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with Dan Suarez2 months ago

Dan is a wonderful professor. The course was very thought-provoking and a great introduction to what a course at Middlebury could look like. Dan wants you to succeed, so he is very accommodating and understands that this is a heavy topic with a lot of learning curves. This course has been my favorite at Middlebury so far and I feel like it is a very fulfilling course once you have successfully completed it. Dan is a great discussion leader and prides himself in having engaging class discussions. I would 100% recommend this course.

Dan is a wonderful professor. The course was very thought-provoking and a great introduction to what a course at Middlebury could look like. Dan wants you to succeed, so he is very accommodating and understands that this is a heavy topic with a lot of learning curves. This course has been my favorite at Middlebury so far and I feel l …Read more

Chill and RelaxedConstant ReadingFair Grading
4hrs / week Low difficulty Extremely high value Would take again
with Dan Suarez4 months ago

Professor Dan is amazing. I was quickly fascinated by his communication skills, as well as the great ability he has in choosing words so wisely. Dan is a very smart and knowledgeable man who is very accommodating, enthusiastic and willing to help you with anything. The course being my first-year seminar-- I enjoyed it a lot. I will say that some of the readings were tough and lacked value, but I will say that the majority of them sparked discussion, and played with your brain. I think the course was very valuable as it taught me valuable skills for my writing. I used to struggle writing a two-page paper, but now I can quickly do it in less than a couple of hours without sweating and stressing so much.

Professor Dan is amazing. I was quickly fascinated by his communication skills, as well as the great ability he has in choosing words so wisely. Dan is a very smart and knowledgeable man who is very accommodating, enthusiastic and willing to help you with anything. The course being my first-year seminar-- I enjoyed it a lot. I will s …Read more

Chill and RelaxedNo ExamsEndless Writing
10hrs / week Some difficulty High value Would take again
with Dan Suarez4 months ago

At the very least, this course was saved by the fact it was a first year seminar, meaning Professor Suarez had a lot of flexibility around how he could structure the course to "teach us how to be college students." That being said, the material was generally dry and highly repetitive, which made it difficult to differentiate our arguments from essay to essay, so there was a lot of thinking that went into writing any of them, even if the standard for the actual writing wasn't very high. Overall, kind of just a boring way to spend a semester.

At the very least, this course was saved by the fact it was a first year seminar, meaning Professor Suarez had a lot of flexibility around how he could structure the course to "teach us how to be college students." That being said, the material was generally dry and highly repetitive, which made it difficult to differentiate our argu …Read more

Chill and RelaxedFair GradingNo Exams
4hrs / week Low difficulty Very low value Would not take again
with Dan Suarez4 months ago

I really enjoyed the writing aspect of this course and the homework load wasn’t too heavy. The professor is great and super helpful at office hours. Overall I would take this course again because I loved my group.

Chill and Relaxed
6hrs / week Average difficulty Average value Would take again