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Lisa Neilson - Marist College

Professor: Lisa Neilson

Department: English

College: Marist College

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: ENG255
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor grades extremely tough and is not very understanding at all. She also expects you to read an entire book in a week. If you are looking to take an English class take it with literally anyone else. Worst professor I've ever had at Marist.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: FYS101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Shes really nice.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: ENG255
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her online class is very simple. Make sure you read the assigned material and don't be afraid to have your own opinion. Make sure you participate in the forms and there is only one test the final exam. You will be writing a lot int the forms.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: FYS101
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Neilson is hilarious and her class is really fun and engaging, however she can be very unspecific when it comes to what she requires for her papers. She will show examples of what she doesn't want but never of what she does want. This is infuriating as its really hard to improve from one paper to the next. You won't get an A.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: FYS128
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Neilson is an amazing professor, I enjoyed her class so much. You get three essays and lots of short quick paragraphs to write for homework but not hard. She makes the class very interesting, and its my favorite course. She is a tough grader but if you work hard and go for help she takes that into consideration. Class is not boring at all!

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: FYS101L
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is a very nice lady, but she is an extremely tough grader. For her FYS classes, every paper she assigned would be really long and insanely difficult to get a high grade on it. I think it is impossible to get an A on her papers. Besides that, she makes the course pretty interesting, keeps her students engaged, and is there to help when needed.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: FYS101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very nice, helpful, and relatable. Her assignments are reasonable, as well as her grades. She made class interesting and I looked forward to going. I would definitely take her again and recommend her to anyone.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: FYS144L
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Neilson is a very nice person and she is a good teacher as well. However, her grading is very harsh and rarely ever gives A's. If she disagrees with an opinion of yours in an essay, she will take points off so beware. I never got above an 80 on any of her papers, and I took AP english in high school and have an A in my current college english

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: FYS101
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Neilson really takes an interest in the subject she's teaching and gets really enthusiastic during her lectures. She tries to include the whole class in discussions and can be funny at times. She has lots of different teaching strategies and always conducts class in a different way so it's rarely boring!

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: FYS101L
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you have a chance to take Prof. Neilson for FYS, you should. Her Murder, Madness, and Mental Mayhem class is really interesting, and the work in't bad as long as you keep up with the reading. Overall, I really enjoyed this class. (No tests, just a couple shorter 4-page essays and a research paper on a topic of your choice)

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: FYS144L
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Neilson is the absolute best! I had her for the First Year Seminar Baseball class. She's always happy and very passionate and knowledgable about the topics. Weekly two-page papers are easy and interesting. Few readings and some quizzes, no tests. Makes class very enjoyable and lets you out early sometimes. Take her!

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: ENG116L
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is, by far, one of my favorite teachers here at Marist. She's super nice and likes class discussions. She is always willing to help you and grades fairly. The work load is moderate, so just go to class and do whatever assignments that she gives you and you should be fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: FYS144L
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Had her for my FYS that was Baseball in American Society and loved her! She had high energy every class and was extremely friendly. You could tell she loved the topic and was very good at explaining certain topics to the class. She offered multiple opportunities for extra credit. She would not waste your time, instead she lets you out early.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: FYSBASEBALL
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Neilson is awesome. The weekly papers she assigns are actually interesting. Usually have to do a few readings per week that she posts on ilearn. She is a very fair grader and loves people who participate.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: ENG117
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took her class online, but she seems like a very nice person. Fair grader and makes sure you know what you're supposed to be doing. Don't regret taking the class at all!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: ENG117
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Had her for online college writing 2. Even though I never actually met her, she came across as very charismatic. The class was extremely well organized and explained thoroughly, I could not have asked for a better online experience. Great professor, I would definitely recommend.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: ENG116
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took eng 116 and 117 w/ Neilson. She is amazing and will open your eyes to the world around you. Its not a writing class, its a thinking class in which outside the box is your only option.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: ENG112
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing. Only teacher that will assign work that you want to do. Take her and you will not be disappointed.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: ENG116
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's great for College Writing 1. She's nice, quirky, and very helpful. Go to her office and have her read over your essays, she'll give good advice. Keep up with the work in between classes, they're interesting too. She grades harshly on papers but not unreasonably unfair, she'll give you what you deserve. She's a great teacher, definitely take!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: ENG117
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Neilson's the greatest. She's extremely nice, fun and quirky. I had her for College Writing II and she was awesome. The homework is light and the papers are actually fun to write.

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