4.1

Persis Ahrestani

Accounting - University of British Columbia

4.1
Quality
2.9
Difficulty
77%
Would Retake
89
Reviews
4.1
Quality
2.9
Difficulty
4.1
Helpful
4.1
Clarity

77%

Would Retake

89

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

5

59

4

9

3

4

2

6

1

11

What Students Say

Her online lectures are horrible as her Excel spreadsheets and aren't even helpful with the assignments

BUSI370 - 2.0 rating

AVOID, her quizzes and assignments are completely unrelated to her lecture slides and examples

BUSI370 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

34%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 31 grades
Most common grades:
Not sure yet (16)
B+ (14)
B (8)
Grade Distribution
A(5)B(8)C(0)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(18)
Based on 52 reported grades
Not sure yet: 16
B+: 14
B: 8
Incomplete: 4
Common Tags
Amazing lectures (42)
Participation matters (35)
Caring (31)
Respected (29)
Lots of homework (10)
Inspirational (10)
Gives good feedback (8)
Amazing lectures (7)
Rating Trend

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Ratings by Course

BUS1370

5.0

(24)

BUSI453

4.2

(31)

BUSI370

3.4

(34)
Difficulty by Course

BUSI370

3.2

BUSI453

3.0

BUS1370

2.3

Reviews (89)
5.0
2.0
BUSI453
Jun 25, 2012

Really dedicated and committed. Will make sure every student understands the topic before moving on. You learn as she teaches!

5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Jan 6, 2017
Would take again

I attended her Friday tutorials at UBC and she was just amazing. Really made a difficult subject understandable and would do a lot of practice questions. Don't miss her tutorials!!!!

Hilarious
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Jul 14, 2020
Would take again

This is the hardest course but Persis is one of the best professors. She provides tons of examples, templates and is a fab teacher and making sure you understand. She is open to questions, very helpful and caring. Attend her lectures, do the homework, practice and you will do well! Ask lots of questions! She is awesome!

Lots of homework
Accessible outside class
Amazing lectures
5.0
4.0
BUSI453
Sep 16, 2020
Would take again

She really cares. As questions and attend lectures. This is the most difficult course you will take. But she does an amazing job of explaining and veyr interactive!

Lots of homework
Accessible outside class
Amazing lectures
4.0
4.0
BUSI453
Oct 12, 2021
Would take again

Toughest course I took. Attend class do all the practise questions.

Lots of homework
Amazing lectures
Lecture heavy
2.0
4.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 21, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Her online lectures are horrible as her Excel spreadsheets and aren't even helpful with the assignments. When I emailed her for help she brushed me off and told me to email her TA. Most of her assignments are a struggle as she gives 0 examples to help guide you. In lecture we spend 5 minutes doing nothing instead of providing us with GOOD examples.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
1.0
4.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 23, 2021
Wouldn't take again

AVOID, her quizzes and assignments are completely unrelated to her lecture slides and examples. When she does give examples they are the "easy" ones in comparison to assignments. Lecture slides on Excel are all over the place. Spends way too much time waiting for students to answer her MC questions rather than giving better examples

1.0
5.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 28, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Avoid. She is out of touch and unknowledgeable regarding the course content. Her lectures are a joke where we watch her type formulas into excel. Exams go above and beyond what she is willing to teach her students. Does not respond to emails and clearly has put little effort into the course.

Graded by few things
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 28, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Lectures are useless. She does not teach, she just tells you to to input formulas in cells. Anyone can do that. She misses the mark for teaching and ensuring that students understand the concepts.

1.0
5.0
BUSI453
Nov 22, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Hands down the hardest class and worst prof. Persis doesn't care or teach. I spent so much time studying and somehow still didn't do well on the final. She won't show you your marked exam so who knows how she actually allocates marks. Won't answer emails. Rude and discouraging to students by saying she's disappointed & to "actually" study. Avoid!!

3.0
3.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 8, 2021
Would take again

She provides a lot of material, attend live lectures these are where she focuses on solving problems that she examines you on. Shift is to not use formulas but real life approach. Very flexible with office hours and approachable. Hangs out after class to answer questions.

Accessible outside class
Get ready to read
Graded by few things
5.0
2.0
BUSI370
Grade: Incomplete
Dec 8, 2021
Would take again

Assignments are hard lots of casework. Lots of example practice questions in class and in quizzes. Mock exams are great. Focus on those and you will do well in exams. Pretty fair straightforward prof.

