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Overall Alicia was a good lecturer. She wasn't bad, but she wasn't particularly good. I found the class pretty hard because homework is assigned weekly and it's a pretty big part of your grade. It covers a lot of material that isn't addressed in lecture. Exams and homework are graded VERY harshly and points are taken away on super small details.
Clear criteria. Never went to class. Just watched Gunderson online. So don't stress if you can't get Gunderson when registering. Lab is mandatory tho and you just need to show up to get those points. You do have to put in work for hW and exams but there's plenty of office hours and resources for all the students. Pretty easy A
Not a great lecturer. Isn't very lear about the material, and can be very confusing to listen to.
don't blow of the class and you'll get an a. if you don't show up to class, don't try on the hw, and don't really study, you'll get a d
This class was awful for me. That being said Romero was never really much help in my troubles without my active forcing of the conversation and with several clarifying questions. If you are considering the CSP lab with her you'll be much better of in a general lab section. Regretted signing up for her lab.
Romero is awesome! Imo the best 250 professor. The course has definitely changed though and is no longer a blowoff. The HW's can be tricky, MWrite is dumb, and our E1 avg grade was a 53/75 compared to 69/75 last year (NO curve). This class was still very very easy (just not a joke) if you put in just a little bit of time.
She's a great lecturer and especially helpful in OA and after class. Though STATS250 is an easy class by no means it is an 'easy A' imo. There's homework, MWrite, Labs, xyz... Just keep up with what's going on, try to get full marks on each homework and use office hours, you'll be fine. Lectures are recorded and you can go to any lecturer, dw.
I would always zone out in her lectures because of how bored I was. It doesnt really matter if you have her or not for Stats considering the lecture recordings for Gunderson are on canvas. I only went to class for iclicker points and she sometimes brought candy.
The HW is tricky, Mwrite is really annoying but not hard, the professor isnt too bad, kind of boring but still nice. There's no curve in this class, and the exams were hard in my opinion. Practice is probably your friend in this class. You can easily lose points on something really small, so dont take the class as a joke. Lots of small extra credit
This professor is one of the worst in the department, she will put up an clicker question, show everybody the answers submitted, which almost all end up being wrong. When only 16% of a class is able to get a review question right at the beginning of class you know the problem cannot be the students.
Romero is decent despite what all the other reviews said. She can move a little fast a times though. With that said, try to get Gunderson, she is way better. But, if you have Romero, like I did, it is not the end of the world. Success in stats comes from practice practice practice. Practicing is probably more effective than going to lecture, tbh
Alicia Romero goes very fast and is not the most enthusiastic. She always seemed more disappointed that students weren't understanding something like it was our fault, even when 60%+ didn't understand it. It is very possible to get an A, but definitely not easy. A lot of hard work and absolutely no curve.
She teaches in an incredibly confusing manner. It is really hard to follow her, especially when she almost purposely misspeaks things that are the exact opposite of what is the right answer. I don't recommend taking the course with her, take it with the other professors.
Take Gunderson, much better lecturer. You have to be very dilligent to succeed in this class.
STATS 250 is the hardest class I think I've taken in my lifetime and Professor Romero's lectures did very little to help. Although the concepts were explained somewhat in lectures, no amount of knowledge acquired from her lectures is sufficient enough to do well on exams, which contain much more difficult questions than the ones in class and on HW.
Shes fabulous!!!!
Alicia was a great lecturer (before I compared her to any other professor). If gunderson is not an option for you, definitely go with alicia. She clearly cares about her students and is willing to sit down and clarify things outside of class!
This class was ridiculous. The material wasn't even difficult, but the concepts on the homework didn't even closely mirror the exams. If you make a minor mistake expect to be marked down significantly. Aside from that, Romero is an extremely confusing lecturer and often makes mistakes even when it's obvious she's copying from an answer book.
Dr. Romero covered the content clearly and at an even pace. She always seemed genuinely excited to be teaching even though this was just an introductory course, and she reminds us of available resources and wants us to do well. I found Stats 250 to be fairly easy as long as you pay attention in lecture, lab, and do the homework carefully.
Professor Romero is a good lecturer. She is clear and goes through material at a nice and easy-to-understand pace. I don't understand why her lectures are not as popular as Professor Gunderson :) I was learning quite well with Professor Romero's teaching.
