Sandy Tomc - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Sandy Tomc

Department: English

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She has her own style, but Dr. Tomc should not be underestimated. She has such a wealth of knowledge to share, and she can make the most impenetrable theory seem understandable. If you have a chance to take a class with her, do it. She is an incredibly kind and intelligent individual and I learned so much from her.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG223
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class was great. Very interesting material, and well presented. Some people complained a lot, but I can't relate to it - the only point of confusion for me was about the group presentation. Midterm was actually fun, as we got to take it home and rewrite it as an assignment -- wish I could do that in more classes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL474
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super interesting and a fair marker! She really knows her stuff. I would undoubtably recommend taking any upper level class you can with her!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL472
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really great reading list, class can sometimes seem a little all-over-the-place, but you can tell she's really interested in the subject (American Noir). Fair marker, if you show as much interest in it as she does you'll do well in the class. Good prof, good books (and movies! you watch movies!), overall great class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

i dont know what everyone is complaining about, she is maybe the easiest marker at UBC, and you do not have to regurgitate what she says, she is open to all interpretations as long as you can back it up. go to class and you're golden

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I failed my midterm (worth 25%) due to personal problems and SHE WAS NICE ENOUGH TO OMIT IT. she said that if i did well on my term paper + final exam, she'd omit the midterm. so i ended up getting an A in the course. WOO

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL364
• 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:

Dr. Tomc is the best professor I have ever had. It is VERY hard to get an A+ in this class...she rarely gives over 90% unless the work is extraordinary. But you will learn a lot! She is intelligent, well-prepared, passionate about the material, and very approachable. GO TO CLASS, and PARTICIPATE...only way to get a good mark from her.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Overall a pretty good prof. Lectures are clear and straightforward, and midterm/final had no surprises. Just show up to lecture and do the readings, and you will do well. Final assignment was short and fairly easy. Overall I'd recommend this course and professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL540
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Scary, Weird, sick minded, total sociopath. This woman is mean mean mean. Stay away from her if you want to keep your dignity

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She made a topic that could of been really interesting REALLY BORING! She was totally unorganized, and talked about irrelevant information and that was not needed for the final. I was not inspired to come to class because it was a major waste of time and she discussed things that were almost common sense!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Ugh. Really boring. Too many movies and not enough reading. Lectures were not very engaging and somewhat disjointed. Madatory attendance. Felt like a waste of time and money!! Not recommended...although I am sure there are worse english profs out there. She was nice, at least. And had low expectations.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Intelligent, intriguing, pleasant, fair. Knows how to teach.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG223
• 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 Tomc is amazing! She is very knowledgeable about the material and knows exactly what she's talking about. She's endearing in class with her awkwardness, and makes it fun that way. Tomc was a hard marker when it came to the midterm, but the take-home assignment was simple, and if you did all the readings, the final exam was a piece of cake

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I loved Dr. Tomc! The readings were great and really interesting. Her lectures are laid back and very easy to participate in. She is a fair marker and prepares students well for exams and papers. I would definitely recommend her...probably one of the better profs I've had so far.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Didn't seem bad at first, but be warned, she is completley unsympathetic if you don't go to all the lectures and talk a lot. I did the assignments on time and got good marks, but she claimed to have never recieved my term paper and failed me and was totally indifferent to the attempts I made to prove that I had done it. Waste of my money and effort

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely fantastic, made her lectures extremely interesting and added so much to the course material. Straightforward marker, go to the lectures, and enjoy

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

tomc is awesome! i had her in engl110 and she was really easy which is why i took her again! she is really straightforward and basically tells you all the answers and all the important points. just make sure you go to the lectures- you dont even need to do all the readings! she's really easy!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

AWESOME PROF! She is super funny and makes the class interesting.. don't know how she marks because the T.A.s did it all.. i will definetly try to get her as a prof though for my later ENGL courses!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm not the greatest at English, but I think I did relatively all right in this class. Her marking was fair. It wasn't as rash as how she admits in class either. Like the previous, you listen, you pass with a "B" at least. I liked this class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

i don't know what everyone is complaining about. i found her to be a very lenient marker. as long as you listened in class, you could basically regurgitate everything back during the exams. she made her points very clear and her class discussions were very interesting. i really enjoyed this clas :)