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“worst professor in in qc”
ECO249 - 1.0 rating“shes is the worst professor I have ever took in qc”
ECO249 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
58%
Textbook Required
34%
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Reviews (99)
very clear and teaches only what is we need to know for exam. excellent notes and handouts. 3 exams and final. multiple choice. drops the lowest of the 3 exams. excellent exam reviews. very helpful and understanding. lab is helpful coz she goes over home work. highly recommend this teacher.
she is a wonderful teacher. very clear, and the notes are fantastic
GOOD TEACHER SHOULD TAKE HER. HER TEST IS ALWAYS 20 MC. AND SHE REVIEWS B4 THE EXAM
Highly recommended
the best. everyone told me that statistics is a hard class but she made it very easy.
Great Professor - Teaches better than those with letters after their name . . . Teaches what you need to know and has great applications to real world cases. . .Will help ANYTIME if you have problems. Exams are staight-forward if you review your notes. Take notes in class and homeworks - you will be fine......A+++
She is the best teacher in the world!! She's easy, interesting. You do not even need curves because your lowest pssible grade is like a 80. You have to be a total idiot to fail her class. I LOVE HER!!!
One of the Best teachers ever! 2 tests and one final, one MC and the other one fill ins, for the final you'll have both MC and fill-ins. Read her PPT, she let's you know what will be on the test. Study right off the sheet and you'll do fine! Great teacher and I think I have a crush on her lol! Good Luck!
Amazing teacher, extremely nice, clear, concise, helpful. One of the few teachers that actually teaches you the material that will be on the test!! (what a novel idea!). Hand in HW once a week (only a few problems, plus its not that hard and good practice). Tests all multiple choice and straight forward on material covered in class.
A very nice professor. Was easy going and made complicated concepts easy for every student. Gave every student an opportunity to come on the board and earn extra credit. The tests were multiple choice questions but no gurantee for a good grade. One has to work hard-attend the class and do the homeworks on time. She respects those who work hard.
VERY good teacher, both fair and kind. easy tests with a lotttt of leeway for people who mess up. understanding and nice despite the natural difficulty of the material. gives numerous opportunies to boost your grade in case of bad tests, including dropping the lowest one. definitly for anyone trying to take 249. i would reccommend no one else.
She is the best professor in Economics dept. We are lucky to have her in Queens College. She makes hard materials MUCH easier. I'm taking her NOW. She appears professional all the time. Great personality. Highly recommended. One word--BEST
She is a great teacher! Before exam she will give out study guide & tell you what is exactly on the test which is very helpful.
shes very clear and willing to help anyone with questions. review sheets are everything on the test just study from that no need to make urself crazy with the book, reads off power points so u can afford to miss class but it shouldnt be a habit. great prof. def take her.
She is my angel, I am so happy to take her, she is realy helpful. Thanks for everthing
Great professor. Her lectures are very clear and tells you the topics that will be on the exam. Please take this professor.
Do whatever you have to do to take her. The material can't be explained any easier or in a more organized manner. Her tests are clear and easy, just like all the work that she gives. As good as it gets.
3 Exams and a Final, 1 easy term paper, she even teaches you how to do it. You don't have to read books. Take good notes and that's what exam covers. HW requires no more than 30 minutes of work if you take class notes. She's good looking and very helpful in and out of class. Take her if you want an easy A or A+. I got an A and I'm dumb in math.
i want to take her class but cant find her name on the eco 102's schedule list??so i was just wonder if anyone can tell me her section code or if she migth be listed as a staff thanks..
Please take her, I don't have any complaints. She can teach, I don't drag going to her class at all. Good work load, very organized. If you go to class everyone, take good notes, do the hw, you'll be fine. Don't even need to read the textbook. The textbook is there just to do a few hw problems.
easy, easy, easy. her lectures are very clear. easy exams w/ reviews sheets. no need to buy a txtbook. i never used
SHE IS VERY ORGANIZED BUT YOU HAVE TO BE TOO. TESTS ARE NOT SO EASY BUT HER PRECISE AND CLEAR TEACHING HELPIED ME TO ACTUALLY LIKE STATISTICS. I AM NOT GOOD IN MATH EITHER BUT I HAD TO WORK HARD TO GET AN A+.
definitely recommended! if you can get in.. lectures are pretty clear, exams are straight forward. easy A. no joke. but thats probably cause i seem to be one of the few who like statistics? :)
She is awesome. very helpful and teaches well. I liked her class. Tests are tricky. Even if you know what to do, the test questions are the hardest part. Aplia hw, and text book isnt necessary. A is very possible, just come to class, look at slides, and study notes. just do the hw for the grade, it wont really help you study.
great professor, hard material but she makes it clear and tries to help as much as possible. the aplia doesnt count for anything, she just puts it there to help you. Highly recommended
Highly Recommended Professor.. very clear about the study material...tests are pretty simple if you study her notes.. easy to get an A. pls take her...
