Roxanne Hamilton - University of California Santa Cruz

Professor: Roxanne Hamilton

Department: TBD

College: University of California Santa Cruz

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Roxi is a tough cookie to crack but a really good writing teacher. Definitely made for an interesting quarter not knowing if she liked me or not. She really cares about class participation so come to class with one thing to say about the reading and she'll love you. Also write with passion and she'll dig it no matter what it is.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: WRIT1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

she's the worse

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Roxi was ALWAYS late to class. She grades you based on 5 essays and 25% participation. If you aren't her favorite, she is very rude and intimidating. Lots of reading and papers.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: WRIT20
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Roxi was actually very respectful and hilarious despite all this bad mojo I see in the earlier reviews. This was my first quarter of college out of high school and I was frightened about writing. This was definitely an essay and journal heavy class but the feedback about readability and context helped me out SO MUCH. I would take her class again!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CROWN80A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Roxi is a pretty good lecturer. I enjoyed her class and I became a better writer thanks to her. The only issue I had with the class was the amount of time spent philosophizing over the small stuff. Getting too deep and too technical with the boring stuff. That made class a bit less interesting.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 80H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Assigns TONS of homework (esp. readings) and expects you to do it thoroughly and come to class prepared to engage in in-depth discussions. She cares about letting the writing style be determined by the message, so nothing is set in stone. She wants to free you as a writer from the rigidity of the dreaded 5-paragraph essay. Great class, but tough.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON238
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love her dank memes giving her the BEST educational knoledges for me btw i go to SDSU

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: WRIT222
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

her complete and total lack of meme knowledge was completely inappropriate. i give 1.5/10

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CROWN80A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Picks favorites. Make sure she likes you within the first few courses or she'll tear you apart. Is unnecessarily rude when giving feedback. Worst class with the worst professor ever.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: WRIT222
• 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:

Very tough cookie. Seems ominous at first but turns out to be very cool and helpful. Make sure you read all the assignments thoroughly!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: WRIT222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not a nice experience, she is very unpleasant and mean even to those people working very hard. You will regret taking her classes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: WRIT222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! Worst experience. She is so disrespectful towards her students, disorganized, yells at people who are trying hard, blames others for her own mistakes, and insults on a personal level. An overall really terrible experience.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: WRIT222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor/class experience I have had at UCSC thus far. Unnecessarily mean and an absolute B. Horrendous experience, wouldn't recommend her to anyone. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES. Takes her frustrations out on her students and not one person I've talked to who has had her had anything good to say. Pretty much a 100% "hated it" consensus.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• 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:

LOVED HER. She can definitely be intimidating, but she taught well and was very engaging. I wasn't interested in the theme of the class, but she gives you a lot of wiggle room when it comes to choosing essay topics so it turned out okay. Definitely not an easy A, but totally worth it if you're looking to become a better writer!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: WRIT0
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

first impression was a strict b*^!h. turns out Roxy's pretty cool

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• 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:

at first the class was okay and she was nice. the first part of the quarter consisted of mainly reading the 2nd half of the quarter, the course consisted of more writing and less reading. i got a B+ in the class but i did put in a lot of time and effort in the class. and she was very picky in writing styles she is enthusiastic but the class was ok

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

At first I thought she was mean and honestly kind of scary, but after awhile you warm up to her. She is a hard teacher, but one of the better ones I have had. She really lets you experiment with your writing, which made the class really fun for me. Overall I had a really good time in the class!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Had a 79% and she wouldn't give me the B-.She's a critic of everything you write.Very intimidating.One of those type of professors that you wish you never had.Unfriendly.Just plain simple t-e-r-r-i-b-l-e.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Intimidating, but I learned a lot about different art forms in "writing across the arts." And she did give good feedback on papers.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: WRIT2
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Don't even bother.