Mahnaz Mahdavi - Smith College, Northampton, MA

Professor: Mahnaz Mahdavi

Department: Economics

College: Smith College, Northampton, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECO296
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is one of my role-models, so inspiring and dedicated, always encourages students to be intelligent and ambitious women . She always dressed in black, dark blue, grey etc, which is exactly how professionals dress. Her class is very clear and efficient, problem sets are helpful. And the group research did help me to learn so much more.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

As a last word, regarding the fact that she was also the one help me in my decision to transfer to another school in Philadelphia, I found those professors here are extremely helpful and friendly more than her in numerous ways. "Thank" Prof. Mahnaz Mahdavi for these past couple of years.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Secondly, her test are patently absurd, regarding the range of material to cover and problem sets which, indeed, had nothing to do with the exams. Thirdly, all of the comments here mainly praised how well she dressed up that I found amusing as it has nothing to contribute in evaluate her teaching methods as well as her half-assed characteristics.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECO153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This professor is the reason I became an economics major. Very interesting and energetic. Makes learning the material fun and worthwhile. Generally an easy class, although the tests are a bit more difficult than the problem sets.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECO265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the most enthusiastic and engaging professors I've had. The class is fairly straightforward but she has high expectations. If you do all the work she suggests and keep up with the material, she makes it simple to get a good grade. She is also incredibly helpful in office hours.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECO153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She made me interested in economics! A wonderful professor who explains things very clearly. I'm lucky to be in her class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECO296
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

It's hard to tell how many clothes she has. What's great about this course is that you have quite a few chances to get extra credit and it really helps.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice prof!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECO153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The best thing about prof. Mahdavi is that she curves. I did bad on my first exam but well on other two, and I ended up with an A. She's very clear in class, but her office hours are usually crowded.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECO153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Everything about her is amazing. So sweet, the best outfits, and presents the material quite well. Take her class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Go to the lectures and you don't need to read the book because she explains everything and that is what she bases the tests off of.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECO153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AMAZING professor. She makes economics easy [at least in the introductory class] and she explains everything magnificently. Just make sure you don't miss any classes. That's the best way to understand the material and receive a good grade.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECO153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

the best professor ever!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECO265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's so organized, very clear and very approachable. I learned a lot of useful information in her class and would highly recommend her to anyone.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I think she tries to make things clear but it is just the opposite.Her lectures are very unclear, she gives material discussed in the next chapters earlier making it impossible to understand what it is going on.I often had to make a Google search to understand the terms she was discussing in class and were not written in the textbook.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECO265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love professor Mahdavi, but she made corporate finance unapproachable. Her lectures were unclear, making the problems sets very hard. Coupling this with her unhelpfulness in office hours created a unnecesarily difficult course.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MACROECONOMICS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECO153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

what a wonderful, amazing professor. she is just the cutest little thing, i love her to death. she deserves the sherring teacher award every year.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she is awesome. great professor!!! knows her stuff. always willing to help!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is the Queen of economics