He must be using a different book than his students -loves listening to himself

Whenever a student asks a question, he never lets them finish because he thinks he knows what they're going to ask -- but he's wrong half the time. You'll get the same grade in the class whether you go or not.

Worst professor I've had so far at Pepperdine. Nothing good about his class. He's very hard. He loves to add trick questions on his tests. I consider myself to be knowledgeable in macroeconomics, and I suffered in his class.

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The more I go to class, the more confused I get. Sleep an extra hour, read over the stuff sometime, and hope you can guess well.

I have never had such a bad teacher/professor in all my years of schooling. Galles is so full of himself and doesn't belong at Pepperdine. He writes the problems on his test in a way to trick you and gets a kick out of it. AVOID HIM!

There is absolutely no correlation between working hard and attending class and doing well in Galles' class. It's all luck. Give up now.

Dont even bother with going to class, there is no point he will only confuse you. Read the text and hope you can decode his multiple guess exams

Wow, there goes my 4.0, just barely managed a C in his course. He is terrible, good luck trying to sit through his overly verbose classes.

Libertarian...need I say more? What an aweful class.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!! Trust me, take it in summer school, or take another prof. Galles is terrible. I am a straight A student, but no longer after taking his class. Spare yourself the agony of two hours with this man.

Whether you go to class or not, you're still going to do horribly on his tests. One of the worst teachers I've ever had. Listen to everybody else, you're better off guessing on his tests and sleeping in on days you have class.

Dont take this course. he likes to confuse students and give out confusing tests to make sure we know we're dumb and he's smart. One time, i approached him out of class and he refused to help me because i didn't attend all of his boring lectures. i would have, if the lecture was good.

Really Hard, really unclear, a B is difficult

This guy really doesn't care. he is right and he knows it. he actually told me not to come to class if it wasn't helping. good because you really don't have to attend and he doesn't care but bad because honestly going to the class won't help you. you either get it or you don't. easy to get a C hard to get anything else. good luck.

Repeats the same class every day. I have taken econ before in highschool and still am having a difficult time.

He's very hard to follow in class, not willing to help you understand advanced concepts, and fails most of the class on any given exam.

The worst professor at Pepperdine. I understand stuff from the textbook reading but he just confuses everyone in class. He goes off topic all the time and barely focuses his tests on what he teaches in class. Can't escape his 211 class, but never take him for upper-div classes if you can.

Go to every class, take notes, know you won't do well on his tests even if you are extremely intelligent. No choice really for incoming Freshman he's the only one teaching Econ. Good news when the class is over, be glad you won't have to ever take him again.

I'm not the type that has many regrets in life. I normally think "Well, what's done is done." But, after hearing that there was another professor who taught this class, I REALLY regretted taking it with Professor Galles. His lectures are incredibly hard to follow, and his tests make or break your grade. All you can do is read the text and handouts.

I have never written a review for a professor, but the experience I had in this class made me feel like I should warn incoming students. If you have the option to take this class in the summer or abroad do so because Professor Galles' Macro class is unnecessarily difficult. Lectures are impossible to follow and tests are super confusing.

Since your grade is based of three test you have to make she to do good on all of them. Had a C in the class for the first 2 but then the final which was worth about 44% of your grade came around which was full of confusing questions. NO help just tells random stories in class that makes it even more confusing

Be ready to really study on your own for this class. His way of teaching did not work for me. He went off-topic all the times and I was very confused, did not know what was really important. He sat in his chair and talked all day, and never once stood up to write on the board. I also felt intimidated to ask during class as he wouldputmeonthe spot.

His class is unnecessarily hard. Never expect to have a clear logic through the whole course. Never take his course again.

He is a very good economist and all the concepts he discusses in class actually make sense. The problem is his teaching method. He talks extremely fast for 99% of the class time. His teaching is all over the place, doesnt follow the book. This is a very hard class. He will say some of the smartest things in class but your test scores will be low.

