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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/03/2024 |
Professor Calderon was a good professor. If your looking for an easy class, take this because it consists of one exam (which anyone who has any knowledge of the government could get an A on) and the final project. Do not listen to anyone telling you the exam was difficult because they probably just didn't pay attention at all. She teaches for he first half of the class and for the second half invites guest speakers. Overall, this was a simple class that little effort will result in an A. Lectures were slightly boring at times, but she tries to keep people engaged. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/20/2023 |
Professor Calderon is not a very engaging lecturer and does not make herself available for extra help from students. The class is not hard, but it isn't interesting either. The class included a midterm exam and a final policy memo/brief. After the midterm, all we did was have guest speakers. I'm not sure why I'm paying to take a class full of guest speakers -- I think this class could be restructured by the School of Public Policy to make it a more engaging and interesting introduction to the major. Overall, Professor Calderon is fine. Not bad, but not good either. PLCY100 is easy but boring. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2023 |
I had Professor Calderon-Cervantes in my first semester of college (Fall 2022). Overall, she was an "okay" professor. Nothing stood out about Professor Calderon, very average. However, PLCY100 was very lecture heavy, and boring. However, I forgot about presenting a group project and she still gave me a 90% on the project, which was very nice. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/05/2023 |
If you have any other option besides her, please take it for your own sake! The class structure was absolutely terrible - she lectured for 6 weeks and then we had one exam. The exam was difficult and did not reflect the material we learned in lecture well at all. I would say 50% of what was on the exam was actually covered in class. After the midterm, we guest speakers in every class. She did not teach once after the midterm. It felt like an absolute joke. Wouldn't it just make sense to push the exam a few weeks back so you can actually lecture on the material?? Assignments don't have any rubrics, and they will take off points randomly with no explanation. By far the most disorganized class I've ever taken at Maryland. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/09/2023 |
class was extremely boring i basically stopped going after the midterm. she is sometimes nice and sometimes not. midterm was much harder than it needed to be. discussion is required attendance and is also super boring but obv this depends on TA. overall the class itself is a repeat of the textbook and is pretty easy, but also boring and feels like high school. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/12/2023 |
Dr. Calderon is fine and PLCY100 is an ok class. There is not a lot of work and the material is pretty straightforward. The midterm and final projects are relatively easy if you can work in groups. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/07/2022 |
She is a great and kind person, but the class itself is boring and the information is unorganized. If you want an easy A+, this is the class for you. My TA was AWESOME and canceled class all the time, but it will definitely change per TA. There were no exams, and the final and midterm were group projects. Overall, this class did not teach me that much, but it was easy and there was no homework/exams/etc. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/06/2022 |
I'm not really sure what the review under me is referencing, because I really disagree (but maybe it's a different experience in-person). There are no in-class tests or quizzes, pop or otherwise. Dr. Calderon is super super sweet and flexible with due dates and personal matters. Attendance isn't taken at lecture, and it's a pretty laid back class. Much love for Dr. Calderon. Would recommend!! |
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M Apolonia Calderon
Anonymous 09/07/2022 |
Awful professor. Extremely rude and unprofessional. She’s only an assistant professor and teaches low level policy courses but makes them harder than they need to be. Maybe for her ego. |
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M Apolonia Calderon
PLCY100 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/20/2020 |
Super biased and the lectures are soooooo longgggg (took online). Also pop quizzes were tough. I wouldn’t take again |