Virginia Cronin - George Washington University, Washington, DC

Professor: Virginia Cronin

Department: Psychology

College: George Washington University, Washington, DC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC12
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

BORING. I took her for social and dev and still couldn't figure out how to do well in her class. don't take her.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH013
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I've never rated a prof before, but I feel that I need to keep others from taking her class. Everything she says comes froma powerpoint, her tests don't cover what she's taught, and she doesn't even seem to want to be there. Take dev. psych but NOT with her.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYC013
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fall 2008 Dev. Psych- Was not as easy as most said it was. Maybe she changed her policies, but her tests were very vague and did not fully cover the material properly. Lectures are dry, i'll admit. You will basically teach yourself the material in the end. Format this semester was 2 midterm exams, 1 paper, 1 optional final and attendance

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH12
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easiest class ever. Lectures are super boring but the tests are multiple choice and come directly from the slideshows she posts on blackboard. Take if you want an easy A

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is incredibly boring! Do not take her unless you are prepared to be bored out of your mind. Her lectures outline the book so you can either not read or not go to class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• 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:

her grading policies are pretty wack. your grade is made up of 3 exams, 4 reaction papers, and attendence. I got mid-90s on the first 2 exams, high 70s on the third, full credit for all the papers, and 1 out of 3 points for attendance (the class is impossible to sit through). i thought the material was easy, and i ended up with a B-.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brutal brutal class - lectures are terrible and you have to be there bc she puts random questions from lecture on the test and takes attendance at the end of class. Tests are not easy either unless you study really in-depth and miniscule details. Probably would avoid if possible

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH013
• 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:

God bless her. Cronin doesn't seem to be with it all the time, but very nice and understanding woman. She goes extremely slowly so there ends up not being too much material on exams but she loves the details of experiments...tests are pretty detailed..need to know names and all experiments.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: DEVELOPMENTAL
• 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:

Senile and kind of tragic, but not as bad as she is cracked out to be. Class is pretty easy and the tests are straight out of the book and powerpoints. Not a riveting professor who will change your view and opinion about psychology, but why complain, shes so easy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH013
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Her classes are VERY easy. She takes attendance but is worth a very small % of the overall grade. So, I never went to class. I studied from the book and power point notes. I got an A. It was the easiest class ever! and learned many stuff about children. I started to like the topic very much! Take her class!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: DEVPSYCH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This teacher, if you could even call her that, is by far the worst professor i have ever had here at gw. She is too old and talks into a mic (sounds like darth vador) which only makes the class more painful. Read the book, and if you are a stronger person that i am, go to the class. And this is coming from a psych major.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• 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:

thought she was going to die while standing in front of the class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

the mic is hard to deal with and exams are all m/c and a bit tricky, but you can skip class and still do well. while i wouldn't call her the best or my favorite professor, she is really nice and understanding. totally willing to talk about any and everything, very sweet and good advice.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: DEVPSYCH
• 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:

read the book, and you'll get an A. She gives extra credit too, which is awesome, so just go to class and play hangman and you'll get extra points!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

senile like whoa. once forgot to bring the appropriate exams to class on exam day.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

this woman is like 90yrs old and uses a squeaky mic in class...never went to class, still got an A though. fairly easy tests.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH13
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• 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:

Take someone else. She's boring, you can barely hear her (even with a mic,) and the lectures are pointless.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC13
• 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:

Boring. Her tests have some questions where the answers are obviously wrong. She gives a ton of extra credit so you're guaranteed to get an A. Easy but I might try to find another prof.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

SO BORING and what did she just say?? You can't hear her...even with a mic on and two seats away. I only went to class for test and aced it. Just study the book. Go to class only to catch up on some sleep.