Romero was a gem-if you can't get Gunderson, definitely take Romero! Her lectures were helpful and she was available for help outside of class. The tests and homework are VERY nitpicky so memorize the exact wording in the course pack. There are a good amount of EC opportunities and easy points as long as you stay on top of it and utilize office hrs
Dr. Romero is a great Instructor. She explains things clearly and always brings extra examples that she ties to the "harder" HW problems. Her iclickers are very helpful! I would recommend her 100%.
She is simply not a good teacher. She speaks in a monotone and unconfident tone, seems like she's reading straight from a textbook, and doesn't cover the concepts with any clarity or depth. Material itself is easy and you can easily get a good grade, but she definitely doesn't contribute to that. I took her online, so maybe she's better in person.
Do not take STATS 250 as an online class, not worth it. Romero did surprisingly give us a lot of breaks considering we are in a pandemic, if you can avoid taking this online please do so, you won't learn anything and will only be getting by to receive a grade/credit for the course. Use the pass/fail option to your advantage if you must take it.
Prof. Romero's lectures are full of information, so they can be dense at times. Grading is very fair--just make sure to start the weekly hw early because the points add up! Exams aren't too difficult but they can be nitpicky. Labs and MWrite were useless. As long as you stay on top of the work, stats 250 is a pretty straightforward class.
I'm not sure why everyone is hating on Romero because I took her class online and I thought she was great. She was super considerate and gave us lots of grade boosts and ec due to the pandemic and even though there is a lot of homework, if you do it all the exams are an easy A
Dr. Romero is one of the best professors I've had at U of M. Despite remote learning, the STATS 250 team made it very accessible and easy to get into contact with them. Dr. Romero was more than understanding with the grading for this course and was always willing to help when confused on any material. Take the class with her if you can!
I don't know if it was because I took this course when it was in online format, but I couldn't stand Romero's voice at 1x speed. She spoke very slowly and in a monotoned voice. The class itself was easy especially of how understanding they were during these rough times. This class was an easy A but without covid this class is really hard apparently
This class was great. Lectures were well-paced and covered everything you needed to know. Labs were kinda tricky but still easy to do well in. Exams were very fair and usually included many of the same types of questions as in the lecture so there were minimal surprises. I went to office hours and she was very helpful and kind.
Stats 250 is not generally a very difficult course, just very work-heavy. Romero's lectures were very slow and could be somewhat monotone, but she does explain things clearly and helpfully. Generally a good professor.
I didn't have much contact with Professor Romero but the setup of the class was the most organized I've seen at any UMich class. Modules and expectations are clearly defined. There is a lot of homework that is somewhat harshly graded but other assignments make up for this. Labs are really fun! Help is readily available if you need it!
Prof. Romero was pretty good, but her lectures were honestly quite confusing. Fortunately, I took stats in high school, so this class was more of a review, but if I didn't have any background, I imagine my grade would be worse. If you're willing to put in work outside of lectures to understand topics though, you should be fine.
This class was very well organized. Being online, made it really easy to understand guidelines and expectations. You do have to put aside a good chunk of hours in a week to complete work/
Dr. Romero is a great professor. She's very organized and her guided notes and straightforward lectures make learning course content very easy and digestible. There is almost always someone available for office hours. Homework, chapter quizzes, and other resources are very beneficial in practicing the new content. I always felt prepared for exams.
She's definitely a great professor to have during a pandemic! You can tell that she really cares about her students being successful. She gives lots of extra credit and she's always available throughout the week if you need help (OH's, AMA's, etc)! There weren't really any surprises on exams and she gives you tons of resources to help you.
Professor Romero is so sweet, and while her lectures can be a bit one-note, she always takes time to answer questions and clearly cares about teaching (unlike many professors at umich). I highly recommend taking Stats 250 with her :)
Romero was a great teacher and you could tell that she wanted her students to do well in this class. Yes, at times her lectures got confusing but this is a math class so that should be expected at some points. She gave many opportunities for extra credit and all the GSIs had so many office hours so it was very easy and accessible to get help.
Professor Romero is genuinely a kind soul and cares about her students. She can be a little disorganized sometimes, which was the hardest thing to work around for me, but overall the class was what was to be expected. Its a manageable class and I loved my GSI. There are ample resources for help, practice, and extra credit.
She is very chill. Lectures are recorded, nice lady, exams are online and open note, labs seem scary but aren't if ur GSI gives u answers (most do). Sometimes she leads you astray in lectures but I am good at teaching myself. Material isn't bad, office hours help a lot. ALSO 20pt of extra credit is clutch with 2-3% grade increase at end of semester
class is available in person, async, or sync, but skipping is highly detrimental. lecture moves at a fast pace and topics build quickly. the stats dept is very adept and helpful if you ask for it. r coding is used but it isn't difficult by any means (mostly copy and paste). slightly overwhelming amounts of hw but manageable with good habits
Professor Romero is an angel. She is so intelligent and is a great lecturer. She can go quickly at times but is easy to communicate with and makes it easy to ask questions. She gives a ton of extra credit and really wants her students to do well.
