3.3

Lesley Cohen

Accounting - University of Arizona

3.3
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
N/A
Would Retake
110
Reviews
3.3
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
3.3
Helpful
3.3
Clarity

N/A

Would Retake

110

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

This class was really challenging for most

ACCT210 - 2.0 rating

She is rude to students and does not trying to help them

ACCT210 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

20%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

74% confidence
Based on 8 grades
Most common grades:
A (3)
C (2)
Not_Sure_Yet (1)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(1)C(2)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 9 reported grades
A: 3
C: 2
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
B+: 1
Rating Trend

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Ratings by Course

ACCT250

4.8

(5)

ACCOUTNING200

4.0

(1)

ACC250

4.0

(1)

ACCT200

3.6

(81)

ACCT400B

3.5

(2)
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1

5.0

ACCT400

5.0

ACC200

4.5

ACCOUNTING

4.5

ACCT

4.0

Reviews (110)
3.0
5.0
ACCT200
Sep 5, 2002

No Comments

2.0
5.0
ACCT200
Feb 23, 2003

No Comments

3.0
4.0
ACCT200
Feb 26, 2003

No Comments

3.0
3.0
ACCT200
Feb 26, 2003

No Comments

4.0
2.0
ACCT200
Mar 6, 2003

No Comments

3.0
4.0
ACCT200
Mar 31, 2003

The tests are unfair, take it at a community college

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Apr 6, 2003

No Comments

2.0
4.0
ACCT200
Apr 17, 2003

Wow... Lesley, Lesley, Lesley... Can you stop being a witch? I took Accounting 200 with her in Fall of 2001 and got a C (I was one point away from a B and she wouldn't give it to me). I retook the class with a different prof and got an A...

4.0
4.0
ACCT200
May 1, 2003

Hard as crap...nice teacher, but tests are impossible

1.0
3.0
ACCT200
May 13, 2003

No Comments

1.0
4.0
ACCT200
May 16, 2003

She is a mean lady!

3.0
4.0
ACCT200
Aug 23, 2003

cohen is a stern instructor, with a negative attitude and her lectures don't always correspond to the tests.

4.0
3.0
ACCT200
Oct 28, 2003

She teaches rather effectively

2.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 17, 2003

B-R-U-T-A-L

1.0
2.0
ACCT200
Dec 23, 2003

thank for rounding my 79.4 up... not

2.0
4.0
ACC200
Feb 11, 2004

No Comments

2.0
4.0
ACCT
Apr 28, 2004

HORRIBLE

2.0
5.0
ACT200
Jul 23, 2004

No Comments

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Sep 20, 2004

I thought she was great. I didn't have any problems with the exams.

5.0
4.0
ACCT200
Dec 1, 2004

She requires a mature attitude, she makes you responsible for your actions and keeps it very professional. Yes, the material is hard, but there are also lots of opportunites to get help.

3.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 3, 2004

Be prepared to work. Cohen tells you straight up what you need to know, so if you study and learn it you'll be ok.

1.0
5.0
ACCT200
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Dec 3, 2004

she's evil, EVIL. she's so mean. and ugly. doesn't care if you get hit by a car and die.

4.0
3.0
ACCT200
Dec 7, 2004

she taught acct 200 very well. people say she's evil but those people are idiots who don't study the material correctly or have any sense of time management. welcome to eller :P

1.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 13, 2004

i did not meet the devil until i walked into leslie cohens class. this lady is a major **** with a ledger stuck up her ass. she was almost as boring as her lectures although i can't remember much since i could hardly stay awake in her class. class was a pain in the ass and i'm glad its done.

5.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 21, 2004

she is a good teacher..you just need to work.. shes not a ****..be prepared to work

4.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 27, 2004

Just go to her office hours...she has zero personality, but talk about her kids and she really warms up to you. The class sucks though.

