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Elaine Olaoye

Psychology - Brookdale Community College

1.7
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
6%
Would Retake
148
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1.7
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
1.8
Helpful
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6%

Would Retake

148

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What Students Say

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

PSY105 - 1.0 rating

Unorganized, rude, and conceited are the best words to describe her

PSYCH247 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

86%

Textbook Required

60%

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Skip class? You won't pass. (15)
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PSY238

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245

3.0

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PSYCH107

3.0

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Reviews (148)
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PSYCH105
May 23, 2003

Dr. O is a fantabulous teacher! She makes learning Psychology fun. I have taken 2 psychology classes since having her and she has elevated my penchant for learning this difficult subject. TAKE DR. OLAOYE IF YOU CAN, SHE IS WONDERFUL!!!!!

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PSYCH101
Dec 1, 2003

I did not like Olaoye at all. I had her last semester she showed up late (atleast 30-40 minutes) on average every class. And then expected to be able to complete the whole lesson. Gave descent grade but i think i could have done better if she was there

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PSYCH107
Dec 16, 2003

she is charming, caring, nice, funny and very interesting, she isnt hard if you are consistant with your work. however i thought most of her lectures were really and they dragged on past 3 hours. alot of essays comparing the text to her own book of poems

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PSYCH245
Dec 23, 2003

No Comments

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PSYC245
Feb 2, 2004

Her expectations of us were very unclear. She would try to collect asignments that she had forgotten to assign. Many of us found it difficult to follow her lessons on statistics. Our night class often started late and ended late, without midclass breaks.

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PSYCH105
Feb 18, 2004

Dr. Olaoye is a very nice woman, YES! But nice only goes so far when your money depends on quality teaching. this woman is a disaster as a teacher. Much of the class dropped within the first 2 weeks of the class. I dont recommend this teacher!

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PSYCH105
Sep 6, 2004

I did not like this teacher at all, she was very unclear with work we had to do, seemed very confused at times.

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PSYC106
Sep 14, 2004

She was always late. When I failed her first test, she didn't even help me go over the mistakes I made. She just handed me a book and told me to re-take it. I dropped her class.

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PSY1000
Sep 15, 2004

No Comments

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PSYC105
Nov 23, 2004

This teacher was very unhelpful in this class. She was full of herself. When she asked us our goals in psychology she was very condesending. If it were not for other professors I would have abandoned this major because of her.

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PSYCH106
Grade: C+
Dec 14, 2004

Incredibly hard papers to write because they are on poems that she wrote, that really have nothing to do with Psych. Her tess are straight forward but the papers are hard to understand what she is asking of you.

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PSYCH106
Dec 18, 2004

I dropped her class because she makes no sense! I did not understand a single writing assignment she asked for; and her poems that we were forced to read and write papers on, had nothing to do with psych.

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PSYCH245
Dec 20, 2004

Do not take Dr. Oloyae. I do not even know how she got a PhD. She was unclear on all fronts, left the class frequently for about 15 minutes with no explination, showed up late every week (including the first) She may be smart, but is a failure at conveying information she may know. Get out ASAP.

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PSYCH106
Jan 3, 2005

If I knew then what I knew now...She was not easy. She makes you think! Ahhh. For real, you have to read before class then compare her poems to the class. I got a B because I tried in vain to compare the poems somehow. This shoudl only be a class for over achieving frosh like I was...

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PERSONALITY
Jan 23, 2005

She teaches completely off topic. She degrade you in class and makes you feel like garbage. She made me cry! I hate her. She gives a huge workload.

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PSYCHOLOGY
Mar 16, 2005

Had trouble understanding her. She failed to make the class interesting, at all.

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STATS
Apr 9, 2005

No Comments

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PSYCH107
May 9, 2005

Honestly, this is the worst class i've had in my two years at brookdale. If U love poetry then take this class, if not its going to be a long couple of months. The only positive side is that its a very easy class cause all U have to do is pretend U love the stupid poems she forces down your throat.

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QUANTUMMETHODS
May 19, 2005

She is honestly not as bad as everyone is saying. Yes, she can be very opinionated and somewhat difficult, but she really is there to help you. I had her in Fall 04 and her teaching methods are different than many, but what she does is helps to prepare you for university colleges- she makes you think for yourself and defend your answers.

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PSYCH105
Aug 6, 2005

Horrible teacher. If you have registered for her class, i highly recommend dropping it. She is incredibly boring. The worst class I have ever taken. Her tests are impossible! Take my advice- DO NOT TAKE DR OLOAYE

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QUANMETHODS
Aug 17, 2005

not only does dr. olaoye have an incredibly egotistical-i'm a phd, attitude .. but she is a horrible teacher, all she talks about is her rich and smart nephew and her hoome country, and she teaches new material as if the class has mastered statistics when really the class can not follow a word she says. do not take this poor example of a professor.

