Reviews of professor Xiaoling Pu

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I highly suggest taking Dr. Pu over the other prof teaching this class for which you could regret big time. Her specialty is investments and her focus is in this field. Don't overload yourself the semester taking it either because there is work in this class. However, if you put some time into it and connect with Pu you will be happier in the end.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Like 4 projects, 3-4 exams, Online HW, and CFA module. Its clear in the syllabus but can be overwhelming if you have tough classes this year. 33% of the wax and are in the practice and the lectures are super dry. If there was a better professor I would take them but she wasnt too bad.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Pu is hard to understand at times and her lectures are very dry. Clear grading criteria is given and there are group projects throughout semester. Exams can be rather easy as the study guides given out have some of the same questions and answers on them. Overall, not a bad experience with Dr. Pu.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pu's lectures were dry and hard to follow. After a week, there were only 10/50 peoplein class. Her exams were very easy, with most of the content from practice exams. However, her final was VERY difficult and she warned that she would change her future syllabus to be harder (attendance + harder exams) because of the lack of class involvement.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Waited a week to post any material and then gave an exam 3 days after she posted anything. Homework is extremely long and time consuming and is nothing like exams because homework is all math and tests are almost all conceptual.  Reading the textbook is mandatory to even have a fighting chance on exams but u still will not find all the info needed

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Completely a waste of time. No value added in this course. She is NOT able to explain things reasonably or clearly. No feedback on homework and exams. Hard to access after the class time.