Sarah Parrales - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Professor: Sarah Parrales

Department: TBD

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: IHSS1200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would rather die than hear her voice at 8 am. You basically don't ever have to show up for class except for the exam as long as you follow what she posts on LMS and the online homework. She's very clear about what you have to do and the tests are basically identical to the online homework questions.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The curve is really good

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

You don't need to show up to one lecture, just do the online homework and show up for the final and you can get a A in the class. She tends to go off on random tangents in lecture and most sessions are ran by TAs

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible lecturer. Unless you love econ this class is extremely boring.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Parrales is fine. Took her for ECON-1200 back when it was cross-listed as IHSS-1200. I think it's tough to teach the intro material because it is very, very DRY. I think she did her best all things considered. However, her lecture style is not for everyone. That said, if you pay attention, and/or read the textbook, you should be fine.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You don't need to attend class, and the exams are pretty hard because the backtests do not help. There is no curve and the two tests are worth 40%. The work you do for the class does not really help for the exam either, but you could easily make a B if you do the hw and journals. The way she explains is hard to understand and gets messy quick.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: IHSS1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

There's no extra credit in this class any longer. If you want an A, which is 94, you need to do well not only on the homework, but also on the test. First, you need to get at least 95 on your homework which means you are already loss 2 point on your final grade. Second, get average 92 on both of your exams, which is much harder than back tests.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This professor is fair and pretty easy. Lectures can get boring though if you are not very interested in the subject. If you mess something up, she is very understanding, and gives you multiple opportunities to succeed. Beyond accepting some late work, there is extra credit available, and an optional final. Good choice for your HASS class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are not clear at all, especially because of the extremely blurry notes she writes every class. Don't expect to learn much from her notes and during her lectures. You definitely need to study the past exams on LMS hard in order to score higher on the exams!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are extremely unclear and she says to read the book but that didnt seem to help much. Took the class in Fall 2017 and the only way to do decently on tests was to grind 3-4 back exams and memory dump on the test.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON1100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She gets a lot of heat from students sometimes, but I can't complain. She made the course criteria very clear and taught everything clearly. She's a good lecturer, the tests are very fair, and she gives a lot of material for you to study from. Can I say I like economics? No, but Dr.P was a good professor. Not the best, but not bad.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON4130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This course, unfortunately, suffers similarly to her ECON 1200 course, but without lecture videos. Lectures are drawn out and seemingly helpful only on a few occasions. The backwork she provides is somewhat similar, but encourages memorization of answers, because her teaching style does not promote learning of the material.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm no ECON major, but there's really too much to dedicate to this course given that it's introductory and only meets twice a week. Her lecture style is obviously directed towards those who already understand economics. Even if you show up, her online materials are more helpful (I guess) but lengthy at best, just like her lectures.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON4130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Show up, take some light notes. Do the back tests she gives you. Get A, simple as that.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON4130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Show up and listen, or just sleep. Read the textbook and then do the backtests she gives(which have similar questions as test). Get an A.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON4130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Her voice makes me sleepy, but the A was easy. Goes for ECON1200 too.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It was easy if you showed up to class or read the textbook or watched her online videos. Lectures were boring but covered the material. Tests were all multiple choice.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON1200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Grades depended on 4 tests (2 micro, 2 macro). Final can replace your whole grade, so you will either need to do well on the 4 tests, or focus on the final. The tests are fairly difficult.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON1100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best teachers I've had at RPI. The lecture videos were great. She provides the tools you need to get an A.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON1100
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easiest class I've taken since preschool