Professor
Muriel McClendon
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Winter 2025 - Do not take this class if you really care about GPA. I am pre-med and have gotten As my whole life but had to change this class to pass/no pass to not effect my GPA because the grading was so weird. However I actually loved the prof and her personality and enjoyed attending class even tho attendance wasn't graded (but she doesn't really post slides/notes so you kind of need to go anyway). But the midterm and final and one paper are your whole grade, and that would usually be fine but she doesn't help you at all with knowing the important things to know and how to study, or even how to write the essays/papers. Also my TA was bad which is why I think I didn't like this class, he even graded my paper contradictory to what the prof said. I would say this class is fine if you need to take it but you will just have to study alot for tests, so if you are just taking it as GE and want easy A maybe find different class.
Winter 2025 - Do not take this class if you really care about GPA. I am pre-med and have gotten As my whole life but had to change this class to pass/no pass to not effect my GPA because the grading was so weird. However I actually loved the prof and her personality and enjoyed attending class even tho attendance wasn't graded (but she doesn't really post slides/notes so you kind of need to go anyway). But the midterm and final and one paper are your whole grade, and that would usually be fine but she doesn't help you at all with knowing the important things to know and how to study, or even how to write the essays/papers. Also my TA was bad which is why I think I didn't like this class, he even graded my paper contradictory to what the prof said. I would say this class is fine if you need to take it but you will just have to study alot for tests, so if you are just taking it as GE and want easy A maybe find different class.
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Winter 2022 - If you care about your GPA, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. The way it is graded makes it near impossible to get an A, if you miss a single point in the class you will get an A- at best. This was not specified on the syllabus anywhere nor explained at any point during this class even after the grades were sent out. The workload of this class was probably the least of any of my classes at UCLA so far and all of it is rather easy. This means your entire grade basically comes down to your TA and, as always, some just gave 100s on every assignment while others were extremely harsh about rough drafts, essays, and participation. Overall, if you just want a super easy GE that you're gonna pass, this is the one to take. However, the grading system is extremely confusing and poorly communicated and getting an A is next to impossible unless you luck out and your TA give you 100s on everything. I would not take again.
Winter 2022 - If you care about your GPA, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. The way it is graded makes it near impossible to get an A, if you miss a single point in the class you will get an A- at best. This was not specified on the syllabus anywhere nor explained at any point during this class even after the grades were sent out. The workload of this class was probably the least of any of my classes at UCLA so far and all of it is rather easy. This means your entire grade basically comes down to your TA and, as always, some just gave 100s on every assignment while others were extremely harsh about rough drafts, essays, and participation. Overall, if you just want a super easy GE that you're gonna pass, this is the one to take. However, the grading system is extremely confusing and poorly communicated and getting an A is next to impossible unless you luck out and your TA give you 100s on everything. I would not take again.
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