<p>Hi guys Im new to cc and am a upcoming freshmen. While looking through the emory class catalogue/atlas i came upon environmental studies 131. Unfortunately although this looks like a solid class to start off with, i looked up the professor (anne hall) on ratemyprofessors where she got really bad reviews. I dont always trust ratemyprofessor so i just wanted some incite.</p>
<p>okay since nobody probably knows what im talking about in my first post. Ill ask another question. Coming from a pretty difficult highschool i want to take classes that are enjoyable and not kill my self to get good grades. I am more into the humanities and looking at the emory atlas i am thinking of taking intermediate spanish, intro to classics, fresh sem ( japanese history) and maybe enviromental studies. If anything knows about the level of difficulty or if their are good or bad teachers teaching the classes let me know.</p>
<p>I’m an environmental studies major at Oxford and extremely familiar with Emory’s ES program. From what I’ve seen the actual science in the 131 class is minimal at best. I used to help people study for the class (I AP’d out of it), and it was honestly a joke. The “hardest” part of lecture came from memorizing the various plants that comprise different biomes. As far as the lab portion is concerned, wear clothes that you don’t care about because you will get filthy during some classes. </p>
<p>The only part of the class that students seem to struggle with is the plant identification section where students go out into the woods and identify the various species. Not only does that require a good deal of memorization, but it also demands an eye for detail that most students lack. However that’s a minor part of the course, so even if you don’t have a knack for that sort of thing, you can still get an A. </p>
<p>Generally dissatisfied students complain about how the course is too political, how the science is too hard (um no), or how they don’t like doing much of their work outdoors. </p>
<p>Apart from those things, which I mostly disagree with, Envs 131 is basically an ideal SNT lab course. Even if you end up not liking the professor (no idea how Hall is), it’s still far easier than the other options you have for fulfilling the requirement.</p>