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Think it was her first semester as a teacher. For a teacher she's pretty cool. She didn't have any tests, just had a quizzes throughout the semester which came straight from the textook and class notes. She was a fair to easy grader on the projects and presentations. Expect to copy a lot of notes during class.

the two posts before are way too harsh! It was her first time giving out a test and she messed up but she admitted that and had a huge curve to help us out and then her 2nd test was so much easier. she is so nice and really wants to help her students do well! I am willingly taking a class w/ her again next semester bc of how awesome she is!

The people who say bad things about her, are the students that don't take the time out to learn the material. Berley is an extremely caring professor who looks out for the best for her students. Although the first test was extremely hard, she made the 2nd and Final exams too easy. I am willingly taking another class with her next semester.

She is a new professor so she is still working on her teaching skills. First exam was challenging and the entire class did bad. So, she applied a huge curve to help everyone's grade. She goes little fast in the class just because there had a lot to cover in very limited time. If you don't understand anything then go to her office hours or go to TAs

A very fair grader, she really listens to students inputs on project deadlines and quizzes. No tests, quizzes come right from the book and the notes. She's really helpful and understanding about everything. Attendance wasn't mandatory but she had in class assignments randomly that counted towards your grade. Awesome teacher, highly recommended.

Don't take unless you NEED to, it is definitely a harder accounting course but Berley is not nearly as bad as people are making her out to be. She not only gave a bonus 10 points on EVERY exam, she gave extra points on 1 of the 3 exams as well! You'll do fine unless accounting just isn't your thing, but thats not Berley's fault!

I liked Professor Berley, sure her class wasn't easy but if you want to get an A, work for it. Sure she's new so she's not too seasoned yet, but give it a few more semesters, I'm sure she'll improve.

Mrs. Lester is a solid teacher. Most of the kids freak out, but they don't take the class seriously enough. If you put in the time you can get an A especially with the bonus points. I highly recommend professor Lester!

not a great teacher, not very helpful but good to look at

She is one of the solid professor in SUNY Albany. She requires you to be in class with a lots of materials with clicker points, which you have to prepare for the class. Her test is not easy for sure.She gave a number of tricky questions.I don't think TA is not that useful to study. You are better studying on your own.Fortunately there will be curve

Super cool and super hot. Great assets. She really knows how to straighten out my balance sheet.

In class, she tries to teach the material but she just can't. Unfortunately, class is mandatory. People did poorly on exams and she gives like a 3 pt "curve." I recommend studying her slides and doing the clicker questions over to prepare for exams. More conceptual than computational on exams but uses some of the clicker questions on exams.

Nice professor but class is demanding esp. if you are taking 311 too. Required book & SUA was a waste of money. Have to do a 40-hr UNGRADED SUA project that was used in her 1st exam. Only graded on two exams & final presentation. Took material from the book but use what she went over for her exams. I recommend taking another professor if you can.

Nice lady, was pregnant and left half way through my semester though. Communicated the info in a fun way. Slides were always stimulating with graphics and animations. Made accounting fun. Enjoyed the class.

Great class. She is clear and organized. Do the work and do it well, you will get a good grade. Yes, the SUA is a lot of work but it's beneficial. (Took me 12 hrs probably). TAKE GOOD NOTES, the second test is based off them. Take group project VERY seriously & hope you have good groupmates (30hrs I spent on it, wish I had better members.)

This class requires a lot of work outside of the classroom. The professor has high expectations but she will help you if you ask. There was a modest curve at the end of the semester.

Such a good prof & class. Gives a review guide before each exam so it is literally impossible not to do well unless you do not want to study/work hard. It's accounting, it isn't meant to be an easy A. Do the work and you will get an A. I know many people who did horrible but believe it or not, they did not work for extended periods of time! Odd.

Awesome, awesome, awesome. There is not enough space to write how much I love this professor. I'm a foreign student and have seen professors from abroad and the US, and Lester is just a sweetheart. Simply put, she has all the top qualities you can expect from a professor. I would take any class with her again if I could. Lester, thank you, thank yo

She stresses that you read the chapters from the text beforehand. The actual lectures are 75% walking through practice problems and 25% reviewing of concepts. If you choose not to read you'll be a little lost. But catching up on reading is easy. Overall she is a kind person, & good professor to have. She is very knowledgeable and experienced in ACC

Same exact grading scale from 211. Only the material is a little easier if you were decent at 211. She's not very acccesabile outside of class. HW really easy, unlimited attempts and she usually cuts the assignment in half because its useless. Reading the textbook is the difrenece between getting a B or A. Put in the effort and you'll do well.

Don't let her lower rating fool you, 64% of 300 people in this class got a grade of at least a B- the only people who don't do well are the ones who don't put in the effort. She is very generous with HW extensions and her exams are very fair.

