Reviews of professor Victor Aguiar

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was in Professor Aguilars ECON 2260 course (honours micro). The course was significantly different than typical econ courses where the methodology revolves around memorization and repetition. This course is case based, and therefore requires a different approach in order to be successful. Make sure to understand the material. Great class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Extremely intelligent individual, his lectures can be hard to follow but he is willing to help outside of class and go over topics. He really works to connect the concepts to the real world, highly suggest doing readings before class so you understand his lectures and meet with him outside of class if you're having difficulty.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
gave good grades but you cannot understand him or pay attention even if you want to. Its impossible to take notes. Interesting subject but he gives no examples. Very friendly outside class and willing to help if needed although the explanation never makes sense.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was in his 2260A course and it was not enjoyable. You have to read all the chapter readings beforehand and it's difficult to follow along with what he's saying. He also often goes on long tangents. The marking scheme is unreasonable. Course organization was poor: all materials, rubrics, and PDFs were posted under the announcement tab.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Worst economics professor seen at Western. Heard he's moving schools so friends at new school beware. Very arbitrary grading methods. DEDUCTS MARKS FOR THE SAME ERROR TWICE ON EXAMS. Gives an exam intended for "2 hours" and extends the timer to 6 hours because of inhuman difficulty far beyond undergrad level. Lectures talk about irrelevant things.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Barely gives feedback on assignments. Very dry lectures. Hard to understand.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The class can be very confusing and you may fell lost during most of it, yet you'll constantly score higher than expected. He grades midterms and finals based off how well he likes you so make sure you show up to class and pretend to be a good student so you can get in his good-books.