1.8

Kalina Staub

Economics - University of Toronto at Mississauga

1.8
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
14%
Would Retake
117
Reviews
1.8
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
1.9
Helpful
1.8
Clarity

14%

Would Retake

117

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

She doesn't post solutions to tutorial activities or practice problems, ALWAYS has some sort of mistake on her tests and disrupts students during it, and is just overall a bad teacher, she can't explain content clearly, she seems confused herself while teaching

ECO100 - 1.0 rating

Nice person, horrible prof

ECO200Y - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

87%

Textbook Required

0%

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Based on 35 grades
Most common grades:
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Not sure yet (7)
B+ (6)
Grade Distribution
A(11)B(6)C(6)D(0)F(2)A-/B+(10)
Based on 49 reported grades
A: 8
Not sure yet: 7
B+: 6
A-: 4
Common Tags
Lots of homework (29)
Tough grader (19)
Test heavy (15)
Get ready to read (12)
Lecture heavy (6)
Accessible outside class (5)
Clear grading criteria (4)
Participation matters (3)
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ECO100Y

5.0

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ECO100Y5Y

3.0

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ECO100

2.7

(26)

ECO200

2.3

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ECO100Y5

2.0

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ECON486

5.0

ECON401

5.0

ECON201

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ECON301

5.0

ECON101

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Reviews (117)
5.0
2.0
ECO100
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Sep 30, 2013

Professor Staub is Fantastic! She is a sweetheart and really helps you out if you go to her office hours. She is clear in her presentation of the information, and her testing format is fair. She also seems to truly care for the success of her students, and encourages us to participate in class. I would recommend professor Staub to any Eco Student!

2.0
2.0
ECO100Y5
Oct 22, 2013

Come to my office hours is her line.

3.0
5.0
ECO100
Grade: Incomplete
Nov 6, 2013

She says "um" all the time

5.0
3.0
ECO100
Nov 27, 2013

She is very nice and helpful. She gets nervous sometimes but it's understandable as it's her first year teaching.

2.0
3.0
ECO200
Jan 17, 2014

Absolutely the worst prof I have had this year. Behind on syllabus, not clear, better off learning from book than staying in lecture. Test usually revolves around one long question, either you know it or you don't. Overall don't recommend

2.0
2.0
ECO100
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Jan 26, 2014

Her tests are easy, it's all textbook stuff, so just make sure you read it, and understand it by yourself, 'cause when stuff gets harder she gets confused and doesn't teach that well, your textbook is the way to success. Since it's her first year teaching i wouldnt say anything bad 'cause everyone's gonna be nervous teaching for the first time.

2.0
5.0
ECO100
Feb 7, 2014

Smart person, not a good teacher.

4.0
1.0
ECO100
Feb 24, 2014

Great prof but confuses the class a lot. Hate that tablet she uses cuz it never works. spend most of the time trying to fix that dumb technology

2.0
4.0
ECO200
Grade: C+
Mar 21, 2014

This prof won't be able to answer any of your questions- she doesn't seem to know the material very well but the test WILL be SUPER hard! Her lecture style is horrible...its so slow- she keeps using fill in the blanks for lecture notes- you won't learn anything in her lectures or tutorials

1.0
3.0
ECO200
Mar 23, 2014

Very inconsistent testing and teaching style. Everything on her slide is word for word in textbook but textbook does a better job at explaining. She can be very confusing and seems to make up for all the confusion in her "office hours." Besides all of this, I'd wish she had been more organised and efficient. Nice person, but poor teaching

2.0
3.0
ECO200
Mar 26, 2014

very nice person,but bad at teaching and explaining things. majority of the lecture notes are word to word from the textbook. sometimes confuses you by explaining more.

2.0
4.0
ECO200
Apr 11, 2014

Professor Staub is a nice person but not a good professor. Goes through the content too slowly and then rushes prior to a test to try and catch up. Tests include one SA that is focused mostly on one concept only. Will definitely be avoiding her in my upper year classes and would not recommend taking this course with her.