Love her! Super kind and intelligent. She wants you to succeed. The workload is not super heavy, two exams, one quiz, and one weekly hw assignment and lab. The exams are usually just like the coursepack and hw, so practice with those.
This class was harder than it shouldve been. Prof Romeros lectures can get frustrating. She goes fast and the coursepack notes dont include everything from her powerpoint. A flipped classroom would be MUCH better here. My saving grace in this class was office hours, the GSIs are legendary! And Ive heard better things about the other stats prof.
Definitely recommend taking this class with Romero. She and the GSIs make the material easy to understand and help you prepare for the tests, quizzes, and M-Writes. Office hours are so helpful! As long as you pay attention in lectures, show up to labs, and get help when you need it (which you always can) you'll be fine in this class.
The material is very straightforward. Professor was bothered when iClicker question had low correctness at times, but she teaches material fairly. Low commitment in studying, but HW can be a bit much for an easy class. Around 75% of class got an A- or above on first exam. Final average is B+ from HWs, MWrite, etc. Overall good teacher for intro
Essential to attend lecture & mandatory labs. Romero is amazing and I think the course load was appropriate. She actually made me love statistics after I really hated it in high school. The R coding/labs were easy, while homework slightly more difficult. She goes slightly fast in lecture, but her Canvas page is robust & contains any info you need.
Professor Romero was a good professor, and it is obvious she cares about her students. I think the amount of work in the course is somewhat heavier than others, as there is a lab and homework weekly. If I really tried on the homework, it took me ~2 hours to complete. Other than the heavy workload, she was a pretty decent professor.
I really loved Romero I'm not sure why she is rated lower than Miller. She is super sweet and the class is straightforward and well structured as long as you don't skip lectures. She goes a bit fast at times but will stop lecturing at any point to answer questions. Homeworks would take a bit but if you go to office hours you'll do well on them.
Dr. Romero is an amazing lecturer for Stats 250. She provides ample preparation and practice for exams and is always accessible outside of class. The overall average grade for the class and one of the exams was an A, which is a testament to how well she prepares you.
OMG Dr. Romero is an amazing lecturer for Stats 250. if u wanted to take Stats 250 definitely take it with her and you will get an easy A.
Easily one of the best teachers or professors I've ever had. Dr. Romero is the kind of prof that not only genuinely wants their students to succeed but also wants everyone to fully understand the material-be sure to attend lectures because material builds on itself. Dr. Romero made stats an absolute breeze.
Dr. Romero really cares about her students, and understands that most of their students are only taking STATS 250 because their major requires it. I honestly really enjoyed the MWrite assignments. GSI quality can vary a lot, but labs are pretty simple. I would highly recommend Dr. Romero, take her class!
Dr. Romero cares a lot about her students and really tries to make the course engaging. She is by far one of the best professors I've had here at UM. I highly recommend her class. She explains concepts very clearly and offers many examples. Take her class, plus MWrite is actually an enjoyable assignment.
Would not have taken this course with anyone else, Dr. Romero was an astounding Intro Stats professor, lectures can go fast at times but she is constantly re-emphasizing key concepts in her lectures. It's amazing how much I've learned about this subject despite coming in with no experience!
Her lectures don't help too much with the homework. You need to go to office hours to understand how to answer actual questions. She was confusing a lot of times in lectures and during office hours mostly complicating things. Just find a good GSI that will explain better.
Dr. Romero is an awesome lecturer. You can tell she genuinely cares about teaching the material and works through the lectures at a manageable pace. Her course compared to Dr. Miller's is a little more writing dependent, but it offsets the weight of the exams a lot, and it is very much doable. Would recommend!
Her class was not the easiest for me and this was highly due to the reason she would not give us the same note files she would project. She also flips through slides with lots of work (which you usually need time to write down). GSI were very helpful. I feel she could explain things a bit more clear but she was a cool teacher!
A great teacher for Stats. Always open for questions after lectures and explains concepts in a manner that is relatively easy to understand. There was a fair bit of homework which was expected out of this class. She is a great option for Stats 250
Professor Romero is wonderful. She seems to actually enjoy teaching and cares about the well-being of her students. Her lectures are thorough, and the exams are similar to the review guides. If you put in the work there should be no surprises with the exams. Please save yourself headaches and attend the lectures even though they are not required.
