Reviews of professor Sophia Carodenuto

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class has been a great introduction to a complex series of topics. I had to study really hard though but ended up doing well on the exams. Pro tip: Come to lectures. She often gives away the answers to the exam questions just like that, so if you are paying attention in class, you will likely get a few freebees on the exam.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She seems nice but her lectures put me to sleep every time :/

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took 101A with her and really enjoyed it. She's an engaging lecturer and brings fun activities into the classroom. But you have to put in the work! Seems like most of the students posting here didn't do well in the course and are frustrated with their bad grades. I'm surprised because all exams were open book!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is incredibly knowledgable in her field, and it shows, but with her lecturing style I found it difficult to stay engaged. One thing to be aware of is that labs would be a lot of work, but only count towards 1% of your grade, but at least the grading was pretty forgiving. Overall, content was interesting, just found the structure to be tedious.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had Sophia in 101A. She's a passionate and inspiring professor who is doing really cool research on how deforestation is imported through products like chocolate. By the way, I've heard from friends that her upper-level classes (388 and 450) are some of the best in the Department!