1.0
1.0
ECO100
Grade: A+
Apr 15, 2014

Easy 4.0 Just read the book, her lectures are useless

5.0
1.0
ECO100
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Apr 21, 2014

Professor Staub is wonderful. She explains the material very well. Unfortunately the majority of the class doesn't pay much attention during class, and prefer texting or talking with one another to engaging in the lecture, and their marks reflect it. Honestly her tests are a joke. Unfortunately so are most of her students. She ought to be stricter

2.0
3.0
ECO200Y
Apr 21, 2014

Nice person, horrible prof. Does not know how to teach, unorganized. EVERYTHING she teaches in class is exactly from the textbook, but the book does a much better job than her. In our final exam, she kept changing numbers and questions in our exam like she never checked the paper before, interrupted us at least 10 times during the exam.

5.0
4.0
ECO100
Grade: A-
May 15, 2014

Loved this prof. Pretty fair and her weekly online quizzes and tutorials are very helpful. Will definitely consider taking her other courses.

5.0
1.0
ECO200
Jun 19, 2014

BEST PROF EVER

1.0
4.0
ECO100
Jul 8, 2014

Not much great of a prof. Pretty confusing, all over the place. She cant finish her lectures on time. Not to mention her course was theory based rather than math based. As for which her TAs were pretty garbage too, they couldn't help, explain, give clarity.

1.0
4.0
ECO100
Aug 14, 2014

She cant explain. Very confusing.

5.0
1.0
ECO100Y5Y
Sep 24, 2014

I like her bc i got A from her class. :) but seriosly i cant understand bad comments about her. She is pretty good on her job. I mean there are many old profs at utm but many of them are tired of teaching. Prof staub is hungry to teach. She is dynamic. That is why i like her. I will definetly get her other classes again.

3.0
4.0
ECO200
Grade: B-
Oct 14, 2014

I met her out of school one day. She apologized for her class and how bad (not bad per say but I can't think of a better term at the moment) her class and exam was. It was her first year and she experimented, and my mark took the brunt of her experimentation and inexperience. Albeit good and nice prof, but she isn't yet. I would've done better...

5.0
1.0
ECO100
Grade: A
Feb 5, 2015

The bestest!

2.0
3.0
ECO200
Mar 14, 2015

Not the best in teaching. Quizzes every week was a pain but fairly simple, and so are her tests. The tutorials ask you to do one thing and the test just ask the opposite. It's easy to prepare for them. However, the exam was a mess, there was a question that was unsolvable that alot of people spent time on it and she ends up saying to cross it out

1.0
2.0
ECO
Mar 18, 2015

dont bother taking her class, take baileys and learn something

1.0
5.0
ECO100Y5Y
Grade: Rather not say
Apr 10, 2015

I would avoid her at all costs, she doesn't explain the math portion of the concepts so when the test comes everyone loses it

1.0
5.0
ECO100
Apr 12, 2015

She doesn't post solutions to tutorial activities or practice problems, ALWAYS has some sort of mistake on her tests and disrupts students during it, and is just overall a bad teacher, she can't explain content clearly, she seems confused herself while teaching.....

2.0
5.0
ECO100
Apr 14, 2015

Going to class is definitely necessary.

5.0
2.0
ECO100Y
Grade: B+
Apr 20, 2015

She is a very enthusiastic professor. She consistently send out e-mail summarizing what she has discussed on class every weekend. Her tests are basically base on tutorial activities' worksheets, so do study those thoroughly. For the online quizzes on MyEcoLab, it is quite useful for she doesn't put MC questions on the tests.

2.0
4.0
ECO100
Apr 21, 2015

Not very helpful. Terrible lectures, lecture notes are almost useless.

1.0
5.0
ECO100
Apr 23, 2015

Lecture notes are useless compared to the material we are tested on.

2.0
3.0
ECO100
May 5, 2015

You can do well in Professor Staub's class if you do the practice problems and tutorial activities. She is quite confusing and does not provide answers to practice problems and she barely helps. The textbook didn't help at all. I still managed to get an A in her class by doing practice problems and tutorial activities.

3.0
4.0
ECO100
May 30, 2015

if you don't go to tutorials and lectures you're screwed

3.0
4.0
ECO100
Jun 10, 2015

Gets distracted easily, if the technology doesnt work shell spend too much time trying to fix it. Lectures can be confusing, doesnt give answers to practice problems or tutorials.

3.0
3.0
ECO200
Aug 11, 2015

A Professor with extremely bad teaching skills, she tries hard but class always ends up losing attention. Fails in responding to questions and always answers with i will get back to you. Try to avoid at all times.

5.0
2.0
ECO100
Sep 15, 2015

This prof really cares about student learning.

