Sylvana Vester - Valencia College - East and West Campus

Professor: Sylvana Vester

Department: TBD

College: Valencia College - East and West Campus

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• 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:

The Mathlab homework, chapter tests, and discussions are weighed the exact same so be sure to do all of those. The midterm/final is weighed the heaviest and is accumulative based on the previous topics. The minimum grade to get an A is a 90.00% and even an 89.50% is considered a B. She also opens missed Mathlab homework to do as completion.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy prof. Do the work & youll be fine.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• 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:

Great professor work hard and you will be fine !!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STAT2023
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took stats with her and she was great and so was the CARE coach. Tips for the class: SHOW UP, take notes, watch the videos, DO HOMEWORK (it's extra credit you DO NOT want to miss), and go to tutoring. She is very easy to have a conversation with and funny too. Wish I had another class to take with her.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STAT2023
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Can I just say this is hand down one of the best professors I had? Let me start by saying that I suck at math, and have already failed this class with another professor, & she actually made it easy enough to understand. Just watch the videos ahead of class, do the assigned hw, study & you will definitely pass this class

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you need any extra help shell take time out of her own day to help you out. Theres a midterm & final with many chapter test in between as well as homeworks due 3 sometimes 4 times a week. Only thing that bothered me is that she doesnt recognize hard work. she wont help your grade out at the end no matter how close you are or good you did.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MAT1114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Easily one of the best professors I've had at Valencia. There is a TON of work, but you learn so much, and you adjust to the workload after the first couple of weeks. She makes her own videos for every single section and responds quickly to questions and concerns. Highly recommend.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE HER FOR TRIG ONLINE!! She is the worst! She gives out a test every week, homework due every other day, and you have to go take the Midterm and Final in the testing center. Also, bad test grades make it impossible to pass with a C. This class gives you no time for a social life or even other classes. FOR YOUR OWN SANITY, DO NOT TAKE HER!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very clear on the guidelines for the class & very helpful if you have any questions. Some advice on the actual course is if you aren't already good at Trig: -Use the textbook & TAKE NOTES! It really helps -Make sure to use the examples given on MathXL -There are quite frequent tests so make sure you understand the material.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STA2023
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this as an accelerated 8 week class rather than a full term ( by mistake) I might be biased on how heavy of the homework load she gives because of that. But man are her videos awesome, she is so organized, and response faster than any teacher I have ever seen. If you struggle with math she is your girl, very caring. Also drops few things.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She has a clear passion for the subject. She does random HW checks, but as long as you made an effort on the problem you will get full credit even if it's wrong. She does a great job preparing you for tests (the review & tests are nearly identical). All HW is written out and NOT online, so you can buy the textbook used. No access code needed.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I highly recommend this class. She's great. She gives homework but as long as you do it, it's easy points. She gives you a schedule of when everything is due and when to do it, and she sticks with it. The tests are very similar to the reviews (almost verbetum but with different numbers). The only thing is the final exam is cumulative which sucked.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took College Trigonomentry with Professor Vester, which probably wasn't the best Idea since I was only starting my senior year of High School. The class was hard, and it was mostly through Pearson (and online). The only real interaction I had with her was through updates and videos she made/posted for us.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STA2023
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She gives so much homework, quizzes and test. It seems like every 3 days another assignment is due. These assignments takes hours to complete. I felt like this class sucked all my time. Do not take this class with more than 2 other classes. She is pretty understanding but It is a lot of work.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: TRIG1114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Vester is amazing. Her whole mission was to explain the reasoning behind why the concepts work. It makes it a lot easier to retain the knowledge and apply it in vague situations. If you do your part int he class, (homework and watching the amazing supplemental videos) you will get a good grade. If you choose not to you will struggle.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MAC1114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class felt unnecessarily difficult due to full schedule of HW, tests that had questions w/ high point value not covered in review packet and strict grading. The frequent pop quizzes and random HW checks did not help either. At times I put in 5hrs or more a day studying or getting tutoring and couldn't keep up. Not recommended for those with LD.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STA2023
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This professor is nice but she grades test and quizzes so hard and restrict if you miss a word you will lose an easy 4 to 5 points, lots of homework and lots of easy questions in tests which make it so hard to get full credit.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STA2023
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is a VERY intense course, but Prof. Vester is great! She answers all your questions quickly and does her best to help you pass. I am awful at math and when I took this, it was the first intense class I've taken in 15 years. I believe if I had any other stats prof. I wouldn't have gotten B. I don't recommend taking this class online though.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STA2023
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Most interactive math professor I have ever had! Took statistics all online with her. She always emails, sends helpful videos, gives explanations, and adds links for studying. She will send you extra help, too if you ask! I am horrible at math but this teacher is so great. She makes SURE you have the tools to pass.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STA2023
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

First things first, STATS is not easy. There is so much material to learn and to remember, it is very easy to make mistakes. And she will catch them. She is very passionate about what she does and is a very intelligent woman but she grades awfully hard. She takes off 4 points for missing one word in a sentence.