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PSYC105
Aug 21, 2005

She was very mean a belittled the students.

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Aug 30, 2005

No Comments

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PSYCH106
Oct 4, 2005

It just sucks

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PSYCHOLOGY
Oct 18, 2005

one of those teachers who wrote her own book so u have to buy it so she gets extra cash in her pocket

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PSYC106
Grade: Rather_Not_Say
Dec 13, 2005

You'd think she would have taught about psychology

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PSYC106
Dec 15, 2005

she has to be the worst teacher. know one ever understands what she is talking about. her class is soo boring that you fall asleep in it. i failed and had to retake it and the second time was better. she doesnt give your grades back for your essays. all the essays were about was her stupid book.

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PSYC105
Jan 3, 2006

Ugh! I had to drop!

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PSYCH245
Jan 25, 2006

No Comments

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PSYCHOLOGY106
Feb 3, 2006

No Comments

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PSYC106
Mar 5, 2006

Her class is terrible, I had to drop it, she made me hate psychology, I do not know why she is still there teaching!

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PSYC245
Mar 21, 2006

This stuck up snob of a professor made absolutelyt no sense in anything she taught! She was horrible do not take her. Her exams made no sense in anything we talked about in class!!! She assigned us this stupid portfolio project that had nothing to do with psychology. She really should retire and go to some island and sip on some long island tea!!!!

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PSY106
May 3, 2006

Unfortunately I did not understand a word she talked about. Thank god I read the book, otherwise,I wouldn't have had any idea what was going on. Future reference-don't take a class where the professors book of poetry is the textbook!

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PSYC106
May 6, 2006

Best poetry class i have ever taken (it's also the only poetry class I've ever taken), unfortunately I was expecting a Psychology II class.... silly me. This arrogant **** makes you buy a book of poetry that she wrote. Oh, and she made us clap everytime someone answered a question... that was just annoying. I dropped the class.

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STATISTICTS
May 12, 2006

No Comments

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PSYC245
Jun 29, 2006

nada good to say. highly disorganized. projects inadequecies onto students. most confused AND confusing teacher (completelyy incapable of expressing her expectations). class is just a waste of time since didnt teach the computer prog u need to know to transfer. its just a bad idea in general...

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PSYC245
Nov 1, 2006

Do not take this class under any circumstance, this is the worse teacher I have ever had. Complete moron, totaly comfusing, she is all over the place. If you have to take this class take it online it has to be less confusing than in person, but not by much. This woman should not be teaching any class never mind one this hard. I want to strangle mys

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PSY106
Nov 5, 2006

DON'T TAKE HER SHE WAS IMMPOSSIBLE all the extra work all i got was a C

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PSY001R
Dec 13, 2006

unclear, extremely rude, impatient

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PSYCH106
Dec 14, 2006

this professor is HORRIBLE. i went into her class as a psych major and by the time i finished, i hated it. she completely turned me off from psych. shes unorganized, unclear, and she makes you buy her lame book of poems which have nothing to do with the class. DONT TAKE HER.

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PSYC106
Dec 15, 2006

WORST CLASS I EVER TOOK! BROOKDALE SHOULD REQUIRE HER TO ATTEND SPEECH CLASSES AND FOCUS MORE ON THE PSYC AND NOT HER BOOK.

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PSYCH105
Dec 20, 2006

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!! No one in class had a clue what was going on at the beginning of the semester. She is difficult to get ahold of. We don't get any sort of feedback on our assignments, just grades when she feels like doing them. I asked to see a test because I wanted to go over what I got wrong and she told me NO!

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PSYC105
Dec 22, 2006

My first class as a returning student and probably my most frustrating. I expressed difficulty with understanding a part of the information and she told me "not to go there"...that was it! Fortunatley I'm very determined and ended up with an "A". Very full of herself. Avoid if at all possible.

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PSYCH105
Jan 17, 2007

Dr. O was a very good proffesor, I believe some may have trouble if they dont attend class, even though she lets you make up assignments. She is for a mature college student. Not for the imature.

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PSYC105
Jan 17, 2007

If you need to have everything spelled out for you, Dr. O is not for you. Ambiguous would be the best way to describe her teaching style. Hone your ESP and telepathy skills; very critical skills to have in her class. Read modules & take copius notes during lecture and you will do well on tests. Assigned sev. essays. It's really not a hard class.

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PSYC105
Apr 12, 2007

HORRIBLE TEACHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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PSYC105
Apr 20, 2007

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! She is the worst teacher I have EVER taken! You can't understand what she says.