2.0
4.0
ACCT200
Jan 3, 2005

Completely callous. Doesn't care about her students, just makes sure that she gets the proper bell curve when assigning grades.

2.0
5.0
ACCOUNTING
Feb 23, 2005

She's a **** and extremely confusing.

5.0
5.0
ACCT200
Mar 6, 2005

ok its Accounting its not like its an easy subject. If you put in ALOT of time studying you'll make it out ok. She is the best teacher on campus for accounting and she is not a ***!

4.0
4.0
ACCT200
Mar 29, 2005

If it's between Cohen and Rochman, take Cohen. If you actually pay attention in (and go to)class, you will pass without a problem. Do the review sheets and go to review sessions. I agree she doesn't have much personality, but she knows what she's doing. Tests can be tricky, but she forewarns you.

5.0
4.0
ACCT200
Apr 18, 2005

Cohen is a great teacher, despite what other comments may say. She takes time and explains everything thouroughly. She also writes the tests, so she gives hints as to what to study. Much better than Rochman and not a hard teacher. Everyone who failed just decides to give her bad ratings.

2.0
4.0
ACCT200
Aug 30, 2005

No Comments

3.0
4.0
ACCT101
Grade: C
Aug 31, 2005

No Comments

3.0
4.0
ACCOUNTING200
Sep 1, 2005

No Comments

2.0
5.0
ACCT200
Sep 3, 2005

The subject just sucked too much. Noone can make accounting fun.

4.0
1.0
ACCOUTNING200
Sep 3, 2005

No Comments

4.0
3.0
ACCT200
Sep 7, 2005

No Comments

5.0
4.0
ACCT200
Sep 21, 2005

Leslie is kind of intimidating at first. Sit in the front and make sure that you keep up with the class, use the study guide for sure and then it won't be such a tough class

2.0
4.0
ACCOUNTING200
Oct 9, 2005

Very unhelpful to non-accounting majors. She was very unpleasant during office hours.

1.0
5.0
1
Oct 10, 2005

No Comments

3.0
2.0
ACCT200
Oct 13, 2005

Not a very good teacher. She can be confusing sometimes, and doesn't give a whole lot of help.

2.0
5.0
ACCT200
Grade: A
Oct 22, 2005

I hated her class with a burning passion...

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Oct 22, 2005

Like someone said before...very intimidating at first impression but overall a very good teacher who can be fair.

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Oct 26, 2005

Accounting is kind of a grind and that's not any teacher's fault. The tests are a little hard and she's a tough but fair grader. She explains things well and prepares you if you're willing to put in your portion of the work.

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Oct 28, 2005

I really liked Cohen, I thought she knew her subject well, she's a good teacher, and she expects you to work...Her tests were fair and there is a lot of help available if you need it.

4.0
3.0
ACCT200
Dec 19, 2005

Its accounting what do you expect? She is good at what she does but it cant be that intresting, doesnt like to see the students fail and helps them a lot during review sessions

4.0
4.0
ACCOUNTING
Jan 10, 2006

Knows her subject well. Very strict and very organized. She wants to help, very friendly in office hours. She also writes the tests and gives hints as to whats on them.

2.0
4.0
ACCOUNTING201
Feb 20, 2006

This professor is good at explaining things but the class averaged a 63 on the last exam. If you are unhappy with a homework grade she will not work with you. I was nice in my approach but left angry because when she told me the grades were fair without even looking at them all. about 5% of the homework was wrong, I got a 66% grade...

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
Apr 5, 2006

She is BORING! I slept everyday I had to attend her class, but Accounting isn't the most exciting subject either. She's a great teacher though, I recommend her above Rochman anyday.

2.0
2.0
ACCT200
Apr 7, 2006

I will never ever recomand her above Rochman. The class is very AS LONG AS you go to the class everyday. But she makes the class difficult to understand.

2.0
4.0
ACCT200
Jan 3, 2007

I would not recommend her. She rushes through her lectures as if the students already know the material. The material is not very difficult, but she makes it a lot more difficult than it should be.

