TOBER T L

Tara Tober

89 reviews
Amazing lectures Caring Get ready to read Respected Clear grading criteria Hilarious Graded by few things Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Inspirational Accessible outside class Gives good feedback Lots of homework EXTRA CREDIT So many papers Tough grader Lecture heavy
Past quarters
SOC 1
153 / 153 Full
Introduction to Sociology
Tara Tober 5.0
T R
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
SOC 134
72 / 140 Enrolled
Social Movements
Tara Tober 5.0
T R
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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SOC 1 Tober T L Fall 2023 Total: 495
SOC 130SG Tober T L Fall 2023 Total: 84
SOC 185C Tober T L Spring 2023 Total: 93
SOC 134 Tober T L Spring 2023 Total: 91
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SOC122 . Tober T L 2 Months Ago

Literally the best prof I've had at UCSB. weekly quizzes on readings, 2 essays and 1 final op ed. She dropped 2 quizzes which helped me a lot. She is so real and I appreciate her openness with the material. Lots of respect for her.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 3 Months Ago

Lectures were pretty interesting, and Tober is a very engaging lecturer. Weekly homework quizzes were based off of a reasonable amount of textbook reading, but this weekly work can all be done within an hour. Graded by a midterm, final, project, and the HW quizzes, which are all easy given a little bit of effort. Overall, recommend for an easy GE.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 4 Months Ago

I would HIGHLY suggest taking Tober for soc 1 if you have the chance! The only reason I received the grade I got i because I didn't study as hard as I could have. Amazing TA's and an amazing class. She never fails to engage with her class and make them excited to learn about soc 1. Theres 1 midterm test and an essay paper then a final.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 4 Months Ago

Great professor. The lectures were organized and interesting. Midterm and Final were multiple choice and matching answers was fairly easy. Timed quizzes every week based on the readings and if you skimmed the readings it wasn't hard, some were super easy. There was one really confusing and hard assignment but even failing that I still passed.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 5 Months Ago

i loved professor tober. she was an engaging speaker and i enjoyed lecture. the quizzes weren't hard because they were basically open note and the midterm/final was easy if you just studied. she gives a lot of resources for you to prepare for exams. i'd definitely recommend taking her class

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SOC1 . Tober T L 5 Months Ago

take this class!! super interesting lectures but the concepts were fairly easy so not hard to study for. I felt like this class was graded very fairly. I missed half the lectures and still got an A. I would recommend doing the readings each week. she made me have an interest in sociology, plus my TA was awesome!

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SOC130SG . Tober T L 6 Months Ago

Tober is probably the best Sociology professor at UCSB in myopinion. She explains the theories and concepts of the course very well. Her canvas is easy to understand. There's 2 papers, a mandatory midterm, and one final project/paper. TA grades everything except midterm and final. Just take the course you won't regret it.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 6 Months Ago

super easy class as long as you do the reading and put in some effort should be an easy A. attendance isn't mandatory so i would skip lecture to study for my other classes and still ended with an A. section attendance is mandatory and the class has two exams and one essay along with weekly reading quizzes.

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SOC130SG . Tober T L 6 Months Ago

Easy class and all her lectures are uploaded. We had weekly NYT Kahoots, 1 essay, 1 book review, and for the final it's dealers choice. For the midterm, she gives a study guide with all possible questions that could be on the exam. Mandatory attendance for 8 am.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 7 Months Ago

Honestly this class is not hard at all. There were weekly chapter readings, with a text book that costs one dollar per chapter (super cheap), and one weekly reading quiz. Attendance is not mandatory, but section might be. Also no study guide, but make sure to take notes while reading and learn the vocab. and you will be good. She is super sweet.

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SOC130SG . Tober T L 7 Months Ago

i liked this class. prof tober is always very accomodating and willing to help. weekly NYT kahoots are fun and refreshing, and you can choose what your final will be. grade consists of only a couple things but she gives us a study guide for the midterm so its easy to prepare. mandatory attendance for an 8 am was brutal though.

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SOC1 . Tober T L 8 Months Ago

If you want an easy A this is the perfect professor for you. Personally I don't think I learned anything new, or anything at all. She talks all the time about her kids and teaches stuff that are common sense. You won't learn anything from her. If you are a lazy student, go for it. 0/10 you are paying for your own education so make it worth it.

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