Reviews of professor Brenda Samaniego

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Super hard class. Don't take it unless you need it for your major. She talks really fast and has a thick accent so lectures are tough to follow and even if you do, the assignments are a totally different beast. She's nice & very passionate and tries hard. She's not a good teacher. She's not a tough grader tho so if you do well you'll be rewarded.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you have to take ECON113 for your major, do not take her class. From a personal experience, if you have any other commitments as well when you go to school, I can guarantee you will fail her class! Her class is only for students with no work, internships, etc. or any similar commitments!! Work load and her tests level, something to consider!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
really cares about students. after everything got screwed up because of covid, she tried to make everything as easy as possible for students (extensions on assignments, giving us online exam practice ahead of time, and even an extension on the final). homework is impossible to get 100% on but they are able to be done in groups. 5 assignments 2 midt

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her lecture is not clear and fast-paced. You are better off with going to sections and ask TA questions to get the best grade possible.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Should have taken someone else for Econometrics, as I don't have any positive things to say about her class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures don't help at all, be prepared to do a lot of self study and TA sections. Assignments and midterms are notoriously difficult which include about % 70 grade

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It didn't take long until this class became a total nightmare. unmanageable workload and quizzes and tests with midterms so difficult that most of questions were not even close to what have been covered in the lectures. A lot of self study will get you a passing grade...

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Avoid her class! Should have dropped her before I hurt my 3.95 GPA! Be Cautious

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Samaniego is great! Four assignments (homework) graded on effort can be completed as a group. Exams are open notes but test knowledge, so if you just have notes, don't expect a decent grade. 2 midterms + Final = 60% of the grade, but you can drop your lowest exam, including the final. She is very accessible out of class. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
 this class is one of the easiest classes I've taken coming from an average-grade kinda student. she gives out extra credit, grades by effort, and lets us create our midterms. she encourages u to use chatgpt on assignments and unlimited notes on exams, her accent is not heavy at all and she is very sweet. i would recommend the class