Julia Mason - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Julia Mason

Department: TBD

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: WGS335
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Does not give great feedback on papers and is harsh on mechanical errors (ie. spelling, sentence strucutre, etc..)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Mason isn't the most approachable professor, I asked her to answer one of my questions and she got extremely mad. She takes attendance during lecture, you have to go to pass. There are little assignments that she grades so be careful turning everything in.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you show up and atleast pay attention you will be perfectly fine for her exam and assignments. Loved her class and it was less lectures and more in class assignments and group interactions. her Exams are pretty common sense and are more so written based so you can be able to pass her exams if you just pay attention.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's awful. If you disagree with her, you're wrong. If you present a counterpoint, you're wrong. If you stumble over a word, get ready to be the subject of a rude joke or remark in front of the entire class. Yet in spite of this she expects you to talk a lot. Her content is one sided and she's unable to answer questions outside of her powerpoint.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: WGS225
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really loved Dr. Mason's class. It was super interesting and I loved all the content. Discussions were always super interesting and she seemed to love my participation. SUPER helpful when I consulted her for the final paper that I was confused about, ended up getting 100. I would recommend her!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class is mainly based on entire class discussions of readings and other artifacts. I found the class boring; the material was fairly interesting but the way the class was lead was not engaging and very repetitive.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: WGS335
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Though Prof. Mason teaches courses that cover valuable and interesting material, I wouldn't take her again. Becoming offended and hostile when you ask her questions concerning assignments and material, she makes students very uncomfortable. Her grading is based on her personal preference of language not actual knowledge of material.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: WGS335
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This prof assigns a LOT of dense reading as well as the 3 novels required. You do application exercises with a group, which is the "easy" points, but they are graded like quizzes. Midterm, final, few extra exercises, and a huge project. You have to read at least some of the articles/novels to pass. Grades based on her opinion, not your argument.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG261
• 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:

First of all, the amount of homework she gives is crazy. She usually just gives points for completion but sometimes will collect it. She says that she's an easy grader but she's not. She marks you down on the littlest of things. Would not recommend.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mason is very knowledgable and I very much appreciated the information and the way that she presented it, but it was very different from other WGS classes that I have taken in the sense that there was no real room for discussion. Even though I agreed with nearly everything she presented, I felt as though only her opinion mattered.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She really loved what she taught and she really wanted her students to understand the content. The class itself was very interesting and I enjoyed it. Participation and showing up for class is mandatory. Her exams are basically essays. Think them through before you go in, have it thought out. SO much reading but it does help in the long run.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Mason is very passionate, but very opinionated. This class was very one-sided and she asked questions to pry out answers she wanted to hear. There was never any constructive discussion because she encouraged students to view things her way. She was not awful, but by far not my favorite either. Few assignments, lots of reading, and 2 exams

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG261
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mason is definitely the worst professor that I have had yet at GVSU. She gave me the worst grades that I have ever received. She is a very tough grader and only grades based on if it meets her personal standards, not what her rubric says. She includes questions on exams that she never talked about. Try to find another professor if you can.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mason is an okay prof, but I would not have taken her if I knew it would have been the way it was. There are only 5 grades all together, and you do tons of class activities for nothing. You need to show up because she refers to stuff in class that you need to refer to on exam. Exam is essays, and like 5 matching. YOU NEED TO READ. LOTS OF IT.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I like Dr. Mason as a person, but I'm not too keen on her teaching style. She assigns a lot of very dense readings and plays a lot of videos in class. However, she's pretty accessible outside of class and is very clear with what she wants on assignments. I'd take a class with her again, but she's not my favorite.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst professors I have taken, and one of the worst graders. She grades extremely tough. Participation (talking in class) is apart of your grade and mandatory, so if you're not a fan then avoid. She is however extremely passionate about the topic, so I guess thats a plus.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Julia Mason. I took her gend and pop culture class as a freshman and I found her class so enjoyable & enlightening. If you aren't interested in gender this may not be the class for you, though. But you do not necessarily need to be a WGS major. She explains all the terms to you

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Was going to take a class with her, seen on a few boards how terrible of a professor she is, avoiding her like the plague.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not, I repeat do not take this class with this professor, especially if you aren't a WGS major. I took this class because I thought it'd be interesting and it was. However, prof Mason is the worst. She is an extremely tough grader and talks down to her students even though she says to respect everyone's opinions. Very rude.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: WGS255
• 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:

Professor Mason teaches higher level classes as well as this intro class, which leads me to believe why she is such a hard grader. She grades like it is a 300 level class when all in all it is an intro class. If you are looking for an A or simply just taking it for a gen ed take someone else.