If you had a hard time with her in pre-comm, be careful. She tests the same and the q's are just as confusing. But, if you know the material front and back and read, then I guess you would do ok. Lectures are easy to follow, and kinda interesting and 2 papers, that are ok. Beware of the q's that ask a... b... c... a or c.... c or b. They can kill!

Prof Mullin's class was THE most boring class that I've had. She tries to be as tricky as possible on her tests. All questions are multiple choice & for EVERY question there's a curve ball that could possibly be right. Lectures could have been completed in half an hour if she didnt BS so much. Hard to get a good grade even if you know the material

looks can be deceiving. that is certainly what i had hoped for. however that is not the case with the haggard mullin, a mangled beast at first sight and a true demon at heart. if taught by another, lectures COULD be over in 20 minutes, but mullin loves to lacerate people's souls with inapropos material and maul their ears with her enfeebled squeals

awesome prof, her lectures always kept me awake and were entertaining. if you take good notes and keep up with the reading, you will be fine. you should really only take the class if u are interested in being a comm major b/c it can be challenging if ur not interested in the subject

MULLIN is a GREAT PROFESSOR no matter how much people hate on her. yes, her tests are KILLER but if you really want to get in the major then you should study your butt off and you'll be fine. dont hate her cause you didnt study or blame her tests by saying shes tricky. she really isnt. she just wants to make sure you know your stuff.

She is an amazing professor and you can get really into her lectures...her tests are hard but do the reading and study the lecture notes and you will do fine...i definently reccommend her as a professor!

I don't quite get what everyone is saying about her tests being difficult. If your do the reading and go to lecture it's all there. Straightforward multiple choice tests with two straight forward papers. She is lively at 8am which keeps you awake.

This is one of the worst classes at UCSB. The material is worthless. She makes her lectures clear and simple but manipulates and complicates everything from lecture so the midterm and final kill you. People who have considered being Comm majors drop change their minds becuase of this class. The material is easy--the tests are hard.

Great teacher, really outgoing and optimistic. Understanding to students personal needs, and overall just one of the better teachers here.

This class was OK. Mullin is very striaght forward in her lectures but the tests are kinda tricky and you have to be pretty prepared. Lecture sucked and was pretty boring but if you like everything outlined on power point this class is for you.

shes my role model!! great professor!!!

I decided to major in Comm because of this class. Lecture was very interesting and tests were fair. Mullin is great and helpful! Go to class and take good notes!

I came here as a Communication major in the Fall of '04. Boy was I happy to be accepted at UCSB. Then I took Comm classes w/Dolly. I left the major and am now a Sociology major, I'll never go back. Mullin has a monopoly on the Comm classes and the lectures/tests are all the same. Live freely! Don't major in Comm!

her lectures are kind of boring, but so is the material so it's not really her fault. she does try to spice them up, but it really is a hopeless cause. the tests aren't bad as long as you are willing to study and understand concepts.

mullin is one of the best professors i've had at UCSB! Her lectures are all easy to follow (great powerpoint) and interesting. She shows movie and tv show clips to illustrate her points. If you take detailed noted in class you will do just fine on the midterm/final. :)

Run while you can ... the reason I left the major and yet I work in PR and marketing even without a comm degree

I had her a few years ago but I remember half of the lectures being about her personal life which I could give a rat's ass about. The other half was just boring. I HATED this class. The tests are riduculous. The material is very easy but she tries to fool you with tricky multiple choice questions. Her class involves little critical thinking skills. Mostly it is just regurgiation of boring jargon. However, if you hang on, some of the upper division classes are very interesting and valuable.

dolly is a great person who is willing to help. her tests are hard as hell and so are her papers. multiple choice means multiple answers also, so you have to know every detail and that makes studying hard. lectures were boring, and damn those tests are hard

really easy to follow pwr point slides. i wrote down all her little stories which helped me remeber things for the test. the test are extremely difficult though. you have to know your****. its not the easy class it seems like. some of the TA's are harsh on the papers and projects too.

Her test are beyond ridiculous. Every question seems to have multiple answers. I hated every second of her classes. I imagine her & her husband sit around the kitchen table & think up ways to punish their students through ridiculously difficult exams.

she is a very nice professor and is willing to give extra help outside the classroom if needed. she is difficult but you end up learning a ton.

She is the reason I switched majors, and for that, I am grateful. Her tests are ridiculous. Multiple choice, all choices correct, but "one is more correct"...****. It does not matter whether or not you know the material. Just pick whateve

She is very nice and has well outlined powerpoints. Easy to follow and very informative. She uses lots of examples and WRITE THEM DOWN...they are not the same on the exam, but similar structure. She IS hard, but she's supposed to be...it is a pre-comm class so you have to weed out the pretenders.

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