5.0
5.0
BUSI370
Dec 8, 2021
Would take again

She really cares. This course is tough. I got so much out of it. Really shows you how to use excel. Grading is tough but she scales the marks. Very accessible and responds quick to emails and requests.

Accessible outside class
Caring
Tough grader
5.0
2.0
BUSI370
Dec 9, 2021
Would take again

She is a tough grader but take her class and you will learn so much. She prorates her marks so you end up doing well. You really learn hands on skills that are easily transferable in the work setting - excel not archaic financial calculators! She is very understanding and approachable and replies back so quickly! Very accessible!

Accessible outside class
Amazing lectures
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
BUSI370
Grade: Incomplete
Dec 17, 2021
Wouldn't take again

This was more of a self study course, with a collection of different profs. recorded videos and useless live lectures. materials for assignments, quizzes and exams were confusing. she was unsure about every thing, so that we didn't know what to study for the final . Just rely on your own perseverance and intelligence, otherwise you won't make it.

Respected
Get ready to read
Test heavy
4.0
3.0
BUSI370
Dec 19, 2021
Would take again

Tough course. Good prof.

5.0
5.0
BUSI370
Dec 23, 2021
Would take again

Persis is a really good lecturer but the course is tough and she makes it harder with difficult quizzes, exams and homework! She eventually scales her mark so don't be disheartened

5.0
5.0
BUS1370
Feb 15, 2022
Would take again

Our Professor Persis is caring and goes out of her way to help us understand and solve our problems. She is amazing and very clear in her lectures, helps us understand and makes sure we have understood her lectures her topic before moving forward.

Accessible outside class
Group projects
Amazing lectures
5.0
4.0
BUS1370
Feb 25, 2022
Would take again

Persis is an amazing professor, caring and goes way out to explain and answer our questions. She is patient and makes sure we all have understood before moving ahead. Attend her lectures and ask her questions, she is so prompt and clear and knows her work. Appreciate everything she has taught us.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Amazing lectures
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Mar 17, 2022
Would take again

Great Teacher, knows her work and understands us. Very clear and detail oriented. Approachable and will answer all our queries.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Inspirational
4.0
3.0
BUSI370
Mar 31, 2022
Would take again

She is very helpful and accommodating. She gives a lot of real life examples and has a very practical approach to finance with years of experience. Her power point slides and pre readings are too detailed. Even if you just attend class and study what she goes over in class, you will do well in her course otherwise it becomes too much.

5.0
5.0
BUS1370
May 6, 2022
Would take again

If you are ready to learn take her class, she is full of energy and knows her work and makes it simple and goes all out of her way with her lectures. You can tell she enjoys what she does and does it to excellence.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Gives good feedback
5.0
2.0
BUSI370
May 6, 2022
Would take again

Just great at her lectures and making us feel comfortable. Caring and approachable. Teaches and makes it simple, we should not miss her lectures - extremely detailed and helpful.

Amazing lectures
Caring
Online Savvy
5.0
1.0
BUS1370
Jun 21, 2022

Professor Persis and by far the most caring and helpful Professor. Thank you Persis

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
1.0
BUSI453
Grade: A+
Jul 8, 2022
Would take again

Best Professor, She is so nice and helpful. She understand your problems.

Amazing lectures
Gives good feedback
Inspirational
5.0
1.0
BUSI453
Aug 16, 2022
Would take again

She is passionate about her students, her teaching and knowledgeable and makes sure we understand and answers all our queries.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Aug 21, 2022
Would take again

Take this course through Persis. She knows her stuff and is an excellent teacher. You will learn a lot.

Amazing lectures
Lots of homework
Respected
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Sep 8, 2022
Would take again

Persis is such a great teacher. She genuinely wants you to learn and is very accessible. She knows the material very well and is great at conveying the information. Make sure you don't miss out on her lectures. If you attend, most of your learning will happen in class!

Lots of homework
Caring
Lecture heavy
5.0
2.0
BUSI453
Oct 17, 2022
Would take again

Combination of brains, knowledgeable, resourceful, helpful, reachable and in short the best professor

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Hilarious
5.0
2.0
BUSI453
Grade: A
Nov 21, 2022
Would take again

Very understanding and caring and knows what she is teaching, thank you!