2.0
5.0
ECO100
Grade: C-
Dec 1, 2015

Would spend much time trying to get technology to work if it isnt. Lectures are confusing didnt do well on tests even though understood course work, doesnt give answers to practice problems or tutorials. Will wait for everyone to be quite and will go over lecture.

1.0
5.0
ECO100
May 16, 2016

Panjoth Kuthi si. Legit didnt know how to teach. Ruined the whole class over.

5.0
3.0
ECO100
Grade: A
May 2, 2017
Would take again

I thought Staub was a great professor. A lot of people complain about the difficulty of the class but as long as you do the assignments and go to class, you'll be fine. She gives out lecture notes that make it really easy to follow along in class. If you study for the exams, getting an A on them is very doable.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
Clear grading criteria
2.0
5.0
ECO100
Grade: B
Jan 10, 2018
Would take again

Thick with 2 Cs

Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: Not sure yet
Sep 16, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Honestly just don't take her class. She is the worst professor I have ever had. She doesn't actually teach. During class she puts us into breakout rooms so that we can teach each other the material that we had to learn from reading the textbook. With exam she gives us practice exams and then the actual exam has none of the information that we learn

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
ECON486
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 27, 2023

Professor Staub is a very nice woman. Truly. She is a horrible teacher. She gives the class four total projects which you will pretty much have to re-do (each one). This is an entire class thing. People rarely pass these projects. You also have one midterm and a final that are insanely hard. Coding project at the end you HAVE to do if you want an A

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
ECO200
Grade: F
Nov 13, 2025

DONT TAKE DONT TAKE DONT TAKE OMGOMGOMGOMG NOOOO

Tough grader
Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 18, 2025

Genuinely worst experience in my life with a teacher, please save yourself whatever it takes and find another way to get credit, she gets her rate my professor taken down every so often because her rating is always so bad.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 18, 2025

It's not the end of the world if you have to take this professor, but she has absolutely no interest in helping you, and you will be doing most of the learning on your own. You're gonna have to grind pretty hard to just pass the class, and the midterms are tricky. Good luck

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

I found Kalina Staub's teaching style to be quite rigid, with limited support despite overwhelming expectations, and struggled with integrating multiple digital platforms into her lectures.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's lectures inconsistent and challenging to follow, often jumping between multiple platforms and not providing clear instructions for assigned tasks, which can be overwhelming.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style unhelpful, often prioritizing syllabus strictness over student understanding, and overwhelming us with excessive busywork.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

"Kalina Staub's teaching style often prioritizes adhering to the syllabus over providing tailored guidance, resulting in overwhelming amounts of tedious assignments and confusing technology that span multiple platforms."

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's lectures disjointed and difficult to follow due to excessive reliance on multiple digital tools, often overwhelming and obscuring the material's core concepts.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

I found Kalina Staub's teaching style to be somewhat adversarial, as she places heavy emphasis on syllabus adherence and assigns significant amounts of homework without clear explanations of its relevance to the course material.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub often prioritizes strict syllabus adherence over offering meaningful guidance, creating a challenging learning environment due to a reliance on numerous, loosely integrated digital tools and excessive assigned tasks.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's adversarial approach often overwhelmed me, as she prioritized strict syllabus adherence over student understanding, resulting in scattered lectures and excessive busywork without clear connections to the curriculum.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

I found Kalina Staub's teaching style to be somewhat adversarial, often prioritizing strict syllabus adherence over supporting student understanding and participation, especially considering the overwhelming workload and scattered learning tools.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's lectures often scattered and challenging to follow due to her reliance on multiple learning tools and a rigid adherence to the syllabus, leading to overwhelming amounts of supplementary work with unclear purposes.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's teaching style often comes across as adversarial, with little emphasis on student understanding and a heavy reliance on assigned readings and busywork, which can be overwhelming and lack relevance.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

I struggled in Kalina Staub's class due to disorganized lectures, excessive assignments with unclear value, and difficulty navigating multiple digital platforms.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's lectures often felt disjointed due to the extensive use of multiple teaching tools, making it difficult to follow and stay organized.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style often leaves students struggling to keep pace, with a syllabus-heavy approach and excessive assignments lacking clear objectives.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's classes often struggle due to scattered lectures, unclear expectations, and excessive reliance on multiple platforms, which can be overwhelming for students trying to stay organized.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Staub's teaching style to be challenging due to inconsistent lectures and excessive reliance on multiple digital tools, making it difficult to stay organized and grasp material effectively.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

