Darlene Applegate - Western Kentucky University

Professor: Darlene Applegate

Department: TBD

College: Western Kentucky University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH130
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

While Dr. Applegate is a decent professor, she was often late to class, which put us weeks behind the schedule. She made this course super hard; after midterms, she assigned us huge group research projects, which was real anthropological work, and I needed to log 30 hrs of research with primary docs and a paper in 50 days - insane amount of work.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MANY300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Applegate has by far been my favorite professor. If you really want to learn and you're not here to waste time, take her. Her exams are difficult and obtaining a good grade isn't easy but thats what makes it worth it. She's passionate about what she does and thats evident in her lectures. Great person, Great instructor, highly recommend!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTH336
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. A is an amazing person. She teaches very interesting content. She assigns lots of readings, but they are interesting reads. I would not suggest taking this course as an honors course because she added on not one, but three extra requirements. It was a great class and she is a great teacher, but be prepared to work hard for your grade.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTH360
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Applegate does not clearly define her methods of grading until after assignments and exams are complete, barring the final project. There is also an amount of reading that makes me think that students taking more than 16 credit hours should stay away. This is a very insightful class, but it still seems to have some bugs that need fixing.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Applegate is a great teacher. She is very passionate about Anthropology. I thoroughly enjoyed her lectures. However, her tests are so difficult. I spent a lot of time studying for the tests and did not do well on any of them. Do not take this class unless you are a great test taker.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MANY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She will work you so hard for that grade. Everyday is a PowerPoint. You need to take THOROUGH notes bc her tests will bring up the most specific detail you forgot about. Don't text or browse too long on your laptoptablet bc she WILL call you out! She is insanely passionate about her field and expects you to mirror her enthusiasm.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTH130
• 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:

Dr. A is one of the best professors I've had at WKU! Be warned, however, that her class is NOT a walk in the park! She is a tough tester and grader and expects a high level of excellence from you. She will, however, curve exam scores if the class average is below a "C". I definitely recommend her to anyone who actually came to college to LEARN!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTHBIO
• 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:

She's very nice and approachable. Really cares about her students. Be careful on tests though; can be really tricky and you literally have to memorize EVERYTHING to do well. She does curve though and this semester they've been at least 8pts.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I've had Dr. Applegate a couple of times. She's a great women as well as professor. Her exam style is more difficult for me compared to a lot of the other Anth professors at WKU. You really need to make sure you pay attention with her tests. However she is enthusiastic and very knowledgeable as well as helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTH125
• 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:

She is an okay professor but she teaches and tests in a certain style that really only tests your test taking abilities and not your knowledge of material. I'd avoid her if you could. She's nice enough.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! she tells you everything you need to know durring lectures. If you take good notes and study them you will do fine. Helpful. nice. down to earth.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTHALL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable and clear expectations. Very friendly and approachable.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Applegate is a wonderful person who is extremely willing to help if you are struggling. I highly recommend her!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTH
• 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:

Great instructor. Lots of fun.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO
• 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:

Very simple exams, class was a lot of fun.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH456
• 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

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