Reviews of professor Cristian Gogu

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Attendance is meaningless, unless you want to stay for 75 minutes of him reading off slides and awkward silence. For a 1000-level POLS class, this has been very difficult to navigate, as each TA uses different (yet harsh) grading systems and exam questions were extremely specific, which could be seen by over 75% of my class failing the midterm.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures are not mandatory because he posts the slides online, so no stress if you can't/ don't want to go. Gogu lays the information out very straightforwardly for students and essentially gives you the answers to the midterm and final in the review session. Weekly reading quizzes are super easy and an A in this class is very attainable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is really kind

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He isn't a bad professor, he's really chill. You have three pop quizzes throughout the semester, and two debates. The midterm is really easy. The homework's are just articles that you need to read before class but I never did it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Grades very heavily when it comes to essays and such. There are only two essays. Two exams. and quizzes. The essays and quizzes aren't weighted heavily, so if you do semi-bad on your exam, you have no chance of passing. Won't answer any questions when asked about the essays or the exams. Lectures are boring and not engaging.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Gogu's lectures are incredibly boring, but thankfully attendance is not mandatory. The TA's grade very harshly even on simple assignments (gave me a 50 on a fully complete assignment??). The midterm is so difficult and is extremely specific, it relies way too much on stuff from the textbook so u basically have to memorize it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Gogu is honestly one of the best professors out there. He is pretty funny, and doesn't give too much work, but you can tell that he's really passionate about what he teaches. Definitely ask questions, he usually gives very good responses. He made the online learning experience a lot easier for me. I definitely recommend taking his class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Gogu lectures sound like a bad student presentation every class. For our midterm he told us that the exam was going to be about the textbook, not the lectures. His tests are impossible the questions are so specific to the textbook that you basically need it memorized, and he wouldn't curve the exam. Grading is extremely harsh by the TA's.DON'T TAKE

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Graded by a few things but very fair with grading. Answers questions and emails very quickly. Study well for the midterm and final and you will do fine. Lectures aren't mandatory and he posts his slides immediately after class.Two assignments, chapter quizzes that are available on quizlet a map quiz that he offers two toys at, midterm and final