Ron Long - Hunter College

Professor: Ron Long

Department: Religion

College: Hunter College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: REL111
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class itself was pretty average, it can get very boring if you are not interested in the subject. I found dosing off majority of the time. He is a ridiculously tough grader and is very vague with what he wants for his papers. He takes FOREVER to grade papers, by the time we got one paper back 2 papers had already been due, avoid at all cost!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: REL310
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dont take his class, just dont. He seems passionate about the subject but his papers are never graded on time, the instructions are VAGUE. When he finally gave the paper back there had been two more papers due. There were barely 2 corrections yet a low grade. He doesnt use a power point and barely makes notes on the board.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: REL309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Long is obviously very passionate about his subject which is nice, but his lectures are vague and touches the general points in the readings. My biggest pet peeve with him is that he never grades the papers on time, it took one month for them to get back to us! His papers are really difficult since he wants them a certain way..

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: REL340
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hardest grader I've ever had but there is a curve. He gives you all the readings and tells you everything you need to write the papers in his lectures. Readings and lectures are risqué, very interesting. He's really disorganized and takes forever to hand papers back but there's no penalty for late papers and he allows rewrites.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: REL340
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he is very irresponsible with a lot of things. His lectures are very vague and he does not follow the syllabus he gives in the beginning of his class. He said our grade was based on 4 papers but changed that to 3 considering he took months to grade just one paper. He allows re writes but hands back the paper so late that you don't have a chance.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: REL310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Long is one of the best professors in the religion department. His writing assignments are interesting. His lectures are concise and informative. His readings are interesting. He will help improve the quality of your writing . He is easy-going and cares about his students. He puts a lot of though into his courses.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: REL206
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Probably the worst professor I've ever had. His lectures are very vague and the assignments are graded poorly if they don't reflect his opinion. I received two c-'s on my papers, and when I went to his office hours to re do the paper he did not change the grade. When I went back the 2nd time he didn't even offer to give input on what I did wrong.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: RELIG255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He loves the subject but he's not good at explaining it. During lecture he jumps around with whatever thought will come to him next. He gave 3 mandatory papers which is your whole grade and there is no midterm or final and he rarely took attendance. If your papers don't reflect his opinions about the topic being discussed, don't expect to do well.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: REL111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Long made a subject I didn't have much interest in super accessible! He's clearly very passionate about the subject, and does a great job at making everything relatable and funny! He does take a super long time to grade, but he is also very lenient with deadlines. Class discussions were always thought-provoking. Would definitely recommend!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: REL255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Long is an old school teacher and I think that's why people don't like his class. He doesn't give you the answers but gives you the tools to find them yourself. Take his class if you want to think deeply - but expect to do the intellectual heavy lifting. In the age of educational commodification, students aren't used to his grading style.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: REL255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I wouldn't recommend this class to my worst enemy. Confusing material, highly unclear in what he wants. The paper prompts were vague and most people who answered the prompt (including myself) were told to include things that didn't have to deal with the prompt. Regretted this.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is so irresponsible. He doesn't go by his syllabus. You barely have an understanding of where you are in the semester. He says we have total of 6 essays,but only gives three mandatory ones, and makes rest optional,which trust me, you need to do them in order to get at least a B if you're lucky. He doesn't give back essays on time.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: REL255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class has been very interesting and enlightening. The only issue regards the grading of the papers. Very difficult to obtain a good grade based on personal textual interpretation of text and prompt. Would not recommend this professor if the student doesn't have the time . Papers not graded on a basis besides his personal preference.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: REL255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof Long seems passionate about what he's teaching but is just a terrible teacher. His class has no structure or flow, he just jumps from thought to thought. So unless you've heavily studied rel before you'll be lost. Harsh grader, gave my paper a D saying it was well written but he didn't agree with my ideas. Gives no real rubric for assignments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: REL310
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I take him for religious meaning of death & struggle everyday to not fall asleep. He's super boring and often rambles off topic. He takes eight years to hand back graded papers and actually cancelled papers because he said he "fell asleep when he had time to grade our essays". This might seem great but the other papers just end up counting for more

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: REL309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took him for Religious Meanings of Love & Sex, and definitely another class next semester. He's got a big sense of humor for this class and he clarifies things you don't understand. He's a tough grader but when you need to rewrite a paper, he tells you exactly what he wants and exactly what he's looking for. Would take again.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: REL255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tough grader! However, there are no exams and quizzes. He only required us to write 3 out of 4 essays because we didn't have enough time to do the last one. Really boring class though...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION255
• 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:

A hard grader and such a boring class. Thought it would be interesting but I dreaded going. Even though he only took attendance at the beginning of the school year you basically have to go since the essays are based off of his lectures which there are three of, no tests or quizzes, so your grade is based off of his strict grading of three tests!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 313
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

GPA KILLER! such a boring class, papers are boring, hes boring! and plus he a tough grader. i suggest take this class if your interested in the subject. Not for GER requirements.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: RED340
• 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:

he is okay not that bad. Gives 4 papers to write throughout the semester but takes FOREVER to grade them. Class can get a bit boring after a few weeks and the books are boring as well. however the materials are interesting. must attend class to get a good grade. everything you need for your paper you will get from his lecturs