Rachel Singpurwalla

This professor has taught: PHIL209E, PHIL310, PHIL328L, PHIL328W, PHIL328X, PHIL412, PHIL414, PHIL808K, PHIL828A, PHIL828B, PHIL828D, PHIL828F, PHIL828K, PHPE308A, PHPE308X, PHPE308Y, PHPE408J

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Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL310 Anonymous 11/15/2024	Be carefully if you are taking her course, she grades extremely harshly and makes 70% of your grade based on midterm exams and final. I’m not even sure how you can score well on the exams as I have been to all lectures, studied the slides she’s given, and done everything expected yet she gives very unpleasant exam grades. Take any other PHIL course instead, you will not receive an A in this course as she is very stingy with the grading.
Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL414 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/30/2024	Echoing the other reviews, Prof. Singpurwalla is an outstanding professor. She is really good at distilling Aristotle's often confusing writing and making it crystal clear, while highlighting the areas of ambiguity that do exist in it. The class is not easy, but it's absolutely a manageable amount of work -- essentially just reading something and writing something for each class. She's one of the more challenging graders in the philosophy department, but I actually found this refreshing after having a lot of grade inflation from some profs. Also, she's extremely helpful and wants to see you succeed, so if you're willing to put in the effort you will not struggle to get an A in this class. Strongly recommend her for PHIL414
Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL310 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/28/2022	You SHOULD take PHIL310 with Rachel. Rachel is the best philosophy teacher I've had and one of the nicest and more understanding professors I've had. Structure - Every week you read a text and answer reading questions, write a 300 word discussion post, and respond to a discussion post. There were quizzes after each unit (Socrates/Plato/Aristotle, etc.) which you could find the answers in the slides if you just crt-f. No midterms and the final was just writing a paper that goes more in depth into a topic. The paper could be a podcase/Socratic method paper/or pretty much just anything you want and was really easy. You should be getting an A in this class and you can always asks for an extension if something comes up. Lectures - The actual content of the class is really interesting and she does a really good job at explaining it. You really end up learning a lot.
Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL209E Expecting an A Anonymous 01/20/2019	The course is discussion-based and attendance to discussions is mandatory. They have quizzes at the beginning of each discussion so if you are late, you miss the quiz, which is 20% of your grade. There are two exams, a midterm and a final, which are easy as long as you memorize the answer to the study guide they give you. There is one essay for the class and its graded somewhat easy because its graded for content and not how well you can write an English paper. Mostly an easy A as long as you take notes in class or get them from someone who went to class. You can get away with not reading the book if you show up to class.
Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL414 Anonymous 01/29/2015	Dr. Singpurwalla is probably the best Philosophy lecturer in the department. She really knows Aristotle (and other Ancient Greek Philosophy) well and her lectures prove this. Does a fantastic job teaching material objectively while keeping the class engaged. She may actually hold the most difficult teaching job on campus -- facilitating undergraduate students on their quest for 'eudaimonia.' Dr. Singpurwalla genuinely wants to see students succeed. She is transparent with her grading system. If you want an A: attend all lectures, read the required text multiple times, review study guide questions, and start paper(s) early!
Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL414 Anonymous 05/25/2014	Phenomenal teacher. Professor Singpurwalla knows her stuff. She explains everything very well and encourages a lot of discussion. I like that we focused on reading one text in great detail. I also visited her office hours and received helpful feedback on my paper topic and on the review sheet for the exam. Definitely recommend her and Aristotle.
Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL414 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2011	Professor Singpurwalla is the nicest professor in the philosophy department- very approachable and understanding. When someone says something stupid in class, she doesn't mock them or move on, she tries to understand and incorporate it into her point. Logistics- we studied Nicomachean Ethics- two exams, each covered half of the work. One paper that she makes you do an in class peer review on which is actually extremely helpful. Random reading quizzes (I think 7 during the semester) but you can drop your worst one and they are really easy to answer. She reviews all the time and her exams are directly from what she emphasizes in class. She really knows what she's talking about but lectures in an accessible and easy manner. Refreshing for an upper level PHIL course.
Rachel Singpurwalla PHIL310 Expecting an A standard 02/02/2009	Professor Singpurwalla was amazing. There are very few professors that not only know their stuff, but are actually good at teaching it. She is one of them. She explains the material in such a thorough way that there is no way NOT to understand. She also reviews at the beginning of the next class so if you're not there, you can know what you missed, but if you were there its a nice reminder. If any effort is put into the class, and you know how to write, you will get a good grade.