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
4.0
2.0
BUSI370
Nov 29, 2022
Would take again

Persis is a super nice and caring. It's a little annoying that the pre-lecture readings and tasks go in more detail than is expected of us. She will skip these details during her lectures so you will know only later. If you just follow her lectures you should be fine.

Group projects
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
3.0
BUSI370
Grade: A-
Dec 9, 2022
Would take again

Makes sure we all have understood all before proceeding. Patient and kind in her lectures and approachable.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Inspirational
5.0
3.0
BUS1370
Jan 3, 2023
Would take again

You will actually learn very practical useful skills in this course that will help you in your jobs and add value to your team. Great prof. Seems hard marker and exams to start out but don't get nervous, the grades even out and you end up doing pretty well as long as you attempt everything and put in the effort.

Participation matters
Lots of homework
Caring
5.0
1.0
BUS1370
Grade: A
Feb 9, 2023
Would take again

If you want to learn and gain knowledge and be answered to all your queries take her courses - she is the best

Amazing lectures
Gives good feedback
Inspirational
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Mar 16, 2023
Would take again

One of the best professors i have had at UBC. Has great knowledge of the course and explains concepts very well. Teaches her lectures through examples which is nice and spends time explaining the concepts when you reach out to her separately.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Gives good feedback
5.0
4.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
Mar 17, 2023
Would take again

She is amazing, has great teaching skills, knows her work and will make sure all our queries are answered. I respect her for that. Attend her lectures, ask her questions, she is patient, kind and understanding and will make us feel comfortable. Very approachable.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
4.0
BUSI453
Grade: B+
Mar 17, 2023
Would take again

Extremely knowledgeable, caring, patient and hilarious too. She gives us good feedback and knows her work. Attend her lectures and ask her questions. She makes us feel at ease and welcome. I would recommend her to all, she is the best: - )

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
4.0
3.0
BUSI370
Apr 23, 2023
Would take again

Hard subject but being an adjunct professor she's good at teaching it in a very practical approach. will be taking her for BUSI 453

Group projects
Lots of homework
Respected
5.0
1.0
BUSI453
Grade: B+
Apr 24, 2023
Would take again

Attend Ms. Persis's lectures, she is really understanding, caring and knows her work. She will make sure all our queries are answered and not worry about the time. She is very knowledgeable and respectful. Thank you Madame.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
2.0
4.0
BUSI453
Jul 22, 2023

A nice person but surprised she has received such high reviews. Her prerecorded lectures are largely her reading of the slides and her synchronous lectures do not flow well. Assignments are long however she does mark them for effort and not accuracy . Quite evident that she is an adjunct instructor.

Lots of homework
Caring
3.0
4.0
BUSI453
Grade: Not sure yet
Aug 6, 2023

Agreed on "Her prerecorded lectures are largely her reading of the slides and her synchronous lectures do not flow well." She is a nice person and showing respect to all students. However, the way she delivered the concepts is sometimes confusing. More time for a demonstration will be good. Mostly only 1-hour online class is not enough.

Caring
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUSI453
Grade: B+
Aug 22, 2023
Would take again

Great teacher. Always able to help simplify topics. Lots of industry knowledge which she brings to the class. Would take again.

Clear grading criteria
Respected
Lecture heavy
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Grade: A
Aug 22, 2023
Would take again

We need to attend her lectures and be ready with our questions. Professor Persis will make sure all our questions are answered/understood. She is caring and understanding and provides us with notes and make sure you submit your assignments.

Amazing lectures
Caring
Respected
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Oct 12, 2023
Would take again

I was apprehensive to take this course with Persis. But she is well-versed, knowledgeable and has a real knack of explaining things. She teaches the course once a year and if you can I would recommend you take it through her. Her notes are amazing. I will keeping them for future reference. She is receptive to questions and very practical.

Amazing lectures
Caring
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUSI453
Grade: A
Oct 20, 2023
Would take again

You need to attend the lectures and complete the assignments and be sure to follow instructions (assignment instructions). Any queries approach her, very understanding.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
3.0
4.0
BUSI370
May 14, 2024
Would take again

Tough course but she does a great job!

Participation matters
Inspirational
Caring
5.0
3.0
BUS1370
Grade: A-
Jun 11, 2024
Would take again

Makes us feel comfortable and very approachable.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Gives good feedback
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
Jun 20, 2024
Would take again

Attend her lectures and connect with her. She is calm and caring.