Prof. Romero was a very good teacher for the STATS 250 curriculum and did a great job of covering all the material. However, I found her lectures to be slower-paced than I would have liked -- it felt like only 50% of the lecture time was spent providing new material. There were many opportunities for extra credit, which I appreciated.
I love this professor! Her lectures were not mandatory but I attended almost every single one of them in person. She is passionate about her course and actually loves her job. Dr. Romero often included many little jokes so it was even better! I heard office hours were super helpful though I did not attend any.. 100% would recommend Dr. Romero!
Pretty simple class if you don't get behind. Make sure to attend your lab sections because they pretty much give you all the answers to the lab, and you won't have to do it on your own time
Professor Romero explained stats well and slow, so it was easy to catch on. She was always accessible outside of class. Lots of extra credit, and the paper assignments were not too difficult. Grading scale is also designed differently, so I finished the class with a 91% and that is an A not an A-. 90% in the class is easily achievable
It was hard to go back to the notes and study, they were hard to follow. The exams and homework aren't like the practice problems during lecture which is frustrating. Grading was inconsistent from one person to the next, my friends and I would work on homework together and get different scores. Exams were online though, open book and open note.
lectures were a little boring, and moved fast especially in the last month of class, but overall a decent professor. Lab GSIs are pretty helpful at answering questions. I would recommend attending lecture even if it's not required to stay on top of concepts
Professor Romero is very informative in lectures and explains things really well. I would go to Office Hours all the time for help on the homework and she was always ready to help and easy to follow. Overall, a great professor and a great class to take.
Professor Romero is amazing, she makes the class easy. There is a problem set that is completed in every lecture but there's tons of help to work through the problem set. If you do the lecture work, the homework assignments and exams are pretty similar. By far my favorite class this term!
Professor Romero runs a great class. She is very clear during her lectures and on the lecture slides. Lectures are not required but I encourage you to attend lecture because it helps with not falling behind. She is very helpful outside of class--attend her office hours if you can.
She is great! STATS 250 is not a super difficult course, but her explanations made everything even easier to understand. I also love the fact that she is super patient with questions and very accessible outside classes. Take STATS250 with her if you can!
Romero was a great lecturer but this class was just so annoying. 1.5 hour lectures twice a week (and also a pointless 1.5 hour lab) with AT LEAST 2 hours of hw (hw is graded so you actually have to try). If you don't have to take this class, just don't. 2 online exams that are open everything but still hard so you actually have to try.
Overall, I feel like Dr. Romero was a perfectly good prof for an intro-level stats course. She tries to engage students and gives the students different options for participation and grading.
TERRIBLE. All of my friends took stats in high school and can confirm she makes class more confusing. I have to go home and watch the other guy's lectures because she is so bad at explaining material. She rushes through content and doesn't explain anything. Take anyone else. No idea how she has a 5/5 - that does not reflect how terrible she is.
This class is very hard. The course doesn't really teach u stats but STATS 250 as in the structure it has &all the busy work that is given if that makes sense. This professor doesn't explain the material at all making going to lecture pointless. It's basically self taught. Be ready to be graded extremely harsh &having endless amount of assignments
Plain and simple, she just doesn't explain anything. The only way people do well in this class and call it is easy is because a majority of students took a stats course in high school. If you haven't taken statistics, be prepared to be confused within a couple weeks and resort to teaching the material to yourself, because she certainly won't.
Professor Romero is in her own world during her lectures. She goes so fast and basically repeats whatever is on the slides without explaining the reasoning or theory behind it. She also keeps repeating the same formulas and concepts within one lecture. She's also not clear when answering questions. Regardless, STATS250 is an overall easy class.
Prof Romero was fine. I could never pay attention in lecture because I find stats to be extremely dry, but that could just be me. The class itself has a ridiculous amount of homework, but at long as you try, do the extra credit, and study for the 2 exams, you should have no trouble getting an A.
She was a good professor but after watching the recorded lectures I think I would have wanted to take the course with the other instructor who teaches it. She does not explain things as well as him. There is a bunch of homework every week and everything is due at 7pm on Thursday which was weird. The grading is also left to GSI's and not consistent.
I liked the way the class was set up (except for hw due at 7PM on Thursdays, WHY??) but I didn't like the way Prof. Romero taught. I can't really explain it but her explanations were so unclear and she moved way too fast. She just was not my favorite. Class was easy tho w/ lots of extra credit opportunities
do not take this class with Romero. I had to watch professor Keane's lectures for the last 2 months because she is such a terrible lecturer.
