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Course: STAT400

Professor: Cremins

Rate: 10/10

Course: CHEM231

Professor: Koppel

Comment: Extremely fast paced, good with answering questions AFTER class and office hours, have to teach yourself

Rate: 4/10

Course: ENGL393

Professor: Pam Orel

Comment: She's super accommodating. Extra credit for visiting the writing center. You finish the final paper before Thanksgiving which is a time crunch but makes the end of the semester so much easier.

Rate: 8/10

Course: BIOE 494

Professor: Dr. Lan Ma

Comment: She's a little boring but helpful in office hours. For the exam we got a ton of formula sheets and the exams were straightforward.

Rate: 9/10

Course: BSCI222

Professor: Dr. Kocher

Comment: He's kind of boring but tells you what will be on the exams and the final is optional. Easy if you do the homework, pay attention, and attend class.

Rate: 8/10

Course: BIOE372

Professor: Dr. Guiliano Scarcelli

Comment: Scarcelli is the best! This class is easier if you've taken AP stat or any stat class but he's super cool and funny and even though his class was at 8am everyone always showed up. Exams aren't bad.

Rate: 9/10

Course: HESI418D

Professor: Dula

Comment: Classes are super boring but the course is relatively easy if you need something to take

Rate: 8/10

Course: PSYC300

Professor: Tracy Tomlinson

Comment: Homework is easy but exams have been a little tough.

Rate: 7/10

Course: BSCI201

Professor: Lombardi

Comment: Amazing professor! Helpful in office hours and just a pleasant person all around

Rate: 10/10

Course: ENGL398N

Professor: David Todd

Comment: Such a good class, not too much busy work

Rate: 9/10

Course: INAG110

Professor: JoEllen Barnhart

Comment: Absolutely LOVED her. Took this class once a week on Wednesday's at night, but she always let out class early on top of giving us breaks since it's a long class. Sweetest professor ever and possibly my favorite here at UMD. Rarely gave anyone below an A- on speeches

Rate: 10/10

Course: FMSC290

Professor: Mokhtari

Comment: Teaching almost entirely through examples. Class turns into being him rambling for an hour and teaching for 15 minutes. Very approachable for office hours but the book explains things in a more concise way.

Rate: 4/10

Course: FMSC430

Professor: Allen

Comment: Love him! Keeps you engaged. Work load isn’t bad. Encourages discussion in a non-intimidating way.

Rate: 10/10

Course: BMGT350

Professor: Lefkoff

Comment: She is a dynamic professor who cares a lot about what she is talking about. Course material itself is a little dry and the exams are not the easiest; however, there are lots of opportunities to get your grade up otherwise with weekly assignments. Decent amount of work, but if you do the work you'll end up with a good grade.

Rate: 7/10

Course: HESI217

Professor: Don't remember specific professor, they're all wonderful though

Comment: It counts as DSSP, it's so easy and you learn about yourself as a leader. It can be kind of cheesy at times, but it's easy and fun! After this class I started the Leadership Studies Minor, which was a great experience, gpa boost and resume builder.

Rate: 10/10

Course: GEOL100

Professor: Centorbi

Comment: Class is minimal work and there are in class assignments once a week, usually Fridays. Exams are these things called concept sketches which she gives you ahead of time, so you just need to memorize them for the exams. The sketches are super time consuming to memorize and annoying, but she also gives some extra credit opportunities and drops your lowest test grade.

Rate: 6/10

Course: CHEM231

Professor: Stocker

Comment: So glad I had her! You have to study your lecture notes to do well, but the fact that she gave study packets was so so helpful. Has a binder full of past exams that strongly resemble her current ones (go to her office hours).

Rate: 9/10

Course: PSYC355

Professor: Elizabeth Redcay

Comment: LOVE her! I would take this class again if I could.

Rate: 10/10

Course: PSYC354

Professor: Dr. Naz

Comment: Love Dr. Naz but not really a fan of the class and all the writing assignments.

Rate: 7/10

Course: MATH120

Professor: Pilachowski

Comment: semi fast-paced; good at explaining; many examples; shows different methods to complete each problem; definitely recommend

Rate: 10/10

Course: BMGT340

Professor: Hallows

Comment: A lot of people don't like her, but she's really not that bad. She goes through problems quickly so definitely do the hw/video lectures before class otherwise you'll be lost. Assignments take a decent amount of time (probably 3ish hours/week) but they help a lot with learning the material. I prefer Hallows over Padhi 100%

Rate: 8/10

Course: GEOLl322

Professor: Centorbi

Rate: 4/10

Course: EDHD231

Professor: Dunbar

Comment: Kind of interesting material. Mostly papers and its pretty easy. He is a little hard to understand but has good intentions.

Rate: 7/10

Course: BSCI417

Professor: Daniel Stein

Comment: very interesting class, need to read a lot of research papers and be able to make inferences on methods, not too hard if you go to class

Rate: 9/10

Course: JOUR/WMST452

Professor: Renee Poussaint

Comment: This class is literally just discussions every day and only 4 assignments the whole semester-that being said they are each worth a huge part of your grade. she never discusses the assignments (all papers/presentations) in class, so you basically have very little guideline to follow. huge research paper at end. she's really smart and impressive as a professor. but the class is definitely geared towards people who like to write and don't need a lot of direction. very interesting content overall though

Rate: 6/10

Course: ECON414

Professor: Gustavo

Comment: He does not clarify anything well and is extremely unavailable for if you need any additional help. He's also extremely boring. There are plenty of other upper level ECON electives to take so take those instead!

Rate: 1/10

Course: BMGT301

Professor: GT Ozer

Comment: You can tell he cares a lot not only about the subject, but also about the students. He incorporates a lot of student feedback throughout the semester through a series of quick surveys (which are graded for completion and help boost your grade!). You don't have to go to lecture but it's definitely helpful and, at least to me, interesting/engaging.

Rate: 9/10

Course: INAG110

Professor: Dunning

Comment: He is a fair grader on speeches and is willing to help you brainstorm ideas or work on challenges. Does have pop quizzes and you should try to skim the book before class.

Rate: 7/10

Course: WMST255

Professor: O'Neil

Comment: Legit the best professor ever! She is the most amazing human you might ever meet. She made a 19th century novel about an unemotional woman interesting (I actually read like 90% of the 300 page book)! Very open to helping you brainstorm for the papers and really wants you to do well!

Rate: 10/10

Course: AREC200

Professor: Jorge Holzer

Comment: He's hard to understand and get frustrated when people don't participate. I would suggest sitting closer to the front so it is better to understand him. He does know what he's talking about when it comes to economics. Don't be intimidated if you're someone who isn't into economics because it was mostly basic stuff

Rate: 5/10

Course: COMM200

Professor: Meridith Styler

Comment: I honestly didn't understand 90% of the readings. The projects weren't difficult unless public speaking freaks you out. My prof really liked being the 'funky' teacher. She's super nice and answers any questions you ask. It is a heavy conversational class

Rate: 6/10

Course: AGNR301

Professor: Daria Scala

Comment: I was so excited for this class and it disappointed me. She's kind of mean to her TAs. I did not find her powerpoints helpful. Take lots and lots and lots of notes so you have answers to her study guide. Take some notes on the readings/podcasts that you can quickly go back to when she asks clicker questions. The actual information is interesting.

Rate: 4/10

Course: ENGL398E

Professor: Michael Winett

Comment: It has nothing to do with economics. If you plan to take it because of the economics specialty, you might as well take a regular professional writing class. Professor Winett is very formal, but nice and has a soothing voice. His projects are kind of extra.

Rate: 5/10