Dr Freitas clearly understands the concepts and is able to explain them succintly. Her tests are not easy, but if you go to class,listen to her hints "this is a classic trick question on the exam", and when reading the textbook think of the non common cases you will be golden. I highly recommend this class, even though it requires a lot of work.

Good teaching and the material is not very easy. You need to read the textbook and do some practice problems on your own.

Professor Freitas is possibly one of the least arrogant instructors you'll ever come across in economics. She has high standards, but is clear with her expectations and does a very good job of breaking down complicated concepts and putting them back in simpler terms. Her office hours and problem sets are very helpful for the term tests and final.

Prof. Freitas is oneof the best professor for economics. She's succint and passionate during lectures. She makes her students ponder and dig deeper into the subjects. She questions and challenges her classes, things which are exactly needed by a university student. Her tests aren't hard if you prepare well and ensure you know all the concepts.

Look, despite what some others are saying, you can tell she cares for the concepts and understands them well. She makes a clear point and the in class questions help, plus she has office hours where she is super approachable. The course is hard, regardless of who teaches it. However she knows this and helps ease you into the material.

Really need to understand the material other than memorizing things to get a high mark. Sometimes deduct points just to curve down the avg. Not a bad prof.

Professor Freitas is one of my favorite professor so far, she is always so patient, friendly and ready to help. She wants to make us understand the intuition behind the material and I think it's really helpful. You can always get lots of help from her office hour. I know 206 is hard, but She is really a supper great prof.

Engaging and thought-provoking lectures. Although she seems intimidating when you first meet her, she is actually very warm and eager to help so go to her office hours if there is something you don't understand. Her tests are hard but she definitely tries to prepare you (i.e. doesnt want to fail ppl, but wants them to do well on a hard test)

Unpopular Opinion: Frietas > Pesando >>>>>>>> Ho. Tests are fair except final, which was really hard but that was to be expected. Otherwise, PSETs are really important and are really helpful to solving the midterm and final questions. Really good office hours as well! Frietas is a gem who is criminally underrated tbh.

Everyone on here is just complaining that her class is hard. If you study you will do well, she is always available for office hours if you need it.

Yes, her test is very tricky and time constraint is a big issue. However, it is not impossible to get a good grade on her class. Learn intuition and attend her office hour! She really cares about students, you will know that when you interact with her in OH. ECO206 is the specialist level course, so do not expect the course content will be easy.

Great teacher and gives good explanation when you seek help during office hour! She always tries to understand how you look at the problem and understand the confusion. Not sure how is she like in in-person lectures but if you talk to her during office hour she is really nice.

I posted this on her other rating but I'll post it again here. The class is a lot of work but she makes it interesting. She explains things really well, too. She's also easy to reach outside of class and treats students with respect.

I really liked how she organized the class in a very clear and structured way. You can tell she put effort into structuring the course even in these tough times. Do the practice problems and try to understand them intuitively. Don't expect things to be easy as this first-year course is meant to weed students out. Try your best and good luck!

The lectures and tutorials are relatively useless in term of getting a good grade for test. The course is majority based on self studying. Only attending to the lecture and watching the videos wont help. Video is only for introducing the concepts but not for solving the question. The only way to get a good mark is to do ALL the PAST ASSESSMENTS!!!

I think too many people expect this to be a class that is not difficult and then complain when they do poorly. Freitas clearly cares about the content and her students and is very helpful during office hours. Get ready to self study though, the lectures were basically just extended tutorials. Quizzes, midterms and the final are difficult but doable

As a beginner ECO student who only started to learn about ECO in university, I find this course very challenging. Pre-lecture videos for this course are rather helpful whereas the actual in-person lectures are less useful. Tests are insanely hard compared to the past assessments given and the weekly quizzes, so make sure you are prepared.

Freitas taught very well, however her lectures were a bit useless and her weekly writing assignments were jokes (although free marks). Her weekly quizzes only tested your calculations but she provided very good problems sets to complement each lesson. Tests were very hard but doable with lots of practice.

It may be difficult to understand what she is talking about sometimes but she is always willing to help you during office hours! She tries to explain until you completely understand! Her tests are difficult but they really tests your knowledge on micro so I don't understand why so many ECO101 underrate her...

Fantastic teacher & person! Enthusiastic, helped us understand the material deeply. Tough marker on writing assignments. Can do well if you put in the effort. ECO206 is good if you want to understand how economics can answer interesting questions about the world, don't do it if you're scared of bad GPA. Will be taking more courses with Freitas.

