Reviews of professor Patricia Cates

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You will have to teach yourself most of the material. Class is the diluted version of whats on the exam/textbook and it's only topics SHE likes to talk about. She is not lenient and the extra credit is not enough for how little she teaches. This class is more effort than its worth, but if you lower your expectations its not that bad.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
 She told us we would be docked a letter grade for missing too many days, then she changed it to only docking us one point near the end of the semester. When I reached out for help she was very unprofessional and degraded me for reaching out even though she said it was to be a 'lesson for the future,' but she said it in a very demeaning manner.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Cates is VERY entertaining. Shares lots of personal experiences and stories. All notes are taken on paper, and the only time she allows laptops is when we're using Excel. She provides many resources to help students outside of class. She can move a little fast sometimes, but she's very accommodating if you ask her to slow down.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Excellent accountant, terrible professor. She does random rants, sends dozens of announcements, unorganized class structure, and front loaded the class. This is the hardest class I've taken and it shouldn't be. The tutors are the only good thing about this class, she's already under fire from her department head. Good luck.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Cates is more of an accountant than a professor. 3 tests + final with practice exams and review sessions for each. HW has 3 tries per question AND DO IT EARLY. do NOT wait til the last second to finish it. go to tutoring if you need help (they are super knowledgable and helpful ESPECIALLY with the 2 projects). extra credit given if you go tutoring.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Awful class. The professor herself is a nice lady but she does not know how to teach. You have 2 excel projects which she makes you get either a 0 or 100 which is unfair. She relies way too much on the tutors to the point that its them doing her job. Attendance is mandatory and all she does is rant and not even teach. Don't take her class!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I am sure that she is a great accountant, just not a great teacher. She is very unorganized and doesn't give clear instructions. She has assignments where you can only get a "0" or a "100". It's completely unnecessary. In order to understand everything, you must read the textbook. She barely goes over anything in class. Gets off topic easily too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Excellent professor: she does not read straight off the book. She gives personality to her lectures, uses personal stories for us to understand the material, and lets us have OPEN NOTES for her tests. She is a strict grader, however. You MUST go to tutoring for the projects, but do not worry the tutors will help you. Do not use your phone in class!