Adam Schwartz - Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

Professor: Adam Schwartz

Department: English

College: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG250
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This was Short Narrative, a creative writing class. i think sometimes how enjoyable this class can be is based on the group of people in the class with you. I feel lucky to have had a great group and a great professor who gave great readings and great feedback. Schwartz is really in his element in the creative writing classroom.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125STORIES
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class. No textbook, just thoughtfully chosen readings.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG250
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This was a creative non-fiction course that changed my life. From the thoughtfully chosen readings to the thorough feedback on the pieces I produced to Professor's Schwartz's expansive, engaging lectures--it was amazing. I would take it a hundred times if I could. The best course I took during my time at Wellesley.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took an introductory writing course with Professor Schwartz my first semester at Wellesley; the class was almost entirely women of color, not by our choosing, and he was the first professor to say, frankly, has anyone talked to you guys about race? His candor was greatly appreciated. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG300
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Adam Schwartz truly loves teaching. He chooses thought-provoking texts to study and always encourages his students to think deeply about the meaning of fiction in our lives. He takes the time to think about each individual student and is always around to answer questions.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: WRITING131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he's more helpful in private meetings than in class, but he is a genuinely nice professor. he doesn't judge your drafts and he's very very very forgiving of people's grammar and punctuation mistakes. Once you realize that he's not interested in tricking you by telling you to write informally, the class can be a lot of fun.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: WRIT132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was the most unhelpful professor I have ever had. When providing feedback about a paper, he would not contribute at all! The whole point of the class is to improve your writing skills, yet I learned nothing about being a better writer. Not clear at all about his expectations for the class and papers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's really nice and helpful. Anyone that says otherwise is a definite math major.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

When offering feedback on a writing assignment of my college career, he said it was poorly written because I was a minority. As a minority (his words), I would face special challenges because I wasn't taught proper English in schools. It was an extremely insensitive and discriminatory thing to say. The worst part is that my story is common with him

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

extremely boring. interesting reading material, unfortunately extremely boring. He has a lulling quiet slow voice that just puts you to sleep.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: WRITWRIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Possibly the most boring class I took while at Wellesley. It was completely misrepresented in the class description and he did nothing to encourage discussion or to improve the quality of my writing. I got absolutely nothing out of his class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Schwartz is awesome. He definitely made my first year experience worth rememebering. His classes are very discussion heavy, he didn't require any books to buy and he was very helpful during individual conferences. I recommend everyone take a class with him. It's definitely worth it!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• 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:

Helped me a lot with improving my writing and using different techniques/styles/organization. the class reads great, interesting short stories. He really tries to meet with you and improve your paper as much as possible.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125STORIES
• 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:

Wants students to improve, a very fair grader, never condescending and always encouraging, but overall, neither recommended or discouraged.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 07
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: WRIT125
• 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:

He's a great teacher. He truly wants his students to be good writers and he's extremely helpful, never condescending and always available.