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Kristen Hines
ENES232 Anonymous 08/18/2015 |
Hands down once of the worst women I have ever encountered. She was incredibly condesending, insulting, and unprofessional throughout the whole course. She once told me I reminded her of her old boss, because he "was retook thermo and was stupid too." She would insult and gossip about students when they left the room to go to the bathroom, and once spent ten minutes of class explaining how affermative action is the only reason UMD has female engineering students. She is a living walking nightmare; aviod at all costs. |
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Kristen Hines
ENES232 Anonymous 05/09/2015 |
I had Hines for 232 and yes she definitely knows what she's talking about but she is very condescending. I went into office hours for the very first time on the first week to ask for help, and when I asked my question she looked at me like I was crazy and that I should've known the answer. If a student asks for help I think that a professor should be wiling to help and not criticize. On top of that, she told me in front of several students that she think I should drop the class. I ended up getting a 92% and therefore a 79.7 in the class, but she still gave me a C. And when I asked her about it, she sent a mass email to all of her sections pointing me out and saying that students like me should not be begging for a grade. I wasn't begging, I just thought that because of my improvement I at least deserved a B in the class. |
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Kristen Hines
ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/04/2014 |
Kristen was only okay. She is an extremely nice woman, and I do feel like she cared about the class. However, the first 6 weeks of lecturing were insufferably boring and I felt totally unprepared for the weekly homeworks. Some of this is due to the class structure, but I still think she could've done a better job of teaching us. Once we got to the build stage of the class she was significantly better, offering encouragement and making us care more about the assignment. I love the enthusiasm she brought to the 2nd half. I would've given her a 5 star review for the 2nd half of the class, but that first half was so brutal and boring I had to settle with a 3. Still a pretty easy A though. |
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Kristen Hines
ENES232 Expecting a B cheesecake 10/17/2014 |
She's a quirky teacher with a cool personality who clearly loves to teach thermo and wants to see her students succeed. That being said, she is not a great lecturer and her notes are very messy. I find it hard to follow her and consequently feel unprepared and lost when doing homework assignments. I would try to take other professors like Calabro, but she is the only one teaching this semester. |