4.0
2.0
ACCT200
May 24, 2007

Easy class if you actually attend and go to the review sessions, might want to take the lab too

1.0
5.0
ACCT200
Nov 10, 2007

The worst teacher I've had at UofA.She made this class so hard, take advantage of the review session at campus tutoring by circle K on highland.If you do that you don't need to go to class but she has like 8 miniquizes to reward people for going to class.Take this in the summer it will fly by.I did that for my GRO and got an A. Cohen is a bitc*

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Nov 13, 2007

This class is actually pretty good! I enjoyed it as weird as that sounds... Cohen is a great teacher, she explains everything very clearly and makes it easy to understand. If you go to class studying is not required! Go to class, listen, take notes, and don't be an ass, that's how easy it is to get an A.

2.0
2.0
ACCT200
Dec 4, 2007

Easy class. Leslie loves dressing as if she is going to be teaching a kindergarten class. She can be a bi*ch but what do you expect from somebody so boring. SHe is actually a god teacher. Take the lab and the only notes you need to take in class are when she types on the excel sheet.

4.0
4.0
ACCT200
Dec 17, 2007

She can come off as mean but she is nice to those who are trying to do good in the class. The tests are a lot easier if you do the practice problems and study hard.

4.0
2.0
ACCT200
Dec 19, 2007

The people who say that Cohen is hard are the people who do not go to class!! What is the point of being in college if you are not going to class. But anyways, if you go to the lab print out the slides online and take them to class, you should do fine. Most importantly GO TO CLASS!! SHE GIVES YOU EXAMPLE PROBLEMS THAT WILL BE ON THE TEST!!

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Dec 21, 2007

ACCT 200 is probably the first hard class most business students take. The class is exactly the same with Cohen as with Rochman. The class is hard with most of the grade on 3 tests. You need to do well on all the tests to pass. Make sure you study for the first test because it is the hardest. Cohen does tell you exactly what is on the test though

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
Jan 13, 2008

Pay attention in class. She goes over example test questions right before the exam. Also, I recommend signing up for the lab. She rushes through lectures sometimes and the guy I had in lab helped me understand the concepts better. Also, if you're borderline it helps raise your grade (assuming your lab grade is better than your grade in the class)

4.0
4.0
ACCT200
Apr 9, 2008

No Comments

4.0
4.0
ACCT200
Apr 9, 2008

No Comments

4.0
4.0
ACCT200
May 5, 2008

She's not as bad as she makes herself out to be. She's much better than ACCT 210 blanchard. She teaches things along with the book and the lab is worth attending. I hated the class at the time, but looking back she did a good job. I learned about as much as I could for having absolutely no interest in accounting.She's fair and tries to help you out

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Jun 6, 2008

Very helpful teacher! She was available whenever I needed help. She creates the tests for 200, so I recommend taking it with her. The lab is very worthwhile! Most of the lab examples are test questions.

2.0
5.0
ACC200
Oct 31, 2008

When she teachers, she teacher extremely fast! Even though she gives opportunities to ask questions in class, because she goes over it so fast, people in the class find it hard to even ask the question. Word of advice, Read every chapter in the textbook, do ALL the wiley plus problems, and go to LAB!

4.0
2.0
ACCT200
Nov 26, 2008

Cohen is not as bad as people make her to be. Yea she goes through the material pretty fast, but she covers what is important and gives a LOT of examples. If you go to class and to the lab: Its a guaranteed good grade.

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Dec 15, 2008

She does teach fast but you can print the power points and just take notes on the examples she gives the class- which she gives a lot of them. Go to class or else you will not do well. There are 14 in class group activities which help you understand the material better. She also writes the tests and she will tell you exactly what to prepare for.

