Reviews of professor Mario Telo

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lecture mandatory, there was about 4 papers and final project for fall 2022. His lectures go overtime and a lot of information that he reads too fast to types everything. Also a large amount of reading, gsi Alice was good but the class overall was ok.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
My favorite professor in all for years at Cal. He is inspiring, kind, down to earth, and absolutely, mind-blowingly brilliant. Get ready to think and get far smarter just from being in his presence and hearing him speak. He is so easy going and creates a warm, safe environment yet pushes you to think deeply and critically. An absolute must take!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Telo definitely knows what he's talking about. He goes in depth into the critical analysis of Ancient Greek culture and literature. He is an incredibly approachable and amicable professor and will give you extensions if you show you truly need them. Very creative individual; would definitely take again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing and caring professor. Lectures are super engaging, interesting and organized. Midterm and finals are all memorization- based so make sure you give yourself time to study (but it's easy content all covered in class). Papers were interesting to write and the GSIs give great feedback. Overall a fantastic class. Lecture notes all posted online

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Telo is hilarious and an engaging lecturer. The material is super well organized and clear, and he has a unique and compelling approach to analyzing literature. Hes vastly knowledgeable and frequently discusses theory as it relates to the literature, which enriches the class. Despite the wealth of material covered the class is fairly easy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
OK, so I'm coming back for another review. I had taken this class last semester and let me say: I've quoted/cited this class so many times in other film/media/literature classes. I didn't realize it at first, but this class taught me how to analyze literary work and media in an abstract manner. As a hum. student with a STEM mind, I loved it here :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Took this last year and Professor Telo is very enthusiastic and informed about his subject. The lectures are recorded videos. The discussion sections are led by a GSI, but sometimes the Professor teaches. Both are very enjoyable! With four essays, participation and a final creative project, getting a good score from this class is easily achievable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Telo is probably the best professor I will ever have. His lectures are so interesting and he's THE nicest person ever. Assigns plenty of reading but it's not hard to keep up at all, and tests are easy! This class convinced me to pursue a second major in classics. I can't wait to take a class with Mario again.