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PSYCH245
May 1, 2007

let me be frank kids, you can all take better than her. in other words if you take Dr. O you will regret it. She told the class if you don't know the work you are S.O.L. she almost made me change majors. shes very nasty and talks about John Jay alot. ugh do youselves a favor and dont take her

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PSYC245
May 2, 2007

She is the most narcissistic, incompetent, and demeaning teacher I've ever had and I've had a few. She talks about how approachable she is but is completely rude and will try to insult your intelligence. She is unorganized, late to class, and doesn't use class time effectively. Instead of teaching, she talks about herself. Time to retire.

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PSYC105
Jul 25, 2007

Online tests=impossible!!!

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PSYC106
Oct 15, 2007

discussions had nothing to do with the textbook

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PSYCH105
Nov 9, 2007

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. Worst teacher ever--seriously. I have not met one person that doesn't regret registering for her class.

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PSYC105
Nov 13, 2007

Find another teacher

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PSYC105
Dec 12, 2007

if u wanna read HER book of poems then take this class... she makes u relate them to the psyc book n they r absurd...

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PSYC105
Jan 3, 2008

RUN AWAY!!!IF U ARE REGISTERED FOR HER CLASS GET OUT WHILE U CAN..ONLINE TESTS ARE IMPOSSIBLE HIGHEST GRADE IN CLASS WAS A C GET OUT FAST!!!

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PSYC106
Jan 4, 2008

Although she's a very nice PERSON, she's the most awful teacher that I have ever had! She was approximately 10-15 minutes late EVERY class... she actually had the nerve to DENY me of MY grades. She should be FIRED immediately... she has NO teaching technique whatsoever! I highly recommend that every student at Brookdale avoids any of her classes

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SOCIO8888
Feb 27, 2008

she is really smart, educated person in psychology.But she is not a teacher!She doesnt know Methods how to teach!Lessons are not organized and confusing, Topic of the essays are horrible and have nothing to do with psychology!Tests are impossible!She is an interesting person to talk with but as a teacher,NO NO NO!Run as far and as quick as you can

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PSYC245
Feb 29, 2008

EXTREMELY rude. Belittled and demeaned the class on a regular basis. Not only incompetent but completely narcissistic. DO NOT take her unless you want to kill your self esteem and also waste an entire semester attending a class in which you won't learn anything you're supposed to (SPSS, statistics, methods)

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PSYCH105
May 1, 2008

Lousy teacher all about herself and her poems.. If you registered for this class take my advice DROP IT !!!

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PSYCH105
May 1, 2008

Lousy teacher all about herself and her poems.. If you registered for this class take my advice DROP IT !!!

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PSY105
Sep 2, 2008

Dr. Olaoye is a wonderful professor. I took her class for PSY 105 and PSY 106. You must take good notes ,ask questions and show up for class. If you find that you are getting a little lost in the class, she has office hours posted on her door. I would suggest that you keep this in mind when taking her class, she is not there to hold your hand but,

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PSYCH106
Oct 13, 2008

Complete waste of everyone's time and money. If you want to sit in front of a self-important, belittling teacher by all means take this class. Focuses more on her crappy poems than the actual subject.

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PSYC105
Oct 28, 2008

Annoying, unintelligible.

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PSY106
Oct 28, 2008

Dr. O is awesome you get a REAL COLLEGE course for community college money!Let me say this if you are a lazy busted student who never plans to go to a four year college or get any higher degrees than an AA degree then please do not take this class,leave it for the real ambitious people who want to actually do something with their lives.

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PSYCH245
Nov 26, 2008

She is an awful teacher who is late to every class by 15+ minutes. She is not very professional and often attacks students for little or no reason. She gets aggrivated when you ask a question.

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PSYC105
Mar 26, 2009

Didn't learn anything.

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PSYCH105
Mar 27, 2009

I think Dr. O is a great professor. The problem in my class is not the professor, but the students. She tries to teach but they are always talking and making noises. My grades are not the best, but I try my hardest and I study a lot. That's what her classes are supposed to be about, STUDYING. I personally like her a lot.

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PSYC106
Mar 31, 2009

i think she is very good at what she does. our class seems to have fun with her.we laugh alot. yet she does go off topic alot. but i agree with someone in past comments.....she is for a more mature group not young kids just coming into college.

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PHYSC105
May 13, 2009

Do not take her class she is hard to understand tests are online impossible to pass

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PSYC246
May 18, 2009

Dr. O is incapable and unwilling to teach students the necessary material in order to pass the class. As a psych major I suggest anyone who's interested in learning or has an appetite for psychology should not take her class. Her assignments are ridiculous and do not pertain to the midterm or final. Good luck with Dr. O

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PSYCH245
Sep 17, 2009

Self-loathing/immature. "Projects inadequacies onto students"-YES! Offensive, bigoted, hilariously pretends shes high class & puts down public college students, making her the worst choice for a CC Prof! Compensating for stupidity. Little digs at white kids' abilities, has axe to grind. Very class-conscious-won't let you forget it! Stomach turning.

