Raj Mehta - Camosun College

Professor: Raj Mehta

Department: TBD

College: Camosun College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• 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:

Honestly, I loved that we were only grade of 4 things 25% each because it gave me more time to work on my assignments and he offered pretty good feedback. He didn't speak to us as a class at all this semester, but it was kinda nice. If you require a prof who will give lectures, don't take this course, but I loved the independence.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Raj did not talk to us as a class for almost the entire semester. We only heard from him once or twice saying "the feedback for the first assignment is posted" and "this is what the final exam will look like." His instructions for assignments were very vague and I got marks off assignments because of this; we only had 4 assignments. 25% each.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG250
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Raj is not a teacher. There were two assignments, neither came back with any feedback and a bunch of quizzes on stories each week. Raj never taught a single thing. Raj supplied a rambling, patronizing intro to his class and then was never heard from again. Im stunned that students are expected to pay for his class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Raj is a very kind, caring and funny person. As a teacher however, I didn't feel like I learned very much from him. He has interesting insights on the novels he assigns, however I don't feel like he taught us how to write about literature. Often he gave away the ending of the book. He was disorganized and many classes felt like a waste of time.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL280
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Raj is a wonderful teacher & lecturer. It saddens me to see that others haven't enjoyed him as much as I did. He has high expectations of his students and is a tough marker, but, he is an excited about literature, kind, patient, understanding, and lenient. I can see how his 100s could be tough. If you have an interest in literature, try him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Basically Learning and doing all papers on your own. Asked for help several times and was just referred to a Librarian to help me do my paper. Defiantly not a first choice for a english teacher here at Camosun College.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• 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:

I haven't received a bad English grade until I took this class. Avoid it if you can! I could relate to most of the other reviews. He would assign APA/MLA assignments and not go over it properly. I don't think I learned anything in his class either. He was often vague and didn't understand the discussions. Also, books chosen to read were boring!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• 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:

Raj is unfortunately the worst English teacher I have ever had. It was to my understanding that this course was to teach you University writing - it has not. He does not go over MLA or APA and tends to go on tangents about his personal life stories more than he teachers the curriculum. He is also happy to call students out in front of the class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dropped the class because teachers code of conduct was broken. witnessed teacher refusing to give appropriate help to peers. No listening skills, interrupts and uses disconfirming language. comes across as very pleasant at first. Stay on his good side, you'll probably do fine. If English is your second language, I do not recommend this teacher.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Raj is rude and does not make his lectures engaging, interesting or fun to attend. He is not understanding whatsoever, and has no problem calling students out in front of the whole class. Not to mention, chooses perhaps the most boring books for study material known to man. Stay away from this guy cause he will make ya hate English.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I do not think I actually learned anything, and therefore had no idea what to expect on the final exam. He expected people fresh out of high school to have learned things that he should be teaching. Did not go over APA or MLA despite that being the main reason for the course. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't provide much help. He said things like, "you can find the answers to this in a grade school text book" or "I hope I'm in a good mood when I mark this". He was not being funny either. I would suggest avoiding him at all costs if you can. Would not take again. Had someone that edits legislation help me and he still gave terrible marks.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The only thing positive I can say about him is that he comes across as a pleasant guy. There are too many negative things to say about him as an instructor to list here... Simply put, he's the worst instructor/teacher I've ever had. To make things worse, he's a hard marker too. Avoid at all costs!!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL161
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely ridiculous standards. Grades first year college classes as if it was fourth year university. Does not teach the content on the tests in class nor doesn't he explain what to expect for your texts. It's impossible to prepare yourself for his assignments. I would not recommend taking his courses ever. I've been an A+ student for 2 years.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really didn't want to leave a poor review but this was absolutely ridiculous. The assignments were so unclear, almost no class time was spent going over anything. The exams were also insanely difficult for no apparent reason, think mundane minuscule details in a novel. If no one get the question right its too hard!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice and passionte about what he does. Unfortunately he is extremely unclear about all his assignments and does not even take the time to explain them. The multiple times I went to talk to him or emailed him to get help he made me more confused. Avoid if possible.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL151
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Seems like a nice guy at first, but soon you will notice that he is not teaching. He is not clear at all and contradicts himself about the guidelines. He lost me when he spent 50% of the class looking at his notes to check what he should be talking about, leaving the students in an awkward silence for long periods.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Is not clear about his assignments at all, whenever you ask for help it just leaves you more confused. His quizzes start easy and get incredibly hard and he is a tough grader. Not much feedback at all on assignments.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

VERY UNCLEAR in assignments, will not work with or for you, not a teacher. More of a teller, tries to tell you what to do, and if it isn't what he wants, it is not right. Do not take his class!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No specificity to his assignments and when you ask for help, is very vague. If your answer isn't the exact same as his, it's wrong. About halfway through the course, he made the quizzes more difficult and marked even more strictly (rest in piece to that portion of my grade).