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Sarah Balcom
ANSC101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2022 |
This class is not too hard. Exams are take-home, open note, and pretty easy. However the workload for this class is ridiculous. There are pre and post class assignments for every class and sometimes the post class assignments would take me upwards of an hour. The amount of infographics and visual assignments you have to make is every annoying. The content in the first two units is important but pretty boring. |
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Sarah Balcom
ANSC101 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/01/2022 |
Dr. Balcom is a fair professor who truly cares about her students. I enjoyed ANSC101 and found the workload pretty manageable. The inclusion of lots of guest speakers keeps the class interesting and engaging. There are quite a lot of summative assessments, but for me they have been relatively easy. |
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Sarah Balcom
ANSC101 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2020 |
This class was the heaviest workload out of all my classes in the beginning. The due dates are what was the most annoying. She also seems to be a lot but once the middle/end of the semester comes around most of it all makes sense. She really cares about her students and wants to prepare us for our future (harder) classes. Be prepared to have to interpret science papers, infographics, and other note-taking assignments. This class is not an easy A but is definitely possible if you work for it. Now that I understand why she seems to want so much from us, I would take her again. |
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Sarah Balcom
ANSC101 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/16/2020 |
If you do the pre-class quizzes (which are not timed and open note), attend lectures, and participate in class you will at the very least get a B in this class. It isn't a difficult class. Reading can be heavy but refer to the units objectives, which she makes very clear, and use that as a guideline for writing your pre class notes. |
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Sarah Balcom
HONR218C Expecting an A StardustGogeta 05/25/2019 |
This class was far more work than it ever should have been. With weekly (~3 page) reflections, graded in-class participation, regular reading assignments (consisting of dozens of pages of technical papers), two large essays (~10 pages each at 10 pt font, writing about Internet views on Harambe, believe it or not), a partner research-project / student-lecture, and a final group video project, this class consumed countless hours of my time. Despite all this, it still feels like I learned almost nothing from the class as a whole. Dr. Balcom is fairly nice, but the class itself was positively dreadful. Overall, I recommend looking for your general-education credits somewhere else, unless you are sincerely interested in the public perception of animals. |
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Sarah Balcom
ANSC225 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/29/2015 |
Dr. Balcom is...interesting. She can seem really intimidating and condescending but when it comes down to it, she really cares about her students. She is really flexible in extending deadlines if you talk to her about it and you realize just how nice she is. She's very open to working on projects with you and talking you through the process. If you turn something in late or do really badly on an assignment she'll take off only a couple of points. This being said, she has to see that you're a hard worker and you're really trying. Not just trying to turn in everything late. You have to be sincere about needing an extension or wanting a good grade. She's one of the most understanding professors I've ever had. The only problem I have with her is I'm not really sure if I like how she lectures. It just seems condescending. I think that's just a personal opinion though. I'm sure other people are okay with it. |