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Information	Review
Andrew Cardillo CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2024	Andrew is a great TA. Like the prof, he is open to helping you as needed while you adjust to UMD, and he is very easy to talk to.
Kyle Zibell CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2024	Great TA. Very well spoken during his presentation for the class, and is willing to help if you need it while settling into UMD.
Rachel Blanset CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2024	Short, easy class. You'll be able to get a lot of points just by attending, and the rest are easy homework assignments that she mentions well before they are due (she also posts reminders). Blanset is a nice person and is willing to help if you have issues outside of the class itself, since CMNS100 is a UNIV100-type class.
Amanda Schech CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/10/2024	Dr. Schech is an amazing teacher, she did her best to get to know us personally, and even made us bracelets at the beginning of the year of our names and favorite colors. I haven't had her for a STEM class, but she was extremely approachable and seemed like she wanted her students to succeed.
Clay Smith CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2024	If you have a pulse, take Clay! Clay Smith was my prof for CMNS100, and he's hands down the best prof I had all semester. He’s kind, chill, and the class is super laid-back with no pressure. Just a few assignments (mostly reflections and one group project), and we even did tier lists on fries and water bottle brands! The class also gives you valuable info about the CMNS college, and the guest speakers were super informative—definitely pay attention. Clay genuinely cares about each student’s success. If you need help with anything—scheduling, profs, or your 4-year plan—go to his office! He'll go above and beyond to make sure you leave feeling confident and with all your questions answered. Seriously, TAKE THIS PROF!
Rachel Blanset CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2024	Great professor, while this class is considered easy she is always there for students if you have a class issue, or personal issue conflicting. This class doesn't run the whole semester, only ten weeks.
Brittany Gonzalez CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2024	She was a great instructor with lots of energy! She showed us that she wanted our small cmns100 class to become friendly with each other. She always brought fun games and interesting activities to each weekly class. She taught me much about UMD in this class and I'm glad I picked her section. Even though she is also an HPAO advisor for upperclassmen, she told us that she would make an exception and we could schedule HPAO meetings with her. She is the best and she deserves a 5-star review.
Shiloh Ortiz CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/05/2024	BEST ADVISOR AND PROFESSOR FOR CMNS. SO MUCH HELPFUL INFORMATION WAS GIVEN IN THAT CLASS. HE MADE THE BORING TOPIC SO FUN AND INTRESTING. HE WAS EVEN WILLING TO TAKE ADVISE FROM STUDENT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE. TAKE HIM IF YOU CAN.
Evelyn Covington CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/05/2024	She's the best. Always created a friendly and welcoming environment. Her assignments are very short, they could be completed within 30 minutes and she will usually give you time in class to do it. Most of the time, she would release us early if there was nothing left to cover during class. The presentations were straight to the point and most of the tips were pretty helpful. She responded to emails very quickly, so definitely reach out to her if you need help with anything, even if it doesn't relate to class. Definitely take her!
Sarah-Jo Lawrence CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/08/2024	Prof. Lawrence genuinely cares about the students in her class and does a great job at giving helpful feedback and information. She was my instructor for CMNS 100 so it wasn't anything serious, but she made sure we knew we could always reach out if we needed help with anything. Love her!
Shiloh Ortiz CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/04/2024	shiloh my goat i love this guy best advisor and teacher evarrrrr. lots of great advice from this guy, 10/10
Evelyn Covington CMNS100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/04/2024	Ev was amazing!!! She was so kind and understanding of everything that was going on, especially as a freshman. All assignments were very basic and if you put decent effort into most of your assignments, you were fine. The course is 10 weeks, so you get out of the class early and don't have to do it for the rest of the semester. Although it is 1 credit, it's a really easy A. Her TA's are also great because she's in charge of selecting CMNS peer mentors so they are all wonderful. She seriously is worth the hype and will always be super understanding.

Andrew Cardillo
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/20/2024

Andrew is a great TA. Like the prof, he is open to helping you as needed while you adjust to UMD, and he is very easy to talk to.

Kyle Zibell
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/20/2024

Great TA. Very well spoken during his presentation for the class, and is willing to help if you need it while settling into UMD.

Rachel Blanset
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/20/2024

Short, easy class. You'll be able to get a lot of points just by attending, and the rest are easy homework assignments that she mentions well before they are due (she also posts reminders). Blanset is a nice person and is willing to help if you have issues outside of the class itself, since CMNS100 is a UNIV100-type class.

Amanda Schech
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/10/2024

Dr. Schech is an amazing teacher, she did her best to get to know us personally, and even made us bracelets at the beginning of the year of our names and favorite colors. I haven't had her for a STEM class, but she was extremely approachable and seemed like she wanted her students to succeed.

Clay Smith
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/06/2024

If you have a pulse, take Clay! Clay Smith was my prof for CMNS100, and he's hands down the best prof I had all semester. He’s kind, chill, and the class is super laid-back with no pressure. Just a few assignments (mostly reflections and one group project), and we even did tier lists on fries and water bottle brands! The class also gives you valuable info about the CMNS college, and the guest speakers were super informative—definitely pay attention. Clay genuinely cares about each student’s success. If you need help with anything—scheduling, profs, or your 4-year plan—go to his office! He'll go above and beyond to make sure you leave feeling confident and with all your questions answered. Seriously, TAKE THIS PROF!

Rachel Blanset
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/06/2024

Great professor, while this class is considered easy she is always there for students if you have a class issue, or personal issue conflicting. This class doesn't run the whole semester, only ten weeks.

Brittany Gonzalez
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/06/2024

She was a great instructor with lots of energy! She showed us that she wanted our small cmns100 class to become friendly with each other. She always brought fun games and interesting activities to each weekly class. She taught me much about UMD in this class and I'm glad I picked her section. Even though she is also an HPAO advisor for upperclassmen, she told us that she would make an exception and we could schedule HPAO meetings with her. She is the best and she deserves a 5-star review.

Shiloh Ortiz
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/05/2024

BEST ADVISOR AND PROFESSOR FOR CMNS. SO MUCH HELPFUL INFORMATION WAS GIVEN IN THAT CLASS. HE MADE THE BORING TOPIC SO FUN AND INTRESTING. HE WAS EVEN WILLING TO TAKE ADVISE FROM STUDENT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE. TAKE HIM IF YOU CAN.

Evelyn Covington
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/05/2024

She's the best. Always created a friendly and welcoming environment. Her assignments are very short, they could be completed within 30 minutes and she will usually give you time in class to do it. Most of the time, she would release us early if there was nothing left to cover during class. The presentations were straight to the point and most of the tips were pretty helpful. She responded to emails very quickly, so definitely reach out to her if you need help with anything, even if it doesn't relate to class. Definitely take her!

Sarah-Jo Lawrence
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/08/2024

Prof. Lawrence genuinely cares about the students in her class and does a great job at giving helpful feedback and information. She was my instructor for CMNS 100 so it wasn't anything serious, but she made sure we knew we could always reach out if we needed help with anything. Love her!

Shiloh Ortiz
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/04/2024

shiloh my goat i love this guy best advisor and teacher evarrrrr. lots of great advice from this guy, 10/10

Evelyn Covington
CMNS100

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/04/2024

Ev was amazing!!! She was so kind and understanding of everything that was going on, especially as a freshman. All assignments were very basic and if you put decent effort into most of your assignments, you were fine. The course is 10 weeks, so you get out of the class early and don't have to do it for the rest of the semester. Although it is 1 credit, it's a really easy A. Her TA's are also great because she's in charge of selecting CMNS peer mentors so they are all wonderful. She seriously is worth the hype and will always be super understanding.

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