David Castronovo - Pace University (all)

Professor: David Castronovo
Department: English
College: Pace University (all)
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
You were one of my most treasured professors. Thank you for teaching me the lessons that continue to stay with me to this day, three years later. Rest in peace, friend.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG200
  • 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:
You were one of my favorite and most memorable professors, and you are sorely missed.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120H
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I seriously wanted to drop his class first day. I decided to stay and my writing actually improved. He is very critical and sometimes embarrasses students, but it only makes you stronger. Dont give up.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENG201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy is incomprehensible. He obviously knows his stuff, but is incredibly hard to follow because he rambles like Grandpa Simpson. He is unclear as to what assignments are, what the goals of the course are, and to date has provided absolutely no information on how he grades papers. Intergalactically awful as a professor.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • 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:
The good news about this class is that you don't have to put any effort into it, your grade won't improve much if you do. His grading system is totally arbitrary, and it's very hard to get anything above a B. He tries to be helpful, and get you to write better, but fails at that epically.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • 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:
He is a tough grader, but all in all my writing did improve. He's quite boring and he always thinks he's right. Work load is pretty light.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a tough grader but if he happens to like your writing style, you're in the clear. If not, you're pretty much screwed. Take him only if you have that kind of confidence
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • 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:
Bad teacher avoid if possible. He doest really correct papers and holds students at really high standards. He is a very harsh grader and doesnt give papers the grades they deserve. You have to fine tune your writing to what he likes for it to be correct. All in all bad teacher
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I am so bored. He rambles for the full 2 hours.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I find this class very boring and I don't enjoy it very much. I like the work load because it's not too heavy but it requires me to read some great short stories.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I loved Dr. Castronovo! He graded our papers with weird comments (good, fair, help) on the top. He talks a lot too. And he usually goes off on tangents that have nothing to do with what we're talking about, and take up the whole class. He talks kinda funny, and sometimes he's hard to understand. But if you get on his good side, you're golden!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Extremely hard, Did all the work, spent hours, theres no reason to give a c- and completely ruin my gpa
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Castronovo is one of the BEST PROFESSORS I'VE EVER HAD!! It is sad to see all the bad ratings but can easily be explained: most Pace students are imbeciles! I actually got a B- on his class but ever since then I've had A's on any class that had writing involved.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Tough grader. Prepare to figure out how to be a better writer on your own b/c he is not very helpful. He is very funny, incredibly intelligent and has high standards. Does not like to give As and usually gives C and Ds.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENGLISH120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a good teacher; by the end of the class you really do find that your writing has improved immensely. There's a fair amount of work, but the material is engaging and having a lot of writing practice throughout the course is helpful.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is one the toughest teachers I have ever had and definitely the most critical. Everything you hand in must be your best or you will recieve a poor grade. I did learn to become a much better write during his class though cuz you have no other choice. Hes toughest on the one's w/ talent so if your a bad writer, he'll leave you alone
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I agree, he'll help you become a better writer, if you put in the effort. DO NOT expect an easy A. He doesn't like giving them out because, as he always puts it "they are very, very special and must be earned."
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
castronovo is a great teacher. anyone who says otherwise is lazy. he's one of the most animated people i've ever witnessed, very understanding and helpful and very very smart. he'll make you read your work outloud and then rip it apart in front of the class but it makes you improve. his class really makes you a better writer
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
i enjoyed his class- go to it and participate,he will like you. listen in class discussions..there is your essay material. good guy. means well. if you're looking for an easy a, don't take. if you're looking to actually DO something in college..take him.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENG120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The material was okay.. he's funny and very nice. I never had any problems with him.
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