Amazing Professor! Even though she is a good professor who cares about the success of her students, you would need to WORK HARD FOR AN A. Statistics is an economics course mixed with MATH so study everynight and keep up with the course work by doing the hw. Test are based on hw, and classroom lecutre (not only on review. She gives good notes.
Explains everything very clear. However, even though it may seem like you know it all, her tests are TRICKY. Just be careful and STUDY HARD.Not an easy A by any means but since she teaches so well A's are possible. Drops lowest test, 2 easy projects, easy labs - Aplia DOES count, so do it right. Overall, hard class, but it is Stats.
She's very organized, fair, and helpful. If you follow her instructions and keep the attendance, you will get a good grade FOR SURE.
Not the best, not the worst. Classes don't teach you how to do the HW but will tell you everything you need for tests. Textbook would probably suffice even if you weren't to attend. She's not open to debate on how she marks her tests so answer questions carefully. 2 tests, a cumulative final, and an online HW for every chapter. You could do worse.
Got very strange grade. Followed every instruction got excellent grades on home works and projects but didnot do well on final. She gave me the grade that is beyond my understanding. D+! If final is only 40% of the total there is no way I would have gotten d+ while having A on my home works. I argued this but was unsuccessful?!
don't go to class just get yourself a ti 89 and it will do ALL the work for you she is boring as hell
she's fair and her lectures are crystal clear! Do the hw, project, lab tests, take good notes, study and u will be fine for the exams. they're not hard. i got an A :)
Great Professor.
She is one of the best professors in the Economics Department! Her lectures were crystal clear and she was so helpful to students -- she truly cared! I got a B+ but learned so much from this course. She actually made Statistics interesting. How many classes have you taken and walked away saying that??
Great professor, presents the material in a very easy way to understand even demonstrated with the use of chocolate M&Ms,She brings back a reminiscent of High School. :) she is extraordinarily kind and i find some students take advantage of that, admitingly myself.i learned alot this year. &&& P.S go to lab haha she gonna make you regret it :)
She makes her class very difficult on top of difficult, expect to work a lot to end up with an average grade. She is not in the business of helping anybody and even if you have a good average you can still get that low grade if you blew her TOUGH final. DO NOT Recommend her QC should have Hull during week, he is the only COMPETENT prof in Eco Dept
When there are no options... I guess the only option is the one to take and so I took this professor... Well, not a fan and for some reason she never gives A grades! It's only a stat class... give us a break.
I never knew how i did in the class, went into the final with an A average and got a C. Very disappointed, i thought my good grades were going to help but i must have done bad in final30%. I expected more leniency thanks to her overall rating but she's a tough grader and it's a hard class. I deserved better so did other classmates.
Quite a tough class but the professor is very knowledgeable and makes the material understandable. She comes to class late almost all the time, but not on exam days. The class requires a lot of work/effort. There is also online homework to complete, but it's not bad because you are given many chances to get the correct answer. Great class overall.
She is one of the best professors in the Economics Department! I am NOT a fan of Statistics but she made it so easy to understand. Her exams are not easy but she is very fair. She was only late a couple of times - there were students walking into class much later than her! She truly cares about you understanding the material. Definitely take her!
Terrible professor, anything she teaches in class is different from what she grades on the exams... She has preferences for certain students and gives multiple choice questions or true/false that are worth 10 points each... you can do a brilliant job in the problems and yet only achieve an average grade because of such structure... AVOID, not worth
Tough class. The HW website makes the class easier since it can explain the problems if your stuck. Having a TI-83+ and knowing how to use it helps to. She can be a little stern and cold, but is generally a good teacher. For a class this tough, she one of the better options.
The BEST professor in the Economics Department! Take her -- she will make you like Statistics and want to learn more! Not an easy class but she cares about teaching well :-)
Explains everything clearly and gives many examples for every topic. Uses slides and also writes on the board during class. MyStatLab HW weekly but they aren't too hard. Final grade is made up of a lot of grades - HWs, 2 exams and a final, and an easy group report. Go to class and do the HWs and you should do ok.
I think I have a crush on her! Was not into Statistics before I took the class but now I am SO interested in it! She is crystal clear -- one of the BEST teachers in the ECONOMICS department. Definitely take her! I have to work hard in class but at least she makes the material easy to understand.
