Dolly Mullin

351 reviews
Tough grader Amazing lectures Skip class? You won't pass. Get ready to read Respected Hilarious Clear grading criteria Graded by few things Gives good feedback Caring Group projects Lecture heavy So many papers EXTRA CREDIT Test heavy Accessible outside class Inspirational Would take again Tests are tough Lots of homework Participation matters
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COMM1 . 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

She is my favorite professor in the university.

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COMM1 . 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

She was very interesting and engaging. Organized the entire class on gauchospace and it was easy to see each assignment for the week. midterm and final were hard, it was multiple choice but lots of trick questions and all about applying the concepts. Paper 1 was graded light, but paper 2 was harder and graded even harder. requires lots of effort.

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88 . 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

Perfect comm prof

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COMM1 . 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

COMM1 with Professor Dullin has been my favorite class at UCSB so far! She cares about her students and really wants them to excel! There are two papers for the class which aren't graded as harshly as everyone says. The midterm and finals are multiple choice and should be fairly easy as long as you do the reading! Really interesting and fun class!

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88 . 1 Year, 11 Months Ago

Professor Mullin is very knowledgable, kind, and accommodating. She posts prerecorded lectures on GauchoSpace as backup material; they are very informative and efficient at keeping students up to speed with lecture. Brittany Wheeler was a great TA and graded fairly. In my experience, reading the textbook was not essential to securing a good grade.

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COMM1 . 2 Years Ago

Very passionate and caring professor but midterm/final are super hard and make up more than half of your grade. They were online but had multiple right answers but one was slightly more correct. I felt defeated after the tests because I had a really good understanding of coursework but they were so tricky. Lots of group work to work towards paper!

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COM1 . 2 Years Ago

I LOVE DOLLY. She is one of my fav profs. Lectures were super engaging even though they were long. I def recommend reading for this class, helps a LOT with the exams. Jacova was a great TA! Paper prompts were interesting. Overall loved this class but if you are looking for an easy GE I would say take something else. Exams were a bit hard/trick q's

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COM1 . 2 Years Ago

If you don't need this class for your major there are much easier GEs. Dolly is a great professor and is very passionate/engaging. However, there are two 6 page papers that are graded harshly by the TAs, and a midterm & final. The tests were very specific and if they weren't online I would not have done very well. The sections were a waste of time.

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COM1 . 2 Years Ago

Professor Mullin was amazing but you better pray you don't get Hollie as your TA.

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88 . 2 Years Ago

Tests are impossible and make up most of your grade. They are very ambiguous and revolve around scenarios rather than textbook material. There are usually two right answers but one of the answers are more correct.

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COMM1 . 2 Years Ago

Dolly is amazing. She is one of the best teachers I have ever had. The class is comprised of two 6 page papers with a mid term and final. The class is not easy but if you stay on top of your work you should be ok. I did not read the textbook once and did just fine. She is an amazing teacher and is very supportive and flexible.

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COMM1 . 2 Years Ago

Mullin is the absolute sweetest and I'm so lucky I got the chance to take Comm 1 with her! She made me certain that I'll fall in love with the Communication major. For those considering taking this class, be prepared to read! A lot of people claim you can get by without the textbook but in my case, it was instrumental in securing a high grade!

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