This class had way more work than I would expect, and it was always due on 7 pm on Thursdays. I went to every lecture and took notes, but I never understood the content just from lecture- I had to put time in outside of class, because lecture was never super clear.
Do not take her, her lecturing is so confusing and despite me trying my best to understand her explanations, I couldn't. She teaches as if you already know what she is talking about, despite this being an INTRO stats course. The other lecturer, John Keane, was much clearer and understandable in the lecture recordings I watched, take him instead.
I ended up just watching the lecture recordings of the other professor because he explained everything much more clearly. She was nice but just didn't explain things well in my opinion.
Did not describe things clearly
she is a nice and understanding lady. she can be very unclear in lecture, isn't super helpful at explaining concepts. Mwrites were annoying and grading guidelines were extremely unclear. Pretty easy class overall with extra credit opportunities.
Homeworks are long and confusing I found the wording choices to be quite poor and the grading for them is unfairly harsh. The professor nitpicked my vocabulary when I asked for help, which was frustrating, and the larger assignments had little explanation of success.
This class is not hard if you have half a work ethic. Lectures aren't that clear but I wouldn't say the work is terribly hard. I never went to lab and got 100% on every lab assignment. Easy enough but pretty boring and dull.
Overall, Professor Romero was good, however, one think I didn't like was how she kept her slide annotations from her 8am class while lecturing. This made it harder to write notes, as she'll just pass it quickly. Also, it was pretty hard to get in touch through email. Overall, the course isn't bad at all, but make sure you take it with some friends.
If you're taking her, select the active participation chocie of the lecture when they ask you between the choices of standard lecture format and this one. This is the only way to survive her lectures; she goes way too fast and I can't comprehend any of it. Doing the active learning helped me bc that's the only way I can comprehend her lectures.
Alicia Romero is very amicable and joyful as a person but horrible as a lecturer. She doesn't respond to emails, she doesn't give clear explanations of any of the content that is necessary for anything in the class. A lot of the time she goes along the lines of saying "This is this because it just is". 3/10, I highly recommend John Keane instead.
not the best lecturer so I watch the other prof. However biggest problem w the class is how it's run. Grading is nit-picky piazza often ignored GSIs for office hours are bad. Practice exam supposed to be up 7+ days b4 exam, but wasn't uploaded until 4 days b4. after the Mon evening exam, MWrite was due Thurs. they act like this class is ur only one
I'm not a fan
Hands down one of the worst professors I have ever had. I had to submit an assignment late due to medical reasons and she never responded to my emails, the GSI's had no clue what they were doing. Genuinely the worst decision I ever made to take this class. Absolutely nothing is clear and her lectures were useless. Just simply don't take Stats 250.
Romero goes very fast in lectures, and makes things sound a lot more complicated than they need to be! Halfway through the semester I found myself watching the Keene's lectures, because he made things easier to understand. I wouldn't say that this class is hard, but I feel like Romero makes it harder than it should be.
I thought lectures were clear, and Professor Romero was always willing to take questions and help. If you're in CSP, I recommend taking her lab because it is very beneficial! Other than that, just ask questions if something is confusing.
She doesn't speak clearly about the material and always rushed through the slides. I gained zero understanding at the end of the term and I'm about to fail the final tomorrow. The instructional team can't take criticism; they defend their position expecting students to have "empathy" to hear their side instead of actually taking feedback.
I feel super conflicted about giving her this low rating because she seems like a super nice lady. However, as a professor, she is super hard to understand. The grading by the GSIs is super harsh. Overall, I kinda wish I had taken this course with a different prof even though she seemed so sweet
She was an extremely fast lecturer and would fly through the slides, constantly jumping back and forth to give different examples that had no relation. The class itself is very easy. If you come in with some stats knowledge you will be fine, but if you come in having never taken a stats class I would suggest the other professor.
I took this course for credit that was needed, but for a 4 credit course, I felt like the work was too much to begin with. Alicia seems like such a nice lady, however, her lecture style does not match mine. She seems to go by so fast, and doesn't explain very well about the concepts of the topic we're on. The GSIs are such a harsh grader too.
Very kind and responsive inside and out of lecture. She is a rambler, her lectures do not make any sense, ended up having to go to a different lecturer.
The class is not bad. The lecture work, hw, and labs are simple and can be easily completed. However, Prof Romero is definitely not my favorite lecturer. I wish she'd just stop asking us to try out problems every other minute without ever thoroughly teaching us how to do them. I am sure she is a kind person but pls make ur class make sense...
she goes way too fast. office hours are always packed, and they are VERY harsh graders.
