Jessica Nelson is an English professor at Northeastern University rated 4.6/5 by 11 students, with 2.6/5 difficulty and 100.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Jessica Nelson professor reviews and ratings: 4.6/5 from 11 student reviews at Northeastern (100.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Straightforward with requirements and feedback. She definitely wants you to understand course material but I think she also doesn't want you to hate/dread the class and it comes through in how she teachersENGW3302 2017-04-15 13:42:04 +0000 UTC
Very caring and understanding teacher, will give extensions for essays with good reasons. Very engaging teaching which is very successful. Overall a very good teacher.ENGW3380 2015-10-31 18:28:22 +0000 UTC
She is an awesome teacher, one of the best that ever taught me; but she is quite a tough grader. Should get her if you want to improve your writing skills.ENGW1111 2014-11-24 16:35:23 +0000 UTC
I took her AWD3301 in summer. She is just perfect. I hope I took college writing with her. Highly recommended.3301 2013-08-15 20:45:34 +0000 UTC
She is extremely passionate about her students and just wants you to do great in the class. She has a great sense of humor as well. Grade is based on 4 essays so make sure to get off on the right foot. Ask her for advice, if you follow her lead you'll get good grades on everything. Keep up with the reading (it helps).COLLWRIT 2012-03-29 12:42:06 +0000 UTC
She has a passion towards her class, and is always there to help you. I wish I could have had her for the first college writing class too.ENGL3301 2011-12-16 23:21:37 +0000 UTC
She is hard on grading and I had a really hard time with her. Do not take her!ENGL1111 2010-09-15 22:49:34 +0000 UTC
She is very helpful and gives good feedback, basically if you take her advice you will do well. She lets you write on a topic of your choosing so the assignments were actually pretty interesting.ENG301 2008-11-18 12:27:29 +0000 UTC
Jessica is very helpful and tailors the class to who is in it. She loves what she is teaching and tries to keep things fun with certain class discussions. She is relatively young so she can relate to us. Also she shows a movie for every essay we had to read, which helped bring ancient authors' views into the contemporary world.ENG111 2008-11-13 20:54:42 +0000 UTC
Jessica is a great professor. She truly cares about helping you and it is obvious that she loves what she teaches. This class really helped me practice and improve my writing skills and each unit was always very interesting and thought provoking.ENGU111 2007-01-01 12:00:36 +0000 UTC
The class helped me learn to write better. She works with you when you ask her to, and your never in the dark when it come to understanding what the authors piece means.ENG111 2006-12-25 22:05:56 +0000 UTC
Jessica Nelson has an average rating of 4.6/5 from 11 student reviews. 100.0% of students said they would take them again.
Jessica Nelson's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.6/5 based on student reviews.
Jessica Nelson has taught ENGW3302, ENGW1111, ENGW3304, ENGW3315, ENGW3308, ENGW3306 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.