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PSYC105
Sep 20, 2009

By far the worst professor I have ever had! I am currently taking her online and when I asked for help she told me, along with the rest of the class that my email was "inapropriate!" Unwilling to help or explain further, tons of work, speaks as if she is above you, rude and embarassing. Don't give her a chance, you will end up dropping the course.

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PSYC106
Oct 26, 2009

HORRIBLE. the worst class i have ever take. she talks about nonsense, and is obsessed that she wrote a book which she make you read. always goes off topic. and to make it worst, she has this terrible ascent that makes it even harder to understand. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSS, unless u wanna fail.

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PSYC666
Nov 12, 2009

How this woman is the head of the department is beyond my comprehension. She writes poetry - terrible at that - about psychology. Unbelievable. It is jammed in the front of the customized text books so that she can boost her ego. F -

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PSYCH245
Nov 19, 2009

I dreaded taking a stat class and was quite intimidated. Not only did she always make herself available to help, but genuinely cared about her students and their experience in her class. She is articulate, fun and really makes a dry and boring subject interesting. She is one of the best prof. I have ever had.

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PSYC246
Nov 19, 2009

She is a brilliant woman who somehow managed to make a statistics lab class interesting and fun to attend.If you are serious student, you will learn a lot from her. If you are looking for an easy class to coast through, don't waste your time or hers. She has no patience for laziness or disrespect, and rewards hard work and effort.

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PSYCH206
Jan 19, 2010

DO NOT TAKE HER! She is a very hard teacher!! You have to do a paper every week and sometimes 2. You have to buy her dumb poem book too. waste of $12. I hated this class i wish i would have dropped out in the begining.

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PSYCH105
Jan 24, 2010

These kids are clowns. Dr. Oloaye is an extremely intelligent professor and was quite helpful throughout the semester. If you want to take an actual college course and not treat it like a high school class this is your teacher.

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PSYCH245
May 8, 2010

If you are a psych major and need this class do whatever possible to get a different teacher! You will fail, worst class I've had at Brookdale by far and I literally dreaded going to it. Boring lectures, I think I learned more by reading the book than attending her class. All the material is irrelevant and she talks down to students.

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PSYC105
Sep 8, 2010

She was a great fun teacher and made the class pretty interesting. If you show up to most of the classes and show her respect and do most of the work you'll do great in the class. On a test she allowed me to retake it three times because she wanted to see me do well. Very fair and good prof.

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PSYCH106
Sep 9, 2010

Dr O was awesome. It is a hard class so anyone who fails it, it is probably their own fault. Show up to class, participate, and complete the essays each week and you will do fine. She was very lenient with handing in work late as long as you didn't take advantage of it and always had time to talk privately after class for any questions we had.

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PSYC245
Dec 20, 2010

I liked her class. There was always some work due each week. She gave online quizzes every week, but if u read the textbook and work book (especially), you'll do fine. I'm waiting on my grade...i know i won't fail her class, but with the amount of work i put in, i'll probably get a B (i hope!!!)

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PSY105
Jan 11, 2011

Dr. O is a fabulous teacher, especially if you are at all interested in Education. She is extremely knowledgeable and helpful, despite my first impression of her. She is a little scatterbrained, but as long as you stay on top of things, do the assignments, and go over the online mini-lectures, you should do well. Participation in class is a must!!

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PSYC105
Mar 27, 2011

Took online/distance. Avoid this instructor. Conflicting, confusing bordering on incomprehensible instructions abound from this instructor. Good luck trying to follow her ridiculous syllabus, a rubric, PowerPoint info, and online instructions--nightmares. Confusion galore! 9 year old PowerPoints. Nice. Cannot in good conscience recommend her.

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PSYCH245
Apr 19, 2011

Horrible professor. She is confusing, very difficult to follow. Her syllabus is useless. Majority of my class was doing poorly and i was forced to drop. She refuses to take any criticism about the class, and is quite rude. Whatever you do, don't take her class!!

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PSYCH106
May 8, 2011

unless you want to analyze poetry every week do not take this class. SO MUCH IRRELEVANT WORK. WASTED SO MUCH OF MY TIME!

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PSYCH106
Aug 12, 2011

Great Teacher!!!! more that a college book can give you!!! very unusual interesting class!!!if you interested to think deeper and learn, take this class!!!!A+++

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PSYCH105
Oct 13, 2011

Perhaps the worst decision I've ever made was taking her online class. I've taken other online courses and it was fine, but her tests are IMPOSSIBLE and her teaching methods are not easily to follow. Also, she does not take constructive criticism on her class very well. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS, YOU WILL BE LOST WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK.

