Barbara Seater - Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ

Professor: Barbara Seater

Department: Social Science

College: Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

As oppose to allowing for the free exchange of ideas you are forced to conform to what Seater believes is the right answer. Any dissenting opinions are quickly silenced. For my class she had us go on a mandatory trip to Ellis Island as part of our grade, here is the catch she never calculated it into our final grade. Overall one of the worst at RV.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Guys all you have to do is memorize the whole text book, take pages and pages of notes, answer all the study guide questions which will not be on the tests, recite poetry, write a 20 paged essay, tattoo the textbook on your body, go to Nigeria, copy down the ten commandments, and have an existential crisis. srsly guys lol shes an easy teacher!1!1

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOCI101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very boring. She said my paper topic was very boring when it was one of the topics on the rubric. She curses a lot. She thinks she is cool but she is not. She talks a lot and is very annoying.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you're going to take her class without actually understanding the content, be ready to copy the entire textbook into a packet that she allows you to use on exams. Her class is NOT an easy A unless you make an effort to understand broader concepts. She also assigns a term paper- give yourself enough time to do it and go to her for help on it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I'm only writing this so that if you are someone who has a serious IEP you don't take her. She doesn't understand and/or care if you have any learning disability. Some students can handle this professor but she will not go out of her way to help you. When I needed help the most she kicked me out of her office b/c she didn't have the patience

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOCI101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She was one of the best professors that I had. She is very funny. She worked with me on my term paper and promised that I would write better. My term paper is great. She is very passionate about teaching and activism. She is demanding. If we don't cover the chapter she requires us to read it. I worked hard but learned.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 2CLASSESREAD
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

didn't give my nephew a button when he participated in debate

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Half of the kids in my class had dropped and I wish that I followed their lead. Her tests were advertised as open-note, but they're also insanely impossible. Oh, and make sure you don't miss one of the tests because you then have to pass the even more impossible final as she doesn't allow you to make up tests- even if you were in the hospital.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You are on your own and good luck figuring out what she thinks the right response is! Just an awfully lazy professor!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She doesn't teach anything just talks about her family, and then you need good notes fro her brutal exams! LONG 13 pg. final essay. I do not get how RVCC still has this thing teaching!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really didn't like Seater, and the end of the semester essay was excessive. I ended up doing ok in her class but I really had to work my ass off. Definitely too much work for an intro class. She can also be kind of offensive.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The tests are not difficult as long as you TAKE NOTES and read. She gives you the outlines. The people who fail because they don't take notes can't blame her for their laziness. She lectures rather slowly sometimes and doesn't cover everything on the test, but reading the chapters can make up for it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The only thing that makes me regret taking this class is the 12-15 pg paper she assigns. She says she doesn't think anyone should graduate not knowing how to write a term paper. She's right. However, she offers very little guidance to the class on how to write it. Otherwise a good professor. Tests are open notes. Approachable and friendly woman.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOCI101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is very honest and upfront, which I respect. Unfortunately, she is very strict and straight forward so much that someone that is extremely shy like me is too nervous to talk to her. I was very intimidated to speak up and ask questions. Very strict teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super annoying. She cancels classes for Jewish holidays though

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nice at times but disorganized. Note outlines are confusing and skips tons of content during lectures which will be on tests. Also a 12-15 page term paper is due towards the end of the semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: INTRO2SOC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't take her for sociology there are much better teachers at rv for that. But she's so unorganized. What she talks about in class is NOT on the tests at all. She grades the online assignments really hard and takes points off for simple things. She's the only one that teachers minority relations so good luck

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nice Professor but very Disorganized! I would not recommend her.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst professors Ive had. She is disrespectful and rude to students. If you dont read the test are extremely difficult

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: INTRO2SOC
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely fantastic teacher! Very Passionate. Prepared note handouts are a little confusing. Final paper long.