2.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 18, 2008

Prof Cohen will go on lengthy tangents that range from her kids, to her home business, to politics. Did little to develop any of the material presented on the prefabricated ppt slides. Read the slides aloud. Does little to prepare students for tests. WHOLE HEARTEDLY RECOMMEND YOU FIND ANY OTHER TEACHER FOR THIS CLASS!!!!

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
Dec 19, 2008

She goes through the slides fast, but does a lot of examples in class so that you understand the material better. She was always available when I needed her and answered any questions I had. Go to class on day before the exam and the scheduled activity days, because they are the most helpful for exams.

5.0
1.0
ACCT200
May 7, 2009

I've taken many accounting classes but this professor explained it the best.

5.0
4.0
ACCT200
May 26, 2009

Leslie Cohen is a great teacher! She cares about her students and she wants her students to succeed. The material isn't easy, but she does everything she can to help her kids learn. Highly recommend her!!

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
Jun 8, 2009

Cohen is a great teacher. She is excellent at explaining the material. She is very firm with decisions so you can be a lazy****and study the night before the test and then complain to her you didn't learn anything. If you do the work and attend class and study several nights before the test it's an easy A. I got a 97.

5.0
3.0
ACCT200
Dec 21, 2009

Never in a million years did I think I would enjoy my first accounting class, little did I know... Leslie Cohen is amazing. She is crystal clear, she isn't always nice but she's always an effective teacher. She teaches you what you need to know for the tests and for future accounting courses. I got an A+ and I'm now going to major in Accounting.

1.0
5.0
ACCT400
May 14, 2010

Do not take a class with this idiot. She wants you to be prepared for class but does not come prepared herself. She might be able to teach the 200 level class becuase its the basics but she has no business teaching a 400 level course. She has very little real experience to pull from and cannot answer any questions you ask. Don't be fooled,she sucks

4.0
2.0
ACCT200
Jun 5, 2010

She knows what she is talking about. The book helps a lot. To study for the test just do the wiley over and over again.

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
Dec 9, 2010

Professor is very knowledgeable when it comes to accounting. The class is pretty easy if you attend classes and sign up for the lab. The tests can be a bit tricky, but if you understand the material, an A is easy to get.

3.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 27, 2010

She goes extremely fast in class! Take good notes to look at later. GO TO THE LABS! they help a lot! tests are pretty hard if it doens't click immediately with you. But as opposed to Rochman, the other ACC200 teach, I hear there is no real difference.

5.0
1.0
ACCT200
Jan 12, 2011

This course is an easy A if you go to class, attend a lab, and do the in class assignments before class for extra practice! Tests are straight forward, exactly same info, ie vocab and problems, as ppts and lectures! Good professor, makes it clear what will be on the exam. Don't memorize, understand the concepts and all new info will make sense!

3.0
3.0
ACCT200
Jan 27, 2011

99% sure the person below my comment is Cohen rating herself... but anyway she's pretty good if you go to class and take good notes. GO TO LAB. You will kick yourself if you are a few points off at the end of the semester and lab would have been enough to put you over the top... Get a good study group and memorize categories, etc. to get a solid B

2.0
4.0
ACCT200
Mar 29, 2011

Contradicts herself alot in class, the tests questions are vague and meant to be confusing, with multiple correct answers. unhelpful during office hours, and not very polite. blazes through the material and usually does not care to elaborate.

2.0
4.0
ACCT200
May 9, 2011

Do NOT take her class. There are other accounting 200 teachers that are more clear and nice than Cohen. She means well but is one of the most boring people I have ever listened to. Take the lab, so many people are on the border and lab gives you those few extra points.

1.0
5.0
ACCT400
May 14, 2011

Seriously Do not take her class. She is a rasist. She teachs easy stuff and give difficult exam questions. She is really mean whatever you do, you can not get "A"

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
Oct 31, 2011

Effective professor. Goes through material fast. Understand the concepts and logic to get an A, don't waste your time straight-up memorizing everything.