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PSYCH245
Nov 22, 2011

I needed this class to graduate. I came into it with an open mind-KNOWING that I was going to work hard despite my efforts I withdrew, her tests were a nightmare. I felt like I was inconveniencing her to ask a question. This class is hard to start she made it harder. I'm not one to complain but if you need this class don't take it with her.

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PSYCH105
Jan 13, 2012

Only take her classes if you want to read her books and attend her poetry readings as extra credit. Her tests are fair but she is impossible to follow or understand. Only got a decent grade thanks to Amy the wonderful learning assistant in Psych department!

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PSYC106
Jan 17, 2012

Dr.O could easily be an Ivy League professor but instead she chooses to motivate and challenge Community College students. If she sees enthusiasm and an interest in learning, she will help you succeed. I recommend her especially to Psych Majors who want to be challenged to think critically. She is a teacher/mentor who truly cares about her students

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PSYCH105
Apr 23, 2012

Dr. O is cool. the online tests are EXTREMELY difficult, but studying + taking advantage of google as youre taking the test will give you a 70-80. she gives a lot of writing assignments in which she is a very friendly grader, and that really helps your grade. i dont have much of a problem with her.

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PSYC245
Oct 2, 2012

Her grading is as arbitrary as the organization of her syllabus. She seems to make the rules up as she goes. She is very smart and knows her stuff, but she is petty and callous. She ignores e-mails, and her her assignments are very poorly defined. Stay away!

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PSYC245
Nov 29, 2012

Dr. O might be a nice lady, but she sucks as an instructor!She is very confusing,and does not accept criticism!It's funny how the good reviews seem to have been written by her, as she says she is an Ivy league professor, but chooses to be at Bcc and some other college in NY in order to level the level the playing field!LOL

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PSYCH105
Dec 20, 2012

Dr. Olaoye, has to be the worst psychology professor ever! My major is psychology and I learned absolutly nothing in her classHer class was mixed in with her online course on angel which made it very hard to understand her assignments. If you take her course your looking at at least 10 papers, extremely hard exams, ignored emails & even failure.

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PSYCHDE01
Jan 14, 2013

This was the 2nd worse class I've taken and the 2nd worse provessor. I DO NOT REOMMEND YOU TAKE THIS CLASS. Her syllabus is mixed up and do not make sense, she expects way too much from students and I see her being IN LOVE WITH HERSELF AND HE KNOWLEDGE. This class was misrey for me. If I was her reviews, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS YOU'LL BE SORRY.

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PSYCH246
Feb 7, 2013

THE WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD, i have been at brookdale now and i have never had such a problem with a professor before. her quizzes are impossible. Her syllabus is very unorganized so its very hard to stay on top of your work. She is very rude and randomly snaps. Dr. O taught me absolutely nothing, NEVER TAKE THIS WOMEN YOU WILL REGRET IT!

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PSYC246
Dec 5, 2013

I really do not know how she is still allowed to teach and even question how she became a doctor! Confusing, rude, talks in circles in class, wastes half the class time trying to figure out canvas to show on the projector. Never learned SPSS and gave barely any time to complete assignments. No clarity whatsoever. DO NOT TAKE, seriously, DO NOT!

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PSYC245
Dec 8, 2013

DO NOT! take this class with this professor she teaches it like her online class. She gives the same test that where from years ago. She only uses the study guide and does not walk you through steps of a math problem. The way she explains it and the book are to opposite things. She doesnt grade papers on time and forget her quizzes there a joke...

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PSYC246
Jan 6, 2014

Dr.O i had her for 245 and 256 and while i really didn't learn much at all i managed to pass her class both times...I failed all exams and most quizzes but i did well on the exams, i always wrote to her if i had any issues or problems and she was always considerate to me! If i could pass someone else can too Good LUCK!!

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PSYC106
Feb 13, 2014

So I did not take this class online, yet she required we listen to her online lectures after listening to her speak for 3 hours. Her lectures have no objective and make absolutely no sense. By far, the most pretentious teacher I had and makes you feel inadequate. Does not care about her students and expect an essay every single week.

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PSYCH106
Mar 6, 2014

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. Dr. O is snappish, rude, and impatient. She is late to every class by at least 10mins. Makes us clap constantly like it's a talk show. Lectures don't make sense and essays are irrelevant to the material being taught. Her tests and quizzes are really hard and half the material on them isn't covered. AVOID!!!

5.0
3.0
PSYC105
Grade: A
Mar 10, 2014

Her syllabus was a bit confusing, and I barely passed the first test but that's bc I didn't study enough. I actually enjoy Dr. O she provides good examples and answers your emails. If you're looking for an easy class don't take her, but if you're looking to actually learn and not be a baby take her. She is not a merciless grader. I like her.

