Melanie Rio

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

This professor has taught: ARHU275, ENGL101, ENGL202, ENGL250, ENGL255, ENGL256, ENGL275, WGSS255

Grades

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.74 between 153 students*

Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 16.99%
A: 11.76%
A+: 2.61%
B-: 15.03%
B: 15.03%
B+: 14.38%
C-: 0.65%
C: 5.23%
C+: 2.61%
D-: 1.31%
D: 0.65%
F: 3.92%
W: 9.15%
other: 0.65%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.
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Melanie Rio
ENGL256

Expecting an A
admin
05/21/2023		Ms. Rio is a *fantastic* teacher. Tragically, this is her last semester at UMD - though if she comes back, I'd highly recommend taking a class with her. She's super chill, the workload was literally just reading for 98% of the semester - couldn't get any easier really, and the content she teaches is fun. The reading themselves were all well selected, with even Beowulf being a super modern translation that made it super fun. The class itself was basically just come to class with the reading done, talk about it for a bit over an hour, leave. The discussions were actually enjoyable too, which is something I didn't expect honestly. All in all, Dr. Rio is a fantastic professor!
Melanie Rio
ENGL255

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/17/2021		It is truly criminal that she has no reviews. I swear I am not one to exaggerate, but this class changed my entire outlook on life. I forgot that academics were supposed to be fun, and fulfilling, and professor rio helped remind me of that. I really hope that if you are considering taking her class, you do. I am a senior graduating this December, and I wish I could go back and sign up for one more class of hers. Professor rio struck a perfect balance between stimulating interesting discussions and allowing us to talk about the topics we found most interesting in the books we were reading. She has a real gift for teaching, and I promise you won't regret signing up for one of her classes.