Susan Schiller - Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Professor: Susan Schiller

Department: English

College: Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her instructions are very vague and she is a very tough grader. I needed this class for a certificate requirement but had the chance to opt out of it. I regret not opting out! Very wishy washy with instructions and is very critical of work. Only take this class with her if you absolutely have to.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG134
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Schiller is a very stern, hard professor. However, she cares so much. I almost dropped her class because I was doing horribly in it, but I started going to her office hours, and she helped so much! I took a paper in and she went through line by line with me so I would get an A. Now, she is a reference for me on job apps! She has a good heart.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Schiller's class was one of the most time-consuming and difficult classes I have ever experienced. She completely went away from the standard organization of regular ENG 101 classes. We wrote 4 paper throughout the whole semester. Each on abstract thought. You also had to keep a journal and write quotes from a book each day of the week.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Schiller was hands down the worst English professor I have ever had. She did not conduct this class in the traditional 101 manner, but rather created her own criteria based on "beauty and how to sustain your happiness." We never received a rubric or concrete expectations for any of the four papers we wrote, and she was an extremely harsh grader

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She has you write 4 essays total, all on abstract concepts. She's extremely educated on writing and literature and I think expects too much out of an intro English class personally. She lectures a little, but they're awkward and everyone stares at each other as she searches for ways to explain her papers no one understands. However i learned alot

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Schiller's classes can be confusing at first because her instructions aren't always super clear. However, she is always open and available for help after class and during office hours. You NEED to show up for class because attendance is part of your grade. If you do your reading and aren't afraid to ask for help you'll do just fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Schiller is very specific with assignments, and TRIES (is not always successful) in giving good directions. She is a tough grader but I got A's on both of the major papers in this class (Just have her approve your thesis beforehand). There are only TWO papers and I took the WI version of this class. I would recommend for an easy WI credit.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG252WI
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I did not miss a single class all semester in Dr. Schiller's class, and I received A's on all assignments. On the final exam, which was 20% of my grade, she decided to give me a C- because I was too vague, yet she wanted the exam responses to be two pages or less. Very unclear on directions, extremely tough grader, and loves to argue. Do not take!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG252
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Out of 12 semesters, 6 years, and over 48 CMU professors, I can honestly say she is the worst one I have had. If you're not considered a "smart" student, which is basically if you haven't taken creative writing, then she will not pay attention, listen, or help you during the semester.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 252WI
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Every class there is are two study questions due on the reading(s) and/or reading responses. If you don't plan on showing up to class basically the whole semester then don't even bother taking the class. You will fail.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG251
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Schiller is one of my favorite English professors I've had at CMU. If you actually do the readings and can form thoughts and questions about them you can easily get an A. Go to her office hours or have her look at your paper before the due date, she is always eager to help. She's only tough on people who don't appreciate the class or don't try.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG251
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have never actually gone out of my way to rate a professor, but out of my 5 yrs of school she has by far been the worst. Mandatory class, OK. Lots of homework, fine Being rude, unclear, unreasonable, and going out of her way to make the course more difficult, not okay. I wish I would have listened to everyone else's comments.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's just... Not good. She's out of touch with her students and as a result the students suffer.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would not wish this class with this professor on anyone. Dr. Schiller is rude, and a tough grader. Every paper topic was super specific but very very abstract. Once she realized everyone was failing, she started giving random extra credit just to help us pass. If you do get stuck in this class, USE OFFICE HOURS. It's the only way you'll pass.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Schiller, although a tough grader, was very personable. I would suggest her class out of any of the ENG 101 classes because she doesn't have to follow the normal boring curriculum, she can do what she wants. She comes up with a pretty interesting semester and is really helpful if you ask her questions! She actually makes you better at English!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DOOOOOOOOO NOTTTT HAVE THIS PROF she is by far one of the worst professors out there, she has a terrible personality and is just flat out rude all the time, she will approve a thesis and then give it a D while she is grading, has too much pride to realize that she messed up in grading and is just flat out terrible

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG 101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One time I went to her office hours to ask a question and she was mad cause i didnt just look at the citations in the book. Absurd grader. Took 2 weeks on a paper and took it to the library to even have them look at it and still got a bad grade. I have never dropped out of a class as quickly as I did when I got that paper back.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

she is ridiculous. she expects perfection from papers out of a 100 level english class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was very hard due to the fact that she will change the guidelines of what she expects with a paper. Also when you ask how she is grading something she does not know and makes up a grading scale out of nowhere. Another thing that is wrong with this class is she tells you to write something out of nothing with no explanation.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG345
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad professor. Her reading responses are a breath of fresh air although sometimes they can be confusing. Also, Willa Cather can sometimes be a dull subject but there could be worse authors. Lastly, while she can grade pretty harshly on all of the little assignments, she has a pretty lenient grading scale in terms of the final score.