If you put in time and effort, you will end up with a decent grade. Skipping lectures is a terrible idea as she emphasizes a lot on common mistakes made by students and calculations. Quizzes are much better this semester and if you do the practice sets and tutorials, questions are doable. Would definitively choose her again.

Lectures are based off of prelecture readings, so make sure to have properly read the textbook before class. Lectures were interactive with in-class exercises, and the post-lecture homework ensured I stayed on top of the course content. More than enough office hours were provided, and practice questions were all I needed to study before mid-terms.

Best professor of all time compared to MAT240

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I absolutely love Freitas. It's a brutal course but easier than the other professor. I LOVE FREITAS. She is funny af and lowkey down to earth outside of the lectures. Meet her in office hours if you wanna actually do well in course

ECO101 is hard but Ms. Freitas is a very nice prof and her videos are amazing.

Although her classes are hard to understand, I really love her videos before classes. I can totally understand what she said at once and get high grade. Also, she is so niceeeeee! She will answer every questions I asked her. I will take her classes again if I have chance!

Freitas' pre-lecture videos are very important! They give you the most idea of the topics covered . Textbook are required as pre-lecture readings, but I would say her videos are priority for pre-lecture studying. ECO101 is a course require a lot of hard work and practice. Freitas' classes are very well structured compared to other professors.

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Prof Freitas's course was my favourite of first semester! She was a nice and engaging professor who graded tests fairly. Each lecture is preceded with videos that you can rewatch over and over to understand (something few profs do). Grade breakdown was far superior to Gazzale, with essentially free marks for class participation and homework.

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Kripa is an excellent prof. I'll admit gazzale is better for eco101 but Gazzale is one of the very best profs at Uoft so its not too fair to compare the two. For eco206 Kripa was great, there are plenty of resources to use, tests are fair, Hw, class, and problem sets were all good. While not perfect, she is great.

pretty good prof. Much better for eco206 than 101 b.c of smaller class size.

very organized and easy to follow. will provide lots of resources to succeed.

Best professor ever. Provide very helpful material. You can learn everything you need from her workshop and problem set. Do the problem set if you are hoping a good grade.

Super nice & caring professor. You gain a lot of great insights through this course. Although it is quite hard and grading is tough, Freitas has a very clear and organized teaching structure, and you definitely learn a lot from her. This course helps build a strong basis for 200level eco courses.

Prof is super nice and really cares about you. The content will be super hard for the first 2-3 weeks, but after you got passed the stage everything will become easy and smooth. Don't need to worry about math calculations (though need to use calculus) because EVERYTHING is based on intuition, even math.

Most caring prof I've had at uoft. Content is difficult but eco206 is supposed to be a difficult course anyway. She explains the material very well and is always available for students. You can tell she genuinely cares about students and wants you to do well.

For 206, Prof Freitas is so much better than ECO101. If you did not enjoy 101 with her, give 206 a chance. The course is extremely organized with each topic building upon one another. She releases all past papers w/answers and gives so many resources. The course is very challenging and hw heavy, but she helps you. Intuition is key in the class.

honestly I preferred Freitas than gazzale, she was so much more approachable and really breaks down the material. in my opinion, gazzale complicated things. test wise, you just need to really understand the material, its not different from Gazzale, who, in my opinion wrote even harder tests.

Freitas is probably the best ECO101 prof you could get. She's incredibly fair as long as u use the resources she provides. It's a lot of pre class work, but it pays off. I've never learned more in a course. Her quercus and piazza is very well organized which is a huge help.

Though the course content is rather difficult, her structure of giving us videos, textbook readings, tutorial sets, ungraded sets, AND practice quizzes makes it extremely organized and good for studying. Maybe my rating of her will change after my midterm grade, but that'll just be my fault if I do bad because she is a very structured prof.

She is the best professor you could have for ECO101. She gives a variety of study resources (videos, readings, practice problems, etc.) which makes it easy and flexible to build your own study system. On top of clear lecture with group worksheet, office hours and tutorials are all very helpful towards understanding.

Great professor, although course is difficult, she is helpful in office hours. Make sure you understand each concept thoroughly and you will be fine.

Freitas is not as bad as they say. Though exams are difficult and tricky, they are not unreasonable. Lectures are good; concepts are explained thoroughly and clearly using many diagrams and examples.

The course is generally pretty tough, but the prof does a great job explaining concepts. She takes time to explain the logic and reasoning behind it, which I found super helpful. I really loved the overall structure of the course, and it was fairly easy to find extra help. make sure you do the problems sets and most important, PAST PAPERS!!

