William Barillas - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

Professor: William Barillas
Department: English
College: University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • 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 class for anyone who wants an easy general studies class. The two tests are sometimes difficult to understand because he choses random texts from the reading materials and expects everyone to remember all the lines from each book. His lectures are long, boring, and brutal.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The lectures in this class were extremely boring and often times it was difficult to understand his point. He takes over a month to grade a paper but then grades them quite critically. When you ask him a question he stumbles around his words a lot and your question seemingly never gets answered. You are normally left even more lost.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is very passionate about his work and the topics that we covered in class, however... it is almost finals week and we have ONE thing in the grade book. There are many writing assignments but they are short and he gets right to the point of what he expects them to be like. His lectures are very boring, and his tests have very detailed answers.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
DO NOT take this professor. He is rude and during units if you say something and can back it up you are wong. It doesnt mattter if he doesnt agree then you are wrong. The midterm and finals are rediculously hard and you have to be able to identify works between poety and fiction, the author, and who is speaking.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • 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:
Dr. Barillas is one of the worst professors I've every had. He only grades you on three essays, but he takes longer than a month to grade each one. He thinks very highly of himself and rarely helps you if you need it.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • 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:
He comes to class unprepared everyday which is extremely frustrating for students who pay lots of money to be there. He is never prepared to give a lecture and when he does try to teach it goes against everything i learned in any other english class. When you ask him questions his responses are usually rude.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENG305
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
William is a strange professor. He puts very little effort into planning his classes, yet expects a lot from his students. I feel as though teaching is a side job for him. He is often late to class, unprepared and easily angered. He seems somewhat intelligent on the material but comes off as extremely condescending and rude.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • 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:
If you are able to take this class with a different professor, DO IT. You will be so discouraged about your writing, for no idea other than his own is considered good enough. I especially recommend switching if you took AP Language and/or AP Literature in high school. He goes against everything we learned and you will feel like it is contradicting.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Do not take this professor if you have the choice. He is very condescending because he tells you to be inspired when writing then tells you everything you wrote sucks and you have to redo it all. I was expecting this class to be easy but it is my hardest class and gives me anxiety. The good thing is that he lets you skip 3 classes without penalty.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He goes on and on in his lectures about pointless material. Expects too much of his students. Will have you read a whole book in the beginning of the semester and make you identify quotes from it on the final. A few group presentations. Close-minded to people who think differently of him.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • 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 guy is knowledgeable about the topics he discusses, so there is a lot of useless information in his lectures and it bores you. There are grades on very few things so when you can't apply the useless lecture information on his tests it makes it quite difficult. Also only assigns one essay and he expects way to much from you on it. Late to grade
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • 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:
Focused on participation. Lots of full class discussion and sharing individual thoughts.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • 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:
His lectures are extremely dry and he does not take into consideration any opinion that is different than his own, this was a hard adjustment considering literature often leaves a lot for interpretation. You will spend the entire class period looking at the clock and waiting for it to end. WAY too work heavy and specific for a gen ed...
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG380
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
William Barillas is one of the worst professors I've ever had. He teaches lit and never wants to hear any opinions other than his own. Lots of busy work. He takes forever to grade and when you get it back, there is barely any feedback.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENG301
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I enjoyed the class. I liked that he assigned a text and we'd6t spend 2-3 periods on it, so we could really delve into the subject. He takes the time to chat up students before class and brings in relevant current events. Yes, he's disorganized and sends assignments via email the night before. Do what's expected and you'll be fine.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • 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:
Lectures are extremely dry, and he waits until the last ten minutes of the class to get to the main point. He is very passionate and nice; however, he doesn't give much help when it comes to how to approach his papers and has trouble getting his points across.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Barillas is a nice professor. He rants alot about things that don't necessarily have to do with what we are studying in class. He gives alot of study questions. There are 3 books to read in this class and multiple choice quizzes on each of these readings. He makes class enjoyable by talking about his personal life.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures are long and quite boring. Barillas is petty in his grading and makes things tougher for his students, seemingly on purpose. For example, he has specific criteria on how your emails need to be formatted if you need to contact him, which is completely pointless. Little guy with a large ego. Wouldn't recommend.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Barillas isn't terrible, he makes you do lots of prep work and drafting for your essays- but he isn't a terribly difficult grader. His lectures are long and dry, and he isn't great at making his points clear. However, I'm not a great writer and managed to get decent grades on my essays, so maybe there is a method to his madness.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very dry lectures, but you won't want to miss them because he grades participation in discussion.
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