Wanda MacDonald - Tufts University

Professor: Wanda MacDonald
Department: English
College: Tufts University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG0002
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I thoroughly enjoyed Eng2 with Professor MacDonald. She is a hoot and spends the class period zipping around the classroom in her wheelchair. Yes, her grading takes a while, and the assignments and due dates are usually quite unclear, but this is totally not her intention and never affects the grades negatively. Turn something in, Easy A.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENGLISH2
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor MacDonald is a very sweet woman. However, she is as confusing as she is confused. In English 2 I didn't know what was do when. And when I figured it out and handed in work I would not get that work back. The class was easy because I could get away with not doing work. But it was just a waste of time because she didn't teach anything.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor MacDonald is an interesting woman. She is passionate about what she teaches and only wants you to do well in her class. However, she is very unclear with assignments, bad with returning work, and setting up conferences with her is a task in itself. Despite all of this, the workload is not bad, but you will definitely be confused a lot.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor MacDonald is a difficult teacher to take a course from. She is not clear at all what she wants done for class. In class she will go on tangents and no one knows what is going on. If you go in for help, she will help you but you get more confused. Prompts are not clear. I would never take another class with this professor. :(
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENG01
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Mrs. Macdonald is challenging but if you get past that she is all help and will extend herself no end and wants the best for you (but you have to work).
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENG001
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Yes Professor MacDonald is a nice woman who will help you. However, she is flakey with meetings and the help you get is useless. This class was a waste of time and money. She is extremely unclear and makes class torture to sit through.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENG01
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A nice person, but not a great teacher. She is not very organized, returns assignments absurdly late, and is not clear in her assignments, often reworking the prompt after she has given it. I love English, but dreaded coming to this class.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG01
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Although she is very nice, Prof MacDonald is not a good teacher. She is very confusing and her essay prompts are absurd. I did not enjoy going to class at all.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG001
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's a very nice and laid back lady. She will help you and despite what others say she will clarify anything so long as you ask. If you give her a reason as to why you did something your way she will be understanding and won't always take points away. She's an interesting person to say the least.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENG0001
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She makes you think outside the box with crazy prompts but I loved her class. She can be a bit confusing but just don't be afraid to ask!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENG0002
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is one of the worst teachers I have ever had. She is unclear, grades come as a shock, and does not explain herself. Grades often went down AFTER a revision is submitted. If you can avoid her, do so.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENG2
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor MacDonald is extremely unclear about her expectations for the work she sets which is worst part about the class. She assigns many short papers that pile up in addition to the main assignments. She's a great, caring and nice person but creates unbalanced workload. If you take this class, always clarify what she expects for your work.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is very unclear about her assignments, expectations, etc. She is a tough teacher but with that, when she does think you are doing a good job, it means a lot. I was so frustrated while taking this course but in the end it was worth it. An abstract summary of readings which are difficult to understand are due each week but no exams!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG001
  • 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:
She's very confusing in class and makes students come out of class with more questions than they had when they went in.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
tough criticism often crosses the line from constructive to just harsh. tends to misinterpret your writing and give you low grades. gets irritated. lots of revisions. at the end of the semester was the sweetest, saying we were all great writers. i think i learned some things from her but she often made me feel incompetent in the process
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fall 2007: She was dedicated to get her students to write better. She did a great job helping me write well and she did it very effectively. There was very minimal reading, but the reading was difficult. There was a good amount of writing, but the assignments were no longer than 1000 words. Just essays, no tests. Participation counts towards grade.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She pretty much makes me wish not to take a writing course ever again. Her assignments are unclear, her grades come as a shock, and she's not very forgiving to students who are unable to stay on top of the class even if it's for legitimate sickness or family problems.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG01
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She has a nasty habit of snapping at individual students who don't understand any part of the reading. Her comments are usually not very severe, which makes the grades come as a bit of a shock "i.e decent job C. Well done B-". The readings are not long, but students are assigned a lot of writing (some form of review or abstract is due every class)
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG1
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good teacher. Easy class.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENG2
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher. She assigns alot of work, but if you keep up you won't have any problems. She makes herself available for help and is easily reached.
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