1.0
5.0
PSYC246
Mar 31, 2014

Literally the worst professor I have ever had. She's a terrible teacher, refuses to give help, gives ridiculous online quizzes that you don't even go over about stuff we didn't even learn. Shows up 15 minutes late and tries to keep you 20 minutes after. Avoid taking her at all costs.

1.0
4.0
PSYCH106
Jun 13, 2014

Taking this class means actually wanting an F. She is one of the rudest teachers I have ever had. You write a six page essay a week which contribute nothing to what you are actually learning in class. She shows up late, and then tries to hold you late after class. Makes you buy the book SHE wrote. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLASS!

4.0
4.0
PSY238
Jul 25, 2014

Challenges students. If you do everything she says you will get a good grade. It just takes more work than your average class because she wants you to understand the material.

2.0
4.0
106
Sep 22, 2014

It's been only few weeks since i took the class. I feel like dropping it. She is confusing. All that work would have been worth it if she was more organized and clear. and taught psychology instead of poetry. your choice dude. I wont recommend.

4.0
3.0
245
Grade: A-
Jan 8, 2015

Pysch 245 isn't an easy class in general. But Prof. O. tries her best to assist students with material. My advice is to take stats before this class so that you have a background coming in. It 's hard enough learning stats on your own let alone with psychology. Tests are hard, but as long as you do the weekly essays and quizzes you'll get a ab

1.0
3.0
PSYC106
Apr 22, 2015

Incredibly conceited and full of herself. Powerpoints are all decorated with smiling pictures of her. Requires you to buy her own book of poetry (Even though I never touched it; she gives handouts in class of the excerpts). Dressed "uniquely". Repeats herself instead of trying to understand your question. Couldn't get the videos to work in class.

2.0
3.0
245
Apr 30, 2015

I've taken her twice online. Very very confusing syllabus. Not even sure how I passed I guess it was The 400 extra assignments she tacked on that I could bs through to help my grade. A lot of assignments had nothing to do with what we were learning. Lectures were long and drawn out. Pretty slow at grading. Tests confusing. would take as last resort

1.0
4.0
PSY105
Grade: B+
May 18, 2015

NEVER take her class. She actually sent out an email saying "Asking questions does not make you look smart". Modules & Syllabus extremely unorganized and confusing. More concerned w posting photos of herself than organizing the material for the class. The way the tests questions were worded & some bizarre response choices made them difficult.

3.0
4.0
PSY245
Grade: B
Nov 9, 2015

Sometimes unclear about what she wants, but always willing to help. I would definetly take her again.

1.0
5.0
PSYC245
Nov 11, 2015

This class is absolutely horrible. She does not answer emails. She is not helpful. Her assignments do not make any sense and aren't clearly explained. I will NEVER take any of her classes again, especially online. She lumps her in person class with the online class so the assignments are out of order and some don't even make sense.

1.0
5.0
PSY106
Dec 7, 2015

DO NOT TAKE

2.0
4.0
PSY106
Grade: A
Feb 1, 2016

Absolutely the worst class I have ever taken in my life She goes on and on about nothing during class then makes you read and write papers on poems she wrote. The tests have nothing to do with anything that is in the textbook or what was taught in class. Google will be your best friend, and she also goes on tangents about how bad law enforcement is

1.0
5.0
PSYC105
Mar 28, 2016

Run far away unless you want a ridiculous amount of work. RIDICULOUS doesn't even begin to say how bad it is. My friends are doctors, and ivy league graduates and can't begin to understand the level of work she gives us.

1.0
4.0
PSY105
Sep 20, 2016
Wouldn't take again

One of the worst professors ever. Please take my advise and do NOT take her class or atleast try to avoid her, she is VERY unorganized and is NOT clear about anything she teaches. I was confused for the whole entire course. She never stays on topic, and when she asks a question they never make sense and is never related to the lecture..

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
PSYC105
Oct 9, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Her lectures typically don't make sense. She calls students out very often and it's embarrassing. She teachers her real life class like an online class. Most things are due days before her class. The tests are really hard and pretty irrelevant. You have a paper due every week, must read textbook, and listen to online lectures. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLAS

Get ready to read
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
3.0
PSY105
Oct 15, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Her canvas is so unorganized, due dates for all assignments seem random. All instructions she gives for anything are so vague and make no sense, its like she never proofreads anything before she posts it. Her tests are ridiculous, she gives you 2 right answers but you have to pick the one that's "more correct".

