Reviews of professor Hugo Mendez

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Mendez was amazing! He's very passionate about the subject which makes lectures interesting. His class is very easy, however, you have to stay on top of your stuff. It's easy to get an A but if you fall behind it's hard to catch up. I definitely recommend him though, one of the best profs I've had at UNC.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pretty good lecturer! Attend class so you don't fall behind and take notes from his slides. Make sure you go to recitation and do the daily reflection/weekly papers (the TA you choose MATTERS!). Exams have a vocab section (quizlet!) and free response-- he will provide the prompts so you can practice beforehand.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Hugo Mendez was amazing! We had a 1 page position paper due weekly, as well as a discussion after every lecture. We only had two exams, the midterm and final. He gives you the prompts but STUDY THE VOCAB as it is worth 50% of the midterm and final exam grade. If possible get Jerry Grimes as your TA, he truly cares about you and is great!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Goat, easy and cool class. Take it with him

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took this course online over the summer and it was pretty nice/easy. Mendez set class up to be easily understood and I genuinely learned a lot of interesting things.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good lecturer and a nice guy, but the weighting of assignments is tough. Exams require extensive memorization so get ready to study. It is hard to get your overall grade back up after one mistake. TAs all seem really sweet, mine is such a cool and approachable dude.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly one of the best professors I've ever had, he makes the material so interesting and engaging. There are 3 cumulative tests which were very difficult but other than that the class was fairly easy and you will learn a lot!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The class was lecture-heavy, & all the information on exam was from the lectures. (not textbook readings). Weekly 1-page reflections (graded P/F), a discussion post after each class (P/F), a participation grade for recitation, and midterm/final. The midterm and final were easy, we had all of the vocab in class & were given the prompts before.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I can't say enough good things about Dr. Mendez! I loved this course. Some of the work can feel a bit tedious at times, but it's very manageable. He truly is an amazing professor who cares about his students and wants them to succeed. He was funny, accommodating, and receptive. If I needed another gen-ed, I would absolutely take it with Dr. Mendez!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the best classes I have taken at UNC. I highly recommend. Everything besides the midterm and participation is pass/fail.