Lisa Smith - University of San Diego

Professor: Lisa Smith

Department: TBD

College: University of San Diego

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FYW150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Smith is awesome! She can be very intimidating at first, but she really cares about you and wants you to learn. She assigns super interesting books that will really make you think. The reading can get a little overwhelming as there is a lot of it. Make sure you participate in class or you won't do well. She is also hilarious!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL226
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

An amazing teacher with interesting views and great lectures. The class isn't too hard and the reading is really interesting, the best part is the discussions given in class. She really loves the book and teaching and she makes the class that much better

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL226
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She can be very intimidating at first but warms up later on. She's a great woman with quite funny actually. If you don't do the readings it's hard to keep up. I got by with skipping some readings but not all, its not possible to do well with skipping them. She does assign a lot of reading in short amounts of time, very overwhelming at times.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EGL110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Love this woman. She is so real and genuine and never assigns busy work and the homework has never felt like you're wasting time. She totally "gets it" and is hilarious. Sometimes she is detached or irritated which isn't always great, but if you actually read and make an effort to participate it's worth it. We didn't get papers back for a while.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL236
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lisa is one of my favorite professors EVER. Her lit class is so interesting, the books we read were really good and our class discussions were engaging. I actually wanted to go to her class because I love listening to her (and she is SO funny). The workload is really manageable if you don't mind reading.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGL215
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This was by far one of my favorite Liberal Studies classes so far because Professor Smith makes it really fun! Most of the class time is spent in discussion so it is important to keep up on the reading. She is very fair about assignments and reading and wants her students to succeed. Take this class!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you do not participate, you will NOT do well in this class. The class is solely discussion based on the books you read in class. As long as you read the books and contribute once or twice a class you will be fine. Prof. Smith is someone who actually cares about you as a person. Take this class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FYW150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy class, I'm thankful to Smith for allowing us to read interesting books rather than just academic essays. The class discussions can be engaging, depending on your classmates. Smith gives good feedback and allows you to develop a personal style. She often seems uninterested, which bothers me. The class wasn't remarkable, but it wasn't bad.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG150
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Had her for first year writing. funny lady who's straightforward and witty She only has a few papers and you read a good amount. She's def helpful in office hours. She doesn't really care about attendance but you'll only be hurting yourself because she likes participation. Shouldn't be a difficult class unless you really don't try

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL236
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Smith was one of my favorite teachers I've ever had. The books she picked were not only extremely interesting, but they pushed me to think in ways school had never prompted me to before. The class was mostly discussion based and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to her and my classmates' thoughts as well as sharing my own. Highly recommend!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FYW150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very nice and is passionate about what she teaches and a lot of class time was a fun conversation among the class. This class was to improve writing skills and I don't think mine really did, I didn't get much help in that area from her.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH223
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super chill. Always looking to make the students laugh, plus, she's a gem of a person. Really clear as to what she wants from a student and their papers. I would definitely recommend her again.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

As a non-english major, this was the best lower-div. english class I could have taken. She is one of the funniest professors and talks to us like we're all on the same level. Every class is a simple discussion of the book read. She mostly just rambles for the duration of the class while we listen. Only a few take home and in-class essays- no exams.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG231
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very easy class but a waste of time. She did not teach anything. We spent almost all of class talking about celebrity gossip. She never gave us real essay prompts, so it was hard to tell what she was looking for. All of the novels I was able to find online and I didn't read my $150 textbook once. Her humor is very rude and sarcastic, offensive even

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL224
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

5 assigned books, 2 papers, 1 short reading response, a midterm, and a final. So the workload is very easy, and if you read the books, you'll do fine. However, she is TERRIBLE at returning assignments. You literally have to beg to get your work back, and she'll keep telling you how busy she has been. By finals, midterms still weren't returned..

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL224
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lisa Smith is one of the most awesome English professors here at USD. You'll read about 5 books per semester and only about 3 essays, and she is always available for help in office hours. Her classes are all in the style of sitting around in a circle and talking about the book. No tests/quizzes. Also she's Insta famous. Take her!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG114
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy A as long as you show up for class and participate in class discussions. She provides copies for most of the readings which are pretty interesting crime based readings rather than the usual categories. The class itself is laid back & kept my attention the entire time. She is not too strict with grading. I highly recommend taking her class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Smith is a decent teacher. In class she's pretty cynical and sarcastic but it's very funny. You don't necessarily need to be at every class, but it definitely helps if you are. I didn't do a lot of the reading and I survived pretty easily. She lets you bring books into the midterm and final so only a little preparation beforehand is necessary.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL223
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

TAKE HER, you won't be disappointed.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lisa Smith is a very sarcastic but easy-to-talk to professor that is group discussion-based. Our class sits in a circle for easy eye contact. Basically, you read a short story (15-40pgs) then show up to class to share ideastheories of story. We had one test - the final, & wrote 2 papers (based off of ideas). She reminds me of Kristen Wiig :)