Daniel Mengara - Montclair State University

Professor: Daniel Mengara

Department: TBD

College: Montclair State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

My experiences with him were not pleasant at all. I don't recommend anyone taking French 101 with him. During the first two weeks, his class was manageable, but once you weren't able to drop his class, he became a totally different person (not in a good way). The workload is heavy and complicated. Overall, not a good and understanding person. RUN!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst professor i think i have ever encountered. No matter how well you do he will grade you so tediously that you fail. Not to mention he cant even speak french correctly. The entire class of mine despises him because he truly is an idiot. I could say more but they may remove my post for being too graphic.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you want Anxiety, depression, loneliness, frustration, stress and anger. Take him as your professor. That's all I am going to say.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GNHU289
• 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 Mengara is a great professor, youll learn a lot from his class. Be prepared to work and read, and make sure you dont miss class. He gives a lot of extra credit opportunities and the work is manageable. If you are willing to do the work, you will enjoy his class. He is also really funny.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• 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:

AVOID THIS MAN !!!!!!! He will just give you more HW and harder tests. You email him today he will reply it after 2 weeks. He is going to do nothing but make your life and grade worse..... AVOID !!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FREN112
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's very intelligent, but is very disorganized in his teaching and assigns WAY to much homework for a required language credit

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POLS204
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I dont recommend taking this class at all. The prof.s priorities seem to be students regurgitating his beliefs and precise terminologies rather than a thoughtful understanding of crucial course concepts. The class is a bore, assignments are frequent & annoying, and his grading system is absolutely terrible. Save your GPA, take another elective.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GNHU289
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The worst class and hardest class I have taken ever in my college LIFE. Such a harsh grader and way too much work. Do not take this as a free elective as all your time will be spent on this class. I tried so hard, and still got a bad grade overall. A few bad grades in this class will hurt tremendously overall. African politics class stay clear.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO CLASS EARLY/ON TIME. He really cares about punctuality even though he is almost late everyday... He makes you submit work on canvas (there is no saving grace for late work so do it early!) AND print it off so get ready to waste so much paper. The quizzes and exams aren't hard if you take good notes and study beforehand.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wow, this man. Cool guy, not a bad person, but lord is he unorganized. Notes all over the board, we learned things out of order, and that is very difficult learning a language. Loads of homework all semester and the quizzes are basically mini exams. Dont skip class or youll be lost for the rest of the semester. Avoid if you can, if not goodluck.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POLS204
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the most demanding professors in MSU. I would spend hours on homework assignemnts every week for a mediocre score. The grading was punitive to say the least. The worksheets he gave were lengthy and contained difficult critical thinking questions that he would grade for ACCURACY. If you can avoid it dont risk dropping your GPA on an elective

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FREN112
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

homework takes more than 2 hours to complete , your quizzes will be like exams because it would be like 3 pages of questions and exams like a final , and with a final GOODLUCK , if you do submit your homework ON TIME but didn't print the Homework , you get HALF CREDIT Not full . Also , he is very picky with answers , Ilrn has been 100% completed

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FREN289
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you dont answer the way he expects you to (even if your answer is technically correct), hell mark it as wrong. Even if you submit the assignment on time, if you dont print it out he gives you half credit. His instructions are pages long/confusing. Hes knowledgeable, but not compassionate or sympathetic at all. Do not take.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FREN112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard but not impossible. Lots of homework, but the answers are online so it takes like an hour to do. Went to every class and shopped online the whole time. Lots of extra credit. Gives a practice exam before each exam that is almost exactly the same as the real one. You have to work for your grade but you can pass.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: AFRICA204
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall, the class is based on heavy lectures in which you zone out. Weekly homework(s) based on the lectures and are annoyingly time-consuming. Attendance is mandatory. Optional midterm and final. 5 page paper at the end of the semester based on the lectures. Honestly, this class is impossible to fail since he gives extra credit.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ive never done so much homework for a class. He will give 7-8 assignments for one homework. Wont annoy you for Attendance, but not safe to be missing class

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FREN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class isnt too hard, but the amount of homework he gives is ridiculous. 3-4different assignments for just for homework. Other than that not bad

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FREN289
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Oh my, I enjoyed his class very intriguing. He is a harsh grader if the assignment is late you'll get a zero. The book is mandatory, I tried to get through the semester which is impossible, not really sure where he gets his grades from. Since the class was once a week, attendance is harsh on attendance. Very particular on his assignments.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FREN112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super sweet and very caring. Always happy to help but he does give a lot of online homework and worksheets. Learning a language does require practice so participate in class. He really makes class fun by making jokes and he really keeps the class alive. Don't miss class though, only allowed two absences. Best teacher by far!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FREN112
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

French II was the absolute most difficult class I took in university. Mengara started off the very first class with a very positive attitude and made the subject matter seem less daunting. His explanations were always clear and he was always willing to explain things multiple times. Be prepared to study extremely hard and have a LOT of homework