Geraldine Milano - New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Professor: Geraldine Milano

Department: Engineering

College: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MEC234
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Apparently if you go to her she'll let you retake an exam. I was sick and got a 40 on the first exam. Then got an 85 and a 90 on the last 2 exams. I should have a B+ but will instead get a C. I didn't know until later that she let other students retake exams. Just wanted to put this out there for future students to be aware of. Not fair but oh well

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MECH234
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

VERY ARROGANT. she gives very hard exams and she makes the course more harder than it is. she will take off points if you didn't show your work the way she wants it to be. so if you answered the problem in a diff way and got the right answer she will still take off points for not showing it by the way she taught it. good luck

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MEC237
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super arrogant; She explains concepts EXTREMELY well but never finishes an example problem. Her exams are 3-4 questions and tricky; she will, however, let you know what types of problems are on the exam. Labs are NOT a joke to her; prepare to go from preschool to Ivy League in terms of writing labs (mandatory part of passing the class).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ME237
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She gives a ton of HW. Usually I dont mind HW because its good preparation for the exams. However... the HW problems have absolutely nothing to do with whats on the test. If anything use the HW as a guideline of what not to study. She puts variations of her class examples on the tests so try to study that. The HW is pointless.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MEC237
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Explains concepts very well. Stays in office hours longer than usual if needed. Does what she can to help students understand.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MECH237
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Having taken both professors available for 237, they give the same quality/quantity of work. If you thrive with constructive criticism AND passed statics without chegg, take Milano. OTHERWISE STAY AWAY! The cold hard facts.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MECH237
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Milano is an excellent professor who explains the concepts very well. She is very thorough and has a lot of examples on her website. She's nice sometimes and can be quite a character at certain points during the class. I suggest to read the book and do extra problems for the exams.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MECH234
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Milano is undoubtedly one of the best professors at NJIT. She's respected, knowledgeable and concise. Her lectures are detailed and teaches you how to think and approach the problem. She prepares you for exams and also demands that you become proficient, she doesn't expect foolishness. Make sure you approach her and let her now who you are.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MECH234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Milano is a very good professor who is able to clearly explain each and every example. She does many in class. Although she can be sassy and intimidating, she is helpful when you need help and is not a devil as portrayed some earlier reviews. She is a tough grader but will be forgiving if you know what you are doing.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MEC237
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

i dont even know how she's still there, very arrogant and will intimidate you if you ask a question, and that's not why i pay tuition. If you like the subject then get ready to hate it, get prepared for weekly quizzes which is great conceptually because you're forced to learn the material but its just terrible with her as a professor.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MECH237
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really wants to learn and understand the material not just copy the solutions from a manual. Really cares about her students. She gives a lot of examples and enough work for the final. Can be mean times but really nice when you talk to her personally. If you pay attention in class and do the homework, then you'll get an A easily.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MEC234
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid !! There are weekly quizzes throughout the whole semester and the average of all the quizzes is 50% of your final grade which is a ludicrous amount. Your midterm is worth 25% and your final is also worth 25%. Homework is assigned weekly and is worth no credit, but if it is not done you lose points from quizzes. Also she is very intimidating.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MECH234
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you dont match her format exactly for homework, you lose points. Also, her grading is legitimately awful. Its 50% for quizzes, 50% for final and midterm, with no homework grade. For my class, every homework PROBLEM you dont submit correctly is around 1% off your final grade, according to what she told me. Her full grading rubric isnt online.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MECH235
• 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:

Very rude, hard to deal with, 50% quizes, 25% midterm and 25% final. You do the hw in order to not loose points on the quizzes. Avoid her if you can!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MECH237
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher and you will learn the material but not a nice person at all and I would not take her class ever again

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ME237
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is tough because she wants you to learn the material, If you treat her good, she will treat you better. I you want to really LEARN the material you should take her. A lot of work tho. Exams are based on hw and exercises done in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MEC234235
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Rude and a doesn't take out much time for questions. Goes very fast.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MEC234
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Please avoid taking the hybrid course you will literally learn nothing. Milano's lectures are very confusing as she over complicates simple 5 minutes problems. She doesn't prepare you very well for exams and doesn't review either.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MECH237
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She knows the material well. If you pay attention and practice book problems you will do well. However she switches between being nice and a real jerk very quickly. Will not compromise her way and will pick on you in front of others. She is forgetful half the time and did not even teach the last sections but put them on final. Stressful class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MECH234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I genuinely dislike Milano after taking her for MECH234. She was always moody and disrespectful to students and rarely answered questions. She acts as if the class is a burden to her and you can tell she doesn't want to be there. Yells at you if you make any mistake on the exam and just has a negative tone in her voice all the time. Avoid