Christopher Bakken - Allegheny College, Meadville, PA

Professor: Christopher Bakken

Department: English

College: Allegheny College, Meadville, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Writing Poetry is a difficult but rewarding course. The only grade you receive is for your final portfolio, so it can be very stressful to not have any indication of your grade. I don't find Bakken to be arrogant as other reviewers have said. He has always been very kind to me. He is funny and very skilled at discussion. Class is always interesting

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DONT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR if youre interested in being treated like a colleague. he likes to point out how much smarter and more traveled he is than you. also he'll assign reading of things that he's written himself, which is just odd in a discussion class

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL323
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT take any of his classes except workshops if you arent an english maj. in a LIT CLASS this semester we wrote OVER 100 pages in essays, and he assigns extra reading onto an already full syllabus most nights. youll learn aLOT. hes very arrogant. he called his students "trite" to me. VERY hard grader & im one of the more successful students.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• 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:

Best teacher in the English department, especially for workshop classes.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bakken is an arrogant man, be assured. But he also knows his stuff. I learned a lot in his poetry class, and he is a very cultured person (he'll be sure to let you know). At times he really irks me and at others he's perfectly decent. He is brutally honest, and sometimes has a set style of poetry he promotes. Take this class if you can take crit.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL401
• 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:

Awesome professor. I learned a lot in his class--also, he's a really, really good advisor. He comes through for you when you need it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He cares about his field and will help you if you ask. You will learn a lot, but you must do your work.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG206
• 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:

I loved Professor Bakken. Extremely helpful, very smart. I went into the class hearing that he was incredibly arrogant, but I thought, for the most part, he was down to earth and taught very well, trying to communicate all the points to the class. My writing got a lot better--highly recommended.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

amazing proffessor, but really hard. if you keep up with the work, you will pass easily. go to him for help, he's always there. go to class, his lectures are really good and u will need them to pass. take it if you want to learn how to write.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

go to class. read the books.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT take this class if you're not interested in english for a major/minor. The amount of work can get to be pretty ridiculous and Bakken is a VERY TOUGH grader. If you love english and voicing your opinion, then you will do well. If not, then prepare to not do so well. Also don't take it if you're pre-med. It isn't worth the time and effort.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take english 200 with him if you are not an english major. It's a lot of work and if you're not an english major it will just seem extremely tedious, there are journal entries due every class. He's also a very hard grader.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really good prof, really good class. If you want to know how to write at a college level, this is the calss to take. Pretty hard, but if you keep up with the work and go to class, it can be done. Always helpful if you need him, and always enthusiastic. Cute kids too!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor. This is what a college English class should be like. If you put the work in, you'll get back more than you ever imagined. He really knows how to get you thinking and he also has an uncanny ability to bring the texts alive.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 200ANDPOETRY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is the class you will learn in, and he will help you. I recommend English 200 with Chris to anyone who wants to leave Allegheny with something to show for it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not helpful if you are not an English major. I couldn't get into his Jr. Seminar, and it's necessary for graduation. He's brilliant and insightful, but his arrogance ruins the class. Very arrogant.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A hard class, but he wants his student to succeed.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very tough and demanding workload, even for an intro course - but a good professor who is willing to help. Don't take him if you aren't willing to work many long hours writing countless papers.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

extremely good teacher - very in depth discussions that will leave you reeling (either in a good way or a bad way) - slightly arrogant, but not without some justification. do the work; you'll be rewarded richly.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You can't get much better than the Bakkens.