Reviews of professor Francesca Tripodi

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tripodi was my favorite teacher this semester and made me consider adding a Soci minor. Lectures would be her breaking down the readings due the following week (and weekly pop quiz). She is super passionate about the subject and she uses a lot of her own examples to make concepts easier. Coolest prof ever, take her for a fun and interesting Gen Ed!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Tripodi often frustrated me because she treats her class like it's not worth her time. She often seems flustered or uncomfortable and would try to not offend anyone to the point of it just being awkward. The "pop quizzes" aren't quizzes and the paper on observation was just a check the box kind of thing. Did not enjoy her personality either.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Class was super interesting, shes very understanding as a professor however this is not an extremely easy gen ed. She doesnt round up final grades no matter how close you are. Canceled class sometimes just to give a break or do an online activity. Midterm was difficult b/c its short answer but the final was easy!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had a lot going on this semester, but Tripodi was caring and understanding about my situation. She was really helpful during her office hours. While she is new to teaching soci 300, she tried to make it to engage the students in what they are interested in, which I appreciated. It made going to class better. Would definitely take again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Tripodi is really the nicest professor in the world. Super engaging lectures, very understanding, not very difficult to understand. Definitely recommend, you'll love her!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Best teacher I had this semester. 2 exams which were manageable since they were not cumulative, a paper which was easy, and other small assignments that are easy to get As in.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Tripodi is overall an amazing professor. She's very funny and makes her lectures interesting. She has a policy where you cannot email her questions, which I personally did not like. The class is graded on very few things, so if you are aiming for an A+, you can't get a B on any tests. Assigns weekly readings and doesn't post lectures on Canvas

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Lectures are fairly interesting, she speaks in sociology jargon and quotes sociologists frequently, so keep up with the readings or else you'll be a little lost. Gives random pop quizzes and the material is somewhat interesting so it's worth going to class but attendance is not mandatory, although I frequently slept in and still got a solid B.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ok teacher. Claims tests and quizzes are for understanding but more about memorization. Write answers and respond verbatim to what lectures phrasing is. Knows their stuff about research in social sciences. Crammed heavy statistics lecture into the last class of the semester, would have been better at the beginning of the semester.