Gary Goshgarian - Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Professor: Gary Goshgarian

Department: English

College: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2440
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof Goshgarian is a great professor. He's passionate about literature and has a lot of insightful things to say about the material he assigns. The class is pretty easy as long as you read the books (quizzes are given for every book) and write A LOT for the papers - he "grades by the pound". Overall pretty easy and fun class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2510
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gary is a super chill guy. His analysis of the literature we read blew my mind, and he's really cool to talk to outside of class. Also, his leather jackets and sunglasses are such a flex when he walks into class. If you actually read the books, and pay attention in class, you will do fine on the essays. Notes help a lot, and he is a lenient grader.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2510
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Gary is a super chill and funny professor. He is pretty brilliant at analyzing books and has some really neat insights. The class consists of a midterm and a final which are both worth 80% of the grade. Overall a lenient grader and gives you the benefit of the doubt on the reading quizzes. The books creep up on you, so make sure you pace yourself.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gary is nice, funny and one of my favorite professors at Northeastern. We did read one of his books in class but it was for us to be able to ask questions about his writing process for our own benefits and he was open to hearing any opinions one it, even negative ones. Great novel/short story selection. Showing up to class will help with essays.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2440
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class is awesome if you like to read. You literally read bestselling novels and then talk about them. There are a couple papers due, but they're pretty easy if you read the books and pay attention to the discussion. He also gets some of the authors to come in and talk about the book which is really cool. He's a little cocky, but it works.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2440
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Goshgarian is a humble, funny, down-to-earth professor who clearly enjoys what he teaches and is familiar with the ins and outs of the writing/publishing world. If you read all the material for the class, getting an A is no problem. That said, you read a book about every two weeks so make sure you stay on top of it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MODERNBESTSELL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This professor is a trainwreck. He is extremely bitter about not "making it" in the writing world and constantly brags about knowing "famous" people and how his book was going to be a movie until it got dropped for something more popular. It's obvious he doesn't want to teach and only does it because his books don't sell.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGU210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The aviators! The leather jacket! The famous authors! His Modern Bestsellers class was the BEST. Lots of books you actually can get into, some of which I had read before, so I didn't even have to do anything. Got to meet a lot of great authors and just talk about what I felt about the books. Great!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG397
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher! Very knowledgeable and interesting. One of my favorite classes and I am not an English of writing major! Books are interesting and I actually enjoy keeping up with the reading.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGU406
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His Science Fiction course was very enjoyable. The books we read were mostly interesting, a few more than others. The class goes really well when everyone has read the material (and participates) and can really drag when they haven't. Easy grader, I had no problems as one of the only underclassmen in this class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Great Class. Midterm and Final is papers. But he gives you the anwsers to the papers in class. Hes a great teacher and really connects with his students. He has a great sense of humor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MODBEST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy creeps me out a little and is REALLY into literature and deeper meanings of the writing because he is a writer. I understand he needs to teach that stuff but it is pretty boring. You read and have quizzes on 8 books and have to write 2 long papers on them. Grades pretty easy and the books are good. Hardest part is staying awake in class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This guy has to be good if I'm writing this after about 4 years of taking his class. The books were great, u have to keep up with work b/c he gives quizzes, but he is def. captivating and the class was enjoyable. Lots of students like him. Class discussion great. Def. stands out as one of my better teachers yet. HOT b/c he's just awesome!

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Awesome! Got to meet best selling authors and read fantastic books. One of the most enjoyable courses ever.

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The best for anything to do with modern lit.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Remember 80s sitcom "Perfect Strangers"? Well combine Cousin Larry Appleton with TV's Harry Sheerer (SPinal Tap, Simpsons) and you get this guy.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FICTION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy was TERRIBLE...all he did was read from the book and tell us what we should be picking out-my opinions were all wrong and he was the last thing i wanted to see friday mornings at 8AM. he had a very high opinion of himself and basically just pushed his own writing career on us-dont take the class

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Gary is an amazing professor. He's quite down-to-earth and his love of the subject matter shines through even in 8 am classes. He may seem a bit distant to some, but he is a very fine lecturer and is always there for help if you need him. A very fair teste