't read any of it since most of it was reviewed in class. It is important to show up to class since she phrases information a certain way which is key to succeeding on her exams.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Fox treats this class like a graduate-level course. The reading load is insane, but if you show up to every lecture and take note of every single word she says, you can get an A on the tests. She is enthusiastic about the material and encourages respectful discussion. Seems like a sweet woman, but would not take her class again.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
she is clearly very respected in her field and has lots of published works, but she simply should not teach this class anymore. She often mumbles and it is hard to follow her line of reasoning, which makes tests difficult since they are almost word-for-word what she says in lectures, and are each 25% of your final grade. Take it with someone else.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
During class, write down VERBATIM what she says, then regurgitate it VERBATIM (examples and all) on the test. When you feel like zoning out, don't or you'll miss writing something. Easy grader if you write down her exact words. I underlined things for emphasis on the tests (whatever she rly emphasized in class), i think that helped my grade.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very unorganized course; no clear grading criteria whatsoever. She never updates grades and rarely returns papers. 75% of grade is based on quizzes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Fox gives a one-slide outline per lecture so you have to attend and take notes on EVERYTHING. I recommend using voice memos so you can go back and listen b/c exams go over exactly what she says in class. Took me a while to adjust to her style but overall learned a lot and enjoyed her enthusiasm!