3.0
4.0
ACCT200
Nov 17, 2011

She basically gives you the information and it's your responsibility to learn it. She did not teach me, I taught myself for this class. The labs were so helpful..the only reason I understood anything is because I went to the labs. She does curve sometimes which is good but she does not explain anything just gives out the information basically

2.0
4.0
ACCT210
Nov 24, 2011

DRY. So dry. Like I read on here before: she doesn't teach as much as just give you the information to learn. Not a good professor.

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
Dec 2, 2011

I really enjoyed this class. Lectures are pretty boring but I found the information interesting. Leslie gives you everything you need to do well on the exams during lecture, along with plenty of practice problems. If you do your work you can easily get an A!

4.0
4.0
ACCT250
Dec 4, 2011

This class was hard but I learned a lot. As long as she sticks to the outlines instead of powerpoints then the class can be enjoyable.

4.0
2.0
ACCT200
Dec 5, 2011

Good teacher, she gives lots of practive problems and small assignments to help understand material better. Actual understand the concepts instead of memorizing them and you'll pretty much do well for the rest of the semester.

4.0
3.0
ACCT200
Dec 5, 2011

Great teacher, really enjoyed the class and liked that she was straight forward and didn't put up with people talking over her during class. She gave lots of practice problems and prepared us well for the tests, you just have to be willing to put in the time.

3.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 6, 2011

She doesn't really teach but she gives you a lot of information for you to take home and do it on your own time. The book was very useful and if you don't like going to class you are very well off to just read the book and you'll be fine. Do the practice wileys before the test because they help A LOT!!!!

4.0
5.0
ACCT200
Dec 7, 2011

I think she was a good teacher overall. Seemed rude, which she kinda is, but if you go to her office hours and show her you are trying then she is nice.Teaches really fast but encouraged students to go to office hours, very helpful. I tried my hardest and got C's on the exam. I even went to her office hours. My advice, do the labs, and go to class

5.0
4.0
ACCT250
Dec 17, 2011

Loved this teacher. A little scattered during lectures but I recommend going to her office hours. She is really helpful and nice especially if she knows you are really putting in the effort to understand the material. Her tests aren't too bad if you study and she gives a lot of small assignments that are easy points.

5.0
2.0
ACCT250
Apr 4, 2012

She is a fantastic professor! She is very clear in her teaching. She does everything through MS Word and Excel so its easy to follow along on your own computer. It seems a bit confusing when she gives you the information but the exercises she does in class are what really help you learn it. And her tests are multiple choice! Would highly recommend!

5.0
1.0
ACCT200
Apr 30, 2012

She is a very skilled, and exceptional teacher. I really enjoyed her class, and the only way you can struggle with her class is if you don't go to class or don't do the assignments. If you're really struggling with the concepts you should go to office hours.

5.0
1.0
ACCT250
May 4, 2012

Cohen is a GREAT professor! Everything was very clear to understand and as long as you do the study guides and go to most classes the tests are a piece of cake! Business minors should definitely take 250 instead of 200!

5.0
4.0
ACCT200
May 15, 2012

Good teacher, just make sure you do all of the activities and homework. Also make sure you do the practice problems in the book for studying for the test.

5.0
2.0
ACCT200
May 7, 2013

Definitely take with her! She is the best accounting teacher because she is the one who makes the test so she will tell you what to study and what not to study. Guide to an A: sign up for the lab once the class starts, take notes on the assigned chapters, do the learnsmart,do the study guide, and the activities. Just don't be lazy.

5.0
3.0
ACCT250
Jun 11, 2013

She CARES about how her students do. Do the study guides that she goes over very clearly in class. You need the textbook, and you could very easily do well in this class with some effort and 1 or 2 visits to office hours

4.0
2.0
ACCT200
Nov 7, 2013

Take with her! She's the best one! Always helpful and if you do well in the beginning the class is a joke. 3 tests, 12 wileyplus, 2 homeworks, 8 in-class activities, and an optional 30 points for a lab. So easy! She gives a review day before tests and just study that. Awesome teacher that wants you to succeed.

