Reviews of professor Nicole Albada

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Dr. Albada for 10A and 10B, and she is by far the most organized professor I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. There were no surprises with grading, and I appreciated how many things contributed to my grade. She won't take late work, curve, or give extra credit, but with a reasonable amount of work an A is very attainable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
this professor is in my top 3 at UCSB. i had a family situation going on when i was in her class and she was so  supportive of me during that time. whenever I had a question, I could always ask her after class or over email. the class is definitely super heavy in terms of lecture, and the proposal is worth 30 percent, but she's a good prof!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Wanted to like this class, but there is a participation requirement that makes you ask questions/raise your hand in class basically every class period to not get penalized (kind of unfair). Attendance is "mandatory" but it is not taken. Exams graded a bit harshly IMO but other assignments offset it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
professor albada makes a difficult course manageable and even fun! her lectures are great and her course structure is not only very clear, but makes the terrifying research paper doable. the writing labs might seem like busy work, but they basically wrote my entire 15 page paper. she is very fair about her course and i cant wait to have her again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took her for 10A and 10B. Shes great and really clearly explains the material. Her attendance policy changed from 10A to 10B, she used to use eye clicker and now she has group in class assignments due once a week. Overall the conceptual stuff from 10B can be difficult to understand at first but just reach out to her.