Rita Hu
1 course · 24 reviews
All Reviews
Pretty interesting class discussions. Tough grader, but is available for feedback
7/21/2026
A lot discussion in class, participation does matter. She's very generous and willing to help, as long as u have a good excuse, it's possible to extend your deadline a little bit. The only thing is that she might not grade the assignments very on time, most of them are graded at the end of the semester.
1/12/2026
Great professor overall. As long as you participate in class discussions and put some decent thought and effort into your papers, you'll be just fine. She offers help outside of class and is lenient with deadlines. Very understanding and offers solid feedback.
12/10/2025
HONESTLY THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER EVER TRUST ME DO NOT NOT TAKE HER COURSE - TAKES 4EVER TO GRADE PAPERS AND NEVER RESPONDS TO EMAILS
9/29/2025
I got B's and C's on some assignments, but she always reached out to me first to offer help. She did this with every student, which is super caring of her. She's very passionate abt the topics we read, and she's rlly leninent w/ deadlines. She only took 2-3 weeks to hand stuff back, similarly to other Eng profs. Super sweet and you'll get an A.
7/8/2025
After turning in an essay, prepare to wait months to receive feedback. I genuinely believe she does not read my essays, as she always states I do not use any quotes when I purposely ensure to use a quote in every paragraph. She is a very nice person, but I do not recommend her as a professor.
4/30/2025
While Dr. Hu is not the best at grading she is one of the most caring professors ever. She did not make the class the huge deal that some of the other college writing professors did. She was very open to letting us make writing identity our own based on our identities. She is also very understanding of heavy work loads and will extend deadlines.
2/25/2025
the worst professor at this institution. AVOID her at all costs and you won't regret it. she is so unqualified.she doesn't even grade anything and gives you a random grade (she likely rolls a 6-sided letter dice down the stairs) with absolutely no feedback. if there is feedback, it doesn't make sense. I wouldn't wish one semester of her for anyone
1/10/2025
Dr. Hu is such a nice person that it almost hurts to leave her a bad review. She is extremely slow at grading; you are guaranteed to receive feedback on writing well after that feedback is useful. Additionally, I didn't receive a single comment (not one) on the 9 page research paper that served as the final paper for the class when she graded it.
1/4/2025
Nice prof but so unprepared. Doesn't respond to emails. Never grades on time; crams grading (prob doesn't even read what u wrote). Extremely harsh grader- will take points off for random reasons. Expects a lot from her students while not attempting to help them. Trust me, do not take this class - it will ruin your gpa + confidence as a writer
12/25/2024
Dr. Hu is an amazing professor who really cares about her students. She makes everyone feel welcomed and greatly improved my writing. She often extends deadlines and makes expectations clear. I went in knowing I was not the best writer, however she built my confidence and made college writing a good experience even when I dreaded taking the class.
12/29/2023
Rita is kind to her students and flexible with extending paper deadlines. But, if you don't write the way she wants or argue something she agrees with, she will grade you down. She also rarely gives full credit for assignments. If you don't already know how to write, don't take her class because I think it's harder than real English major courses.
4/27/2023
Not a very harsh grader in my opinion. Class is pretty boring--half the class is usually spent talking about deadlines, the other half either talking about a reading no one did or a lesson she borrowed from someone else. Boring is worth it for a (relatively) easy A though. Sometimes deadlines are a little short, but she's flexible with them.
4/16/2023
Professor Hu is very kind and cares about her students. She will give an extension if needed and I always enjoyed the class discussions. My one criticism would be that she didn't grade or provide feedback to a major essays till after we finished the class.
12/27/2022
Quite literally the worst professor I\'ve ever had. Blatantly unprofessional and unqualified, yet she works in the law school? Showed up to class 5-12 minutes late everyday, always unprepared. Only offered 2 office hour morning sessions during other classtimes. Didn\'t provide any useful or clear feedback, "???"s were common. Constantly made excuses.
5/23/2022
This professor, Rita Hu, is genuinely HORRENDOUS. I wouldn't wish taking this professor upon my worst enemy. The essay instructions are incredibly vague which allows her to take off points for absolute bogus reasons when grading. Avoid this unqualified professor at all costs.
3/4/2022
I thought WashU's stupid college writing program was meant to help you *become* a good writer. Guess not in this class, though. She basically gives hardly intelligible, vague, and complex assignments, doesn't explain or teach us anything, and then gives everyone a B. You are expected to be a perfect writer on day 1. Avoid her at all costs, please.
8/28/2021
She is an extremely hard grader, you will never receive 100 on any assignment. She is extremely condescending when giving feedback and honestly does not help much. Her office hours fill up fast so getting help outside of the class is tough. This class lowered my confidence in writing and I would not take another class with her.
5/4/2021
She gives us these meta and difficult prompts but does not explain or help in any regard, and then on top of that grades really harshly. The class discussions are her talking for an hour and her being super unclear about what a good thesis is. Dont take her college writing class.
3/16/2021
Her grading is harsh even though she never explains the prompt clearly. Never really teaches how to write but expects us to be writing experts at an entry, basic mandatory college writing class. The average is low, and without a curve, this will be one of the harshest, toughest college writing classes on the entire CWP roster. DO NOT TAKE HER.
3/15/2021
This class is exhaustive. Definitely one of the most difficult college writing classes. Skip her if you have her for CWP because I am drowning in constant essays (smth that other classes don't do) long readings. It's really difficult pushing out long essays weekly without much feedback and clear directions. Interesting reads but no time to enjoy.
3/4/2021
I'm only halfway through the semester with this horrible professor but I want to scream everytime I'm in class. She sets us up to fail--never explains the assignments clearly and then complains that all of us are terrible writers and gives all Bs. Literally makes us hate on other students' assignments, which is extremely awkward. Don't take her!!!
2/26/2021