Maria Gallego - Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo

Professor: Maria Gallego
Department: Economics
College: Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: EC325
  • Grade Received: WD
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The WORST professor I've had for the last 3 years here in wlu, you will get mentally tortured by her !!!! My advice is to drop her courses as early as possible to spare you the pain, RUN!!!!!! ITS NOT TOO LATE!!!
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: EC481
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Suuuper strict prof. Her syllabus is full of mistakes yet your paper can't make any mistake. I switched my session. Half of the classmates dropped her session actually. People would rather be on the waitlist for other sessions than taking her session.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: EC325
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Honest Review: Course breakdown: 2 midterms, presentation, mandatory class (miss 6 and you fail the course), final exam. The midterms are similar to the practice assignments she gives, HOWEVER, she does not post any help on how to solve the assignments. In lecture she goes crazy if she catches you on phone/laptop. Her lecture slides are garbage!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
worst prof ever. go f yourself
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: EC325
  • Grade Received: INC
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Initially she comes off as super intimidating and unnecessarily strict. However, she had a librarian come in twice to let students give feedback, and her lectures improved substantially. She really cares about students. Take this class and you will learn alot and do well if you apply yourself. Tests are tough but fair, nothing unexpected.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Maria is the professor you're not going to like. Her teaching is balderdash, her materials are littered w/ errors, and she's living in an autocracy. Tune out her prose. She will ridicule you - just smile. Just grind the HW out, and solve her models. It's micro: the content is actually useful.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I've loved pretty much every prof I've had at WLU, but i'm still so salty and amazed at how Laurier has continued to employ this sad excuse of a professor (oh wait did someone say tenure?)... I don't mind that she wants you to attend class... She's simply the most unapproachable, miserable professor i've ever had.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Strict so make sure you attend lectures and take notes while you're there. Lots of typos. But she is very nice, lectures well and has fair exams. Has excellent review sessions. Overall underrated, definitely not 2.2.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Amazing Prof and She is always nice to help those students who willing to learn.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: EC325
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you put in the effort, you'll do well. Not a course you can teach yourself few days before the finals....
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: EC325
  • Grade Received: D
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I loved the class, it was a great class. I did the readings and followed along and did well on the first 2 midterms and had a B. Then came the final. Half the class failed, those that passed still did not do well, no bell curve at all, I ended up with a D. Beware....
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the best economics profs I've encountered at Laurier. She is thorough in her lectures and is always more than willing to help students out of class with assignments or course material. She is very approachable and one of the few profs who cares to get to know their students. Wish I would have taken 3rd year game theory with her as well!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Shows no respect to students. Only provides useless answers with tons of mistakes. Avoid her if you can take ECON401 in UW.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: 470
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
worst prof at WLU
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you don't have to take a class taught by her then don't. I've never had a prof i've disliked as much as this one.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: EC470
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Super nice prof
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: EC325
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Super nice.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: EC325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Worst prof out there, arrogant and unapproachable.. hard to pay attention in her classes. Don't take a course with her if you don't have to.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ECON101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you are one minute late for lecture she will close the doors to the hall and harass you upon entering. This is fine for the students who don't have a class prior. But if one is in the Double Degree with Waterloo and given ten minutes to go from campus to campus it's impossible. Complained to Laurier regarding the harassment but was ignored.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: EC120
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It doesn't really matter who your prof is for econ since you can learn all material from the text by yourself. You go to lectures for the clicker marks. Get a cheap source for colour printing cuz you HAVE to print out ALL her notes since she fills in the graphs in lectures. She's a pretty good lecturer, but you're better off learning it yourself.
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