While Professor Kalina Staub demonstrates thorough knowledge of the subject, she could benefit from a more balanced teaching approach that prioritizes supporting diverse learning needs and streamlines her use of multiple tools, making lectures easier to follow and assignments more meaningful.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style challenging to follow, and her emphasis on the syllabus often overshadowed opportunities for hands-on learning.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's unstructured lectures and reliance on multiple, hard-to-navigate tools made it challenging to follow and engage with course material, often leaving me feeling confused and unsupported.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's lectures often feel disjointed, jumping between multiple digital tools without proper integration, and the excessive emphasis on syllabus compliance sometimes overshadows hands-on learning opportunities.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

I found it challenging in Professor Kalina Staub's class due to unclear expectations, an overwhelming reliance on disjointed digital materials, and an excessive workload that didn't align with course objectives.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style often felt competitive rather than collaborative, prioritizing memorization over in-depth understanding, and her reliance on multiple software platforms made lectures feel disjointed.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's lecture style was often confrontational, and I found myself struggling to follow scattered presentations that utilized multiple platforms, hindering my learning experience.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

I struggled in Kalina Staub's class due to the lack of clear explanations, overwhelming reliance on multiple disjointed tools that made lectures hard to follow, and excessive emphasis on busywork over meaningful assignments.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

While I appreciate Professor Staub's emphasis on syllabus guidelines, I struggled with her unaccommodating teaching style, which prioritized strict adherence to the syllabus over student engagement and understanding, often leaving me feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of assignments without clear purposes.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

I struggled in Kalina Staub's class due to her strict adherence to the syllabus and her focus on quantity over quality, resulting in excessive assignments without clear connections to the course material, making it challenging to stay engaged and follow lectures.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's teaching style often prioritizes adhering to the syllabus over providing clarity, resulting in scattered lectures and excessive workload that may not align with course goals.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's lectures often feel disorganized, with too much material scattered across multiple platforms, which can make it difficult to follow along and stay on track.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's teaching style was often adversarial, making it challenging to engage with material when she solely emphasized strict adherence to the syllabus over student understanding, and her reliance on multiple technology tools was overwhelming and hindered note-taking efficiency.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style adversarial, which hindered meaningful engagement and learning; her reliance on multiple tools made it difficult to keep up, and excessive assignments felt burdensome without clear connections to class material.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style to be challenging, especially when she prioritized syllabus requirements over providing individual support and clarification on complex concepts.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style often prioritizes adhering to the syllabus over student understanding, resulting in disorganized lectures and excessive, unguided assignments.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

I took Kalina Staub's course, but I struggled with her teaching style, which sometimes felt adversarial and focused more on adhering to the syllabus than student understanding, and the disorganized lecture technology didn't help.

1.0
5.0
ECON301
Nov 23, 2025

"Kalina Staub's teaching style was challenging to follow due to scattered lectures and an excessive reliance on multiple digital tools."

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's lectures often felt disorganized, with scattered slides and tools across multiple platforms, making it difficult to follow along and focus on the material.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's lectures could benefit from clearer organization, and her strict adherence to the syllabus sometimes led to overwhelming assignments without clear purpose.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

I found Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style to be overly challenging, as she often failed to provide clear explanations and seemed to prioritize syllabus adherence over student understanding.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style often prioritized strict syllabus adherence over fostering a well-rounded understanding of course material, which led to frustrating moments with scattered lectures and excessive busywork.

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style often felt overwhelming due to an excessive reliance on multiple resources and a heavy workload, making it difficult to engage with the material and receive clear guidance.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

Professor Kalina Staub's classes often felt disjointed, with scattered lectures and reliance on multiple, sometimes incompatible tools, making it challenging to engage and follow along.

1.0
5.0
ECON201
Nov 23, 2025

Kalina Staub's classes often feel like a disorganized mess, where students are left to struggle through scattered lectures and a multitude of digital tools with little guidance or support.

1.0
5.0
ECON401
Nov 23, 2025

"Professor Kalina Staub's teaching style often felt adversarial, and while she sticks rigidly to the syllabus, I struggled to understand the purpose behind an overwhelming workload."

