Dolores Peters - St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Professor: Dolores Peters

Department: History

College: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Peters was a funny and entertaining lady who really kept class intresting and fun. She moves at a fast pace and it is very reading intensive, and you will be lost in class discussions without doing the readings. Overall, I learned a lot and she was very a very good prof! Would take again!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST227
• 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:

This class was the most erratic that I have ever taken. The professor was utterly unorganized and had ridiculously high expectations for the class when she barely taught us anything and rarely made it through a lecture. Do not take this course.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS226
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable about France, though "Modern France" begins in the 1700s and we stayed there for a long time. Lectures are good but can get kind of boring in a 90-min class. I'm not really a history person; the textbook was pretty good-- my notes saved me. Study groups highly recommended. Very helpful in office hours but TOUGH grader.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST210
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

What a gal. What a Yankee.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Peters is so confusing. We didn't get a single grade back from her until mid-April, so it's impossible to tell how you're doing until the semester is almost over. She expects way too much from students, and oftentimes it's difficult to stay engaged in the material. However, she is really funny!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She has great lectures. She clearly has the knowledge and is very good and keeping her class going. Unfortunately she is a slow grader and a tough grader. She has high expectations but does not tell you how to meet them. You might work harder on this 100 level paper than any other and you'll still never get an A. If you get As, expect Cs.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Peters makes you work hard and then some. Toughest grader yet at St. Olaf, but makes you a much better writer and thinker. Great person and really passionate about History, but isn't one to let you slide through her class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST122
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very passionate about what she teaches. However, she is not very clear about what she expects. I've gone to office hours to get feedback before assignments were due, but she wasn't very helpful.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST226
• 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:

Her classes are worthwhile. She'll make you think about the world differently. Her classes aren't easy, but it's possible to do well. She is a great lecturer. If you are thinking about taking one of her classes: Do it!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST320
• 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:

If you don't have her vision in your head for your papers/assignments, you will not do well. She doesn't clarify what she is looking for in the HW and is one of the hardest graders I've had at Olaf. She loves history and is passionate about doing it the right way. Teaching might be her calling, but grading is not.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST296
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

most overrated professor here. she talks fast so people think she's really smart, but if you listen, she's mostly babbling absolute nonsense. pseudo-intellectual garbage, or regurgitating the textbook. doesn't really prepare well for class i think. also, painfully unfunny. like, seriously never funny, but always laughing at her own jokes. avoid.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ADVR300
• 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:

I took her 3x bc I enjoyed the challenge and her teaching. She was then my advisor for my Sr Thesis, which I aced in Mike Fitzgerald's class. After all that, she refused to write a letter of rec. for law school because she "didn't know about my work ethic." I graduated top 17% law school and finished top 4/83 in moot court competition. ?????

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST226
• 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:

Also had her for 210, Favorite Prof at Olaf, be prepared to spend an hour with her if you go into office hours. She has very high expectations, but cares a lot about History and about doing history the right way. If you want to learn and have incredibly interesting discussions then take her class. Prof. Peters is awesome.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST122
• 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:

The whole class was discussion based. I'm glad that she didn't use lecture, but full class discussion is all we did in class. I wish she would use other learning activites in class. She grades a lot on participation, but it can be difficult to participate when she is a bit intimidating. She expectes a lot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I.. HATE history. but Prof Peters actually doesn't make me hate the class, which takes a lot. Assignments are hard, but she encourages participation and makes class fun and interesting.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: WWI120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Oh, Peters. Great professor, great class. My favorite class of the year!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Peters is a fantastic instructor. She's energetic, hilarious and makes history come alive. Be prepared to do the readings, because most of the class is class discussions and participation points.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof Peters is absolutely fantastic. She is funny and energetic and puts her heart and soul into teaching. She will do everything she can to help you out and encourages you to do your absolute best.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She already hates you

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of my favorite professors on campus! Professor Peters is engaging, intelligent, and very willing to help. Assignments were difficult, but worth all the extra effort. Class discussions, and reading material on WW I was very interesting.