Participation matters
Caring
Respected
5.0
4.0
BUSI370
Jul 1, 2024
Would take again

Persis has a very practical approach to this course and is very kind and caring. She makes extra effort to teach the course in a way that is actually helpful and less onerous. She doesn't reply back to emails and you can get a better hold of her by hanging around before or after class.

Amazing lectures
Respected
Online Savvy
2.0
5.0
BUSI370
Jul 7, 2024

She is a nice prof but boring, not prepared, not accessible and lots of pre-reading. You are better off skipping lectures and just listening to the recordings.

5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
Jul 22, 2024
Would take again

Very resourceful and approachable, you need to attend her lectures. Thank you Maam

Amazing lectures
Inspirational
Caring
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
Aug 14, 2024
Would take again

Good qualities that are needed in a Professor with excellent teaching skills

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
Aug 20, 2024
Would take again

Attend her lectures and be attentive, do not hesitate to email/connect with her with queries, excellent and approachable.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B
Dec 17, 2024
Would take again

Interesting and clear in her lectures and approachable.

Participation matters
Gives good feedback
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
Feb 20, 2025
Would take again

Caring and intelligent, attend her lectures they are amazing

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
5.0
1.0
BUSI370
Grade: B+
Feb 21, 2025
Would take again

Very committed, clear in her explanations. Caring and respectful. Easy going, I would take her lectures again and highly recommend her.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
5.0
1.0
BUSI370
Grade: B+
Feb 26, 2025
Would take again

Persis is caring kind and respectful, she is excellent in teaching and a caring professor.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Gives good feedback
1.0
2.0
BUSI370
Grade: A-
Apr 29, 2025

Misses the mark on teaching. Unprofessional and hard to communicate with outside of class hours. She did a couple in-class examples wrong, was made aware of the mistakes, and failed to update the class on how to correctly solve the problems before the final.

5.0
1.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
May 6, 2025
Would take again

Participation matters so attend the lectures and approach Professor Persis she is approachable and caring.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
2.0
BUSI370
Grade: B+
May 23, 2025
Would take again

Thoughtful, caring and respectful, knows her work and goes the extra mile.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
4.0
3.0
BUSI370
May 26, 2025
Would take again

You learn a lot of practical useful knowledge. She is really busy but approachable and genuinely cares. Very relatable and well experienced.

Amazing lectures
Inspirational
Respected
5.0
1.0
BUS1370
Grade: B+
May 30, 2025
Would take again

Good lectures, attend her lectures and approach her with queries. Caring and respectful.

Participation matters
Caring
Accessible outside class
1.0
3.0
BUSI453
Grade: B
Jul 7, 2025

Very disorganized. She didn't have the right syllabus and had two assignments due within 2 days over the weekend. Dropped the course to avoid the headache. She also said she is a "CEO" of a company so it is very hard to contact her. Why does she teach if students can't contact her? Not sure how she is during the term, just a bad first impression

2.0
4.0
BUSI453
Grade: A-
Jul 16, 2025

Avoid the course at any cost.

4.0
4.0
BUSI453
Jul 17, 2025
Would take again

A great teacher with so much patience and caring. Excellent notes...you will learn a ton.

5.0
2.0
BUSI453
Grade: Incomplete
Jul 17, 2025
Would take again

She makes me feel so comfortable and helps with my queries, very caring and you can connect with her after class too.

Participation matters
Caring
Respected
2.0
5.0
BUSI453
Jul 18, 2025

This course is crazy. BE PREPARED to study 24 hours a day...HORRIBLE!

1.0
5.0
BUSI453
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jul 20, 2025

She is not teaching at an Instructor level. Always looks like a teaching assistant crawling to get through the problem with numerous mistakes. She has the solution sheet to the examples that she solves in lecture, and keeps looking at them and still makes many mistakes. She may know the material, but "definitely does not know how to teach".

Lots of homework
Test heavy
4.0
3.0
BUSI453
Jul 30, 2025
Would take again

It is a tough course so be ready to attend and connect with professor Persis, she helps me after class too.

