D'Arcy Mays - Virginia Commonwealth University

Professor: D'Arcy Mays

Department: TBD

College: Virginia Commonwealth University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is fairly easy if you make an effort. This class does require practice outside of the classroom setting to ensure understanding of the material since its fast paced. However, he does post 3 practice tests before each exam and are almost identical to the actual test. The final exam is optional and only puts it in if it helps your grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Mays has been my favorite teacher so far at VCU! He makes the class very understandable. He wrote the textbook he uses so the powerpoint and example questions are the exact same. If you show up and participate in the top hat questions you will get an easy A. Do the practice tests because they are JUST like the real test.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher! Made statistics very simple to understand. Make sure you get the textbook and do the practice problems, he wrote the book so his test questions are very similar to the practice problems he suggests you do.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• 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:

If you took AP statistics in high school, you're set. If you didn't take AP statistics, you're still set but you just have to pay attention a bit more. Attendance is not mandatory, but you should still go because he gives the answers to the TopHat clicker questions sometimes. Just pay attention in class and do the practice tests. Easy easy easy A.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Every class is a lecture and takes up the full 50 minutes, there are practice tests on blackboard that you can do which are similar to the tests, if you do practice tests and understand them you should get 90's on most of the tests, calculators are important because if you don't have one you will work out the problems yourself

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HONORSTAT210
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He wrote the textbook for the class and gives amazing lectures. Relatively easy class just do the practice tests before the actual tests

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Mays is a fantastic professor! He genuinely cares about all of his students and their learning. The class is based almost entirely off of tests, but if you pay attention and class and do the study guides they're easy. He also usually has your test grade back the same day. All his lectures are online, and he doesn't take attendance. Take him!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• 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:

Dr. Mays is great! All of his lectures are posted online and attendance is not required. He provides multiple practice tests for each of the tests in the class and the practice tests are very similar to the real tests. The tests are the only grades in the class other than a final project, but if you practice ahead of time you'll get an A!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

TAKE Dr. Mays!!! He's super easy. Go to class because Tophat is a big portion of your grade. Easy A. 110% recommend

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very respected and very straightforward with what you need to know for his exams. Practice tests are posted before every exam, and tests are your only grades. Tophat participation counts as a whole test itself so just show up for that. Final exam is optional and if you did well, it will replace any and every test score lower than it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I am in love with this class. It is an easy A and D'Arcy is a great teacher

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Mays is the G.O.A.T, if you dont take him for STAT 210 consider your college education wasted(just kidding). Awesome professor, eager to help, passionate about his teaching. Just come to class and do the PRACTICE tests and problems and youll be just fine!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

You show up, you pass. Such a simple course. Everything is explained in a way that makes it easy to follow, impossible not to pass!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Mays is an amazing professor. He's been teaching STAT210 for years and really knows his stuff. He posts all class lectures online along with practice tests with keys and keys to the exams after so you can see what you did wrong. Final is optional and replaces every grade lower than it, but doesn't do make up tests.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HONORSTAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Mays is seriously the best math/statistics professor I've ever had. He explains things very clearly and answers students' questions thoroughly. He posts 3 practice tests online before each test which was extremely helpful and useful. His grading policy allows the final to replace EVERY grade lower than it so a good grade is very achievable.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher for a sometimes confusing subject. He explains things thoroughly but goes pretty fast through the material. He is always willing to help though if you need anything. Overall you should take him.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is very engaging & lectures are easy to follow. The textbook used is written by him so goes along with lectures and has lots of practice problems that are really helpful when studying for tests, so it's definitely worth buying. He uses interactive technology a lot which is refreshing but also means you have to show up. There's only 8 grades tho

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HONORSTAT210
• 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:

Best teacher ever. He is so great at explaining everything in lecture and puts up practice exams so by the time you get to the test, you've already seen the types of questions.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Overall, he's a good professor. If you pay attention in class then you should do well. Doing the practice test before the test is one of the best way to prepare for his test but make sure to look out for the little details. If you commit a minor mistake the question is automatically wrong so be careful.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I would definitely recommend Dr. Mays if you have to take statistics. Lectures are very clear and gives practice tests that are just like the actual exam. He's very nice and seems to care about how his students are performing. You can pretty much get an A if you go to class, do the practice problems, and do the practice tests.