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
PSY105
Oct 24, 2016
Wouldn't take again

I am a psychology major and everything psych interests me, so trust me when I say if I don't like this class than it must be pretty bad. She is SO unorganized, tests are impossible, gets super off topic, and always talks about herself and comes off thinking she is better than everyone else. She makes NO sense in her lectures. DO NOT TAKE HER

Tough Grader
Skip class? You won't pass.
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
PSYC105
Grade: Rather not say
Nov 22, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Whatever you do , Please save your money and do not take this professor. Tests are horrible. Essays every week. Shes always late, barely gives a break in class and expects the class to run passed the time it's supposed to end. Never makes sense in her lectures. Powerpoints are mostly just pictures of herself. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HER.

Skip class? You won't pass.
SO MANY PAPERS
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
5.0
PHYSC105
Grade: B-
Nov 23, 2016
Wouldn't take again

NEVER take this class. Dr. Olaoye goes off on tangents about her life and her borther for 3/4ths of the class. She does not give breaks on time. Holds you late. Her tests are impossible and never what she talks about. Usually they questions are barley mentioned in the textbook. She only hears what she wants to and does not offer any help if you ask

Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
4.0
PHYSC105
Nov 28, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Took her online class and it was the most unorganized, confusing class i've experienced at Brookdale. She does not take the time to make things clear and certainly doesn't care about the information getting through to her students.

1.0
4.0
PSY105
Grade: B+
Apr 20, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Never in my entire life have I had such an unorganized uncaring teacher/professor. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. She takes an average of a week to answer emails, it takes the whole class to email her to get her attention,and the tests have nothing to do with what she teaches. Offers no help what so ever. You couldn't pay me to take her again. ABSURD

SO MANY PAPERS
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
5.0
PSYCH247
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Dec 5, 2017
Wouldn't take again

I should've dropped out sooner. Unorganized, rude, and conceited are the best words to describe her. i was confused the whole semester and i wasn't alone on how i felt. im sure shes smart, no hard feelings, she just cant teach. Do not take this class at all costs, and if you do... just dont.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
PSYC105
Nov 10, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Do yourself a favor and pick a different teacher you will struggle for the whole semester. She gave me so much anxiety I dreaded to go to class. I could skip class and probably learn more than from going that's how bad of a teacher she is.

Skip class? You won't pass.
SO MANY PAPERS
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
5.0
PSY105
Grade: B+
Apr 22, 2019
Wouldn't take again

I should changed my professor after the first week of sitting in her class. She assigns so many papers & expects them to be done in such little time. She expects you to only focus on HER CLASS ONLY which is ridiculous. It takes her a while to get back to her students through email. Don't waste your time with this professor.

Lots of homework
So many papers
Tough grader
5.0
4.0
PSYC246
Grade: B-
May 22, 2019
Would take again

I took Dr. O for psych 247 and I also read all these comments prior to enrolling I was assuming i'd have a terrible semester b/c these comments but throughout the course I realized they are wrong. She's caring, gives an experience, extremely helpful in and outside of class. all you need to do is show up, pay attention, and participate.

Respected
Participation matters
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
PSY106
Grade: C+
May 23, 2019
Wouldn't take again

WORST professor ever. im not even kidding. she will call students out asking them questions about things she did t even talk about. always yells at students. she gives so much work & her lectures have NOTHING to do with the tests. shes very rude & thinks shes better then everyone else. i highly do NOT recommend her unless you want to ruin ur GPA

Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
PSY106
Sep 16, 2019
Wouldn't take again

I wish i dropped out she is probably the worst prof. i have ever had. She talks majority of the class about herself and her brother, the work and essay prompts are so so so unclear i have never struggled so bad in my life.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
So many papers
1.0
5.0
PSYC245
Sep 24, 2019
Wouldn't take again

HORRIBLE. She is so unclear about assignments and when you ask questions she gets frustrated with you easily. What she teaches in class is not at all what the assignments are about. Stay away from taking a course with her.

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
PSYC246
Oct 3, 2019
Wouldn't take again

ABSOLUTLEY HORRIBLE!! I took the online class and there is no sense of direction what so ever, she doesnt know how to prepare anything. All she does is get frustrated when you email her and doesn't get back to you until weeks after. Im not so sure how she's still a professor or even considered a doctor... DO NOT TAKE!

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Tough grader
2.0
4.0
PSYC106
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 4, 2019
Wouldn't take again

The exams have information on them that we have never gone over. She is not clear at all in her lectures. She mostly talks about other things that have nothing to do with our class. She doesnt take the time to make sure we understand the material, instead she just continues talking and nobody knows what were doing. My classmates and I are lost.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
PSYC106
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 27, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Half of what she says in her lectures is irrelevant to the class. She states her opinion on things that are also irrelevant to the class. I do not recommend taking her for one second if you want to pass. I try hard and still dont get good grades. She doesnt realize that we are trying our hardest. She does not seem to want us to thrive.