Participation matters
Caring
Respected
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Grade: Not sure yet
Aug 7, 2025
Would take again

Inspiring and helpful professor, you need to attend the lectures - intense.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
5.0
3.0
BUSI453
Grade: B
Aug 20, 2025
Would take again

Very caring and respectful and made sure how we all were doing with the content during the term. Encouraging, it was a tough course but she was available for our queries. Recommended.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
2.0
BUSI453
Grade: B
Aug 25, 2025
Would take again

Persis is an amazing professor who is respectful, caring and encouraging. The course was a tough one but she repeats and explains the concept multiple times. Attending the lectures are important as her notes are very informative and helpful.

Amazing lectures
Inspirational
Caring
2.0
4.0
BUSI370
Grade: B
Aug 25, 2025

Average on the midterm was 50-55% and said this immediately before starting "this should be nothing new and a very straightforward midterm" lol. Accidentally screenshared her chatgpt script that she reads word for word during class. Really disorganized but I still did well enough in the class.

5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B
Aug 28, 2025
Would take again

It was a tough course, but Pers is very caring and her feedback on assignments very helpful. Exams were fair, we have to study the concepts she teaches carefully.

Amazing lectures
Caring
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: Not sure yet
Sep 11, 2025
Would take again

Amazing, caring make sure you attend and take down all the notes. She makes sure we have all understood before moving forward. Feel very satisfied.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: Incomplete
Oct 8, 2025
Would take again

The best professor with patience, knowledgeable and helpful.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
2.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 15, 2025
Would take again

Knowledgeable, helpful and dedicated. Her lectures are amazing and she is very helping and caring.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
5.0
1.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 19, 2025
Would take again

I highly recommend Persis, very thorough and professional. Attend her lectures, she is available to answer and solve your queries.

Amazing lectures
Inspirational
Caring
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 8, 2025
Would take again

Dedicated, caring and resourceful. Extremely helpful and always eager to help/respond to our queries.

Participation matters
Caring
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 11, 2025
Would take again

Very dedicated and caring, I would recommend this Professor.

Participation matters
Inspirational
Respected
5.0
1.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 12, 2025
Would take again

Persis is caring, has lots of patience and knows what she teaches and does it very well.

1.0
4.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 12, 2025

Persis' lectures were very disorganized as she would focus on doing lightning-fast demonstrations of Excel functions that made it difficult to keep up. Templates were not uploaded on time but she always claimed they were uploaded the same night. She was impossible to reach via email and was abrasive/unfriendly. All the good reviews here are fake.

3.0
5.0
BUSI370
Dec 13, 2025

ATTEND CLASS!!! U CANNOF RELY ON VIDEOS OR ASYNCHRONOUS MATERIAL FROM HER!!!!! I was lucky to attend class and ask her questions during office hours but otherwise very difficult to get a response out of her!

Amazing lectures
4.0
3.0
BUSI370
Dec 13, 2025
Would take again

Don't take if you need hand holding. She is matter of fact and not responsive outside of class. Really knows her stuff, very knowledgeable. I thoroughly enjoyed her class.

1.0
5.0
BUSI370
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 13, 2025

Avoid at all cost!

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
BUSI370
Dec 13, 2025

lectures felt useless, all self-learning in this class. very disorganized. unless you're very familar with the topics avoid her classes.

5.0
1.0
BUS1370
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 22, 2025
Would take again

It is a tough course, but the professor goes all out and is very sincere.

Amazing lectures
Caring
Respected
5.0
1.0
BUS1370
Grade: B
Dec 24, 2025
Would take again

Detail oriented and very sincere, caring and helpful.

Amazing lectures
Caring
Respected
5.0
2.0
BUS1370
Grade: B
Dec 24, 2025
Would take again

Available after lectures and very helpful.

Participation matters
Amazing lectures
Respected
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

34%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

B+

95% confidence
Based on 31 grades
Most common grades:
Not sure yet (16)
B+ (14)
B (8)
Grade Distribution
A(5)B(8)C(0)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(18)
Based on 52 reported grades
Not sure yet: 16
B+: 14
B: 8
Incomplete: 4
Common Tags
Amazing lectures (42)
Participation matters (35)
Caring (31)
Respected (29)
Lots of homework (10)
Inspirational (10)
Gives good feedback (8)
Amazing lectures (7)
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BUS1370

5.0

(24)

BUSI453

4.2

(31)

BUSI370

3.4

(34)
Difficulty by Course

BUSI370

3.2

BUSI453

3.0

BUS1370

2.3

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