Paula Lazrus - St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Professor: Paula Lazrus

Department: Anthropology

College: St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: DNY1000
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Obsolutly terrible person. Cant talk to her without her about anything without her giving an attitude she treats the class like garbage. Extremely nasty for no reason. If you have the class drop it and her class is pointless as well.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: DNY1000C
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was an interesting class. First off the professor incorporated a role-playing game near the end of the semester which involved a lot of reading, essays, and group work. One of the DNY trips involved students having to pick up trash near the pier which the professor never specified. If you take this class be ready to participate!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SCINQ1000
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is by far not the nicest person out there. Attendance isn't mandatory but it really is because she will just give you zeros on everything. There are a lot of annoying projects. We also had projects and things that didn't relate to class. DO not take her class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• 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:

Avoid professor if possible. She get mad if you choose not to participate. When students ask her questions she yell at them if they don't understand. Also gives boring project in free time.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• 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:

She gives way to many projects on top of one another and wants things done VERY specifically. She also is very rude and she gave me a 0 on an in class project that I couldn't attend due to my grandfathers funeral and i offered to makeup extra credit and she wouldn't let me.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Literally the WORST teacher ever, she is so rude. Don't even ask her anything youll feel like a complete idiot.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She's not as bad as everyone makes her out to be. With that being said, she is not very clear in her grading instructions and can be a bit rude/belittle you when you ask her a question. The role playing games are a bit much and her tests are absolute hell. On the other hand she is very passionate about what she does!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SCINQ1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Knows what's she's talking about and is passionate, but she can seem very stuck up. When you ask questions, she makes you feel stupid. Yet she talks so fast, you really don't understand the lecture without questions. Lots of extra in class and out of class assignments, a lot of things to handle if you're taking 18 credits. I've learned a bit though

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS1000C
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not the most friendly professor on campus. She barely acknowledges her students or shows any respect towards them however if you are well versed in the general topic of the class, she might show some ounce of respect towards you. very unclear on the instructions and grading criteria. The class is lecture heavy and has lots of reading/homework.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SCINQ1000
• 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:

Worst prof. ever. do not take her course unless u want f. very disrespectful to students, no sign of emotions. She yells if u ask a question, but she wants us to participate. she does unnecessary things like the game project. I regret that I switched to her class. :(

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: DNY1000
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

kissing up won't work, ur going to fail anyways. i tried and even sat in the front to and pretended i care. i worked harder in this class then organic chem. not only is she a bad teacher, but she truly is a horrible human being. This isn't even biased because i got a B in her class, she really is a nasty, cranky, horrible human.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ok so this is the worst professor I've ever had. If I could curse on this website i would call her a much worse name than a cotton headed ninny muggins. If you ask a simple question she will try to embarrass you in front of everyone and she is honestly just a nasty human being. extremely confusing homework assignments and poor organization of hw.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you show up to class, take notes and pay attention you will pass. Professor Lazrus does take her job as a professor very seriously and expects you to know the information that she is teaching. If you're in her sci inquiry course a lot of it is common environmental knowledge that she would rather you. She's not that hard if you put in the effort.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

LISTEN HERE, IF YOU WANT TO FAILLLLLL TAKE HER! SHES HORRIBLE. DO NOT DO IT TO YOURSELF, she runs her class with plenty of online work. you def need to take notes & keep up with blog posting. she's honestly full of it. Just don't take her class honestly.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: DNY1000C
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever took. I dropped out of the class, as I couldn't improve my grade from a C. Trips on saturday morning at 7:30 AM, which means no partying or hanging out on Friday Night. Miss a trip, and you get an F. She is very rude and condescending. She has a role play game that takes half of semester and takes so much time off you.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SCI1000C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

So i read the other reviews and people mentioning this role play game.... all i can say is don't take the class. It was so hard and complex, she also makes you go on trips, do blog posting and this stupid sunlight experiment on top of tests quizzes and class participation...

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SCINQ1000
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If, for some reason, Satan curses you with her class, run straight to your advisor. She's so mean to students, to the point of being borderline abusive. She humiliates you in front of everybody if you ask a question. She's condescending, hateful, sarcastic, and just overall a mean person. Save yourself from her wrath and do not take her class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: DNY1000C
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Had her for DNY, St. John's version of a freshman seminar course.. something that is supposed to be an easy A. HOWEVER, Prof Lazrus gave copious amounts of homework, unrealistic expectations, made us measure trees for our Service Activity, and our field trips to the city consisted of walking tours with her talking about the history, tested on it to

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: DNY1000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible. DO NOT TAKE.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: DNY1000C
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

When it comes to office hours she'll help you. It's harder to ask questions in class though... She has an attitude when you do that. Hardest A I've ever worked for. I had to do this role playing game that was supposed to be fun and interesting when really it was HARD! DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!