Lana Trick - University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Professor: Lana Trick

Department: Psychology

College: University of Guelph, Guelph, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The worst teacher I have had in my entire life. Starts explaining an example and suddenly changes to another one. Rude when you ask questions. Everyone in the class got a quiz back and the TAs marked so badly. When we asked her to give us their emails she said she did not know who marked what, so unorganized. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS IF U CAN AVOID IT

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If you don't attend every lecture you will easily fall behind. She assigns MindTap homework every 3 days on top of many quizzes. Hard to follow along with her in lectures bc she scribbles down stuff on an overhead that is very difficult to understand. 10% of marks also come from tophat in class, and you only get marks if you get the question right

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Honestly, if you have a class and Lana Trick is the prof, DO NOT TAKE. She is so bad at explaining information and good luck getting clarification if you are confused and have a question, because she will only make you feel stupid. I've never had a more frustrating professor. I honestly feel like she does not want her students to succeed

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSYC2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Made material boring and confusing Didn't post notes, only lecture outlines and would only write random drawings and words on the doc cam

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If it were up to me I wouldnt ever take this class again. She gives 2-3 quizzes, which on top of other work is very stressful, and when she teaches she uses a very sarcastic tone which can make you feel worse about not understanding tough material and makes you not want to ask questions at all

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

You have to attend lectures otherwise you will miss important things. You don't use the textbook, but you use the online quizzes that come with the purchase of a textbook. She explains things very well and gives lots of examples. For me, I thought I would fail, but even if I fail the exam I will still have a 75 in the course. Make sure you practice

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

PSYC1010 with Trick was interesting, I thought she was super weird at the beginning and I had heard bad things. I was prepared to do extremely poorly in this course when I started. About half way through the semester I realized that she was super predictable and she wants everyone to do well. YOU HAVE TO GO TO EVERY CLASS or you'll be super lost.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSY2390
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lana Trick is one of my favourite professors I have had. I have had her twice and both times found that she cared about students and taught the material effectively. This is a challenging course, however, she explains concepts clearly and goes through them with you during lecture, rather than just reading bullet points. She is very willing to help.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSY2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very difficult class. Only marked on two midterms a final then 10% on in class participation. Don't take this class unless you absolutely have to

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSY2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She writes on a piece of paper with a projector, her hand writing is usually not very clear which makes it difficult to take notes. The midterms long answer section is not very specific on the expectations and hard to know what she wants you to write.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Although Prof Trick seems friendly to speak to, she reply's to questions you ask in class with a sarcastic undertone, making you feel even worse than you already do about the material. She is the most unorganized professor I have had thus far (slides, courselink etc.) and would strongly recommend against taking any class that she teaches.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSY2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She really knows her stuff, but is really unhelpful when it comes to clearing certain things up. If you want to ask a question in front of the class, be prepared to be embarrassed because she is a savage and will rip you a new one. She is very unfair with her grading and expects everyone to understand everything the first time she explains it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYCH2390
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's honestly just rude. It's intimidating to say anything because she's quite rude to the students she calls upon. She also makes some uncomfortable jokes. She's relatively slow and explains things, which is kind of appreciated, but very old school with a projector and it's easy to get lost.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Does not go over content on quizzes or specify what will be on quizzes, must teach self

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The material is straight forward if you do the homework. Don't ask questions in class because she'll probably single you out and embarrass you if she thinks the question is stupid. The Top Hat questions boost your mark but only if you actually attend the lectures, otherwise your mark gets brought down.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lacks compassion, singles student's out and embarrasses you in front of class. Incredibly sarcastic and has said to the class "you should know this by now, it's not rocket science". Works very fast, notes unclear and messy written on a piece of paper on an overhead. Had to drop the class and retaking next year. Take this course with someone else!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

So disrespectful to her students. Has singled myself as well as many others out in class on the mic, makes you feel incredibly stupid and has a sassy remark to follow any question you ask. Tried speaking with her many times outside of class, explaining to her mental health has impacted my ability to perform well-told me to drop the class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Quietest speaker I've ever heard, makes every person feel stupid if you ask a question she believes to be simple, worst prof I've had so far. Goes over test info before tests so pay attention, don't take class unless required.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lana is one the worst prof's I have ever had. She is incredibly condescending when any student tries to ask a question in a lecture and makes the student feel stupid. Her notes are hard to read because of her disorganization and messy hand writing. This class is definitely manageable with a different professor.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSYC1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is very rude to students and will give rude remarks to students asking questions in class. Her class is tough, and thought to be easier with a different professsor!