Professor: Patrick Vargas
Department: Communication
College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaignâ€"Urbana, IL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ADV281
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He's great, but the class is hard. Be prepared to take notes everyday in class and read the book if you want an A on the tests.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ADV281
- 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:
Good luck. He's a cool guy, but that being said his exams are hard (no study guide). There are 4 assignments throughout the semester, the first 3 aren't too bad, the last one is a bit harder (ask for help). Read the book, he'll put some info into the exam. There's some extra credit & he doesn't curve. Go to class or you won't get the notes.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ADV281
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is a reallyyyy cool guy and tries to make lecture semi interesting. That being said the tests are ridiculously hard and he refuses to curve them. He asks a lot of questions like: Is it just A, A&B, all of the above etc. which makes it very hard to get a question that you would normally know the answer to right.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: ADV281
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Patrick has been one of my favorite professors over the two years that I've been on this campus. He knows how to effectively incorporate humor and his strange anecdotes to keep your attention in lecture. Attendance wasn't mandatory, but I never wanted to miss class because I genuinely enjoyed it. His tests are pretty tricky, but they didn't kill me
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
(ADV 281) Three tests, and four assignments, nothing more. Assignments are SUPER easy, but the tests.. give yourself some time to study. They're definitely not hard, just a lot of content but give yourself a couple days to study and you'll be fine. I got a 91 on the first test, but the second was a little harder so I did a little worse.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Vargas is an awesome guy. He's had a lot of experience in the field and plans his lectures pretty well. He is definitely quirky/vulgar, but if you take good notes and keep up with reading the chapters you'll find the class to be both easy and interesting. Best tip: If a subject shows up in both the text and lecture then it WILL BE on the exam
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Vargas is definitely a character. His class is interesting but you really have to read the book to fully understand the material. He spends a lot of time talking about random off-topic things in class. He gives a lot of good examples if you can pay attention. He won't teach 481 anymore after this semester so not sure if he'll still teach?
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- 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:
Professor Vargas is a great teacher. Although class was not mandatory, I went to everyone, including the Friday class because he actually makes learning interesting. He is also hilarious. Although the class was tough, I got a B. Would definitely recommend taking any class with him.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Vargas is a hilarious guy, and weirdly attractive, but as a professor (my semester) he was sub-par. I've heard this class was easier in the past, but fall 2012 was hell, he did a HORRIBLE job explaining material, provided almost no guidance on what we need to know for tests and from the book, and gave awful/ ambiguous instructions for assignments
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Material isn't hard, but too much for one class. Should be two separate classes. Lack of any outline/study guide for the text only compounds this problem. Course is disorganized and Vargas often skips class or shows up and decides not to teach. When he does teach, he derails often with bad jokes/anectdotes capitalizing on shock value and vulgarity.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ADV491
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Not a bad class to learn some thing from. The materials are from popular press and easy to understand. A little lack of structure in teaching and digress considerably.Helpful when personally contacted.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I had Vargas for both 481 and 490 in the same semester. He's a super interesting guy but only really teaches well in small discussion settings instead of in big lectures. 481 was really hard to sit through for the whole semester but 490 was one of my favorite classes. He makes pretty difficult tests, but it's not hard to at least get a B.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took two classes with Vargas simultaneously (481 & 490) and find him really entertaining and helpful. His classes are difficult and require a lot of reading/note taking outside of class, but his classes are entertaining. Yes, he goes off topic a lot, but that's what makes his classes fun. He's really helpful if you talk to him in person.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- 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:
Vargas is a controversial teacher. Students either like him or loathe him. Class is interesting, but yes, the stuff that appears on the test may be quickly went over. There are chances to get points in 481 and emerge with an easy B. Don't freak out when people gripe about the class - you can handle it.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Extremely difficult class. While he seems interested in what he's teaching you, it's often irrelevant to all tests and textbook material. The exams are extremely specific and very tricky rather than fair.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Class is entertaining but you don't actually learn the material. Tests are ridiculous; you're responsible for lecture and textbook (even what he doesn't cover). He refuses to put any slides on compass, and provides no study guide/outline for the tests.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: ADV400
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Vargas is a great teacher of social pyschology, an essential ingrediant of advertising. He relies on the students to contribute to class, but when they falter he has a ton of interesting and knowledgable subejcts to discuss. Take his class if you are majoring in ADV.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
i feel like im a math major now .. argggg
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: ADV400
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took the Psychology of Advertising class. It was Vargas's first time teaching the course, so it was fairly disorganized; however, he is just an amazing professor so it didn't matter! So hilarious and fun to talk to. Not bad to look at, either.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: ADV481
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Vargus is amazing. Fun & interesting class. Lectures are interesting and he is hilarious. Tests are hard and the final project is a ****. Whatever, you have no choice of taking the class. It's required.
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