Reviews of professor Nastaran Simarasl

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would not recommend this professor. Every week she assigns three quizzes for each chapter. She grades the writing assignments very hard even if you follow what she asks for. How she explains stuff will confuse you more because she uses incomprehensible vocabulary to sound smart instead of trying to help us understand. Exams are hard too.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was my least favorite class this semester. She grades harshly and follows a very rigid structure when it comes to discussions and assignments, which makes it difficult to think creatively or explore different perspectives. Based on the syllabus, wearing workout clothes or tank tops to class is unprofessional and you will be docked points. Lol.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She makes you take 2 quizzes before class (before teaching the actual chapter to us). When we made suggestions to her about the class she would get very defensive and talk over you or cut you off. Clearly, she is not able to take constructive criticism. As a graduate student I expected less testing and more hands on projects and assignments. AVOID!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you take professor Simar, be prepared to have work improperly evaluated for the amount of work necessary to complete it. The syllabus was updated after the last class session (without any prior notice to students) to weigh an assignment much less than originally weighted. 5-6% was removed that caused everyone's grade to drop drastically.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is honestly one of the most annoying professors Ive ever had throughout my education. Her lectures are full of fluff and never get straight to the point which is a waste of time. Half of the semester was chill hardly gave work we did kids crafts. The last month she decided to hit us with lots of work and pop quizzes that make no sense.