<p>Is this class as tough as some have made it out to be? How many kids place in English 100 the prep class for Expos? If you take English 100 do you get college credit for it?</p>
<p>I know the AP tests for English exempt non-pharmacy kids; so it can’t be that hard; I don’t know about the rest… sorry.</p>
<p>Actually Expos was pretty hard for me at least nobody got an A in my teacher’s sections the closest was a B+ (initially he was going to get an A but the writing department reviewed it and overrule my teacher’s grading). The grading of the class is weird because u grades depend on your final three papers and its not the average of the grades. For instance if ur papers had grades of B, A, and B your final grade of the class would be a B.</p>
<p>There is tutoring program for the class i highly recommend anybody to take advantage of it because the tutor would help review ur essays and give u advice (some of the tutors are even previous expos teachers).</p>
<p>How big is the class? My AP english classes were simply just reading books & discussions with essays at home… if this class is all essays; what the heck do you do in class?</p>
<p>Expos 101 was okay for me. I got a B+, but I didn’t put as much effort into it as I could have. I wrote essays in 3 hours the day the day before it was due. Much of my class was also writing them hours before it was due. My class received grades that ranged from As to Cs, but no one failed.</p>
<p>They also tend to send failure warnings out, but it seemed like most people who received one and still ended up getting a good grade anyway.</p>
<p>Class is about 20-30 people. You discuss what you read and your teacher makes sure you have at least some understanding of it. Some teachers have small presentations. You discuss the essay topics somewhat though most of what you write should come from you and the supporting text. You also break off into groups to peer review essays.</p>
<p>So what books do you read in that class?</p>
<p>And I heard that there is a writing sample on the first day of class… what exactly is this writing even based on (since we don’t have any books to read over the summer)?</p>
<p>U dont really read books there is an expos book that u have to get and u basically read essays and stories that the teacher wants</p>
<p>and the writing sample that u have to write is like an SAT or ACT essay u have quote and u write an essay to support or argue against it</p>
<p>So current students - what are some ideas for the next English class if someone APs out of the Expository writing?</p>
<p>If you’re not majoring in anything English related, I took expos II and found it easier than expos I. There’s also lots of teachers and topics to choose from so it shouldn’t be too hard to get a good grade while also researching something you’re interested in.</p>
<p>Are you referring to the Research in the Disciplines topics? It does seem like there are interesting topics, although a lot of them are closed.</p>
<p>urgh… this reminds me of my high school english classes. I hated discussing what we read, because I always had no idea. My math SATs were almost perfect, while the English parts were mediocre to slightly average lol. And most of all I hate public speaking haha</p>
<p>Yep, mamajay. That’s the one I’m talking about. If you find a topic you like, but it’s closed, you can just wait for the next semester or try waiting for someone to drop out. It’s not a surefire bet, but I got into an expos II class that was really, really popular this way. I checked all the time waiting for someone to drop out and snatched it up when it opened. Some students also went to him the first day of class to get a special permission number which he gave to as many people as possible. About 5+ students also dropped out within the first two classes. A lot of students tend to “save” popular classes they might be interested in or have friends save for them and drop last minute if they can’t fit it into their schedule.</p>
<p>Daedallia,</p>
<p>Which are the more popular topics? Are some profs better than others?</p>
<p>I do notice that some topics that were previously closed are now open, so I guess you are right about people saving spots.</p>
<p>Anything that sounds like something you would be interested in taking, with the except of niche interests, is generally popular.</p>
<p>Since there are so many teachers, some are bound to be better than others. The writing department also isn’t strict about teaching styles so they may vary differently between teachers. Some teachers will also grade easier than others. [url=<a href=“http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=252464]Mine[/url”>George Schroepfer at Rutgers - State University of New Jersey | Rate My Professors]Mine[/url</a>], for example, split the class into two groups halfway in the semester. The class was supposed to meet twice a week. One group was to meet on one of the assigned days, the other group on the remaining day. He would then schedule individual appointments to go over our essays with us to make up for the other day of class we were missing in order to give us individual attention. </p>
<p>I found out about him through [url=<a href=“http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?sid=825]ratemyprofessor.com[/url”>http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?sid=825]ratemyprofessor.com[/url</a>]. It’s a good site to read what previous students have had to say about a specific professor. You can disregard the numerical rating but the comments are really helpful in matching your criteria for a class with teaching style and easiness in grading.</p>
<p>Excellent website.</p>
<p>Thanks Daedallia.</p>