Lecture heavy
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
PHYSC105
Nov 25, 2019
Wouldn't take again

I am sorry. But she is the worst professor I have. She keeps you way after your scheduled time, her exams have nothing to do with her boring lectures, and every question on the exam has a typo, making it impossible for you to get the right answer. She's rude and thinks its the students fault when EVERYONE fails. Talk about in-denial DO NOT TAKE HER

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
So many papers
1.0
5.0
PSY106
Grade: F
Dec 10, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Shes the worst professor ever. Never ever take her. She does not try to help at all and Brookdale should be ashamed to have her working there.

So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
PSY106
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 11, 2019
Wouldn't take again

do not take her for the sake of your sanity and your grade! She is the most unorganized, unhelpful professor Ive had! She does not care if we fail, she will not do anything to help. Her exams are a completely different set of topics than what we discuss in class. Just ridiculous. Brookdale, you can do better. Smh.

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
PSYC105
Grade: Incomplete
Feb 20, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I took her for two classes. In our very first class, I was overwhelmed just from her giving us the syllabus details. She made us take some personality tests which was from the '70s and was so confusing. In the second class, she seemed unprepared. She also has us watch her online lectures... I'm not paying for an online class. Dont waste your money.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
PSY105
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Feb 25, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I tried to make it through this class but it was unbearable.. I dropped out during the 4th week and I felt so relieved after... her tests have nothing to do with what she lectures about or what pages of the textbook she tells us to read. She has papers due the night she assigns them which is cruel. Save your money.. dont take her

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
So many papers
1.0
5.0
PSYC105
Grade: F
Mar 2, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Professor Olaoye is easily the most complicated professor I have ever taken. I am in her online class and the first assignment she assigned us a group lab?? We are an online class and she left her students to pick groups amongst themselves. I emailed her numerous times with questions and help, and she never even answered my emails.

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
5.0
4.0
PSYC105
May 19, 2020
Would take again

Originally, her rating scared me, but she was a great professor! She always recognizes hard work (even late assignments can get 105%), helps students in and out of class and makes the course very difficult to fail. Just show up, stay on top of mini-lectures, textbook readings, psych videos and assignments, and you will do well.

Gives good feedback
Accessible outside class
Caring
1.0
5.0
PHYSC105
Grade: A-
Dec 9, 2020
Wouldn't take again

horrible. self absorbed. learned nothing, and felt stupid. Transferred to another school and when they saw the syllabus they rejected the credit. horrible. avoid at all costs. I'll never forget when she said that she is an "ivy" level professor, and she's at brookdale to level the playing field. Fat chance. Go teach there instead.

Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
PSYC247
Grade: C+
Jan 5, 2021
Wouldn't take again

AVOID AT ALL COSTS Started with 15 students and ended with 5 at the end of the semester. My entire section was failing so she curved the section so everyone passed, barely. Beware she will call your personal phone numbers for no apparent reason. Horrible professor who insults and belittles students when they speak up for themselves.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
PSY105
Grade: C+
Feb 7, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Does not listen to anything. I emailed her 7 separate times (yes, 7) because I did not understand the assignment. Every time she would tell me "thanks for your inquiry, read the module". I read the module a million times and nowhere did it answer my question, which I told her. She eventually stopped answering all together. Do not take her!!!!!!!!

Skip class? You won't pass.
So many papers
1.0
4.0
PSYCH245
Grade: B
May 11, 2021
Wouldn't take again

AVOID this professor at all costs. She was my only option so I had to take her but trust me she's just as bad as the comments say about her. Never accessible & answers with "read the modules". Class started with 25 ended with 10. Gave no directions at all, everything was extremely unclear & confusing. Canvas shell is a complete mess & unclear!

Lots of homework
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
PSYC247
Grade: B-
Sep 8, 2021
Wouldn't take again

DO NOT TAKE. Reading her assignments & syllabus was enough to give you a headache. If you emailed her a question she would call your cell phone and talk for 2 hours about everything but your question. Or would tell another student to answer your question instead of her. Course work was impossible to figure out SO UNORGANIZED. save urself the stress

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
PSYC245
Grade: B+
Nov 3, 2021
Wouldn't take again

She lacks any organization as the canvas page is all smushed into one big module, not in order. She does not give clear instructions and essentially you need to teach yourself how to use the program she mandates. Try and find a buddy to work with. ended up with a good grade as she curved the class cause no one knew what they were doing.

Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
PSYCH245
Feb 3, 2022
Wouldn't take again

please save yourself the headache and read the other reviews, they are very accurate. except the 1 or 2 that say she is a good professor. she is easily the worst professor I have personally known or heard of. she was teaching a fully distance learning class that I registered for and tried to make mandatory zoom meetings. AWFUL!!!!!!!!!

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
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