Barbra Lowe - St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY

Professor: Barbra Lowe

Department: Philosophy

College: St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL122X
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Barb is amazing. She may get a little disorganized but has a heart if gold. One the most caring professors you could ask for. Course is not too bad, just submit your work on time.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Get ready to do homework. Every class there are multiple different assignments due. She can also get a bit frazzled and disoriented at times which gets a little confusing. Very smart when it comes to philosophy. She also is very approachable if you have any questions. Has given many opportunities for extra credit

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LCPHIL228
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were boring, lots of papers. You don't really use the books.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LCPHIL228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

had her for my LC. Lots of reading and her lectures were pretty boring. Don't really need to buy the books.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice professor. She will help if asked. Her class was straight forward, and she made it easy to understand the assignments and readings. Her class will get you thinking, and she always explains things so that everything makes sense.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HNRS199C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She gives at least one assignment due for every class. All writing no test they will vary from 1-3 pages and may have readings that are not easy to go with them. She will go out of her way to meet with you and help you with anything that you need.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL228C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved Dr. Lowe's class. She is an amazing person. Smart. Kind. If I was majoring in philosophy, I'd take another class with her! She expects you to work. Do the work, and you will be fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LCPHIL228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of reading philosophers and analyzing them. She didn't help much if you were confused. Just assumed everyone understood and never really taught anything.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL228
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard class. Dr. Lowe is smart and understanding, but this class had a ton of work online and and on paper. Interesting LC and easy if you put in effort, no exams a lot of papers and writing. group project sucked. Ton of reading

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LCPHIL228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took my freshman LC "Chemistry of Love and Sex" with her. She did the philosophy part. In class, it was less of what you interpreted the readings to be, and more of what she believed the author was trying to say. A typical class workload is doing pointless and busywork during class, and then being blasted with homework.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very confusing about assignments and what she expected. Does not believe in giving A's (says they are for outstanding). Nice and a little spacey but overall I would not recommend taking a class with her unless you want to see your GPA drop.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL123C
• 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:

Really, really nice lady but classes can be pretty dry. Tests are fair and the one group project you do (which was a film based project) was pretty easy. I would recommend her.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Random quizzes on assigned readings, three exams over important readings, and a final group presentation. If you keep up with your readings and participate in class, you should do fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is a great professor. Willing to go above and beyond to help students in any way possible. Can be a hard gradeder at times but overall I loved her as a professor! Take a class with her :)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL253
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very easy to understand, she is also very helpful. I also enjoyed the open discussions!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL123
• 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:

not a bad class. if you do the readings and pay attention you will be fine. she is willing to listen to your ideas and takes the time to explain hers if you dont understand. she can be very humorous at times! laugh with her!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL200
• 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:

Excellent teacher--makes a challenging subject matter interesting. Activities and group work add a lot to class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO250C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the laziest professors ever. Likes kids to teach themselves. One could take a self learing program from home for a lot less money. Lets not forget the $3000 it cost to sit in the hell that is her class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She's sweet, helpful, and caring. Fresh Sem is a non-class but be glad if you have her. Classes are laid-back - easy A.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Least favorite teacher at Fisher so far. Many people (guys) disliked her because she is very unfair and unclear about grades. She is not open to ideas and very ****...no joke. I would rate her an S- (thats her grading system which is still unclear at the end of the semester).