Satya Mohanty - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Professor: Satya Mohanty

Department: English

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He really cares about his students and is passionate about the material. He often goes off on lectures, but he usually has some pretty interesting things to say. He is a tough grader and expects quality essays, but overall, I think I gained a lot from the experience, even if I didn't quite get the grade I expected.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG1111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Literally horrible. Has the right idea when it comes to training with how to write effective essays but it's almost impossible to sit through his seminars. Just pick a class with virtually the same topic but different professor. This just isn't worth it!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2000
• 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:

Caring man, intelligent lecturer, classes get awkward when students don't participate but over all a worthwhile experience

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1109
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pleasant prof, but rather set in his ways and not very open to alternate interpretations of the readings - the class should have been a lecture instead of a seminar. Sometimes plays favorites, but on the whole is helpful to all students and lenient about deadlines.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL4020
• 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:

Excellent professor. If you can think critically about your ideas and logically defend them in discussions with the prof and your classmates, you'll enjoy the course and do well. The professor is lenient with due dates, but expect some deviation from the schedule on his part too.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• 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:

This teacher is absolutely terrible. He changes due dates and times unexpectedly and can't keep promises about when he'll get back to you.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• 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:

Good class-- I wish there were more like his. He's really interested in engaging the students and less worried about assigning lots of pointless work. Discussions are broad in scope and the dense readings are made more relatable through explanation and discourse. Love him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worthless, pompous, self-obsessed, unable to keep to a train of thought, pointless class, useless lectures, random tangets, technology obsession, learned nothing, hated class the most of any at CU in 4 years. DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS FROM HIM!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• 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:

Quite pedantic and often very bombastic, but then again, that's the material. Be prepared for lots of convoluted, often indecipherable readings. However, he is very willing to meet with students and offers a lot of worthwhile insight. I don't see why he insists on a seminar--his class was most interesting when he went off on a lecture.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had him for FWS and it basically comes down to this...If you are one of his favorites, his grading will be much easier even if your essay's crappy...if you're not, prepare to be screwed over - and his attendance policy and due date policies are a joke he really does not care about it

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had him for a fws. He really did care about the students, but not so much about our work. So many students handed things in late. I think he gives a lot of leeway to freshmen.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor; doesn't listen, care about alternate interpretations, stuck on his own ego and thoughts--STAY AWAY, VERY FAR AWAY. (I am not one of those whiny slackers, this is honestly the worst class I've ever taken and I thought it was going to be one of the best. Great classmates, great literature, but he completely ruined it.)

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

A complete dictator. He will attempt to colonize you.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Stay away from this professor. Unhelpful, pedantic, egotistical, boring, and lacking cohesive innovation that makes most English classes worth taking. Totally ruined the class for me, in spite of great literature selection and brilliant classmates. STAY AWAY

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200
• 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:

Great lecturer, very articulate and has fascinating ideas. If you don't like postmodernist analysis, then you will like his class. If you do buy into postmodernism, be prepared, he will challenge you.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG109
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took a Freshman writing seminar with him 4 yrs ago and enjoyed it extremely. It was the only course at Cornell that I didn't miss a single class because the discussions were so engaging. He can be a bit strict about deadlines and he def won't tolerate insolence but he is overall very fair. I've kept in touch with him all this time.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is completely full of himself. He thinks he is God, and if you think he is God you will get an A. If you don't, run away ... or, he'll run you into the ground.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

very self-centered prof

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL402
• 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:

I found Prof. Mohanty to be a great professor. The discussions in and out of class were exciting, and I learned quite a great deal from him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL353
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice guy...somewhat self-obsessed. Likes to wax poetic/tell the same stories repeatedly. Not good at listening to students' ideas. Does have some good ideas/can be articulate. You can learn a lot if you choose to, by letting his ideas provoke your thinking. Don't be intimidated by him.