I was scared to take her class because of all the ratings but she was amazing professor. She's very caring and provide many resources that helps you to understand. This course is tough in general, but as long as you use all the resources provided: pre lecture video, practice quiz, and past papers, your hard work will definitely pay off at the end!!

Prof Freitas makes a challenging course manageable. The content can be tricky at first, but with her clear explanations and helpful resources like past papers, you'll get the hang of it. Using Unstuck study alongside the textbook makes study prep a breeze.

Way better than this page makes her out to be. Lectures are clear, solutions are provided to in-class examples, pre-lecture videos are detailed and beneficial.

Best Eco101 prof

She could be more clear sometimes during lectures, because there are some things that you just have to learn by doing past midterms/exams. Overall though, the course is so organized and she prepares you really well for the assessments. I think she is probably one of the only eco101profs that teaches well and has fair tests.

Her reviews definitely don't reflect the quality of her course. I thought Freitas was a really good eco 101 prof but you have to make sure you watch the videos before class to get the most out of lectures. Make sure you do past midterms and you should be fine.

Best micro econ prof ever.

This professor is much better than her reviews say that she is. Go to the lectures, watch the videos, and do the practice tests, and seek help if you don't understand certain topics. If you are unable to do these few basic things then you don't deserve to get a good grade in this class. Instructions are very accessible and easy to follow.

Idk why her rating is so low. She has plenty of midterms to practice from, she has pre-lecture videos to watch to help understand the concepts better, and her lectures weren't boring at all. Put in the work and you'd get a good grade!

Eco206 with Freitas is very well organized and has a LOT of practice problems available. The course is somewhat challenging, but the professor makes it 100% easier. She is so caring, she makes sure we understand the intuition and not just the math, as she mentioned 100 times during the semester. I would 100 percent recommend this course. Thx prof!

Amazing professor and definitely deserves a higher rating. Her lectures are engaging, and she focuses on intuition and actual understanding instead of just memorization of formulas. Her tests are also quite fair, and she does curve when needed. I would definitely recommend her.

The most organised i course i have taken in my university. If you do all the work in a structured manner as told by professor you will get a A+

Not a bad teacher, she posts videos that really help you understand. To get a good grade, you just have to really study and do homework. Nothing wrong with her teaching style.

She's a fair prof. The course wasn't all too difficult, and it was very possible to access her through office hours, wherein she would explain anything until you understood. Despite common complaints, I barely studied and did much better than the average. Those who complain were 100% too lazy to watch the videos she makes, let alone do her PSets.

She gives you more ways to learn the subject than you need - videos, worksheets, quizzes... If you're able to keep up, you won't drown. She grades really lenient and her lectures are great to attend! She definitely knows what she's doing.

Freitas is an AMAZING lecturer, but you have to do things her way for it to work out. Follow her guide on how to do well in her class, and you should be able to make out with a 70+. She's interesting, well knowledgeable, and holds multiple office hours over the week. While the class itself is hard, if you are able to follow the guide you will do ok

Lectures are pretty useless and her teachings abit confusing. But honestly if you do the video lectures in detail, make notes, and grind past papers, you will get a good grade, its not that hard. Freitas is rlly nice in that she gives huge grade curves. I genuinely think if you put in some effort you can come out with a good grade. Good prof imo.

Eco101 is not an easy class. Kripa, however, takes this difficult class, and chunks it down to bite size bits that you can work through. The formula for success is at your fingertips. This is not a class that you can just show up for lectures and think you'll do well. Freitas is passionate and cares, but she can't carry you to an A. Great Teacher.

She provides everything you need to succeed through the course content, week by week. Detailed videos to take notes on and detailed problem sets provided good understanding for every concept. Her solutions and past papers she provides on Quercus are enough, if practiced, to succeed.

Watch the pre class videos and focus on understanding rather than memorization. Pre class videos gave you everything you needed to know for the lecture, but there was participation in the lecture so you have to attend. I did not open the textbook once, got 87 on midterm 1 and 86 on midterm 2, final went well awaiting results. Very conceptual course

Honestly deserves a higher rating Not my favorite teaching style (time commitment outside lectures) but it works Biggest critique is that the lecture workshops did not help my learning at all and I think there would be very little difference moving this course online or making the lecture another tutorial session

Prof. Freitas is generally really nice. She has office hours everyday, and isn't condescending.. (which is very helpful). However, she does make concepts more confusing than they need to be. She has a BUNCH of review and past papers which makes her stand out from other professors. Overall, confusing - but accessible and resourceful. Choose her!