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Higgins, Lindsey

Cumulative GPA: 2.83/4.00 with 12 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 2.67
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 3.00

Agribusiness Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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AGB 443 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 3:55 pm, Mar 19, 2013 Report Evaluation		Tough class. If you are not actively paying attention and taking notes in class, and do not go to office hours for clarification this class is very, very difficult. Dr. Higgins is a young, cool professor, she just won't hand out grades. All of her tests are 6 essay questions, and you get to choose 5 to write about. Not a fan of that testing style.

AGB 301 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 3:06 pm, Mar 14, 2013 Report Evaluation		Good professor. Time consuming class though, gotta go to class and participate and do all the homework. Not an easy A but still very interesting class!

AGB 301 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 4:11 pm, Feb 10, 2013 Report Evaluation		Higgins is a good teacher. Yeah she is young and new, but she really knows her stuff. This class is not going to be an easy A, but you definately will learn alot. I think she is the most dedicated and best marketing teacher at poly hands down. She invests time in the class, she is there to help you and will go out of her way to, you just gotta ask!

AGB 301 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 6:34 pm, Dec 21, 2012 Report Evaluation		Dr. Higgins is truly one of the most dedicated professors I have ever had. In addition, she presents the material very clearly, and at the right pace. She knows what parts of the class are tricky and slows it down while recognizing when students are struggling. For a 7am class I never understood how she had so much energy but she definitely does everything she can to keep you awake. Go to class, because if you don't do the in class assignments it will kill your grade, if you do do them they are easy points that will make sure you pass.

AGB 554 Graduate Student Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:26 pm, Nov 20, 2012 Report Evaluation		This class was absolutely amazing. Dr. Higgins expects the best out of her students, but will be there when you need help every step of the way. She knows her marketing and I highly recommend this class to everyone.

AGB 443 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 10:12 pm, Jun 4, 2012 Report Evaluation		totally passive agressive/know it all/thinks her class is the most important class out there. shes not totally unbearable but she sucks. i wouldnt recommend

AGB 443 Junior Grade Earned: B Elective 7:10 pm, May 22, 2012 Report Evaluation		This class was a time consuming class. If you are not interested in learning how to develop a full blown marketing plan on a winery of your choice then dont take the class. For all those who are giving horrible raitings, thats sad. Just because she is a new teacher, does not mean she is "horrible". She is very passionate about marketing. You just HAVE to go to her office hours if you want to fully understand the assignments and learn as most you can. I would take her again.



AGB 443 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:40 am, Mar 31, 2012 Report Evaluation		Higgins stop commenting on your own poly ratings that's illegal there's no way someone believes she's a great teacher. Had no idea what was going on all quarter but studied my ass off for an A. Don't take her.

AGB 443 Senior Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:58 am, Mar 27, 2012 Report Evaluation		Dr. Higgins is a great professor! She is very passionate about what she teaches and does a good job of explaining the subject matter! She is sweet and very easy to talk to! You are pretty much doing group work throughout the whole quarter and the labs were extremely easy. I don't understand why some are giving her bad reviews, I thought she taught well and always has her door open and she is also always willing to help. Get over it if you didn't get a good grade, it was most likely your fault, you probably were one of the students never went to class. How can you say she is a "HORRIBLE" professor when there are jerks like Slezak out there! I mean, how long have you been at Cal Poly? Dr. Higgins is far from horrible and you won't regret taking her class! The midterm and final were very easy and nothing was unexpected. This class is a lot of work, but the bottom line is that Dr. Higgins is a great professor and if you work pay attention, work hard and ask questions, you will certainly do well in the course.

AGB 443 Junior Grade Earned: C Elective 5:42 pm, Mar 24, 2012 Report Evaluation		I don't know who the person below me is, most likely higgins herself or someone that doesn't have a life and probably spent every day in her office, but this is one TERRIBLE professor. The entire class revolves around creating a marketing plan for a wine brand. She has absolutely no experience in viticulture, but acts like she knows everything. I will say that she was accomodating with her office hours, but what kind of teacher are you if your students have to go to your office every time you give them an assignment? So glad this is over, worst decision of my life. Check ya later Higgins

AGB 443 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:30 pm, Mar 18, 2012 Report Evaluation		Higgins was great! Not only was she extremely CLEAR about her expectations in all of the required assignments, she is a young and enthusiastic professor! I'm not sure who the other person is who wrote a review, but clearly if you would spend half as much time as you did writing your pathetic review complaining about a professor who was challenging her students to be more than mediocre; maybe you would have been more successful in this class. I also might recommend you consider choosing a new career path if you are only capable of a C in a 400 level required major course. Not only does Higgins spell out her expectations in her lectures and on the course website, she also makes a point to highlight them in multiple lectures throughout the quarter. I didn't find her to be boring at all, and while she may have high expectations of her students, it is nice to have a class that is actually preparing you for the real world. This is not an easy A class, but let's get real it's a 400 level class and she expects you to perform at that level. I would highly recommend her to anyone.

AGB 443 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 2:11 pm, Mar 13, 2012 Report Evaluation		Higgins is awful. She is a brand new teacher and nice but VERY VAGUE ON EVERYTHING SHE SAYS. There are labs every week that take forever and are supposed to help you on your final presentation but once the end of the quarter hits every is changing everything about their labs. Her grading is very harsh especially on presentations. There are two presentations, one easy wine article and one huge presentation where you make up your own winery or develop an existing one. DO NOT MAKE UP ONE. She gives no help to those who are creating a winery and she will give you a shitty grade because of it. Classes are long and boring, just making it through them is worth an A in itself. Drinking in class helps, but the class is still a nightmare. She isn't the best public speaker but expects you to be perfect. Please reconsider taking her unless you want to learn nothing and have a horrible end of the quarter.

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