2.0
4.0
ACCT200
Nov 7, 2013

Cohen teaches as if you already know the material and she is just reviewing it. She is very fast paced and it is very difficult for people who have never taken accounting before. There are 4 other acct professors and all their students have better grades than her students do. She doesn't teach or explain anything. take another teacher instead.

3.0
3.0
ACCT200
Grade: A
Dec 11, 2013

will not round, I had an 89.3 and i needed one more question right, she was pretty rude about it too

4.0
3.0
ACT200
Dec 17, 2013

Cohen is a nice person, but she is very fast paced. Her notes are outlined based, which are better than power points. I was just short of an A, which sucks because she doesn't curve. I hear she's better than the other teachers though, so I don't regret having her.

5.0
1.0
ACCT200
Feb 18, 2014

Surprisingly easy class if you go to lecture, take notes from the outline, and STUDY THE WILEY PROBLEMS before exams. Everything on the exams were based on what she taught and reviewed before the test. Each exam had about one or two questions that she didn't emphasize, but other than that she really prepared us.

4.0
2.0
ACC250
Apr 8, 2014

Fast paced class. Must go to class. Easy assignments. Tests are no surprise. Most multiple choice, with some math related problems. Grades are given on the spot, MUST be 90.0 for A. Recomend her for Accounting classes.

5.0
2.0
ACCT400B
Grade: B+
May 14, 2014

Lesley is a good teacher. For the practice problems, just do Brief Exercises cause that's about as hard as the exam gets. Her exams can be tricky so pay attention to the wording. Overall, she cares about her students and is a good teacher.

2.0
4.0
ACCT400B
Jul 31, 2014

Worst teacher ever. She doesn't know anything about what she's teaching, she spends most of class fixing all the mistakes she made, she can't answer anyone's questions, and she's really rude to her students. Her tests are impossible, and her powerpoints aren't helpful. Reading the book was the only thing that helped in that class. HORRIBLE TEACHER

2.0
4.0
ACCT210
Grade: B
Dec 16, 2014

This class was really challenging for most. I am a good student, missed only two classes and I could only finish the first exam. Only a small portion of the class was able to finish the second and third exam. She does not work problems out by hand and only flips through power points or does problems on the computer which are hard to follow.

2.0
4.0
ACCT210
Grade: D+
Dec 19, 2014

Very challenging course. Tests are long and lectures are hard to follow. Wish I would have tried harder and went to office hours but regardless, a very challenging class if accounting is not your thing.

3.0
5.0
ACCT210
Grade: A
Dec 21, 2014

Sign up for the lab, and do well on the activities on and the WileyPlus to save your grade from her tests. She acts like her tests are easy, but they are HARD. There's a lot of calculation questions to complete in a short amount of time, so master those types of calculation questions, and you're solid.

4.0
4.0
ACCT210
Grade: C
Dec 22, 2014

I don't know what it is about her teaching or maybe the material, but I retained nothing from that class and I'm an accounting major. Her lectures got better by the end of the year but it's so easy to just copy things down and not understand how she got it so don't be afraid to ask questions. Awesome person, sucky teacher.

2.0
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ACCT210
May 5, 2015

Not helpless at all. Her lectures are okay and if you do all your wileyplus and activities, you will do good in this class. I did not pay attention to her lectures, but studied by myself at home. She is rude to students and does not trying to help them. She does not care about her students even though they always showed up for classes.

Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

20%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

74% confidence
Based on 8 grades
Most common grades:
A (3)
C (2)
Not_Sure_Yet (1)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(1)C(2)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 9 reported grades
A: 3
C: 2
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
B+: 1
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4.8

(5)

ACCOUTNING200

4.0

(1)

ACC250

4.0

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ACCT200

3.6

(81)

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3.5

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5.0

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