Abby Wood

BUSL1819 · PLGL39 · PLGL35A · PLGL35 · BUSL19 · BUSL18 · 54 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 96/100
RMP rating: 4.9/5
Take again: 93.75%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

Take Abby Wood for business or paralegal law if you will actually do the reading; she makes a dense subject fair and winnable.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear feedback kingBusiness law made simpleGet ready to readStudent-centeredOrganized Canvas courses

Near-universal praise for , and care in BUSL and paralegal courses
Reading-heavy but structured path to strong grades with study guides and
Online uses proctoring tools;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

, and note-friendly exams make As common if you keep up with reading.

Online summer sometimes open-note; exams.

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

Business law is dense and reading-heavy, but explanations and .

Both formats stress long readings; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Online is often asynchronous with optional attendance; .

Online reviews lean optional; in-person more often mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students repeatedly call her the go-to business law professor and .

Recommendation is excellent in both formats with .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

classes, and meaningful extra credit.

Format shift

; in-person also notes flexible late policies in some courses.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Weekly quizzes, discussions, and , but and doable.

Format shift

Online reading load stands out; some in-person and PLGL sections feel lighter.

Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

Uses real lawyer examples, organizes Canvas well, and .

Format shift

Both formats rate teaching extremely high; .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of and finals with study guides.

Format shift

Online is quiz and discussion driven; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person lectures use lawyer war stories to demystify law; .

Main concern

Volume of material and .

What students said

“She allows notes on exams, so .”
BUSL18

“Easy A and interesting. .”
PLGL39

“No excuse lesser than an A”
BUSL18

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Highly organized online courses with , and manageable paced work.

Main concern

and proctored midterms or finals can surprise under-prepared students.

What students said

“if you do the . Study guides for the midterm and ”
BUSL18

“ and final but allows 2+ hours to do tests.”
BUSL18

“Prof. Wood's online course was by far the and well structured course I have taken.”
PLGL39

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are structured and often note or study-guide supported, with online proctoring as the main friction.

Study guidesOpen note optionsHonorlock or Proctorio onlineMultiple choice exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Many students report notes allowed or large note sheets for midterms and .

Notes on examsStudy guidesMultiple choice midterm and final

“She allows notes on exams, so .”
BUSL18

“She lets you provide 2 full sheets of and 5 full sheets for .”
BUSL18

“Midterm and .”
PLGL39

Online

Midterms and time; summer can be open note.

HonorlockProctorioOpen note summer testsStudy guides

“ and final but allows 2+ hours to do tests.”
BUSL18

“ but its not too bad, just make sure you read the material.”
BUSL18

“For the , but this class would be much harder closed note.”
BUSL18

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Need to take Business Law? You .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting feedback, reading load, and grade outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“Prof Wood makes quite boring material as interesting as it can be and and experience.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

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📖 Reading Load

58/100

“I was very intimidad by this class because of all the reading required.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“If you want to get an A, .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

use public cases or
THE BEST!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you do the
genuinely difficult to do poorly in her class
It's impossible to fail her class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She truly cares about her students
This professor is a true gem!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent and older reviews are highly , and grade friendliness.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 29 · A- 4

B range

B 7

C range

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