Awesome teacher... always willing to help!

he rules!!!

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He is an outstanding professor, really nice, fair, and always open for questions and extra help!

hes a really good teacher. he makes the material seem interesting. Hes really helpful and nice too.

Great professor!! Very helpful and interesting! Cute, too!

HOLY GIZZOD i am in love with him! Not only is he a great professor, but he is nice, caring, funny, open, and an ALL AROUND GREAT GUY! Take princples of micro with him! I love it, it is easy to get an A or B+ in that class.. NO MATH! take the class with him.. he loves Dr Pepper and Taco bell...lol..

I Lovvvvveee Him. He is not only a really nice guy, but a great teacher. He makes sure you understand the material and is very thourough and always willing to help. If you go to class and pay attention you will do great in the course. To bad the chemistry department doesn't have more like him.

awesome teacher!

He's a great professor. I wish we had him teaching other course rather than only micro. What i like about him is that he has a very succesful job but he still chooses to teach at Rutgers only to help us students. He also cares if we do good in class not like other professors..

an awesome prof! really helps you understand the material and wants you to do well, great guy. as long as you go to class and pay attention you'll be fine.

A GREAT TEACHER. HE ROCKS!!! I WOULS RECOMMEND TAKING HIM FOR MICROECONOMICS.

Awesome teacher! His goal is for everyone to get an A...odd obsession with Dr. Pepper!

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Tried hard to get everyone an A

One of the best teachers I had at Rutgers. Is very caring about the students and willing to get to know them. He is extremely fair and open. Awesome teacher, and everybody loves him!!

John is a great guy and the best instructor for micro. I loved his fast food examples and it is still stuck in my mind after 3 semesters. He really wants everyone to do well and is willing to go out of his way to make sure everyone understands the material. He's really nice and I think his class is enjoyable. Good job John!

very engaging, makes the class enjoyable and interesting...and very easy on the eyes

Awesome professor. Helpful and clear. All you have to do is attend class and pay attention. Got a B+ b/c I slacked off on the final. But I never even opened the book. Made me like economics.

AMAZING TEACHER. had him last year for micro and marketing. He really does care about everyone doing well in the class. Even allowed me to retake my first exam a semester later to try to get my grade to an A. Can't compliment him enough. Made me love econ. If your going into econ get him.

italia is such a cutieeeee ;-) not only is he an amazing teacher by night, but by day, he is a very successful director of merrill lynch. he's really modest and u find out little tidbits about his noteworthy career history each day. truly cares about each students' grade in the class and exams arent too bad either. viva italia!!

Italia is one of the best professors I've ever had.

If only all RU professors were like him! Bends over backwards to help students. Quizzes are easy and exams aren't bad at all. He always ends up adjusting the grades according to how students do. His notes are amazing. Go to every class and you won't even have to open the book. He makes a boring subject interesting. I got an A with minimal effort.

Makes an otherwise dull topic somewhat more interesting; very organized and eager to help students

Fantastic Micro econ teacher. He stayed after class with me for over an hour to discuss career options and give suggestions on my resume. Awesome at making complex topics easy to understand.

I had a really hard time in this class because the material was so new for me. But Italia is wonderful!! He stays after class to help students and offers review sessions before major exams. If Economics is a requirement for you, then take his class! You won't regret it!

One of the nicest guys you will ever meet. He's genuinely a great guy and is definitely understanding. Very helpful if you need help all you have to do is ask. The material is kinda boring but he knows what he's talking about and its cool that he's not even a full time professor but actually works in the industry. great guy

Dude is the nicest guy and makes this micro class easy for a history major like me. Literally finds ways to give out free points on quizzes. Take him even if you aren't in Econ. Srsly.

Really great teacher! Very nice. He makes micro interesting.. prob because he is very charismatic. Takes attendance. Don't buy the book, question com from notes. 5 quizzes, drops the lowest, and 2 exams 1 cumul final. Opt quiz day of final drops two quizzes. Im taking a class next semester just because hes the teacher!