I realized later in the semester that just watching Dr. Keane's recordings is better than going to Dr. Romero's lectures because she doesn't explain things very well and moves very fast. There are a lot of extra credit opportunities, and it's pretty easy to get an A from the number of assignments and drop policies.
Romero isn't bad, but she doesn't give much time in class for us to try things on our own. She instead will introduce material and expect us to know how to apply it. Also VERY GSI heavy class. As my gSI was a much tougher grader than many of my other friends, so it helps a lot if you get a lenient one.
Do not take her, please for your own sanity. She doesn't explain anything yet every 20 seconds she asks us to "try it out." Take the class with John and build your schedule around it. I'm sure she's a nice lady but respectfully she's a horrible lecturer
she doesn't explain things very clearly, as someone who watched a lecture from the other professor (keane?), he explains concepts a lot better. homework every week and the exams are very tricky
The labs, case studies, and homework are not that bad. The only problem was that the lectures were somewhat vague, and did not explain concepts thoroughly. I would often times watch Professor Keane's recorded lectures. Overall, not too bad but just more explanation. But there are a lot of extra credit opportunities
Dr. Romero was very kind & clearly passionate about Statistics. Even early in the morning, she was still super cheerful & did her best to engage students. I don't love the subject, but her as the lecturer was nice. There are some notes she makes during lecture that are SUPER helpful for understanding the content--she knows her stuff!
Romero explained things moderately-well but would often not finish several of the note-taking sections, making interpreting certain statistic values later on difficult. I would have to watch the other section's lectures to have concepts explained.
Do not take Alicia Romero. 100% take the other professor John Keane, there is a reason that only his lectures are recorded...
She's actually the worst. Her lectures make no sense and don't even bother trying to go to office hours because there are a million people there at all times and only a maximum of 3 gsi's. Romero's lectures were always super hard to follow, I was always confused on what she was talking about, and they didn't help me learn the material for the exams
I don't recommend this professor if you don't already know statistics, the lectures are very messy and rarely follow the textbook. Don't buy the textbook use the slides.
Definitely not my favorite class, the lectures felt very rushed and it was honestly really hard to follow what she was saying. I opted for an active approach to the class, meaning I had to show up every day and do homework before every lecture, but I think it helped overall. Honestly wouldn't recommend, but it is definitely doable if you have to.
There's a clear discrepancy between Alicia Romero and John Keane's classes. Keane's students tend to grasp the material better, while Romero's teaching felt scattered and ineffective, leaving me feeling I gained little despite taking an active approach. She is very nice and approachable, but her teaching style itself was not very effective.
Romero was kind and there to help when I was confused. However, this course was incredibly difficult for me. The material was mainly to blame, but Romero's teaching style didn't benefit me either. Lectures move fast since there is so much material. Have your phone out for photos, and go to office hours early in the week because it gets so busy.
Her teaching style makes content really hard to grasp, even if you've taken stats before. Keane explains things a lot better, so if you have a choice take his lecture. For the class, case studies are graded so harshly and weigh so much for no reason. The exams can also be pretty bad if you don't understand the content, but hw & group work is easy.
Dont take her, take it with John Keane, would just watch his lectures online, he actually explained info, 10x better dont make the same mistake I did... Also her lectures suck, she just yaps and yaps and doesnt explain anything
Romero's teaching style overcomplicated concepts. I would end up watching Keane's lectures as he made the content much more digestable. If you end up being placed in Romero's class and have no stats experience, consider doing active learning for lectures as that will cushion your grade. If you have the option, just go with Keane.
Contrary to what I've heard from others, I had very little issue with Romero as a professor. My only complaint is that she told us we needed to use the course pack for lecture and sometimes wouldn't follow it. Some watch the other professors lectures, but I never found that necessary. Do the active approach + go to office hours and you will do fine
She moves through the content really quickly, but as long as you review outside of class you should do fine. You could take the traditional or active approach, but the only difference is that active requires lecture attendance and traditional doesn't.
Professor Romero is sweet, but her lectures move too fast and her grading can be harsh. I found unstuck AI helpful for study prep, alongside the textbook.
Class material was not hard to understand but Romero was very unhelpful and unhelpful with any issues with grading
Romero is very nice, but moves really fast and doesn't cover basic concepts. I had never taken a stats class before taking 250, and I was always confused about the simple base parts of more complicated problems. I suggest watching Keane's lectures on Canvas if you're in the same position.
