Jonathan Benda is an English professor at Northeastern University rated 3.57/5 by 403 students, with 2.62/5 difficulty and 56.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Jonathan Benda professor reviews and ratings: 3.57/5 from 403 student reviews at Northeastern (56.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Easy class. Pretty easy-going professor. Each assignment is graded as "Complete" or "Incomplete," and if you do the bare minimum, you can pass with a decent grade. You focus on one project the entire sem, but be ready to write a good amount. There's a big essay that you write, and then you gotta create a final project, which is open-ended.ENGW1111 2025-12-17 07:35:27 +0000 UTC
Save yourself. Run!ENGW3304 2024-06-10 00:25:58 +0000 UTC
Everyone in the class literally sits there and does homework for their other classes while he lectures about who knows what. He is a great man, and he truly does care, but the class is unbearable. He also makes assignments due at midnight of the day they were assigned, if you have one late assignment the max grade you can get in the class is a B-ENGW11012 2023-04-10 16:11:11 +0000 UTC
I learn nothing from his classENGW3315 2018-12-06 00:31:44 +0000 UTC
Overall, really nice professor ! If you do at least some work and participate easy A-. Sometimes he might seems overwhelming with the assignments but he is an understanding professor! Would definitely recommend for writing class!ENGW1102 2017-04-10 13:43:14 +0000 UTC
Overall a good professor. He's the kinda guy who jokes all the time and laughs at his own jokes. He's very nice and always there to help his students. Recommended.ENGL3301 2012-12-19 19:52:50 +0000 UTC
Very underrated. Grading system for this class is very clear and if you care/want to do well, you wouldn't have a problem with getting at least an A-.ENGW1111 2025-12-17 03:56:33 +0000 UTC
Dr. Benda is a very nice man. He cares about his students. If you care and put the work in you will get an A or A-, guaranteed. My friend who didn't do anything got a B. I personally enjoyed this guy and would take him again!ENGW3304 2018-11-03 13:34:11 +0000 UTC
Such a nice prof!ENGW11012 2016-10-24 13:43:41 +0000 UTC
Extraordinarily boring lectures, but the structure of the class is great and an easy A. only two papers which you do at least three drafts of, and only a few outside of class assignments.ENGW1111 2025-11-24 19:31:11 +0000 UTC
Professor was not interesting at all. The whole class was not participating and he was talking alone most of the time. Not too much work and just 3 writing projects due. I would say an easy A.ENGW3304 2015-11-12 14:32:25 +0000 UTC
He is the manENGW11012 2014-05-09 18:10:54 +0000 UTC
Jonathan Benda has an average rating of 3.57/5 from 403 student reviews. 56.0% of students said they would take them again.
Jonathan Benda's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.62/5 based on student reviews.
Jonathan Benda has taught ENGW1111, ENGW3304, ENGW3315, HONR1310, ENGW1102, ENGL2695, ENGL2760 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.