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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting a B Anonymous 03/31/2024 |
Do not take this class if you are looking for an easy gen ed. Her slides are horrible and her lectures are pretty confusing. The TAs in the discussions do not help with content comprehension at all. Basically, your whole grade is reliant on exam scores which are not easy. She tests on subjective content but grades it objectively. I really disliked this professor which is disappointing because I think the class could be interesting if it was taught by someone else. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/07/2024 |
I think she was great in this class. The readings were kind of hard to understand but she made it clear that you could do the readings after lecture to help you understand them. As long as you show up consistently and listen in discussion the exams aren't very hard. She also does a lot to boost grades. Some people thought her lectures were boring, and yea she does just talk mostly, but I think she makes it interesting since there is probably too much content to talk during lecture. Plus discussion sections can be super interesting. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A edenw29 12/21/2023 |
Lectures were super boring and honestly teach you nothing but Liberto makes it easy for you to do well in her class. She curves the grades to favor exams that you performed well on and lessens the weight of exams that you did poorly on. You definitely have to attend lectures because her powerpoint slides make no sense by themselves, but as long as you attend lecture you should be fine. Overall pretty good but can't say I would be jumping at the chance to take this course again |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2023 |
Not a hard class and pretty fun. Readings are long and dense but there aren't many. Grading was messy this semester (for one test a couple students received packets that were missing several questions). Also, for some reason she changed my grade back to what it was before I did a retake? |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2023 |
I actually enjoyed her class a lot. She's clearly very passionate about the material, and she always had a positive vibe throughout the course. The class has usually 1 or 2 readings per week, and sometimes they can be pretty dense. No homework assignments, 3 multiple choice exams, 2 short answer tests, no final exam. I found the class to be pretty manageable, and the professor was approachable- she even made our last multiple choice online because during the 2nd one there was a printing error that set some people back. If you don't attend lectures, her slides are pretty minimal so you'd definitely need notes from someone else. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/20/2023 |
I feel like the only people who complain about this class are the people who don’t go to lectures. Yeah, if you don’t want to do the bare minimum and just go to class then this won’t be an easy A, but Prof Liberto is extremely intelligent and explains difficult concepts well if you do go. There are 3 multiple choice exams, 2 written exams, and an optional final which was so nice. I had no Philosophy knowledge going into this class, and I still really enjoyed it. She also offered extra credit opportunities at the end of the semester. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/12/2023 |
This is an interesting and easy course. Professor Liberto is very interested in everything she lectures about, but try not to miss lectures because her powerpoint slides are undecipherable by themselves. There are not many assignments and the midterms are pretty easy if you get a grasp on the material. The final exam is optional which is nice. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/10/2023 |
Okay please note that all the bad reviews about Liberto and this class are coming from people who don't even attend lecture. Prof Liberto is extremely intelligent and explains difficult concepts well. She curves generously, and on the multiple choice exams there's literally space at the end for you to put questions where you thought there was more than one answer, and she will most likely give you those points back. I knew nothing about philosophy coming into this class, but Liberto and my TA (Lixing Miao) made it so easy and enjoyable. There are two writing exams, and three multiple choice exams and an optional final. Just attend lecture - everybody who attended did well in the class, and everybody who didn't are the ones complaining about the class. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/03/2023 |
This class is boring. It was meant to be an easy gen ed, but if you don't go to lecture, her slides won't make any sense. She puts the bare minimum on the slides so unless you're in lecture to understand the topic, you won't know what's going on. Her lecture style is odd - I can never manage to stay focused. Your grade will consist of 3 exams, 2 written exams, and an extra assignment in discussion that involves heavy participation. Save yourself the bore. Take a different class. |
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Hallie Liberto
HNUH268A Expecting an A+ Sloth 01/22/2023 |
She was super interested in her subject so that was nice. There was a lot of dense reading and the essays were quite complicated to approach. I wasn’t a big fan of this class because for some reason it was pretty dull, but no fault of the prof or TA. I put in a lot of work into this class and it really stressed me out, but in the end most people got an A. |
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Hallie Liberto
HNUH268A Expecting an A typicalginger45 01/18/2023 |
I'm not usually a fan of philosophy but I needed this course for the UH program. Prof Liberto is very knowledgeable about this subject and clearly cares a lot, but it is very easy to get lost in the concepts. Also, TA took forever to grade things so I never really knew where I stood grade-wise, and nothing was done when attention was brought to it. |
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Hallie Liberto
HNUH268A Expecting an A Anonymous 12/26/2021 |
I personally really enjoyed taking Dr. Liberto. At least for HNUH268, there are plenty of assignments and they are all graded really generously. Lectures can be very boring at times, but that doesn't bother me personally, and the fact that the class was an easy A definitely made up for it. I would recommend this class for anybody. The readings are fair in length, and I do recommend you read them, and the concepts can be confusing, but Dr. Liberto always explains things really thoroughly and is always happy to take questions. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/22/2021 |
Engaging lectures, however, the tests were multiple choice and very confusing. She does employ a curve for the class. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2021 |
Easy A, but not what I was expecting as a Philosophy major. I wanted to be challenged a bit more, but there were barely any discussions and the weight of the class was on the midterm and final exam. Easy A however and Liberto explained things very well during review sessions. The TA I had however never showed up to class and told us the first day he didn't even like Philosophy which was odd. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 12/15/2021 |
Only 4 discussion posts, a midterm, and a final. Even if you get full points for all the discussion posts, that mid-term will affect your grade HEAVILY. Discussion isn't really a discussion, basically, the TA is just reviewing the lectures. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting a W Anonymous 11/19/2021 |
don't take this class if you care about your GPA |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting a P Anonymous 01/23/2021 |
Her teaching is ok its the structure of the class I had a problem with. There was a 50pt quiz, an 100pt exam, an essay, and a final. This was all the points and the exams were nearly impossible given the amount of content that was expected of us to know. I would not recommend this class if you're just looking for an elective |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/20/2020 |
Because of COVID, the class was asynchronous and I really only interacted with her once before the final. However, her recorded lectures were clear and helpful, and she obviously cares about what she is teaching. The class page on canvas is organized in a way that makes reviewing for tests easy and efficient, and Prof. Liberto is very helpful in answering questions about the material and the content of the class. The one drawback is that there are not a lot of assignments, and the exams are not that easy. She curves them generously, but half of our grade came from the final (which is multiple choice) and the essay, so if you are looking for more security in which class you take, maybe pick a different one. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL338D Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/19/2020 |
Hallie is a great lecturer. She was really understanding about covid. About half of our classes were asynchronous and the other half were synchronous. You have to do the readings to do well but they are worth it. She explains them really well. I wish discussions were less limited but that was because of zoom and rona. She responds to emails pretty fast and is always willing to help. This was my first UL Phil class and it was a great class. |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting a C- Anonymous 12/03/2018 |
If I could give her zero stars I would |
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Hallie Liberto
PHIL140 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/30/2018 |
Professor Liberty is one of the best lecturers I’ve ever had in college. She makes complex philosophical issues and ideas clear and easy to grasp. She’s also just a pleasant person in general, and gives fair exams. I highly recommend going to discussion each week because it’s a solid review of lecture material. Overall, awesome and engaging class that’s not hard to get an A in if you go to class and pay attention |