She skips a lot of the course pack and doesn't explain thoroughly, if an option take with Keane.
I honestly don't have any complaints about Dr. Romero! I learned a lot about statistics and she always taught us with passion and a smile on her face. There is lots of homework, but if you do the work you will succeed! Give her a shot!
Dr.Romero is a very sweet person, but her lectures are not very good. Exams are a little tough but the GSIs grading can be even tougher. Stats honestly is not that hard especially as an intro course, but her explanations/lectures made it harder than it had to be.
She's really not good at teaching. If you're in her section, I recommend watching Jack's recorded lectures or attending his lectures instead.
Sweet person, not a great teacher. Doesn't really explain things well but she's not horrible, if you're really confused would recommend watching keanes lecture. Overall not great but not horrible, if you get her you'll be fine. Homework is not too bad, GSIs in office hours help A LOT. saved my grade.
The grading system for this class is terrible. You cannot afford to do bad on the exams or case studies or else it will ruin your entire expected grade for the semester. Extra credit opportunities barely boost grades and exam review material does not mirror actual exam questions. No leniency with grades. Would not recommend.
Dr. Romero is super sweet but this class's grading scheme is super messed up. Atlas will tell you the median is an A but DO NOT LISTEN to Atlas. The canvas final grade says the average is a Low B to high B-, and that's just the average. Try to avoid this class and attend GSI hours regularly.
She is very nice, but she does not explain the content clearly. Also, everything in this class is graded by GSI's. Some GSI's mark answers wrong that another GSI would mark correct.
I honestly don't understand why she has such a low rating. The biggest issue with this class is not the professor but the graders. Some graders can be harsh, while some are very lenient, making it unfair. I even watched all of John's lectures, and Romero explains topics differently from John, but it's not that bad. She's not bad, the course is.
for 1/2 of the semester i watched keane and for the second half i attended romeros lectures, theres literally no difference between the 2 so i dont get the low rating. there was a only handful of times where i felt like romero didnt explain a concept well--coming from someone who has never really excelled in math. gsi hw grading can be annoying tho
Sweet but unclear in lecture
Romero is very overhated for some reason. Her lectures are really captivating, and she's very accessible for help during and after the lectures. The class itself is well-organized, and it's very clear how the projects/exams are graded and what you need to study to do well. I loved this class and would take it again.
Overall she gives decent lectures, but I had to go to office hours at least once a week to really understand the material. The GSIs were super helpful and always eager to answer questions! I recommend doing the active learning style, it really gives your grade a boost and holds you accountable for learning the material.
The devil.
I took the active learning version of this class, lectures were ok but GSIs were often better at answering questions clearly. Attending office hours regularly to get questions from homework and labs answered is a must!
ANGELIC DEVIL
I was so nervous to take this class after seeing these reviews, but prof. Romero is great! Stats 250 can be hard; you have to go to class, pay attention, and put time in studying to be successful, but Romero is way over-hated. She always explains concepts in multiple ways, she's accessible outside of class, and her expectations are very clear.
Romero is better for students who already have a grasp on the material. She moves quickly, which can be overwhelming to students who are newer to stats. I took the active approach for lecture and lab, and I highly recommend it if you are not a good test taker. Romero does move quickly, but is always kind and respectful to students.
Romero came to every lecture with enthusiasm, but she sucks. She is very sweet but her lectures are extremely confusing and fast paced. You have the option to print/edit notes online. If you dont have a ipad, you must get a spiral notebook!! If you are a freshman, please dont take it now, wait until you get a better professor please. TRUST ME
This course is pretty complicated. The answers that they are looking for are very specific, and the tests aren't relevant to the lectures. If you do the active approach, the tests are worth less and you have more assignments which helps. Overall, she doesn't explain stuff well but the class is manageable.
Romero is super kind and has a lot of enthusiasm to bring to lectures. I think the material can feel a little rushed and sometimes her way of explaining things weren't the easiest to understand. Watching the online lectures from the other professor helps supplement. I would recommend the active approach, and either way the course curve is generous.
Romero is clearly a nice person and likes the subject, but her lectures are just not good. You'll have a way easier time watching Keane's lectures.
Prof. Romero is an okay teacher. Her lectures are a little confusing, and she doesn't really explain things she just talks at you. Take Keane if you can. The class feels more like I'm being told a lot of things and not taught anything. Pretty good curve in the class.
