Reviews of professor Maria Vargas

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
very confusing teacher, too much reading, pop quizzes

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
At first, I didn't enjoy Professor Vargas due to her teaching style until I talked with her one-on-one. She is a really caring and sweet soul who just cares about teaching students and really cares about students if they return the energy to her. Grades attendance HARD but she's an easy grader as long as you talk to her personally.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Vargas is a great, intelligent and passionate professor. Don't let her sweet demeaner fool you, she expects good and thoughtful work from you. Don't take this class if you aren't going to take the subject matter seriously because she does.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't get me wrong she is a great teacher, but she grades may things but barely gives any points. U have to show up, must sign in to receive the attendance points. No extra credit, it is rare so if she gives u some DO IT.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Participation matters extremely in this class and is 10% of your grade but will grade you low. Quiz questions are hard and her powerpoints are mainly just quotes from readings. Not easy questions on quiz or final.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I would not recommend this professor, I don't like the way the class was structured. Simply does not care about the students. Saddened that this is the only professor that teaches the course I need.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not that great of a professor, in my experience. Lots of reading, with plenty of reading quizzes, but she frequently puts in gotcha questions that make you mess up. As for her lectures, the slides are confusing and frankly a mess. She oftentimes goes off on tangents as well, so sometimes we don't cover the material on time.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Vargas is really passionate about what she lectures on and she expects students to put in honest effort to understand the material. Some of the readings may be intimidating because of its complexity, but if you reach out to her outside of class, she's very helpful in getting you to understand the readings.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
All these comments are mad cap. Tough grader, tough exams, tough course. All her students are failing and she takes zero accountability for it. Interesting class; wouldnt recommend this professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor, my favorite from the this semester. Great to chat with outside of class. The class is hard but you're not going to learn anything in an easy class. She's very kind.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her class may seem hard, but I believe that just becuase you have to genuinely absorb the material to get a good grade. There will not be any reminders, or announcements about due dates for assignments. Attendance is also mandatory, but if you communicate with her she will be leniant and understanding.