Reviews of professor Mercedes Vargas

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I actually really liked Prof. Vargas. She did not just lecture in class, and encouraged student participation and had us practice the language; therefore I really felt like I learned during the class. We also learned a lot about culture as well. My only criticism is sometimes I felt she talked too much about politics.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mrs. Vargas is a great professor. She is strict but she is also very kind and it is easy to get extra credit in her class. Everything is pretty easy as long as you know your vocabulary and grammar rules. She makes the class interesting and engaging. Mrs. Vargas makes learning Spanish fun and I would definitely take her again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Really nice teacher. You do need to come to class. Great stories. Participation is required. As long you do homework easy A

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For those of you deciding whether to take this class,, avoid it! The students that are enrolled in this class, you are expected to check her class plan 24/7. She gets upset when students dont check it regularly. Makes you print all the chapters. Book is expensive. Lacks clarity. Exams are 20 to 25 minutes long. Be wise and take a different class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She's very nice and caring. She even set up zoom meetings for additional one-on-one or small group instruction. However, she is really hard if new to Spanish. First day of class we were conjugating Spanish words instead of learning the alphabet, numbers, and basics. Tons of homework and tests. Some lectures would get confusing. Very hard.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Although I got an A in the class, Prof. Vargas is one of the WORST professors I've taken at CPP. She is very, VERY disorganized and flutters all over the place during class. Attendance is MANDATORY, and she demands your camera on AT ALL TIMES and calls you out if you don't. Assigns WAY too much homework and is strict on lateness. Lots of group work

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Vargas is very understanding of late work, she loves to help her students understand Spanish and grammar rules. She respectfully corrects students when they have made mistakes. Encourages participation a lot. Lots of vocabulary to learn but nothing out of the ordinary. Should be good for entry level Spanish speakers.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I think people have this bad notion that Spanish 1111 is an easy A. Remember that you're signing up to learn a whole new language. That means a lot of memorizing words and new grammar. All Spanish classes are like that, and professor Vargas did a great job teaching it. She was very accommodating, fair, and encouraged participation from each student

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is class is very very very unfriendly to the non-Spanish speaker. The first class would teach me how to read words and sentences rather than ABCD.