Honestly, my rating is more about Stats 250 than Romero because I don't know the other stats professors. The class is just confusing and difficult for no reason. Homework is long, tests are difficult, and grades aren't curved. My best advice is go to office hours (!!!!!!!!!!), do the work, and pray to whoever/whatever you believe in.
After failing two of the exams I learned that Romero is the worst STATS professor bc she is horrible at explaining- started watching the other professor's lecture recordings and I'm doing so much better now Also I'm supposed to get extended deadlines for accommodations and she outright said she won't offer them (which i found out was not okay)
While she is very kind, Romero simply doesn't explain any content. It feels like she is telling you information, rather than teaching. The curve is nice, but everything feels super confusing. Take the other professor if you can.
romero is really sweet; not the greatest lecturer, but it doesn't matter as long as u clarify any questions with ur gsi. make sure to practice, UNDERSTAND the concepts behind everything, and memorize the format of any writing that u have to do. its a pretty easy course once you do those things.
She is a decent professor, I think Keane is better at explaining but his lectures are posted on Canvas. She is very nice and funny, even changing one of the lectures to have all the answers and questions have "67" in it when she found out about the joke.
I don't understand the Romero hate. She is a great lecturer, even though the content can be dull. She is very nice and engaging and always willing to help and answer questions. Office hours are completely done with GSIs, though, but they are still very helpful and knowledgeable! I would definitely not skip out on Romero for stats.
idk why ppl hate, i had keane and i would watch her lectures since I thought she made it easier to digest, whoever u have for stats youll be fine. stats is an semi easy but boring subject, do active approach, and check hw and case study with others and youll get an A easily dw
Kind of bad at explaining certain concepts
I heard horror stories about this class before taking it, but I thought Dr. Romero was great and she explained most concepts very well. If you lock in on the hw and case studies, clarify hard concepts with GSIs at office hrs, you will be fine. The exams were difficult at times but they reflected the concepts from the assignments.
never really got the chance to speak 1-on-1 with her since the class was so big, but the structure of her class was easy to follow. the homework assignments were really helpful, and if you chose the active approach you got a chance to do a mini-assignment at the end of each lecture, which I personally found very helpful
Romero is lowkey overhated. She did make a few conceptual mistakes when teaching lectures, but expressed most things clearly. You can decide if you want attendance, pre-lecture, and post-lecture work to count toward your grade. There are not a lot of study materials provided for the exams (you get 1 practice exam and a concept problem set).
OVERHATED!!! She's a decent professor. If fast teaching is not your style, take Keane, but you also have access to both lectures. I recommend meeting with Romero 1-on-1 during her office hours because it's so helpful!! If you're not a good test taker, pleasee do active. Also, make sure to attend GSI office hours for HW help or anything :)
She was extremely nice, however, her teaching style was very unorganized and would often skip slides and pages in the notes. The exams were very difficult imo and I studied quite a bit. The case studies were very tedious and graded very harsh, same with the written portions on the exams. Had to take this as a prerec and it was a struggle.
While lectures were sometimes unclear and exams could be tricky, if you do the active approach for lecture and lab and do the extra credit opportunities you should be okay. I would still recommend taking Keane if you have the option though. If I was confused about a topic I would watch his lecture and I felt he explained topics more clearly.
Lectures are very fast-paced, and some information is skipped over. She is very sweet, but her explanations are sometimes missing full thoughts. The active approach is definitely more helpful for those who are not good test takers, but it is more work.
This was my first time taking a Stats class in my entire life, and honestly, the content itself was easy to grasp, but she assumes everyone in the room has prior knowledge. After a few weeks, she toned it down and slowed to a much more manageable pace. She is very approachable, though, and going to office hours is SUPER helpful!
I came into this class thinking that it wouldn't be too bad since I took AP Stats in high school. I was terribly wrong. Romero is nice, but isn't a great lecturer. If you have the chance, take Keane. If you take Romero, good luck.
She's super sweet and a great professor. Don't understand why a lot of people don't like her.
I really think Dr. Romero is a great professor, I don't understand why people say she's hard to follow. Just go to lecture, and I strongly recommend active approach for both lab and lecture. Traditional may seem appealing, but getting practice in class with the group work is totally worth it.
I personally think it's pretty easy to follow along in class with the lecture notes provided in Canvas. The homework workload is decent, but the questions aren't hard and GSIs are always there to help during office hours. GO TO OFFICE HOURS
If you're taking this class with Romero, I recommend doing the Active Approach for Lab and if you're not a good test taker then Active for lecture, otherwise Traditional is good. She's very nice and is willing to help you with whatever you need!
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