Dude rocked my world with economics - he has total command of the subject material; industry experience and really great to sit down with and talk to outside of class. Very energetic and always goes above and beyond to be helpful. Best RU lecturer I've encountered by far. Do yourself a favor, get to know him.

Awesome professor. Extremely smart and a successful businessman. Very helpful and wants people to do well. Attendance is mandatory, but it's not a bad class to sit in. He simplifies everything as much as possible and makes sure everyone understands. Exams and quizzes are relatively easy.

John Italia is an amazing professor. Really goes out of his way to help students. He knows his stuff, but doesn't show off like other professors. Communicates the subject in such an approachable way, he could make a shoe interesting. Go to class, take notes, you will want to. Straightforward and no tricks.

John Italia is a boss. He is awesome and you should take his class. Very helpful, very understanding, wants you to do well. Tests and quizzes aren't too bad, but require more work than you may originally think. Still, awesome prof.

John Italia is a distinguished man. Works in the field, ridiculously dedicated to his students and fair exams and quizzes. What a boss.

Just go to class and take notes and you are guaranteed to do very well. He wants everyone in the class to do well. Quizzes and exams are fair, EVERYTHING comes from his notes. Whatever you do, just dont take micro with Vallegany.

Italia was extremely dedicated and helpful. Liked this class much more than I expected - real world application kept it interesting. One of the best instructors I've had at Rutgers so far.

He is by far the BEST teacher I've had in my entire life. Economics was a weakness of mine in HS and I was worried going into this class, but with his amazing explanations and dedication to helping his students, I aced the class with no problem, and I REALLY understood the concepts, not just memorization. 100% recommend to anyone and everyone.

Best teacher for a class that basically everyone has to take. Do not buy the book but go to class and take notes on the lecture. Those notes are what show up on quizzes/exams. He is very open to questions too and wants us to do well. He will not test you on anything he doesn't discuss in class GREAT TEACHER

I took management with Italia and it was great! He's a manager himself, so he was able to provide real world examples and advice. Tests were ok just know your stuff. And buy the textbook!! He basically reads the textbook in class so its helpful to highlight whatever he reads and to look back when studying for exams

Micro was an awesome experience - he works in industry and adds real world perspective made a big difference. Definately cared about students and getting people to actually learn. Good examples and eager to help. Late night exam review sessions and answered email pretty much 24/7. Probably best Rutgers class I've had.

very good professor! microeconomics is a difficult subject but he literally makes way to see his students pass. curves exams and quizzes if a certain percentage of the class gets it wrong. basically, he's one of the best micro professors that Rutgers has to offer! TAKE Him.

This class had some hard concepts but he is wants to make sure that all of his students pass. He was one of my best professors and am honestly considering taking another one of his classes! Just go to lectures, take notes, and ask questions!

Italia was an awesome professor, really sweet guy and always tried his best to help students fairly. Definitely go to lecture, you also don't need the textbook for his class. He goes kinda fast in lecture, but other than that he really knows his material and really cares about his students! If you put in the work you can def. do well in his class!

This professor is the MAN. I was unsure about my major (I knew I wanted something towards economics) but his microeconomics class got me hooked. He is so clear, he is always open to questions, and he is always there for the students, which in my opinion is the most important part. HIGHLY recommend.

He definately cares about students actually understanding the material and is very accessible via phone email on evening and weekends. Works very hard to make a somewhat complex topic simplified and accessible. Very straigtforwrd no tricks. All around awesome instructor, reccomended to anyone who needs Micro.

Italia is like the nicest econ professor! If you have to take a microecon class, besides Intro to Microecon, take it with this guy! The only fault about him is "skip class? You won't pass." He doesn't provide any notes. He only lectures for like an hour and expects you to get all the info down on paper. You can get A, but you need to work for it.