Hands down the worst professor Ive had at Pepperdine. Great guy, awful teacher. His lectures make virtually no sense even if youve read the material beforehand. Used no visual aids and tests are close to impossible to do well on. I am a straight A student and I was thrilled I even passed.

I honestly have never felt this way for any professor in my life. Please take it from me and my classmates, avoid taking this class with him as a Professor. He PURPOSELY makes exams impossibly challenging. His words exactly: My exams are made for you to struggle, this is why a barely passing grade is considered a good grade.

Absolutely AVOID. This is an intro class that is graded to make you fail. If you spend ALL of your time on this class, you might pass.

Honestly, this is the first professor I can say is just horrible. He does not teach, he talks. Your entire grade is from 3 exams that he just doesn't prepare you for. I felt no hope going into any of them after studying for hours and paying attention to each lecture. I believe he sets his students up to fail.

I beg you to avoid taking Gary Galles for ECON211 at all costs. I did everything possible to try and teach myself the material (rewatching lectures, teaching myself the textbook material, etc) but NOTHING WORKED. He makes his tests super difficult where he flat out tells you you won't do well on if you are a nonecon major. Good luck in his class.

I learned way better by going to a tutor than going to class. his lectures make zero sense and do not help. his test questions are not grammatically correct and he wants to trick his students. would never take again. please dont take this class

Absolute worst professor! He does not teach the material. His tests are super difficult, and you won't learn anything. YOU WILL NOT DO WELL!!

You will not learn anything. He talks to you like you know all of the material. He does not link material at all, everything is jumbled together and doesn't;t make sense. 1/5 of our class is left... does that tell you anything?

His lectures are way too long and confusing, and he goes off topic way too much

DO NOT take this class, UNLESS you are ok with a C in the class no matter what. I saw other reviews and thought it couldn't be so bad. It is. Three tests, nothing else in grade book. Tests are for advanced macro students even though this is an intro class. His lectures are extremely complex and talks too fast. Avoid at all costs, you will regret.

To preface, I thought that these reviews were written by students who never went to class or cared about the subject. Although it was a beginner class, it is taught at a graduate level. Only 3 tests! Even if you go for office hours and get tutoring, you will not pass. Do not take! 30 kids started in my class, 5 left and the highest grade was a C+.

He never tells you how you are doing in the class and doesn't put grades on Courses. He just writes your score on a sheet and calculates it at the end. If you ask him how you are doing, he will just say "IDK". You need to be fired!

The grade is based off the there cumulative exams. There was no work in between and the lectures were not helpful. Best thing is to just read the book.

Dr. Galles' class was the worst class I have ever been a part of. Three exams were the only scores counted toward one's final grade. If you ask a question relating to the subject matter, be prepared to hear a condescending and arrogant response. Dr. Galles does not belong in the undergraduate sphere--especially in the INTRO level courses.

I have never had such a bad experience with a professor in my life. I had always done well in economics classes, but did so poorly because he does not actually teach you anything. He emphasizes how he wants you to learn application rather than having us memorize, but then does not actually use application in anything.

Just terrible. You won't learn and you will have to drop the course

He does not teach anything. Only 5 people went to class each day. I went to a tutor twice and that was the only way my grade was salvaged. He goes on random tangents in class and what he writes on the whiteboard makes no sense. He taught me absolutely nothing. Not the end of the world, but terrible professor. Literally get him out.

Class is honestly pointless because of his tangents, only good reason to go is if you have questions. His tangent make lectures so hard to follow & makes no sense. I have learned nothing and feel unprepared for my upper divs. I went to office hours multiple times, went to a tutor, and still feel like his method of teaching & tests are so confusing.

He did not teach at all. Just rambled about his kids. You have to read the book front to back, and use the practice problems he gives you because that is about all you have to study. His lectures were not even worth it to go to. Not a teacher, just gave out 3 tests that determined your entire grade.