Reviews of professor Marcia DiStaso

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Absolutely love this class! A great professor who is respected in not only the school but the PR industry, with amazing connections. She invites a recent UF grad each week to come speak. The class is great too, with meaningful lectures and assignments that actually help. The tests also arent tricky either and are easy to do well on if you study.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is the BEST! She is so well respected and knowledgeable about the field. She has tons of awards and it's no surprise why. I love her class. She brings in a ton of interesting guest speakers and all of the assignments are relevant and not too difficult. No attendance, but tests are based on lectures, so go. It's worth it. 10/10 class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
a little intimidating but very knowledgable and lowkey funny. she posts powerpoints and using them to study for exams will get you by. go to lectures because she gives important notes that aren't included on the powerpoint. she's a great speaker and easy to talk to. would recommend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Exam heavy class with weekly assignments. Most of the learning came from the textbook with extra videos from her. Exams were fair and overall positive experience. She didn't do much teaching though because of COVID. Not a hard class with her. She has a lot of connections and info though.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you are planning on taking this class, make sure you have a bulletproof immune system and no problems in your personal life. The attendance policy only permits one absence and the professor doesn't take doctor's notes or care about your valid excuses. If you can avoid this course, don't take it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She has boring lectures, she doesn't make the class interactive at all. It's my major and I'm bummed out she was my first professor. She is a nice lady but she just doesn't teach well. She should come up with a better system that works because I would fall asleep in her lectures. They're so boring and her voice is too so it doesn't help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Distaso is an AMAZING PR professor. If you actually want to learn about the fundamentals of PR she is the professor to take. She may not be the easiest (the exams were difficult so study!) but she's so passionate about what she teaches and it makes a difference. Distaso cares about her students & is extremely connected so take time to connect!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Homework overload.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's super enthusiastic and overall a really great professor. She has a guest speaker every class and her lectures aren't typically too long. You have assignments every week that don't take too long, but your grade will mostly depend on the exams and the final paper. I suggest studying a good amount because exams are proctored and not open book.