ZULUETA B C

Benjamin Zulueta

33 reviews
Get ready to read Caring Tough grader Graded by few things Lecture heavy Participation matters Amazing lectures Clear grading criteria Accessible outside class Skip class? You won't pass. Gives good feedback So many papers Respected Test heavy Inspirational Lots of homework
Past quarters
AS AM 100CC
45 / 45 Full
Filipino Americans
Benjamin Zulueta 3.5
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
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AS AM 137 Zulueta B C Fall 2023 Total: 45
AS AM 2 Zulueta B C Summer 2023 Total: 88
AS AM 2 Zulueta B C Spring 2023 Total: 158
AS AM 100HH Zulueta B C Winter 2023 Total: 36
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ASAM100CC . Zulueta B C 3 Months Ago

Zulueta is a nice guy, but this class was very mediocre. The class consists entirely of lectures, and the structure and organization of the class' content don't make sense. There are a lot of readings, but they're not required whatsoever. He encourages participation but rarely asks the class to do anything. 6 assignments total, and an easy final.

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ASAM100CC . Zulueta B C 5 Months Ago

Zulueta disregarded a derogative comment on Black People in a Filipino American class. Furthermore his class structure might just be the worst thing to ever exist. It has already been about 4 weeks now and he still hasn't had a real lesson plan and he just tends to ask really surface level questions.

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ASAM137 . Zulueta B C 10 Months Ago

pretty hard grader, very long and dense readings and the lectures were kinda hard to follow takes attendance

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ASAM100CC . Zulueta B C 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Best lecturer I've had here. Engaging. Weekly reflections and moderate amount of reading if you choose to do it. Not difficult. Rlly big focus on learning over a grade. Rewarding if you go to class. Like a more engaging history class w/o memorization. Super small class. You'll actually try in the class bc the prof is so sincere. take it!

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ASAM137 . Zulueta B C 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Approachable, kind, and insightful professor. Readings and lectures for this course are thought-provoking. Grading might seem tough at first, but listening to him and asking questions will help you improve on each submission. Expectations for this course were very clear, and it has been one of my favorites at UCSB so far.

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ASAM2 . Zulueta B C 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Dr. Zulueta is such a sweetheart and genuinely cares about what he's teaching. He is always on top of responding to emails and concerns, and just wants you to succeed. There are weekly readings for the class but they're really not too hard and line up with his lecture material, so I recommend reading them.

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ASAM2 . Zulueta B C 2 Years Ago

Dr. Zulueta is very understanding and approachable outside of class, and the material covered in this course was interesting. However, I found the slides unhelpful when looking back and reviewing to write papers.

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ASAM2 . Zulueta B C 2 Years Ago

Zulueta is easily one of the worst professors I've ever had. His lectures lack content completely and fail to address the learning objectives with any detail or depth. The entire time he's talking he says nothing. All of the readings are long and very dense. Nothing gives enough info to be able to write the papers well. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS.

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ASAM137 . Zulueta B C 2 Years Ago

I don't recommend taking his classes. He graded so harshly without saying why and at the end of the quarter he made GS unavailable to us before he even finalized grades so idek what I got on my last two papers. Theres a million readings and theyre all over the place. The entire course itself wasn't focused enough he adds too much unrelated stuff

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ASAM137 . Zulueta B C 2 Years Ago

im trying so hard to like him hes nice but hes just a bad prof. goes on super long unrelated tangents and ends it with "whats my point? my point is" JUST GET TO THE POINT DAWG PLS grades everything late and hard and barely gives feedback. so much unnecessary reading he never even goes over. taking notes on his slides is impossible. very unorganized

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ASAM1 . Zulueta B C 2 Years Ago

Very interesting content and he is a super sweet guy, I never went to office hours but he seemed very willing to help out and chat. I believe there was 2 essays that were pretty straightforward. Lots of reading, some films, TAs help digest this material well. I'd recommend him!

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ASAM2 . Zulueta B C 3 Years Ago

I really enjoyed the readings in the class, but the lectures were not helpful whatsoever. However I LOVED the TA for this class. The sections are pretty interactive, comfortable, and eyeopening.

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