Colleen Warren - Taylor University, Upland, IN

Professor: Colleen Warren

Department: English

College: Taylor University, Upland, IN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG212
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not for everyone, but if you show up to class, participate, and make it clear you want to work hard she'll work with you to give you the grade you deserve. Always do the reading, she'll give you quizzes over it every day and you'll only get the answers if you read. If you go to her OHs and ask questions/for help on essays she'll respect you for it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very hard exams that consist of matching specific quotes from long passages of reading to the author. She also grades very harshly. I got straight As in all of my English/Literature classes until I took hers. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG240
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No mercy. She does not allow any excused or unexcused absences. If your mom dies, get ready to lose points for everything that you miss.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She never hands anything back on time. She grades the way that she sees fit; however, she never specifies what she is looking for.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A very tough grader and can be confusing when it comes to assignments but explains content well and knows her stuff.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG240
• 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:

Gives no clarity on any of her assignments and never tells you when assignments are due. Gave a (graded) quiz in class of everyone's name in a class with 30+ students. In class we read vague literature and "analyze" it. To analyze the literature you have to interpret it with her particular interpretation. Exams are hard and beware of pop quizzes.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG212
• 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:

learning is done outside of the class with your assignments, come to class to gain clarity and practical experience with literary analysis. The class is challenging, but Dr. Warren designs it in a step-by-step process where you can go from zero experience writing about literature to feeling confident about your own opinions.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good prof. She expects a lot for general education classes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG240
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took American Literature over J-Term with Dr. Warren and I loved the class. Participation is key to getting a good grade, as well as keeping up on the reading material. She is really passionate about her work and she is willing to hear out our opinions of the text. Loved the class and would recommend all students to take it as a gen ed.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Poor clarity and even poorer teaching. Gives some useless assignments to just take up out time. Definitely a feminist. Seems as if she enjoys putting student's down. One of the worst classes I have ever take.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

YOU HAVE TO DO THE READING. Don't expect to skim and do well in her class. However, I loved the format. Never lecture, all discussion, and I learned so much. I loved this class, one of my favorites at Taylor so far. She challenges you to think deeper than usual, but as long as you put some effort into it, she gives you a fair grade. Great class!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had her for expository writing. We only had to write four papers, and we were able to choose the topics, so that wasn't too bad. She has a way of belittling students without meaning to though, so beware. Very smart, and she knows it. Tough grader. Class discussions are very interesting though!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG362
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is a wonderful professor who really cares about her students!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She cares about students and is helpful. Overall she does not seem to value opinions that differ from her own. Whether they be related to literature or not. She has strong feminist undertones in her teaching which is fine but sometimes the class feels more like an environment of indoctrination than learning. Regurgitate her views and you'll do ok.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG210
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Bad.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She is a strict grader. Also, her classes are mostly survey style, which means you don't delve into any author very much. We spent several classes talking about predestination, namely because she disagreed with everyone else in the class, which was annoying. But she made each person in the class a plate of cookies around Christmas time.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely challenging prof and very strict. Whether she is or not, she comes off as being very feminist in her teaching and is extremely opinionated as well. Grades extremely hard on the papers that you submit and normally allows her personal opinions and beliefs to strongly influence her grading. Avoid this prof if possible-hardest Gen-Ed!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

While she is an extremely nice person, she is fairly scatterbrained and never seems to give a clear definition of her assignments. She grades extremely hard, especially considering her lack of explanation. She gives readings and grades on content questions only, as well as rarely discussing anything deeper than basic content. Avoid this prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGLIT
• 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:

Make sure you INTERPRET the quotes - DO NOT summarize the stories. It doesn't matter if you know everything that happened in the story. If you can't interpret what it means = you fail.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She sucks. Worst freshman class ever.