Professor: Nicholas Samaras
Department: English
College: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CRW6311
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Samaras is the real deal. He knows poetry, he knows publication, he knows academics. If you are serious about poetry, you NEED to take a class with Nick. He will help get your career rolling.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: INTROTOPOETRY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
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- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he's an ok teacher, requires attendance. the only grades are attendance and a 10 page analytical paper. He's willing to check it ahead of time though. class time is really boring, so bring coffee!!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ENC1102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Samaras is a great teacher. He's really helpful on the term papers, like he will correct a paper for u before the due date and if u just fix those corrections, u will most def get an A on it (unless he find more mistakes later). Was very helpful and really interesting in his talks.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: CRW4320
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very sweet and friendly professor he actually teaches the business aspect of poetry and is actually in the poetry world offers suggestions to the class, appreciates it when you speak up in class and most of all is always willing to answer questions, is there for his office hours.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: CRW
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I found Professor Samaras to be an excellent teacher of poetry because he is a poet, and I think one who struggles with poetry everyday. He is a very kind and nice person, and I wish students would not take advantage of that.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CRW3312
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I've taken two courses from Samaras and was fairly disappointed. He's a great man, but not a very helpful professor. I don't understand why he chooses to include term papers and critical analysis of essays in poetry courses. Take fiction instead.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CRW
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I enjoyed his class, although I felt that he could have been a little more critical of the poetry he was workshoping... but, he is a very nice man. I felt like a real poet in his class!
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: CRW
- 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:
I did not find this class helpful for creative writing. He provided very little helpful constructive criticism -- Samaras seemed to "nice" to say anything that might help improve writing. He is a terribly nice person though.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CRW
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's great. Low pressure, yet motivating. A very interesting person, although he tends to repeat himself a lot. One of the best profs I've had at USF -- and I've had A LOT!
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