Mary Pardo - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Professor: Mary Pardo

Department: Fine Arts

College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ART150
• 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:

Literally gives no direction whatsoever and expects you to know exactly what she wants. I asked for help like 8 times and emailed her, she didn't show up to our meetings and sent me an email the NIGHT BEFORE THE FINAL to tell me she didn't approve of my topic and/or sources..... even though I had gotten them approved by her weeks ago. don't take.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ART150
• 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:

NEVER TAKE HER. I went to her office hours a ridiculous amount of times and for HOURS at a time. She was so unhelpful and even blew me off a few times. Her lectures are boring and long and she is such harsh grader but only gives few -difficult- assignments. Unless you are an expert in art history you will not do well and will hate it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ART150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Pardo is really enthusiastic about what she teaches and makes the course interesting, however, she NEVER sticks with the syllabus and changes the dates of when stuff is due every week. She's a really nice person and pretty good professor but it drove me crazy when we couldn't stay on track with the syllabus.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ARTH150H
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pardo is super nice and really easy to get ahold of and talk to outside of class, but she does give a TON of work. They arent even super challenging assignments but they are time-consuming and she has extremely specific criteria and if its not exactly how she envisions it, she gives you a bad grade (with the chance to redo it). Really nice but hard

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 271
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took her 270&271 classes and wanted to switch my major. Class is not easy and you must want to learn. Also, forgive her for not returning your papers on time or not following the syllabus. What you get back is a plethora of information that will help you grow as a human being. Kept all her power points and notes. Truly an amazing professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ART1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is a very nice person, but if you are a type A personality, her classes will literally drive you insane. Extremely disorganized, does not utilize class time well, and gives assignments at the last minute and still expects you to turn them in. It was a truly awful experience.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ART079
• 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:

I completely agree with the person below me about the freshman seminar, but I still think potential students should take the class if they're interested in art. I learned a lot, contrary to the art major below me, who possibly knew it already.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ART079
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pardo is such a nice woman, but her class was a mess. Syllabus wasn't followed (even though she sent out several edited versions), 1 assignment returned, I didn't know my grade until the very end. She is so disorganized, but somehow regularly remembered to bring food for us! I didn't learn anything and books were boring, and I'm an art major!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ART270
• 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:

sometimes disorganized but she knows this subject hands down and is eager to teach and answer your questions

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ART079
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's crazy, but really intelligent and knows her history perfectly! If you like Art take her lass but if you don't avoid it like the plague!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ART150
• 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:

Pardo is a gifted woman and she knows more than you will ever imagine about art history. If you care about your education and want to grow as a person, take her. Who cares about syllabus and logistics anyway? She is one of the most knowledgeable professors I have ever encountered.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ART079
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. for your own sanity do not take it. the syllabus was never followed which we didn't get 4 weeks into the course. she always veered off topic and paid no attention to this course. we got one assignment back and our final grade was 2 weeks past due. she always answered her cell phone and rarely responds to email.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ART079
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pardo has no idea how to teach. We got through half of the intended syllabus. She returned not one assignment, so no one had any idea of his or her grade. She made many promises she never kept. Her class was academically pointless. She arrived late EVERY CLASS and was famous for answering her cell religiously during class. AVOID.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ART270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ms. Pardo knows so, so much about Art, and sometimes she gets carried away discussing a detail that she forgets where she started. tangents are frequent. However, if you are attentive,I don't think you'll find her confusing-especially if you read the book. Don't be afraid of her! her class is well worth taking and I highly recommend it!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: RENAISSANCEART
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The most disorganized professor I have ever had. She handed out the syllabus late; rambles about the course material; and does not care about her students. I almost stopped studying art history, my true passion, because of her. You do not want to be in a classroom with her.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

What a wonderful professor! She was kind, available for discussion anytime, incredibly knowledgeable and very, very entertaining. She loves what she does and she invites her students to love it, too. Nevermind that she is late to class. Nevermind she might not return papers in a timely manner. She is an inspiration! and MORE than fair to all!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ART56
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

people complain about disorganization and "scatterbrained-ness," but that's precisely what made her courses so interesting & informative. the material isn't simple, but it's simpleminded to pretend it could be otherwise, packaged & understood like a math book. A turning point in my education.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ART48
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So disorganized, always late to class, doesn't finish on time, just shows slides and doesn't even clarify what we're looking at or who made/drew it.. not sure what's on the exams.. stressed the importance of the research paper, yet didn't clarify what we're supposed to write about. so boring..

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ART113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She's an extremely intelligent woman...so smart she has too much to say and not enough time to organize it all. Oh yeah, DO NOT go into her office unless you are very very very brave. Food, coffee cups from like, 5 years ago!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: RENAISART
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was the worst class I ever took. Totally unorganized, lectures were tangential. A knowledgable teacher who doesn't know how to teach.