Reviews of professor Brent Lao

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Lao is a fantastic professor. He covers an extremely difficult topic, yet he makes it easier with the way he explains those aspects in-class. It is necessary to attend class and to read the book as well. I would definitely recommend taking Professor Lao.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great Professor. Very nice guy. Would not hesitate to take him again. Just make sure you do well on the exams since the point total for the semester is very low.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Brent is a great teacher for a very tough course. He definitely cares about each student's success and is always available outside of class. Tests are quite difficult and account for a majority of the grade. He is a very forgiving grader!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is one of those accounting courses where you review a ton of similar examples and grasp the concept and study them only for the problem format to change completely on exams. Also, he didn't change any requirements of workload or grading leniency when the class switched to online for the remainder of the semester due to coronavirus. Frustrating

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have tremendous respect for Dr. Lao. I miscalculated an input on one consolidation problems from the first exam and was hit pretty hard with my grade. I pointed out my mistake and he regraded my exam on the spot. He really cares about his students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the better accounting professor I have had here at ISU. Grades very similar to all other 231 teachers. However, his test are a lot easier than the other professors.