Luz Saavedra - University of St. Thomas

Professor: Luz Saavedra

Department: TBD

College: University of St. Thomas

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very poor professor, avoid at ALL costs. She does not have the personality or care to guide students and assist them with problems, and went so far as to just shut me down, and stop responding to my emails. Extremely immature and childish professor, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have taken Luz for Microeconomics and Forecasting. Overall, she is a great person and a good professor. She is difficult to understand at times because of her Columbian accent, but you get used to it in about a week. Make sure you show up to class and participate as much as possible. I would take her again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• 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:

Terrible teacher, who isn't even a full professor. Was very unhelpful, and left me to fall behind with absolutely no assistance no matter how much I asked. Was ridiculous, given that I paid so much for the course to receive such a subpar and elementary level experience.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON252MICRO
• 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:

Luz is a very nice woman but her course is very difficult. She cares about students but the material is very difficult to follow and after an hour and a half of lecture twice a week you will get burned out very fast. Very Very nice but i would not take her course unless you want to relearn on you're own because you can't follow her lecture.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sav was such a caring professor, if you show her you care about the course, she is more than willing to help you and make sure you succeed. I took forecasting over J-term and really recommend it. The exams were medium difficulty but as long as you study the notes/study guide you should be able to get an A-/b+. Love her!!!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Don't understand why this professor has such a low RMP score. I am an average student that was intimidated to take Forecasting. I took the J-term course & the class was pretty easy. The material can be complicated, but she was SO helpful if you don't understand. The midterm was cake if you pay attention. Definitely recommend this professor

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love luz, don't take the other professor who is "supposedly" better according to this stupid site. I don't like school at all and she got me through the course. TAKE HER NOT CHECK.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Had her for forecasting. Was a miserable class. She says you need the book but if you know anyone who has it you can use if for the one HW assignment. Semester-long group project which takes forever. "Take-home" test which requires the most work I've put toward anything in my life. Overall, not a great class, and it's so boring too.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECO252
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is very clear on what she expects on homework and gives good examples during class about what will be on the tests and homework. The homework is long but she encourages you to work in groups so its really not that bad.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON252
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Saavedra is an incredible professor and is by far one of the best in the economics department. She has high expectations for her students, but works extremely hard for her students to meet those expectations and for them to grasp concepts. She is thorough and only assigns homework when she finds that it is helpful.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECO252
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Luz was a really nice person, but I personally didn't vibe with her teaching style. She is a very intense woman, and I found myself getting headaches after her lectures (which were hard to follow) because she talked so loud. Her tests were disproportionately difficult compared to the class material, in my opinion. I would recommend someone else.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Luz is very kind and she's got a fun sense of humor. She really cares about class participation because she wants her students to succeed. However, it can be quite hard to do well since your grade consists of a small # of tests over topics that are barely covered in class. Additionally, studying is difficult due to her being very disorganized.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Luz is the most disorganized professor I ever had at UST. She expects you to be psychic with her unclear directions. She blames students for everything and refuses to accept her many shortcomings. Maybe she should get a different job.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• 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:

Luz was a great prof. Clear, concise, easy to access, and completely fair. Those who struggle in Forecasting tend to come in without enough Economics concepts, and should certainly look to apply themselves more in the principles courses. Excellent course, no complaints.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON311
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

class is pretty tough, but overall she's a great professor and goes out of her way to be nice to students. Very helpful in office hours but just make sure you show her you put some effort in before you ask her something. one big group project and one take home test involve the comp. program stata, which is awful, so make sure to see her in time

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MICRO351
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a good teacher and encourage students go to ask her questions. Three big exams and one personal presentation. She is strict so you need to do the preview work before her class. Exams are based on homeworks. Every class time you get group discussion work and worksheet.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON252
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Luz was an overall good human being and I enjoyed her a lot - but she's a tough Econ prof. She gives study guides for the exams but even if you complete them, the exams are a hit or miss. If you are looking to maintain your GPA, I would probably suggest a different prof.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

3 tests which make up about 80% of your grade, if you are a bad test taker don't take this class. Luz is helpful in clarifying any concepts that you don't understand, and she loves when you attend her office hours. Lectures did get long and aren't mandatory but you need to go in order to keep up. Not much homework but she is hard to understand

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Luz really wants you to do well. She writes everything out on the board for clarity and encourages office visits. Her tests suck because she always switches the angle that she asks the question from- makes it confusing. Tests are majority part of your grade but if you participate enough she bumps your grade up as unofficial extra credit. Ok prof.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON25213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, but could have had a better teaching method.