Elise Brenner - Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Professor: Elise Brenner

Department: Anthropology

College: Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOCI245
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brenner is amazing. She is so compassionate and understanding and offers many attempts on papers and quizzes. If you aren't doing well in the class its likely because you don't make enough effort. If you meet with her she gives amazing feed back on essays and hand feeds you what to write and where to put it in the essay. She is the best!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTH199
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

do not take any of her classes. her freshman sem is awful and she makes you write like 4 papers about tomatoes and no matter how hard you try it will never be good enough. the material is awful and she is super rude to all her students and will make you feel like an idiot and a fool in front of everyone. avoid her and her class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTH110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible teacher, awful at telling you what she wants out of any assignment. Expect to do most learning outside of class by yourself. If you can find a different class and avoid her.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTH110
• 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:

Brenner is a nice woman outside of the classroom, but inside she is frustrating, especially if you're taking her writing intensive folklore class. When she returns your paper, don't be surprised if pen marks are all over it. However, she did allow revisions/rewrites due the class after receiving it back, which will save you.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is an awful professor she is not helpful and will demean your opinion in class. Never take this professor!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTH208
• 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:

I just transferred to BSU and this class proved to me that this was the right choice. It opened my eyes to Anthropology and now I'm majoring in it! Do your work and go to class and Brenner will love you. She answers any question but challenges you at the same. I definitely recommend taking Brenner and I would love to take her other courses!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTH103001
• 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:

I would rather take another year at BSU than one class with her. INSANELY hard papers that she gives rude and useless feedback in. Stupid tests, dumb sense of humor. But she does remind me a lot of Jane Fraser. But seriously, this class is a mistake.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't recommend taking this class unless you're really interested in this subject. This teacher is very critical when it comes to grading papers, and she assigns a good majority of them, plus her clarification for what she wants is poor.She is more than happy to help you, but this class isn't for you if youve had a bad experience from this before .

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH1
• 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:

By far the worst teacher ever. Beyond rude and unhelpful. Take anyone but her.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR205
• 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:

extremely hard papers all the time and you need to write analytical for them

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ARCH1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, this professor is one of the best i've had! I am a senior and have had a lot of professors but she really cares about making students learn-and helping them understand the material. She is strict when it comes to work because her profession requires it but she is funny and relates the information really well.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTH102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's funny, I think. At the beginning I didn't think I'd like it because she shot me down when I asked a too specific question. But she's been VERY helpful when I asked her opinion on Grad schools. Also, yeah, she's really blunt. But let's put on our big boy pants here. Your in college.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTH130
• 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:

If I had known about this website before I signed up for 1st semester classes freshman year, I would not be dropping out of college. I HATE this lady with a passion. She is TERRIBLE. She is SO RUDE and tests and homeworks are SO HARD. I would legit do her stupid book questions for 4 HOURS and STILL FAIL THEM. DO NOT TAKE HER, EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTH119
• 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:

I feel bad for those she didn't like because she makes it incredibly obvious! Choose your questions carefully or else she'll make u feel very dumb. She isn't clear on her expectations and then makes you feel like crap when you don't get it. I personally didn't mind her, but she really is rude to the students, like very rude-no respect!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This woman is completely unprofessional, condescending, and entirely unfit to teach. She singles students out, and maintains very little respect. I tried speaking to her and she walked away from me - she is not understanding and thinks she is holier than thou.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH299
• 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:

She is definitely the worst teacher I have ever had. Not only does she choose favorites, but she chooses least favorites. I was an unfortunate least favorite in her Food, Feast and Folly course. She called me stupid in front of the entire class. She is not clear about her expectations, is extremely picky, and is a generally unpleasant person. AVOID

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She was the WORST teacher i have ever had. She makes you feel like you nothing in this world and she is the greatest and only she can do things right. She is the most rude, condescending, horrible teacher i have ever, EVER MET. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTH199
• 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:

WORST TEACHER IVE EVER HARD... rudest, most inconsiderate woman I have EVER met.. absolutely awful.. I asked her for help on a paper and she told me she had nothing to say and walked away. Have to write a 10 pg. paper on the differences of two tomatoes. I wrote it 4 times and the best I did was C-... DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTH199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a good teacher if you are interested in the subject matter. She talks down to students. She tries her best to help but expects a lot in return. If you don't know the material, she doesn't teach it to you. You have to find the answers yourself and she doesn't tell you what they are untill someone in the class speaks up.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTH123
• 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:

very blunt