Reviews of professor Patricia Cates

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Accounting is a hard class and she is trying but its still rough. Also her test are very hard, give a tight time limit and open book. She can also be a bit high strung. Overall she has helicopter mom vibes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I suggest not taking this teacher. It seems like she doesn't have a lesson plan, you never know what you're going to learn in class. Her grading is all over the place. She's a good accountant, but not a good teacher. You have to watch her super to find out what to do for the first project; there's no rubrics to go off of. Notes are subpar.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nice person but tough class. Work ahead especially for the projects

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
When she bragged about having the highest fail rates I should've left.
If you care about your grades PLEASE do not take this teacher.
She's also manipulating her ratings so it stays at a 3 out of 5 score.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I am an Accounting major and Cates is the worst professor I have had. She is all over the place when it comes to teaching. I like to follow a set schedule and she had things due at different times every week and nothing felt steady. We had unlimited attempts on homework at the beginning of the semester then she changed it to 3 attempts by the end.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I like accounting. However, THIS PROFESSOR IS THE REASON I'LL NEVER GO INTO ACCOUNTING. I get than in accounting jobs errors can be detrimental, but expecting students, most of which haven't taken an accounting class before, to get everything right on the first try is insane. If you have a job or lots of other classes, DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Decent about explaining difficult concepts, but can overcomplicate and skip important stuff. 3-4 hrs for homework weekly, 2 projects (3 hrs each) that are either 100 or 0, worth 20% final grade. DO THESE EARLY & go to tutors. Extra credit (5 pts) + curve (~5 pts) for 3 midterms & final. 3 tries for HW. Be familiar with the textbook and you'll pass.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She was not understanding at all, wnv I emailed her asking for help she was really rude and gave dismissive responses. Once she gaslit me when I tried correcting her on misgrading. There was definitely too much hw assigned with 2 major projects, 3 midterms, and a final. She's strict about laptops and phones out during class. This class made me cry.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures are hit and miss, sometimes you'll just be better off spacing out or listening to music. During lectures she goes off on tangents, usually only barely on the topic at hand. Halfway through our semester she suddenly declared "no electronics in the classroom". Expect to be treated like a high schooler again.