Cristina Ballantine - College of the Holy Cross

Professor: Cristina Ballantine
Department: TBD
College: College of the Holy Cross
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MATH243
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
LOVE Ballantine! She is so nice and helpful outside of class. Structures can be confusing, but she is clear and very helpful during office hours.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MATH136
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Ballantine could not have been more nice or more helpful outside of class. She is really smart and cares for her students. That being said, she gives a lot of homework and hard exams. She is a reasonable grader who gives a lot of extra credit which helped me pass, but she is still hard.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Honestly this was a really hard class. Way too much homework was assigned and the tests were basically in a foreign language. She had to be corrected about every 5 minutes at the chalkboard by the other students which as a student made it hard to take notes.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CALC136
  • 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:
I always sucked at Calc in High School so when I decided to take Calc 2, I braced for the worst. To my surprise, this class was extremely easy. She gives generous partial credit on exams, webassigns are easy, she is clear and helpful, and even though her written assignments are tough you can go to Calc workshop and they help if she cant see you.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MATH136
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Personally, I was not a fan of Prof. Ballantine. Her tests are straightforward, and she is generous with partial credit. She assigns tough problems for written homework and wasn't very available for help outside of class. She does a lot of proofs so lecture can get confusing at times.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: TOPICMATH
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor! She is so sweet and helpful, especially in office hours.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CALC131
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
LOVE Professor Ballantine! She is the sweetest woman I've ever met! Extremely helpful and just loves math! She explains a lot of the background theory and proofs, which can sometimes be confusing, but she does plenty of examples to make sure you understand. So excited to be taking her again next semester!!!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CALC132
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's so nice. And so clear. What she teaches, she teaches well. However, she may be a little too easy if you're looking to go on after calculus. Soares was harder. But that shouldn't deter you from taking her if you just want to enjoy calculus and learn it well.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CALC131
  • 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:
Very passionate about math; smiles at the thought of a challenging math problem. she'll do anything to help you understand a math question if you're having trouble. the tests are fair but i wouldnt say that they are easy. homework is rigorous and graded. take the labs seriously (it helps to be familiar with the maple program for labs).
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MATH243
  • 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:
Super duper nice. her romanian accent is entertaining, so is her personality. you can ask her for anything, she "remembers being a student." smiles a lot, tough work but its plenty feasible with her help. She is great!if you ask for her help or extension even
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CALC131
  • 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:
With no previous calc experience, I expected to start right from the beginning. She didn't exactly start from scratch and the class is quite fast-paced. However, aside from how much you might struggle and want to burn your book, Ballantine is a sweetheart. She will stay with you for hours until all confusion is cleared.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CALC133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Sweet professor but not always clear about material. If you never taken advance calculus in H.S., you're screwed for her class. Approachable and friendly. If you understand math, take her.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CALC131
  • 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:
A very nice person, but not the best teacher I've ever had...
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • 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:
She is a very understanding, generous teacher for tests. She can be a little harsh on homeworks. Emphasis is on problem solving rather than proofs for this class, although you will still see proofs. Make sure you understand why you do everything you do thoroughly, cause this is a slight weakness
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CALC136
  • 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:
SHE'S A GREAT TEACHER. HELPFUL, SMART AS HELL, CARES A LOT ABOUT THE STUDENTS. TESTS ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD, NO CURVE BALLS - DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE EASY THOUGH.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MATH
  • 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:
Very helpful, very smart, and very clear, you'd be lucky to have her
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MATH
  • 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:
although the material can seem fast-paced, she will give up any hour of the day to help a student out. she's absolutely the best.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CALC136
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A real hottie, but she is a very soft-spoken eastern european, making it hard to understand what she's saying all the time.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: 241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The best professor I've had! So dedicated to her students.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: 241
  • 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:
best professor i've had. very helpful, very thorough, and suprisingly hilarious
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