One of the best professors I've ever met. She is very clear in teaching the materials and will turn a difficult class into a very easy class. Just pay attention to her lectures and you won't even need to use the textbook. Highly recommended. You won't regret taking her class.
very good quality teacher
Easy class, very clear and straightforward. Unfortunately attendance is mandatory and she makes you buy an iClicker which you then don't use. Also you don't learn very much stats in this class compared to AP Statistics. But it is easy, and she is helpful.
Nice professor. Statistics is definitely not an easy class, but she is very clear and straightforward and makes it seem as easy as possible. She is definitely the best one to take for statistics.
This class is not easy what so ever, but if you attend lectures and do the assignments on stat lab you can get a good grade in the class.
I had high expectations. shes is the worst professor I have ever took in qc. This semester is her first semester that is doing solyia which is a international group prject. She expects us to video chat with them 2 hours every week while we have other classes. There is no flexible time. She acts like we don't have other classes and no life. WORST!!
worst professor in in qc! dont ever take her. she acts like we dont have other classes. she acts like we only have 1 class and the world revolvs around her. she gives extra h.w and projects and we have to video chat for 2 hours during our other class period of time. WORST PROF IN QC. DO NOT TAKE HER
Excel hw, Stat lab hw, group project, soliya video chat with other students around the world, 2 midterm plus final. That is a lot for a full time student who also have a job to be able to pay her/his own tuition. The class is not that hard if you pay attention, there are just so many things, useless things to do which do not help you at all but....
SHE IS SO BAD AND CONFUSING. DON't KNOW WHAT SHE IS TEACHING. ACT LIKE SHE MEMORIZE STUFF BEFORE STANDING IN FRONT OF HER STUDENTS. CONFUSE HERSELF.
Ohh God. Please don't take her. No mater if you are a good student or not. Your 5 or 7 hours to study for one class per week won't be enough for this class. Trust me she is really bad. and she knows it lol
Don't take her. She does not explain things well. Soliya is interesting but time consuming. Final is only last 5 chapters and you have to do all the hw's. Questions are meant to challenge and confuse you. Talks to you like you are stupid if you don't understand what is going on. Try and find a better teacher!
Do not take this class, way too much work for a 3 credit class. She make you do an online interaction program know as Soliya which doesn't relate to the class at all, she assigns hw every week and makes you do some excel assignments. Test are extremely hard compared to test given by other stat classes. Stay away if you can
Idk why everyone is complaining about her, she is awesome. Yea there is a lot to do in the class but would you rather a professor who gives you a grade based on only exams? Just do the hw which is great practice, excels take 5 mins, project was simple and you do have to devote time to for soliya but jeez its only 2 hours a week. Use TI84 on exams!
If you do the hw and you a graphing calculator on the exam, you will be fine. a lot of work but its not overwhelming its very manageable. Its college for crying out loud, learn to manage your time and you wont have a problem. Literally didnt much time studying, i just learned to use the calculator for all computations and read over her slides.
She's good at teaching the material. It seems like she gives a lot of work, but what she assigns is very easy. Very nice and approachable. Her tests are quite difficult though, 20-25 questions only, and she gives trick questions. Grading breakdown very student friendly.
One of the BEST professors at QC! My grade was B+ in her class because I am not good at math. She changed my life with the Soliya program. I connected with a student from West Virginia and England. We even met up over the summer. Because of her class I understand how other people live in other countries (curfew in Turkey, life in Libya).
Pretty good professor overall. Made MicroEcon easier than what I was expecting it to be.
She gives a ton of needless homework and her tests are very difficult. Online video project is very time consuming and poorly constructed.
Great professor. Really knows her stuff and teaches well. Many components in class but this helps to get a higher grade (not only exams and hw). Wish we had more teachers like this at QC. She cares about students grades, whether they find jobs in the summer and how well-rounded they are.
Prof, Withanachchi is clear in teaching the course. If you study, you will pass. The grade is divided into many components, which gives the students an opportunity to bring up their grades. She is active during the class and gives clear instructions on projects and hw, accordingly to her syllabus. Review the hw and the pp slides before the exams
The only problem I have with this professor is the final group project and video conferences. She gave us a set of data and expects us to write a paper on it like we've dedicated our lives to studying that specific topic. The video conferences were completely useless as there were too many technical difficulties involved. It's not for everyone.
Her exam is really hard.
Other Statistics professors only give 2 exams and a final. Her class has many components to bring up your grade (not only exams). Do the HW, study the PPT and you will be fine. The project is already finished halfway through the course, really simple if you like presentation.