1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: C
Nov 26, 2025

Here are some stats from my class' (300+ people) midterm: avg score: 69%; minimum: 19.6%; on both the MCQ and SAQ separately, at least one 0%. Not sure why these are statistics Staub is even broadcasting, because clearly with an avg that low and a median of 72%, the students are not at fault. I can't believe she is even allowed to teach this class.

Get ready to read
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ECO100
Grade: B
Nov 27, 2025

I am taking her at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and all I can say is I have never felt worse about myself leaving a classroom ever in my life. DO NOT TAKE

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ECO100
Grade: B-
Nov 27, 2025

If you don't have a religion get one and start praying…

Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: Rather not say
Dec 1, 2025

i was a stubborn weed, but clearly not stubborn enough.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Participation matters
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 1, 2025

she does not properly teach her students. i dont know anything.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
4.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: A
Dec 3, 2025
Would take again

Everybody hates on Professor Staub. I thought she was a good professor. She taught the material well and wasn't necessarily mean. It's just a big class, and it's a hard class, so people hate on her.

Lots of homework
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 5, 2025

I am taking her right now in chapel hill, and let me just say there is a reason why her page doesn't exist for UNC... I cannot stress enough that this class will tear your confidence and worth to the ground. I am spending 15+ hours a week and my grade has had no improvement, in fact I did worse on her second midterm, the average was a 60. DONT TAKE

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: B+
Dec 6, 2025

Kalina Staub is quite literally the worst professor I have ever laid my eyes on.She shows no compassion when making it easier for her students, and deliberately engages in practices that make it harder for them. The most memorable thing that you'll gain from her class is the constant desire for self-harm and living in regret for an entire semester.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 8, 2025

Absolute worst prof I've had at UNC. Difficult to follow in lectures and does not really enjoy answering questions. There's a fair amount of outside help you can get. Crazy amounts of work every week and having to pre-study for every lecture is a lot on top of it. She doesn't care about her students. Her exams are so stressful and full of tricks.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
2.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: B+
Dec 8, 2025

Knows her content, but struggles to teach it. Did not learn anything from lectures, had to rely on outside help. Takes points off for silly things, disorganized (incorrect answer keys), and plays tricks on you instead of just testing the content. She seems like a nice person outside of lectures, but I would avoid this class.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
2.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: B+
Dec 8, 2025

Lectures arent great, often overcomplicates topics. Learned everything on my own. Course had constant errors (in answer keys, etc). Seems like a nice person, but isnt a great teacher. Theres a lot of resources provided with the course to help you prepare for exams, which is good. Avoid if you can but not the absolute worst. If you try youll be fine

Get ready to read
Lots of homework
3.0
3.0
ECON101
Grade: A
Dec 8, 2025

UNC prof; I had a fair bit of econ knowledge beforehand, which helped with my performance in the class. I completely understand the criticisms, especially with the amount of assignments that felt like busywork. I found managing the many due dates much harder than the midterms. Ultimately, this is a weed out class that I found tedious but tolerable.

Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: B+
Dec 9, 2025

BRO THIS CLASS IS SO DUMB IM GNA FMEFAJHEOFJAWEOFIJAPWE-FPIFUJOIEW SHE LITERALLY MAKES 80 PERCENT OF UR GRADE PURELY JUST EXAMS AND THEN THE OTHER PROFESSORS GAVE U AN AUTOMATIC A IF YOU GOT AN85 ON THE MIDTERMS AND ITS VIRTUALLY IMP;OSSIBLKE TO GET AN A IN THIS STUPID CLASS IF YOU HAV E THIS JS DROP OUT BECUASE YOUR GPA WONT LET YOU GRADUATE AFTER

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Dec 9, 2025

This is the worst professor or teacher I have ever had in my life. DO NOT take this class with her, trust me.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: B
Dec 9, 2025

Pretty sure she had her other one on the actual UNC page taken down because of how bad her ratings were. If you can avoid taking her class, do it. It will tank your grade. Only class I got less than an A in. It's NOT WORTH IT. Not sure why UNC hasn't replaced her yet. Also she's mean for no reason. She's not the kind of prof you want to get to know

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: A+
Dec 9, 2025

This class is awesome if you want to take a bath with a toaster.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Caring
4.0
3.0
ECON101
Grade: A
Dec 11, 2025
Would take again

I genuinely think she's not as bad as people say. There's definitely a lot of work but that doesn't make her evil! She gives you all the resources you need to succeed, many people just choose not to use them and complain instead.

Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: C
Dec 11, 2025

This is the worse class I have ever taken. I spend more time doing work for this class than all my other classes combined and I still have a C... I have A's in all my other classes. Please pray for me, my final grade will depend on my final exam and that's going to be worth 50% of my grade since I did horrible on my second midterm.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
2.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: C-
Dec 14, 2025

I took this class because I thought I wanted to be an econ major. The concepts are not that hard and I really understood the material. She's actually not bad at explaining things, but the homework is terrible and the lectures are a snooze fest. She's not as bad as the reviews may seem but the structure of the course as a whole is what sucks. ):

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
4.0
3.0
ECON101
Grade: A-
Dec 14, 2025
Would take again

She is genuinely not as bad as people say. Extremely accessible outside of class and offers help sessions/office hours almost everyday of the week. There is a lot of homework but it is manageable and helped me prepare for the tests. The class is difficult because there is a lot of content covered but if you put in the effort you will do fine.

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Accessible outside class
4.0
3.0
ECON101
Grade: B-
Dec 15, 2025
Would take again

She really is not that bad. I think most people just are not ready to accept they are closer to average once they're in UNC. There is a lot of homework, granted you can elect not to do it and add the weight to your tests, so I don't think it's that much of an issue. Overall she's fine, nothing super special. The TA's are extremely helpful.

Participation matters
Lots of homework
Test heavy
4.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: A
Dec 15, 2025

This class made me interested in majoring in econ and I actually liked it more than I thought. Dr. Staub is very communicative, and even though the class is time-consuming, I used the mock schedule she has on Canvas, which helped a lot. She's also very accessible and easy to ask for help during office hours and coffee chats she holds very often.

Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
Lots of homework
2.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: B+
Dec 15, 2025

She is condescending, rude, and doesn't care about the students taking her class.

Tough grader
Test heavy
5.0
3.0
ECON101
Grade: A
Dec 16, 2025
Would take again

Dr. Staub seriously is not as bad as people say. She made several helpful resources available and made it very possible for students to succeed. The exams were challenging, but fair. The TAs, ULAs & help sessions were super helpful. ECON101 is challenging with any professor, taking it with Dr. Staub isn't any worse than other UNC Econ professor.

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Lots of homework
Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: F
Dec 17, 2025

Take this class with McDonna or take it at your local community college. Lectures are difficult to understand and the homework is very rigorous if you want to get by. The questions on the tests are also far more difficult than any practice.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Graded by few things
3.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: A
Dec 17, 2025
Would take again

Staub is nowhere near the monster many people claim her to be. In reality, she is an acceptable professor who teaches the fundamentals of economics sufficiently. She gives students all the information through the lectures, but you have to make a conscious effort to study and understand the content on a deeper level than what is initially taught.

Tough grader
Clear grading criteria
Test heavy
4.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: A-
Dec 20, 2025
Would take again

Just be prepared to do the work that she assigns. If you don't do the work or reading you won't do well but if you do you should be able to pass the class. She gives a LOT of work and people don't expect that from a 101 class. She is organized and sticks to her syllabus and has consistent structure.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
3.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: A+
Dec 23, 2025
Would take again

Staub really isn't bad. She gives lots of homework (some of which is busywork), but it's actually pretty helpful since you're learning so much content you need to review regularly or you'll get lost. She's very accessible outside of class and gives you many opportunities to ask questions. Seriously, just do the readings, and you'll be fine.

Get ready to read
Lots of homework
Accessible outside class
4.0
4.0
ECON101
Grade: A-
Dec 24, 2025
Would take again

Class average was a B- and B median. Exams are fair but are 70% of your grade. No curve and minimal extra credit (2/60 points back on exam). I did not use the textbook/ do any readings and was okay, mostly utilised practice exams and Staub's other resources. Lots of resources to practice, guided notes, and helpful recitations.

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: C
Jan 1, 2026

Dr. Staub is nice, she even speaks French and is willing to help during office hours. However, she gives so many assignments, and it is very overwhelming. The midterms and final were very hard. She gives many tricky questions, even though she says she will not. This made the exams stressful and confusing. PLS SAVE YOUR GPA DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!

Get ready to read
Lots of homework
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ECON101
Grade: Rather not say
Jan 1, 2026

If you don't have a religion get one and start praying....

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Test heavy
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