Fred Garces - San Diego Miramar College

Professor: Fred Garces

Department: TBD

College: San Diego Miramar College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 201201LAB
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Garces is the rudest, most unprofessional and cruel Professor. Tested on material never taught, questions not answered, completely unreachable. Rubrics differ on all of his class resources leading to a semester of confusion and unfair grading. 80+% of the class (the ones who didn't drop over the semester) are failing.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100100L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Communicating with the professor in an online setting was quite difficult because his instructions were really unclear and hard to absorb.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Garces was not an organized professor on Zoom. His lectures are fine and informative but studying off them was not proven to help with tests. Students were experiencing technology problems but students still got faulted for it. He grades REALLY hard. He does given extra credit but its not really enough.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unless youre a scholar in chem before you take this class, it isnt going to go well for you. Unclear on his grading, never goes over what you get wrong which will screw you over for the cumulative final. If you have to take him, dont, especially for lab. In class lecture problems are easy, exams are way more complex. Extra credit saved me.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM111
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor is okay, he is extremely stick about deadlines and doesn't care if you are busy outside of class. He assigns an average of 3 quizzes each week, and 3+ assignments per week. Every assignment description is super confusing, and navigating his class is very messy. DO NOT take unless you have to and are a STEM major.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM201201L
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst teacher. His classes aren't super hard you just have to basically study and do everything on your own. The tests are nothing like the lecture and the homework. The worst thing is he takes more than 2 days to reply to email. He is unorganized, unprepared, lazy and rude. (80% of the class got 65% or lower, no curve)

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100
• 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:

He pretty much just gives you the material and then dips and tests you on it. Everything is open note and if you do all the homework then you're fine. If you don't understand, just contact him and he will clarify, but other than that, he doesn't reach out to you at all.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CEHM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST PROFESSOR IVE EVER HAD. Took him for his lecture and lab and I cannot believe how HORRIBLE he was. He NEVER replied to anyones emails, he used lecture videos from 2011 that didnt even go along with the required textbook, and uploaded everything at the beginning of the semester and NEVER checked back in with his students. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CEHM100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I was nervous about an online chemistry lecture but this was way easier than I thought. The homework, while not easy or quick, lets you try several answers before penalizing your grade. Sometimes if you use the hints available on the homework, you can get extra credit. The exams are long and hard! But they barely affected my overall grade of an A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CEHM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you are a true hardworking person, you will appreciate him. Yes, the test is quite challenging. If you are taking chemistry just to fill in the requirement, it's tough to see his true kindness.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Garces isnt very considerate sometimes. His work isnt hard but it is time consuming. Whenever you ask him for even a one day extension he disregards it. He makes it seem like his class is the only class youre taking. Also answers on his test dont exactly correlate to the question. You pretty much are on your own.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Garces is a nice and knowledgeable teacher. His tests are online except for a two day midterm (yikes). Questions can be pretty tricky and confusing so make sure to do all of the EC (theres a lot) and HW. Its going to be a slog but if you work on getting ALL the "easy points" it will help buffer the low test scores. Only small handful got A's.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM201L
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was alright until the midterm came and then grades around the classroom became lower plus he got lazy with keeping track of grades. He grades labs and quizzes quite harshly and doesn't really offer a good explanation as to why you got that grade. His grading makes no sense when you are trying to follow along. Just avoid this professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took his class Spring 2018, at first I was skeptical in continuing his class. But he is a professor who encourage and will boost your true potential. Chemistry is a difficult subject but If you want to get a best grade you have to study. His accent was not a problema because he can really explain what he is talking about. Lots of extra credits

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He has a thick Filipino accent, and often skips words while lecturing. If you find accents hard, do not take. Lost of online homework and extra credit, but his tests and quizzes will kill you. I went into the mid-term with an A and came out with a C. By the time the DOUBLE final came around there was no way I could pass without a perfect score.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I regret taking his online class, maybe it was been better in person. I read the material, book, did the homework and still bombed the quizzes and exams. It took me all the allowed time to finish quizzes (1 hour) and exams (2 and 3 hours). Questions seemed pulled out of nowhere. Extra credit and adjusted final exam scores saved my grade.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's probably one of the more divisive professors at Miramar. Some can't stand his teaching style, and others thrive. His teaching style can be really confusing, but you can mitigate it by acing all the homework and taking advantage of all the extra credit he provides. He is not the teacher for you if you're a lazy (or way too busy) student.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM111
• 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:

Stay clear away from this professor. Especially online classes. Due dates are never consistent. Tests are extremely hard, even tests us on things that isnt in lecture notes. Extremely hard final. Two parts. Part one took me THREE HOURS. Part 2 was a 2-4 page essay that he gives us to do and one gives us TWO DAYS TO DO IT during finals week.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CEHM100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The quizzes are two hours and are pretty hard, and they really aren't worth that much. Sometime close to the first day of class he told everyone that no one is going to pass his final or midterm. His midterms are worth a lot, so you don't do well because the test is super hard and your grade drops because its not backed by other points.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM111
• 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:

Very disorganized on blackboard. Very tough grader. This is a class for NON SCIENCE MAJORS, and even my wife who is a science major had a hard time helping me. Very hard to follow.