Professor
Elizabeth Ribet
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Winter 2026 - Professor Ribet was great. Everything was completely online and this class was the most unique class I've ever taken throughout my whole college experience. There was no required assignments, you are compeletely on your own. You don't even have to show up to class if you don't want to, just finish the assigned essays/works. Don't procrastinate though cuz then you won't be able to finish the class at the end of the quarter. The professor was in Minnesota teaching remotely. Be mindful that she is very "left" so if you are a MAGA or trump supporter, then don't take her cuz you will be having a very hard time. We literally spent 2 weeks on criticizing Trump. Also she has a very strict AI policy. Don't think you can fool her by submitting low quality essays and also don't use softwares like Grammarly because she said that's also counted as AI. Other than these factors, her classes are very easy to get an A.
Winter 2026 - Professor Ribet was great. Everything was completely online and this class was the most unique class I've ever taken throughout my whole college experience. There was no required assignments, you are compeletely on your own. You don't even have to show up to class if you don't want to, just finish the assigned essays/works. Don't procrastinate though cuz then you won't be able to finish the class at the end of the quarter. The professor was in Minnesota teaching remotely. Be mindful that she is very "left" so if you are a MAGA or trump supporter, then don't take her cuz you will be having a very hard time. We literally spent 2 weeks on criticizing Trump. Also she has a very strict AI policy. Don't think you can fool her by submitting low quality essays and also don't use softwares like Grammarly because she said that's also counted as AI. Other than these factors, her classes are very easy to get an A.
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Winter 2024 - This class was easy, interesting, and had a very light workload. Professor Ribet is super nice, approachable, and open to answering student questions. Lectures were on Zoom only and also recorded and posted on BruinLearn. Attendance was not required, but you could earn 10 points just by going to all of the lectures. There are no tests in this class, and it is all essay-based. There are also no deadlines throughout the quarter except for 11:59 on Friday of Finals week. There are many assignment options, and you can pick and choose which assignments you want to do (you do not have to do every single assignment in this class even to get an A+). Some examples of assignments were short essays on the readings, book reviews, a policy analysis (of any disability rights law in the US), and short reactions to films. Essays typically needed to be a minimum of 800 words. The class averages seemed very high, and most people got a 100% on every assignment. You can also get up to 8 bonus points for submitting assignments earlier on in the quarter. Personally, to get an A+ in the class (which was a minimum of 105 points), I had to do 5 short essays, 1 book review, 1 policy analysis, 5 short film reactions (200 words each), and attend every class to get the 10 attendance points. Overall, this class was super easy and fun, and it's a great class to take if you're pre-law, interested in disability rights, and/or just need an easy A class.
Winter 2024 - This class was easy, interesting, and had a very light workload. Professor Ribet is super nice, approachable, and open to answering student questions. Lectures were on Zoom only and also recorded and posted on BruinLearn. Attendance was not required, but you could earn 10 points just by going to all of the lectures. There are no tests in this class, and it is all essay-based. There are also no deadlines throughout the quarter except for 11:59 on Friday of Finals week. There are many assignment options, and you can pick and choose which assignments you want to do (you do not have to do every single assignment in this class even to get an A+). Some examples of assignments were short essays on the readings, book reviews, a policy analysis (of any disability rights law in the US), and short reactions to films. Essays typically needed to be a minimum of 800 words. The class averages seemed very high, and most people got a 100% on every assignment. You can also get up to 8 bonus points for submitting assignments earlier on in the quarter. Personally, to get an A+ in the class (which was a minimum of 105 points), I had to do 5 short essays, 1 book review, 1 policy analysis, 5 short film reactions (200 words each), and attend every class to get the 10 attendance points. Overall, this class was super easy and fun, and it's a great class to take if you're pre-law, interested in disability rights, and/or just need an easy A class.
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Fall 2025 - AMAZING CLASS, SUPER FUN, REALLY INTERESTING and the professor is so nice and chil!! as well as the TA's. I've already taken 3 classes with Prof Ribet because her class set up is amazing. she follows the same structure for all her classes. everything is due at the end of the quarter, and you pick and choose which assignments you want to do for the grade you want. so if you want an A, you need to score 90 points or higher, meaning doing a couple of short essays, book reviews and film reactions. everything is up to you and ur pace. I ended up doing almost all the assignments because I'm an overachiever, but you could literally do 6 assignments, and then show up to class/section (which also counts as points) and get an A. like you don't even have to attend anything, it's all up to you, but if you do, you can get points. and the assignments are really fun because the readings and films are so interesting and you learn SO much in this class. Not only is it an easy A, but you'll also really enjoy taking this class so please take it!!!!
Fall 2025 - AMAZING CLASS, SUPER FUN, REALLY INTERESTING and the professor is so nice and chil!! as well as the TA's. I've already taken 3 classes with Prof Ribet because her class set up is amazing. she follows the same structure for all her classes. everything is due at the end of the quarter, and you pick and choose which assignments you want to do for the grade you want. so if you want an A, you need to score 90 points or higher, meaning doing a couple of short essays, book reviews and film reactions. everything is up to you and ur pace. I ended up doing almost all the assignments because I'm an overachiever, but you could literally do 6 assignments, and then show up to class/section (which also counts as points) and get an A. like you don't even have to attend anything, it's all up to you, but if you do, you can get points. and the assignments are really fun because the readings and films are so interesting and you learn SO much in this class. Not only is it an easy A, but you'll also really enjoy taking this class so please take it!!!!
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Winter 2025 - Amazing class, super chill professor and easy A!!!!! I loved this class, everything is at your own pace since all assignments are due at the end of the quarter and you get to choose which assignments you want to do. The TAs graded so fairly, I got an A on every assignment!! Just take this class, you won't regret it. There's really cool topics you get to learn and some interesting documentaries we get to watch
Winter 2025 - Amazing class, super chill professor and easy A!!!!! I loved this class, everything is at your own pace since all assignments are due at the end of the quarter and you get to choose which assignments you want to do. The TAs graded so fairly, I got an A on every assignment!! Just take this class, you won't regret it. There's really cool topics you get to learn and some interesting documentaries we get to watch
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