Pretty Easy, Go to class for clicker participation and study for exams. Her exam reviews are just like test. Study, do your homeowrk, and go to class and you will get a A.

Lester is under-rated. If you like accounting and did well in BACC 211 than you will do well in this class. HW is easy, you can watch a video that explains step by step. She also gives extra credit assignments that help you understand the topics better. Lectures are interactive and not too dry but lets be honest it is accounting.

Professor Lester is an overall good professor. She gives you a lot of opportunities for extra credit but you need to work for the class. The tests aren't easy. The only complaint I have about Lester is she tends to overcomplicate things.

Amazing professor. These ratings do not do her justice. Easy A+ if you put in effort. She curves the rest and gives 4 bonus point extra credit opportunity for each exam.

For someone who doesnt like accounting very much, this class was very easy to comprehend. Professor Lester is extremely generous with points. There are various opportunities to earn extra points on tests. She gives review packets before exams and reviews in class. Uses Cengage and a iClicker for attendance.

I want to recommend my BACC222 professor Marisa Lester. She is my favorite professor. She is friendly and helpful, and she is well-prepared before every class. She makes Accounting easy and fun.

Super sweet professor, you will love her no doubt! Not too much workload and she makes the material super clear and interesting. Great course overall with her.

This is a very hands-on course and Professor Lester is very knowledgable. I recommend taking advantage of what you learn in this class because it's different from most of the accounting courses, but it's very useful.

Extremely lenient with her attendance and homeworks points, only need 60% of total iClicker participation points for full credit, and 70% of the total homework points for full credit. Two 25 question multiple choice exams and a non-cumulative final. A super kind professor and a super easy class if you can do basic math.

Professor Lester is a great professor, a lot of people don't like her teaching style but I found it very effective and I learned a lot in her class. She gives a really nice cushion for attendance and homework points, and the tests are a very fair representation of what you learn in class. You just have to keep up with the class and info to do well

Professor Lester will try to understand who you are as a student to deliver the best learning strategies that will work for you. You will learn a lot during the class. Prepare to connect with the material and see how it applies to real world situations. Try to ask the hard questions to take as much as you can from it, but most importantly have fun.

I liked her better for 381 than 222, since the classes are smaller and more intimate. She wants you to succeed, lets you bring cheat sheets for exams, and is willing to walk you through whatever might be confusing.

I like how she does reviews before class. She barely went over stuff for some chapters so you have to study, but you can get an A without opening the textbook at all. I was unlucky and the TA I had can't teach. Mackenna can teach though. She gives extra credit (Smartbook) AND curves the test if the class doesn't do well.

Y'all giving her bad reviews just didn't want to lift a finger and that's on you, not the teacher. Seriously pretty easy class if you did the homework and Smartbooks. She dedicates a whole class to review for the exams, which were not hard. Stop scrolling on your computer in class, take out a pen and paper, and you'll barely have to study. Easy A.

Hard class, but Professor Lester is nice and low-key inspirational

I wasn't the biggest fan of her lectures, but I felt homework assignments and exams were very fair. You need to study and put in some work to do well, but overall, I feel like I did learn a lot, and it was a really rewarding class.

Professor Lester is great. If you pay attention in lectures, or even if you don't and just study on your own, you'll do great. You only need a portion of the attendance and homework points for full credit in those sections and there's at least 3 points of extra credit for each exam. Put in some effort and you will succeed. TA classes were good too.

Lester is the Goat!!!!! Light class just as long as you put in work she expects you to actually do work

Textbook necessary to do the homework, but homeworks and exams were easy. Her lecture's weren't the best, but got the job done. Discussion section actually was very beneficial to this course so I recommend going every week. You'll need iClicker but that's really it. Just pay attention in class and discussion and you'll do fine.

My favorite accounting class yet, a challenging course with an individual project and a final group presentation, but the experience was amazing. You'll learn many new things and meet a ton of new people. I will say in the beginning, I hated this course but as the semester went on, I looked forward to going. Prof Lester is goated

Good professor, SUA packet was brutal. Lester is a good lecturer and I finished the semester understanding and taking away from the content. Communicate with this professor, she will not make special exceptions for most people but is often understanding and is great for offering solutions.

Prof Lester is the best. She's super helpful with the SUA, just ask questions. Allows cheat sheets and the quizzes are exactly what she talks about in class. Also a super lenient grader on the quizzes. She is really nice and encourages networking with classmates. Also talks about job opportunities after college which was cool.

Professor Lester is a G, she's very blunt I love her as a professor, the only thing thats tedious about 381 is she expects alot and its hard given 311 and BBUS, but shes super helpful regardless and does want you to succeed. I will miss having her as a professor.