I was not sure if I wanted to minor in Economics so I just took this class. It is a bit hard, you have to put in the time and pay attention to the lectures but the professor is really reliable. He is always there if you need help.

He is the man, best teacher by far i've had here at Rutgers. He is clear respected and an awesome guy. This isn't his main job, he teaches because he likes to and it shows.

373:121. AMAZING CLASS. best professor at rutgers hands down. cares about you and your grade and genuinely wants everyone to do well. he drops your lowest quiz and will even drop your 2 lowest quizzes for taking optional quiz. exams are not easy but he does a good job preparing you. MUST TAKE HIM for micro classes

By far the BEST and most fair professor at Rutgers. He is a class act. He will teach you until you understand everything and will even come in on days in which he doesn't have class or office hours just to help you.

You need to study minimally for this class. Goto class, take notes, and you will do fine. I did great in the beginning, started slacking off in the middle of the semester, and then got back up in the end, and I ended with an A! He curves the final good! He is the sweetest econ professor! He wants you to learn! And he offers help all the time!

This guy will be the best professor you will ever have at rutgers. Most professors nowadays treat college kids like second class citizens, especially if you are a freshman. John Italia manages to make you feel cared for even in a room of 100 kids. An easy A if you go to class. I never had to open the textbook. He goes over everything b4 the test.

He is honestly one of the best professors in Rutgers. I wish he taught more classes so I could take him again. Got me into economics and now I plan on being an Econ major. You are not required but should show up for class and take notes. As long as you pay attention, this is an easy A.

One of the best professors at Rutgers. He's very nice and is very understanding of his students. Always willing to help by answering questions and holding review sessions, usually curves the exam grades. Quizzes and midterm/final exams are easy, but you have to study. All you have to do to pass this class is literally show up and take decent notes.

He is the best professor I have met at Rutgers!!! His lecture is very easy to understand!!! I like to take his class and he is so nice that he will stay as late as you want!!! A great professor. And the micro is very easy to get an A. Just learn what he teach you. That is enough.

Literally one of the nicest people I have ever met. Genuinely cares about his students and tries to explain things many times and as clear as possible. Always throws extra points and curves a lot, and has reviews. Class was much harder than expected and he is the only reason I passed. Does not take attendance but book is useless, so go to class.

John's microecon was one of the best classes I've had at Rutgers. Great instructor / you can tell he does this because he wants to be there. Very smart guy but also there to support you in ways that other instructors couldn't be bothered with. Really appreciate his coming late on nights before exams to help students study. great guy.

Prof Italia is an amazing lecturer who truly cares about his students. He always explains concepts really thoroughly and makes sure you understand it. Every class he offers to stay extra hours to help anyone who has questions about the material. Truly great professor and a great person all together.

I love him! AMAZING teacher & person. The difference between him and other teachers is that he actually wants you to like and understand economics, not be turned off by it. He will do anything to make you feel comfortable and confident in the material he's teaching. If you have the opportunity to take a class with him, do it. He was born to teach.

Professor Italia is the gold standard of teaching at Rutgers . They could literally pay this guy to show other professors how to show concern for students. Email response time is incredible. Very patient and doesnt give up until u understand if you seek out his help. But the course still requires you to study .

John is a really caring prof and will help you out whenever you need, he offered to stay after class and discuss the information as long as you would like after every class. Lectures are really thorough and easy to understand, you dont need to get the book if you pay attention in class and write down the things that are clearly important.

This Professor is the greatest Econ Prof at Rutgers for Non-Econ majors! He curved every single quiz and exam. He did a before and after review for every quiz and exam. Our class didn't fare so well on a quiz so he gave the whole class the chance to do a make up to replace that quiz. He really wants you to learn!

Professor Italia is possibly the nicest professor I've had at Rutgers. I took him for management and the class was designed to be fairly easy. As long as you watch the lectures (which are about 30 minutes) and take notes, you can legitimately get an 100 in the class. Also makes himself accessible outside of class to discuss literally anything.

