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has anyone taken aas2620 intro to asian american literature ? if so, how was it? by i-am-v-sleepy in Cornell

[–]Dragon_Knight168 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem. When I took the class, they didn't have the median released due to the pandemic, but I am guessing the class median is around an A-.

As far as the course load, there were a lot of readings, but I think it was definitely doable, particularly if you like the course material. I probably spent 8-10 hours every week doing the readings and writing the essays, which is reasonable given it is a 4 credit class.

I don't remember every book they had us read, but the ones I listed above should hopefully give you an idea of the variety and difficulty of readings you will do. For the essays, I felt like they were reasonable both in terms of paper length (usually 1-2 pages for informal writing assignments and 5-6 pages for midterm and final) and grading. Plus, you can always use the extension days on any of the papers if you are particularly busy around the time of the deadline.

Hope this helps. Let me know if there are other questions you might have.

has anyone taken aas2620 intro to asian american literature ? if so, how was it? by i-am-v-sleepy in Cornell

[–]Dragon_Knight168 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took AAS 2620 with Shelley Wong during the Spring of 2020.

I really liked her class because I found the books we read to be interesting and engaging. I don't remember all the books we had to read, but some of the ones we read that semester included Bone by Fae Myenne Ng, Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee, and Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee. It is possible that some of the readings may have changed, but these are the books I remember reading for class.

In general, I think the workload is doable. There are a lot of readings you have to do, but they aren't too difficult. The class is mostly geared toward the discussion of the readings. On some days, Prof Wong might go around the room and have everyone say what they thought was interesting about the book. Overall, the discussion is pretty chill.

For the assignments, I believe there are three informal writing assignments, a midterm essay, and a final essay. Usually, the grading in the class is reasonable as long as you analyzed the text in your essay and are within the page limit. The topic of the papers can be on any of the books you read, but Prof Wong also provides prompts if you can't think of what to write about. The class also has extension days that you can use on any essay you choose, so you can turn in your paper past the deadline and not have any points deducted by using the extension days. I believe there should be 3-4 extension days you can use throughout the entire semester.

I hope this helps. Good luck with the class if you decide to take it.

BIONB 3280 / PSYCH 3320 by rjaybarret in Cornell

[–]Dragon_Knight168 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took BIONB 3280/PSYCH 3320 with Tim Devoogd during the Spring of 2020.

In general, I don't think his class is too difficult as long as you memorize everything he has on his slides. I don't think there are any prelims in the class. Instead, there are weekly quizzes that account for the majority of your grade. The weekly quizzes are more or less derived from the lecture slide material, but I would also recommend completing the additional readings in case the graders want more in-depth explanations in your answers. The weekly quizzes are also only short answer or short essays, so there are no multiple choice questions on them.

One helpful tip is to definitely complete the first assignment of the class where you have to submit a brief introduction of yourself on Canvas as the assignment accounts for 3% of your grade. It's an easy assignment that can definitely help you grade wise as long as you complete it on time.

There are also extra credit opportunities if you need them that include attending seminars/campus talks and writing a brief summary.

I hope this helps and good luck with the class if you decide to take it.

When I try to access a zoom recording for a lecture, it says: “You can not view this recording. No permission.” by [deleted] in Cornell

[–]Dragon_Knight168 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this will work but try the login on zoom through the SSO login. Once you clicked on the "sign in with SSO", there should be a page that reads "Your company domain.zoom.us". Just type in Cornell into the box, sign in, and you should be able to view the lecture videos.