Professor: Bradley Clissold
Department: English
College: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: No
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Really, really unclear and uncaring prof. I've always had consistently high 80's and 90's in English but could never get over a 60 with him, even when I went to him for help planning my essay and wrote it exactly as we talked about. Lots of markings on papers given back but very little helpful feedback provided, with no indication of lost marks.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2004
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very unclear as what is expected with papers and in class essays, gives little to no feedback and very unapproachable. Won't be taking another English course with him.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- 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:
I received grades in the 80's my first year of uni and now I am getting 60's. He is a tough grader and isn't clear on what you are doing wrong. His lectures are interesting depending on what short story we are discussing. Don't get caught doing other work in his class because he will call you out.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Brad is an awesome prof during lectures, but he is a tough grader and I found it hard to get above a 60% in an essay even though I've been getting 90%'s in English my entire life. He's also very good to talk to about planning essays, I found his feedback to be helpful. But it is really hard to get a good grade in this course.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ENGL4080
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
When it came to paper-writing, Clissold is helpful and will help you with your thesis. If you can't attend class often (even due to medical issues like me), you will be on his bad side. I would pass in papers to his mailbox because I was sick, and never receive them/mark I got back. He definitely favours people, and is obvious about who he doesn't.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's a tough grader and expects a lot out of you. Try and think like him and you might pass. He's a good teacher, very enthusiastic. Clear in what he wants out of you, just trying to get there is near impossible.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- 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:
Be warned: Brad is a very tough grader. No matter how you think you did and the amount of effort you put in, you will be disappointed with your mark. The only plus about taking his course is that he is great at giving entertaining lectures. I do not recommend taking his course if you want to boost your GPA because it's likely to take a hit.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Generally he is funny, however, he is also a very tough grader. Doesn't want you to use "throughout". Not a great proff or course for anyone who is not great in English. Takes forever to email you back. He knows his stuff but is not good at teaching it to others. Expects you to know everything he knows.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ENGL3265
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Good prof, found keeping track of due dates difficult with him where he keeps it all in fine print with reading schedules. However he really understands what it is he is teaching and is really good at helping his students understand the text.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2004
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
toughest grader I've ever had. takes 2.5% off essays for using words he doesn't like, like "throughout". expects you to know everything about his stories and if you don't interpret it like he did it then its considered wrong. Very arrogant in class and makes you feel dumb. do not recommend unless you have to, and if you do, get ready to be stressed
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
My favourite prof I've had in all my 4 years at MUN. Super helpful, as long as you go to class and prove you actually want to be there. I didn't find he was too tough of a grader, and the stories we read were super interesting. I definitely recommend him!
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ENGL4080
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
For a topic like British Postmodernism, he managed to make every lecture interesting. Always willing to help if you ask for it, but don't expect much sympathy from him if you skip class and come crying to him late in the term. Attend class, answer questions when he asks, and take advantage of his office hours. Oh, and prepare to do presentations.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: ENGL4080
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Brad changed my university career, as an Honours English major. Not only did he change my perspectives on close reading, his help on my essays crafted me into a better writer. He is tough, and if you don't read or attend class he won't have any time for you. Put in the work, read, go to class, and Brad will always willingly help you on your way.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Brad was a pretty good prof; he's a good guy in general, but he's a tough grader, gives feedback that he expects you to already understand, and sometimes comes off as arrogant. I enjoyed his class overall, but I put a lot of work into it and still never got the grades I think deserved. Not the most sympathetic dude, though I would recommend.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: ENG2004
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Kind of apathetic. If you want a caring, nurturing prof he is 100000% not your guy. Doesn't respond to emails with replies over 15 words. His class was pretty easy in general though, and god does he love phalluses.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2004
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Very tough grader. Need to be pretty perfect in order for your paper to be graded above 70. Funny professor, but can come off arrogant and unfriendly at times.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: ENGL41
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Easily my favourite prof at MUN. He's a tough grader, and really makes you work for your grades. But he's super fair, gives great feedback, is always apprachable and more than willing to help, and has the best writing tips I've ever gotten. Would highly recommend any course with Brad. Tough but worth it. Great taste inliterature, and hilarious too.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2004
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
very tough grader
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: 1080
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very tough grader!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: 1080
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Brad is hilarious and makes his lectures easy to follow. He is a fairly tough grader but is more than willing to help you if you meet with him to go over your essays. Not much reading necessary, just one short story (4-14 pages) before every class. I enjoyed going to his classes and he could turn almost any lecture into a joke. 1010
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