Professor Italia is so helpful and such a nice man. He literally helped me with anything that I would ask, even if it was personal. If you need help, he will call you and talk you through your work or even help you come to conclusions. Great man.

The lectures were really great. He was always willing to hold review sessions for exams and wanted students to ask questions if they need. The topic was challenging but the textbook and professor really helped.

John is literally my favorite professor at Rutgers! I love this man, he is such a chill and easy-going person, and his lectures are amazing and he doesn't use powerpoints at all, which allows me to focus more on the lectures and take notes on my own. He's very caring and answers all your questions. I'm taking his other course next semester so yeah.

Although he was a busy person outside of teaching, he always stayed after and helped anyone who needed it. His teaching was fast paced but always repeats himself. He is direct, open minded and personable. Never thought I would love learning about microeconomics, but it was one of my favorite classes. Best professor I have ever had.

I loved taking micro with this professor he really simplifies concepts. Attendance is not mandatory but I would not recommend skipping. Grades are only based on 5-6 quizzes, 2 midterms, a final. he always holds review sessions before midterms/final. Also if you struggle with time on quizzes and exams he lets you take as much time as you need to.

He is very caring and really wants students to succeed. Gives you as much time as you need on exams/quizzes. His lectures are super helpful and if you attend, the quizzes and exams will be easy. Gives opportunities for quiz retakes when the class does bad. Always responds to emails quickly.

Such a nice professor. Graded on two exams as well as a few (relatively easy) homework. He is easy to reach outside of class. He adds extra credit questions to exams. He is so funny!! This class was online and easy to manage while taking 6 other classes (LOL). Definitely recommend!

he's amazing! really cares about your grade and does everything he possibly can to make sure you pass. i wish i took the class a little more seriously however. his lectures are informative and important, but you will need to study for this class. quizzes and tests are fine as long as u study and understand the material. take him!!!

Nice guy

hes a great proffesor, the best on I have had at Rutgers, Would take a class form him again

Best professor at rutgers.

my favorite professor by far

It's super easy, I recommend to take this class

It would be wrong not to take him

Fantastic!

Very good professor, made microeconomics very interesting and easy to digest. No homework besides studying for quizzes and exams. The lectures and the reviews typically reflect the exams, and he has textbook pages to refer to as well.

Very good professor, made micro easy for me personally, but is a concept heavy class. Paying attention during lectures is crucial, I found the textbook difficult to understand. As questions to make sure you understand topics as you learn them. Missing one thing may set you back. He teaches well, just a matter of how much work you put in.

I took Principles of micro and it is an easy class if you put in the time attendance is not mandatory but you will not succeed

I took professor Italia's principles of micro and attendance isn't mandatory but if you miss important information it's very easy to fall behind he gives out many quizzes and exams they aren't difficult if you study a good amount his lectures are very straightforward and you can tell he knows what he's talking about and cares about his students.

No homework and only grades off of 5 quizzes(lowest dropped) and 2 exams and a final. Gives extra points on all quizzes and exams.

One of the best professors here at Rutgers. You have to go to class to pass, but I barely spent time studying because of how well he taught his lectures. He made sure everyone understood the topics, and would stay after class if you needed extra help. He really cares about his students.

one of the best professors i have had.

I've never had a professor as patient and passion-driven. He was always willing to help us after class if we didn't understand any part of the lecture, & flexible after class hours as well. He truly cares about you wanting to learn & to find value from Microecon. Any chance you can have him for any economics class, take him!

Really fantastic professor. Very knowledgeable and really does everything possible to help you learn the material. Highly recommended.

Best professor tbh

Microeconomics is one of the best classes, but you do need to put in the work. It's not bad at all if you pay attention to lecture. Italia gives as much time as you need on exams and quizzes and has optional review sessions the evenings before each hourly exam and final. He really wants to help you be successful.

Goat professor. Take him if you can!