April Roth - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Professor: April Roth

Department: Communication

College: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Best prof you can get for SCOM, the nicest, funniest woman and she has cancelled class like 4 times which has been nice too. Makes the environment not scary for you, and understands that you have a lot of other stuff going on.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is a great teacher and super funny! You need a 95 to get an A but she isn't a hard marker. Always lets out class early and cancels it every once in a while. Tests are usually based off the notes and not that hard.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This class is supposed to be super easy. April doesn't make it harder, she sets you up to succeed on all tests and presentations as long as you are clear on the rubric and know what to do. But the thing is she canceled a lot of classes but when it came time for the final it was bad to say the least. The final is SO hard and the study guide isn't it

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

April is awesome! She made me laugh so hard I cried a few times during the semester. She made SCOM really fun and painless. The only hard part was the tests. They are nothing like the study guide she gives, make sure to read the textbook and you should do fine. Definitely recommend!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CGOM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

GCOM, now SCOM 123, is one of those classes that you don't want to have to work for because its a mandatory course, but you have to in order to do well. April makes it bearable though. Lectures can feel long asf, but she's absolutely hilarious. She's cancelled a number of times and lets out early. Two tests, two presentations. Take her!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

April is amazing. Group presentations are not graded harshly as long as you put in the effort. Her lectures are funny and she gives examples that everyone can relate to in order to grasp the concepts well. Read the chapters and you will pass her 2 tests. I would definitely recommend taking this course with her!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I loved April. She's really funny and made class interesting. There are two speeches that make up a large portion of your grade, and she gives good feedback on them. Overall, I really enjoyed her class, definitely take her class if you can.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

April is one of the best professors I've had. She's literally a teenager in a 40 year old's body. Her lectures will make you laugh so much, she wears flip flops every day, and assigns very interesting speeches. Although class was cancelled a lot for reasons she couldn't control, I really feel that she did an amazing job of teaching!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GCOMM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great teacher and provides a lot of humor in her lecture. Delivers the information very clearly in lectures and also gives a lot of useful feedback after doing class speeches. She normally lets class out early. Good class, I would recommend.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great teacher. Classes are all lecture, but she is hilarious and always gives funny examples of everything. There are only 2 tests and 2 presentations, which are not bad. If you attend class, and study for tests and do well on presentations, you will do just fine. She is also always willing to help!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CGOM123
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

GULOTTA (she got married) She's a laid back woman, always got out early, she lectures the classic college way, just talks, not fast just kinda hard to keep track of her. Tests aren't really what she puts on the study guides, the tests are my only negative. Obv there are group projects but not bad at all, wants you to do well

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CGOM123
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's beyond chill and hilarious. Constantly had the entire class laughing while still being an effective teacher. Her speech projects were actually fun and I loved the group I was assigned to work with. Tests were basically straight from her notes, but there are only two of them. If you show up and do everything, you'll definitely get a B.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is honestly so great and hilarious. She isn't too hard on graded presentations and the tests are reasonable. Take her and you won't regret it!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GCOM123
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

3 absences before a letter grade deduction. 2 presentations, 2 tests, 1 final, 1 mini-paper. Tests are too hard. April is unorganized and we did a lot less work than some other SCOM classes, but her lectures can be funny. Doesn't put grades online, which is really annoying. Strong Southern accent, if you're into that.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CGOM123
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I didn't mind waking up super early every day to come to April's class. She is funny yet intelligent. While she is a tough grader, she is till fair. Do yourself a favor and take this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I loved April. She is such a sweetheart and is so quirky and funny. Lectures are just her sitting up front and talking but she will repeat anything you ask her to so notes can be super precise, and she lets class out early almost every time. She never took attendance. She allows you to have full papers with you when giving speeches.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Love her!!! She is such a great professor. She always finds a way to make her lectures interesting. There aren't many test just 2 and the final. Definitively a class I always look forward to.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SCOM123
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

My favorite teacher at JMU, I would take Aprils class again and again. I took her gcom class my freshman year and I'm now a junior and taking on of her classes for fun. She is hilarious, I actually look forward to going to her class. She extremely personable and easy to talk to.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 95
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

April is awesome! As long as you do what she says, it's nearly impossible to get a bad grade. Memorize your speech and make eye contact! Not a harsh grader at all. Just pay attention to due dates, and you'll be fine. She always cut class short, which was a plus too! She really tries to relate to her students!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GCOM123
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

April is hands-down my favorite professor at JMU! She makes GCOM so fun and entertaining. I was excited to go to my 8 am with her. The class is not hard at all. The worst part is the final because it is a general test for all of the GCOM classes. Her normal tests are simple if you study a little. She made the whole class geek at her stories!