She is great! she knows how to teach but only problem is she thinks we only have 1 class. She was total 11 hw on mylab which worth 20%, project worth 10%, excel 10%, virtual participation 15%, 2 midterm which worth 25%, and one final 20%. Tests are kind of hard if you are weak in math. Moreover, Video conference is hard to deal with.
Please don't take her class. Her exam is really hard. Lots of paper work for one class. She is not helpfull.
Lots of paper work, Video conferance. She thinks we have only one class.
Her exam is really hard. She need to understand that we are not high school students.
So many papers.
So many paper work.
She is so annoying. She makes you skype students from around the world just to benefit herself and she is just not a good teacher. Avoid at all costs. Her name is now Vishni.
Math is not my best subject but I love the different ways to get a high grade. If I took any other professor at QC, I would only have exam scores for a grade. So glad I had other opportunities to earn a B+
She really cares about whether you understand Statistics. Because of her class project, I got an internship and a recommendation from her!!
Taking her online course right now. Love it! Totally recommend her!!
She is a good teacher but the project is time consuming. I had to work a lot for this class but I did end up doing well. Her tests are mainly theory with few math work. So do yourself a favor and study the ppt slides. She is very approachable so if you have an issue with your group she will do her best to help you out. Btw don't cut class!
Great professor! I think one of the best teachers in Economics unlike others who mainly care about their research (not teaching).
Prof. With. is really sweet. She gives you opportunity for extra credit. The homework is all online each week than takes minimum an hour to do (once you start getting deeper with the material). My only real complaint is the exams are multiple choice and while a majority of people find this time of exam normally easier, it is actually much harder.
Only person I would take Statistics with in the Econ Dept. Super helpful during office hours. Explains math CLEARLY!! Also mentions many internship opportunities in class. Totally take her!
Terrible. Assigned a required group project that not only requires your group from this class to do, but it also requires you to talk to people across the country that are 12 hrs ahead. When youre waking up, they are going to bed. Not only does this make it hard on your team and grade, its a big waste of time. She reuses exams do you cant keep.
Awesome! Totally cool group project - put it on my resume and got the internship! Super helpful outside class. But lots of HW. Would definitely take her for Statistics.
She's knowledgeable but, can't teach. I would not take her for a major course.
Definitely take her for Statistics. Only professor in the Econ dept. who can teach well. She responds to emails immediately and makes it so easy to understand stats. I think everyone who wrote a bad review for her got a bad grade for not doing any work!
Amazing professor! Really cares about her students. With all this COVID-19 stuff and classes going online, she kept it structured and gave us a clear schedule of how to complete the work. Never took an online class but she was super helpful. So glad I took statistics with her! Best part was the group project - had some connection with others.
Her syllabus is well broken down if your not the best test taker, but your wiling to do the Rstudio assignments, HW, and group project you can still end up with a decent grade. Only Professor at QC, who helps connect students to the career center. She really cares about students and made sure she received our feedback with everything with COVID.
The professor is very nice and made accomadations due to the coronavirus. With that being said, this was one of the hardest classes Iv taken at QC. Im not sure if it was just the material or the professor but it was very difficult. The first test she gave was ok but the 2nd and 3rd tests were impossible, with no curve. Study alot for this class
Great professor! Really cares about students and their success. Wish she taught more econ courses. She explain the tough material clearly. Also has many opportunities to bring the grade up (group project). I learned so much about getting an internship.
I'm actually learning in this class. Unlike others who post pre-recorded lectures! She cares about her students with current internships and career events. I'm glad she has some structure. Statistics is not easy but at least she taught it well!
Test and homework are always more difficult than the content that she taught in class. Group assignment is literally the most annoying part of this course.
It's a Statistics class, what do you expect??? But she seems like she really cares about her students. Her explanation is really good unlike other professors in econ. Do the HW, the tests are the same. She is also helpful with finding internships!
Had to use MyStatLab with the textbook. Didn't love it but just do the HW, the tests are similar. She is very helpful outside of class too. My group connected with South African students in a project! Super cool idea. I never had a course at QC that cared this much about international connections.
She is a very good professor who teaches very well and is accessible outside of class if you need help. The class has homework about once a week. There is 3 tests and some group excel projects
Love the way she explains stats clearly! She makes it so easy. Just do the HW and the Excel group assignments to boost your grade up. Too bad she doesnt teach other Econ classes.
Go to class and do the homework. Homework is 25% of your grade and it is very time consuming but make sure you get a good grade. Homework app is like 100 dollars. Tests are tricky but she curves.
Group project, online hw. But makes stats super easy. Also very helpful in connecting with internships! Just do the hw. It will help with the tests.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
58%
Textbook Required
34%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.63 avg changeRatings by Course
ECON241
5.0
(1)ECON102
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(3)ECO102
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