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LINDSAY JACOBY

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Raw average: 2.67/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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ENGL-400 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Dr. Jacoby is a great professor and is definitely passionate about the classes she teaches. There were three big projects for the class, all of which were very time consuming and required many hours per week to be completed. There were also readings or homework that had to be completed prior to class. Overall not too difficult, just a lot of time.
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engl-100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I believe the 1.8/5 she has is VERY harsh. She has definitely improved her teaching style and how much homework she gives, and it is much easier to do well in the class. You choose a research topic YOU care about, then research it, write about it, and create an article on it over the course of the enitre semester. She's a good professor.
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engl-100 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
She gives out way more work than the other professors for this class. I had to write 15 pages for an intro college English class while other professors had their students write 2-3 pages for. Overall, a nice person just gives our wayyy too much work.
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engl-100 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
One of my least favorite professors I've had so far. Boring, hard grader, way too much homework, just overall bad wouldn't recommend.
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engl-100 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Do not take this class with her. Way too much homework for such an unimportant course, I have never had my time wasted like I have with this class in my life. It was honestly ridiculous that I spent more time on her class than I did my core classes, she is insufferable.
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engl-100 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Too much homework, felt like busy work all the time. She came up with a class theme which was "contested places" the class had to write about the same topic for the semester. She started year by saying writing is more fun when it is something you care about, then assigned the class with a theme no one was interested in. Didn't like her at all.
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Classes with LINDSAY JACOBY

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2026ENGL 400Advanced Composition
Fall 2025ENGL 400Advanced Composition
Spring 2025ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2024ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2024ENGL 201Intermediate Composition
Spring 2024ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2023ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Spring 2023ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition
Fall 2022ENGL 100Introduction to College Composition

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