Miriam Nichols - University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC

Professor: Miriam Nichols

Department: English

College: University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Miriam is a great prof. If you listen to what she says and learn from your mistakes, your mark will improve over the semester. My mark started at a 70, and now I'm nearing 80 and there are still some more assignments left of the semester. She is very easy-going and will help you however she can if you ask.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Miriam is super energetic and passionate about everything she teaches. She gives great background to every poem we cover and gave us more than enough time to complete our assignments. She also allows rewrites for all assignments. Very excellent teacher, I really learned a lot.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG150
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very hard marker on grammar, doesnt show you how to fix grammar mistakes. For a first year course she is too harsh for marking. Not available outside of class She lets you rewrite essay

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you show up to class with the material read and somewhat understood, you'll do fine in the class. Sometimes, she will call on people to answer questions about the book. There is 1 presentation, 2 take home essays, a midterm essay and a final in-class essay. All in all, she's a good prof if you do your end of the work.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL338
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She truly cares about her students, is extremely knowledgeable, and wants you to do your personal best. She is a tough grader, but she allows you to revise your work. If you want a good mark you have to work for it, but it is attainable in her class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG108
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you don't write the way she does or have the same ideas she has for a piece of literature, she'll give you a bad grade. She "anonymously" grades people's work in front of the class, which is kind of demeaning. She's good at passively putting people down.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Super hard prof for first year english literature class. Makes you do a 20 minute presentation on your own and doesn't really clarify expectations. It's pretty much you learning on your own and she's their to regulate in class discussion on readings. Overall ok .

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Miriam does not enjoy teaching academic writing at all and makes sure that you know it. There was minimal feedback for essays so it was nearly impossible to improve your grade and she is an extremely tough marker. Do not recommend her for Engl 105.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG333
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tough, but good teacher. She has great insight to share if you listen and allows revisions if you get your work done in a timely manner.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG350
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She always wants her students to do their personal best. Expect lots of reading, but she does allow you to revise your work and gives clear expectations.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG350
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Hard marker, but allows revisions. I truly enjoyed her class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG333
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures can be quite boring, but worth it. She won't walk you through a text in terms of plot, so make sure you have read it, but she does extensively cover metaphor, symbolism and meaning which is helpful. she expects a lot of reading done in a short peroid of time (a book a week usually). She marks hard, but allows re writes, so its good.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I absolutely loved Miriam's class, she is very passionate about literature and that shows in her lectures. She is very personable and easy to talk to, when needing clarification she is willing to take the time and help. Hard marker but I really think that can make you a better student, and she gives great feed back to make you a better writer.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSY101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You have to know your stuff i find its better if they mark hard you'll grow stronger i really like Miriam she's very knowledgeable.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG108
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sometimes its less that she's talking to you and more that she's talking to the ghost of the author you're studying. It almost feels as if no matter what you do, you're grade will not change. Almost as if she tries to ride on charisma she doesn't have. Not a bad person, not a great teacher either. Really easy to day dream in her class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 349
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No denying Miriam is a tough prof, but if you take the class seriously then it will all pay off. She is very knowledgable and can deliver some of the most engaging lectures I have heard on campus. Be prepared for brutally fair marking and critical feedback, but she is hands down amazing and her input will set you up for success if you apply it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG105
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful instructor, her ability to clarify any misunderstood formatting, tenses or grammar is very good. I learned more about writing and proper grammar in this class than I have in previous courses. Very clear about expectations for readings , homework, assignments or essays. A hard marker, class participation and attendance matter!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

learned a lot

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH349
• 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:

Miriam is one of the hardest markers I have ever had at UFV. She is very strict about punctuation, tenses, and mla formatting. That being said, I learned more from her in one class than I have in any other. I highly recommend her. Expect LOTS OF READING. She likes to have a LOT of novels in her classes. Overall, great proff and very smart person.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG338
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very tough marker and teacher. There are too many novels that students have to read in her course. Also, she does not seem to be interested in her students. She talks down to them and does not want to help them. She is very intimidating.