Elizabeth Young - Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

Professor: Elizabeth Young

Department: English

College: Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FLMST360
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I literally cannot say enough about how much I love Professor Young. She is exceptionally smart, compassionate, and always composed. Readings were always relevant to the films we were discussing as well as digestible and never too long. She is encouraging of students and genuinely wants everyone to succeed. She is the reason I am a film major.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL243
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Elizabeth is one of those professors with whom you take a class and are never the same. She cares for every student and is always available to meet; she offered me help with everything from public speaking to papers to problems I had in my other classes. Plus she is utterly brilliant and I love listening to all she has to offer.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL199
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Elizabeth was kind and accessible, discussions were encouraging and open. Taste-wise, some of the books amazing (Bechdel, Lahiri), others reeeally not good (Faulkner). She was really amazing with accommodations! I would say do as much of the reading as far ahead of time as possible.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Elizabeth is the most amazing person in the world. Everyone should take a class with her before leaving. She takes time for every student and I can't say enough about her!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Elizabeth is amazing! She expects a lot of her students but is right there beside to offer help. She is willing to assist with papers, and even spent time working with me on speaking up, as participation is required. She also makes it a priority to know everyone's name which makes the class feel more comfortable.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I felt that Professor Young's teaching style closed off the books we read as opposed to opening them up for further thought. She encourages class discussions, but is not always great at helping people not reiterate endlessly what other people have said. I don't think that I would take a class with her again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Elizabeth is a great prof and leads seminars really well. Very helpful when going to office hours. She was my advisor my fist year and always has the correctmost helpful information. Long history with MHC and knows the school really well. She really likes gothic and film studies. ENG 200 is a great class to take with her.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's a really helpful. She's really good with Gothic works and loves working with themes of death etc. She has helped me a lot with my papers. She appreciates class participation. She is passionate and bright. Sometimes she takes things too Gothic for my taste (I enjoy Gothic themes). I suggest taking a class with her.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This is my second class with her and I have had two wonderful experiences. She is a wonderful discussion facilitator and the reading material is fascinating. Take a class with her!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG374
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

WONDERFUL professor, and she truly deserves to be called "Professor." Kind, funny, engaging.Material is really interesting.Hitchcock films were so much fun to see and the reading is fascinating.She gives excellent feedback on work.I would love to take another class with her.Take her if you can. You will be glad you did.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Love this class. Love this professor. She is funny and engaging and really loves Hitchcock films. Always loved his movies, but it wasn't until I took her class that I learned to analyze and appreciate them. Take her class. BUT be prepared for a LOT of reading. LOTS.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Currently taking her Hitchcock and After class.She is passionate about Hitchcock and knows so much about his films. Screenings are on Mon nights from 7:00 - 10:00 but the films are fun to watch so you don't mind. She seems to care about her students and their input is important to her. Not sure yet how this will go, but so far, I like the class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's a great teacher, and very involved in class and outside. She's funny and quirky. I would definitely recommend her class on "The Nonhuman"

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good professor, but horrible academic advisor! She was mine during my first year. She constantly would cancel meetings at that last minute even when I needed to meet with her to register for classes. It was seriously ridiculous. People should definitely take her classes, but beware of her as an advisor!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fantastic discussions!!! Professor Young is very helpful and engaging. She seems to really love her subject matter. Take her American Gothic class before you graduate!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very good at facilitating discussions and getting students to make interesting connections between the texts. Good at commenting on papers, and understanding in letting one revision so students can improve an argument for a better grade. Very interesting approach to the Intro class, overall awesome!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Young is perhaps the nicest most humble professor I have come across so far at MHC. She makes you work pretty hard for your grade but rewrites allow you to compensate for weaker grades. She really really appreciates class participation which is great! The texts used were brilliant and class was always interesting

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GNDSTENG
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I've had two classes now with Elizabeth Young and I love her classes. Great facilitator, very intelligent, helpful, available, prompt, and clear. I wish she taught more courses so that I could take more. My favorite prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG374
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. and class. Learning went beyond Hitch**** to include a huge variety of subjects through many different forms of work. Prof. manages to balance things well. You get to read from both primary and secondary sources. You'll want to go to class because it's fun, and you'll learn a lot.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I didn't think I was going to get on with her as she seemed too businesslike at first but I was totally won over by her ability to handle a large seminar group. She ensured everyone contributed & then gave an indepth critical analysis of the work being discussed. Very approachable & encourages you to explore your own topics for papers.