Steven Tripp - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Steven Tripp
Department: History
College: Grand Valley State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: HNR153
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Tripp can be very harsh when he grades your papers and he responds with an attitude a lot. Definitely have to work hard for your grade. He allows re writes so do them! That being said he was funny and told a lot of personal stories.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HNR151
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof Tripp truly wants his students to succeed. Allows rewrites on all papers, no midterm, and we only had one pop quiz. Graded on 4 papers, a couple writing assignments, and a roleplay game (which was hilarious and engaging). He tells lots of personal stories, not much reading, and very accessible outside of class. My favorite professor! Take him!
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HST103
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Expects everyone to have completely different answers on papers. Also be ready to talk and become his class pet or he will instantly look down on you and often be disrespectful. I missed a class once and he didn't send out an email on the changes he made on an assignment during class, so I emailed him for clarification and he responded harshly.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HST103
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof Tripp was very understanding and helpful. He expects you to do the work he assigns, but is willing to help you however he can. If you read and do the homework, you will pass.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HST103
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Tripp is a great person and a GREAT professor. All of the bad ratings are people who probably do not try in the slightest because I found his class to be stimulating and not that hard if you just do the work. Yes, there is a lot of reading, but he gives out work that is very interesting (HST 103) and he is always willing to help.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HST103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I think that Prof. Tripp is one of the best professors. He is so knowledgable about all of the content we go over, and if you ever need help he's always there for you. He gives great lectures and talks about all the readings in class. It is a little bit difficult because it deeps so in depth about some historical times but he makes the class so fun
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: HIST103
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Tripp expects you to participate in class but yet when you are talking he interrupts you so much. He is a hard grader and is not very good when it comes to answering questions.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: HNR213
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very good at being available to help students. He doesn't hand it to you, you need to work hard for your grade, meet with him, do the readings and pay attention in class. I saw my writing skills increase over the course of his class where I didnt feel I learned too much
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HNR213
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His class can be challenging. The lectures are dull at times, and he tends to be a tough grader. But I wouldn't worry too much. He allows unlimited rewrites on every paper except the final. Tripp's an amazing professor. He's funny, caring, and truly wants his students to succeed. At office hours, we talked about fall break and new movies. Great guy
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HNR213
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a tough grader on the papers, but gives quality typed feedback and lets you do rewrites up until the final is due. He is funny and tells a lot of personal anecdotes. Some pop quizzes, so make sure you do the reading. He lets you use whatever notes you take for the quizzes.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HST200
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I would not recommend this Prof to anyone. If possible, take someone else. His grading is near impossible, and he does not seem to understand how to talk to students. This is my major, and I have never had such a horrible history Prof in all seven years of my college experience.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HNR213
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Tripp is one of the best professors at Grand Valley! I'm not gonna lie, he gives a lot of reading, and you definitely have to earn your A on his papers. He gives a ton of feedback, he is always accessible outside of class, and he does paper re-writes for almost every paper! Also he tells a lot of hilarious personal stories!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: HIST103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
A lot of reading for class. Lectures are mostly based around power points and reading material. Only 3 exams the whole semester. He tried to make class interesting. Helps if you participate in discussions. If you don't show to class, you have to get the notes from another student.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: HIST103
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: No
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I hated the assigned readings, especially toward the end of the semester when we had to read an entire novel. Make sure to take good notes because they are allowed on quizzes. The exams aren't too bad and the lectures can be a little dry sometimes. Overall not a bad professor
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HNR213223
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is a very tough grader, but is more than willing to work with you to improve your grade as long as you are willing to work for it. He is the toughest professor that I have had so far, but this wasn't always a bad thing. He is very nice and open to working with students, but he is not afraid to tell you how it is.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: HST103
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the best classes to fulfill your history credit. The class is heavily based on the books we read and other primary sources. The books and lectures are actually pretty interesting but his monotone voice can make them pretty drab sometimes. I once wrote an essay on the wrong topic and he let me redo it which was cool. Good guy and funny too.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HNR224
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Genuinely cares about the students and is always there for help. He will push you to improve and do your best but everything is very interesting!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: HNR213223
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Steve Tripp is a wonderful human being and professor. Though his class is challenging and a lot of work, the content is super engaging and it makes you grow SO much in your reading and writing abilities. He also is super hilarious and tells the best stories. I highly recommend this sequence and professor- even if you're not a History person!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HST103
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Tripp assigns a lot of readings, but if you do them you'll be fine for the quizzes. All you have to do is take thorough notes during lectures and do the study guides for the exams, which were open note for our class and helped a ton. Overall super great class--probably my favorite. Terrible at History and received an A!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: HIST103
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures were insanely boring, the readings were awful, and he can get overly picky while grading but if you do the reading and take very thorough notes you can get a decent grade
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