Gary Cestaro - DePaul University

Professor: Gary Cestaro

Department: TBD

College: DePaul University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ITA201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Cestaro was so great! He gave really great feedback on my essays. Although he does call on people to participate, he wants to make sure everyone is learning and getting something out of every lecture and activity. He also provides some opportunities for extra credit through the quarter! 10/10 would recommend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HON101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There were six books assigned in this class and we read almost all entirely. Luckily you can get away with Sparknotes for almost all of them. Expect 2 papers that he will grade really hard. Lectures are very long and boring and he calls on people to answer questions. Boring at best. Tough final over very specific parts of books- short/long answer.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HON102
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice and interesting guy, but his grading criteria is very unclear and there are only 2 papers and 2 tests on the books we read plus participation points so there is little room for error. my class asked if we could have an EC assignment to boost our grades but he refused and said his method was very clear, though the class disagreed

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LGQ180
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

gary is so so sweet, he's a really nice guy and a really cool and understanding professor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LGQ282
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Cestaro is very knowledgable and is passionate about teaching. His expectations for papers make the course moderately difficult, but you get what you give. If you're genuinely interested in the course material then he's a good choice.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LGQ282
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Cestaro is kind and charismatic which makes class usually entertaining. He is a really tough grader, and some of his feedback on his papers is borderline inappropriate and demeaning. He likes to call on people in class, which is the worst. There's a lot of reading, anywhere from 5+ novels and several short stories and poems.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LGQ150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class was online, but he still made an effort to get to know students and foster interactions in the discussion boards. There was a lot of reading, but it was interesting for the most part.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LGQ150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Cestaro genuinely cares about teaching. This is evident through his passion regarding the course material. However, his course is FAR too challenging for an introductory course. He is unclear with his expectations of what should be covered in papers. He is definitely tough. He seems to not want to give A's.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LGQ150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is one of the hardest classes I've taken at DePaul, and it's a 100 level online course. Quizzes are online, 20% of grade, there are 2 papers and two written exams (worth 15% each I think), discussions are 20% of total grade and he expects a lot of participation on that.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HON101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Gary was an interesting professor. He tended to talk more than allowing for student discussion of the literature. It was not uncommon for him to go off on tangents. We were assigned many books and often fell behind with the class discussions. The class was often boring to sit through. Expect a final exam on all of the books. Two papers.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ITA307
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am in love with professor Cestaro! I've taken three classes with him and he's awesome. If you're an Italian student: CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR. He's super tough on that in papers, but otherwise he's so into what he's teaching it's adorable and (usually) pretty interesting. He cares what his students have to say and wants you to be interested.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ITA301
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

He was a great teacher, very willing to help, and really seemed like he wanted to make sure everyone was learning, not just skating by. He really cares about his students and still says hello and remembers me when he sees me.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LGQ150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I loved him. He was so kind to me and very interesting to talk with. He tends not to be very open to other opinions and can drone on. You can tell he loves his own voice. But, he was very understanding and helpful when I had to take an incomplete for personal reasons.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LGQ150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU ARE GAY. It is all history based and he does not treat it like an introductory course. Hard grader and lectures are extremely dull. I got a B so its not impossible.. but avoid it if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LGB150
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

This class is NOT an easy A. There is a paper due every other week, a midterm, and cumulative final. He's a super hard grader and picks favorites in class. Unless your gay or want to minor in LGBQT studies, don't take this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: LGQ150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor. Really knows what he is talking about and vocalizes his knowledge in an incredibly educated manner. He always shares events revolving around the LGBTQ community at DePaul and really cares about the subject both in the classroom and out of the classroom. Highly recommend his class!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ITA321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's nice of you follow his strict rules, otherwise youre out of luck. Low workload, beyond easy tests and grader. Not a bad class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ITA103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a tough grader. When he teaches it is almost like he is a drill Sargent trying to engrave Italian in your mind. I felt very dumb in his class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ITA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class wasn't difficult and the work load was relatively light. However, do not miss class! He does not take ANY late assignments unless you have approval from the Dean of Students. But in my case, he wouldn't accept my late work even with approval from the Dean of Students AND a Doctor's note. I will not take another class with him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

too much work and hard grader. Don't take him if yoou like getting a's and b's. He's a nice guy but gives everyone c's