Reviews of professor Laura Renteria Diaz

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Laura is super sweet and a genuinely nice person as I met with her to discuss my exams. However, she often goes over lecture time and the material is really dense and heavy. The exams are worded weirdly, I did well on both SA components but failed the MC on the two midterms. She is knowledgable but you need to take detailed notes. lots of work!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Super nice professor. Exams are fair however her exams test your understanding of the material not what you can memorize. Material is relatively easy to understand especially if you have her slides and the textbook. Great prof would definitely take another of her courses

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Honestly, one of the most demanding prof I have ever had. She would always go past lecture time. She was not accommodating during the pandemic at all (she basically took advantage of the recorded classes to go beyond 1 hour 15 min). I would avoid at all cost. Her averages are also very low and exams very hard (especially MCQ weirdly formulated).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had her for two classes in separate semesters and I thought that she was dull, uninteresting, and unengaging. I once had her for 3-hour lectures which were an absolute nightmare and it was only that that made the 1.25-hour lecture bearable. To sum up, she said she became a professor because "she had to do SOMETHING with her degree."

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved her for research methods. However, anyone taking this class should know that it is more about understanding then memorizing everything by heart. She makes clear PowerPoints but going to class and reading the text book is for sure helpful. Anyways, she is great, don't hesitate to write her an email she answers fats too. Tests are fair.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Laura was honestly one of my favourite professors at Concordia. I had her for two classes, including PSYC 454, and she is able to break down complex material into understandable parts and goes over it as many times as needed. Always responds to questions and is uper accessible outside of class. You can tell she is a genuinely sweet person.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Diaz is a nice person, but I found her 333 class extremely difficult. If you are a good test taker, you will probably do well. If you are not, I would advise you to avoid. There is only 3 grades being 2 midterms (30% each) and a final (40%). Material is long and heavy and exams are difficult/meant to really try and trick you.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is OK - better than many profs, but not the best either. She is usually sweet and knowledgeable BUT the material is pretty hard, and so are her tests! Her wording in questions can be super ambiguous, and if you try to dispute some questions, good luck... So, I would say her biggest flaw is that she doesn't listen to students' feedback!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
love this girl shes so sweet, has super clear grading + what you need to study and shes so nice with extra help