Contracts (LAW 520) – W12 (current semester)
Worst teacher ever. While she’s really nice and tries her best, she can’t control the discussion in any way and went through the cases so slowly that she had to cut out 10 or so cases at the end of the semester. To make matters worse, the class is structured in the most idiotic way possible (in part due to the Ayres textbook that no other K prof uses at UM). We learnt consideration, statute of frauds, etc, BEFORE offer and acceptance. It made the entire class confusing and makes preparation for the exam difficult. Who the hell doesn’t start off by teaching the elements of whether or not a K has been formed? Santarosa, that’s who. I can with the utmost confidence say that in the field of contracts, this class has put me at a disadvantage with law students nationwide.
I have Professor Santarosa for Empirical Methods and think she is great! She really cares about students and I like the little practice assignments she gives us. I would recommend her for a smaller class or seminar, where the class is structured as a group discussion. If you have trouble understanding she is more than happy to try and explain things in a different way.
Had her for empirical methods. She is really nice, but I find it incredibly hard to be engaged in her class. We also didn’t get any feedback on our project proposals before our first presentation, and in my opinion, the feedback we got there missed the mark for the final product of a 10-12 page paper. I personally wouldn’t take another class with her.
Had Santarosa for international finance.The course was challenging to follow at the time; in retrospect one year later, I’m incredibly grateful to Professor Santarosa for the exposure she gave us to key issues on such a wide variety of topics. My favorite part of her class was that she’s got a PhD in econ alongside substantial legal credentials, in addition of course to having a rich international perspective, which makes her analysis of legal issues refreshingly practical and holistic. Highly recommend her course, though it is dense, fast-paced, and not something I’d recommend for someone as their first-ever finance course.
I’ve taken a few classes with Prof. Santarosa. Her lectures can be very dry and her powerpoints aren’t particularly helpful, but she’s really nice and the exam(s) are fair and very straightforward. She also doesn’t cold call, so you could get away with literally never opening the textbook.
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Contracts (LAW 520) – W12 (current semester)
Worst teacher ever. While she’s really nice and tries her best, she can’t control the discussion in any way and went through the cases so slowly that she had to cut out 10 or so cases at the end of the semester. To make matters worse, the class is structured in the most idiotic way possible (in part due to the Ayres textbook that no other K prof uses at UM). We learnt consideration, statute of frauds, etc, BEFORE offer and acceptance. It made the entire class confusing and makes preparation for the exam difficult. Who the hell doesn’t start off by teaching the elements of whether or not a K has been formed? Santarosa, that’s who. I can with the utmost confidence say that in the field of contracts, this class has put me at a disadvantage with law students nationwide.
I have Professor Santarosa for Empirical Methods and think she is great! She really cares about students and I like the little practice assignments she gives us. I would recommend her for a smaller class or seminar, where the class is structured as a group discussion. If you have trouble understanding she is more than happy to try and explain things in a different way.
Had her for empirical methods. She is really nice, but I find it incredibly hard to be engaged in her class. We also didn’t get any feedback on our project proposals before our first presentation, and in my opinion, the feedback we got there missed the mark for the final product of a 10-12 page paper. I personally wouldn’t take another class with her.
Had Santarosa for international finance.The course was challenging to follow at the time; in retrospect one year later, I’m incredibly grateful to Professor Santarosa for the exposure she gave us to key issues on such a wide variety of topics. My favorite part of her class was that she’s got a PhD in econ alongside substantial legal credentials, in addition of course to having a rich international perspective, which makes her analysis of legal issues refreshingly practical and holistic. Highly recommend her course, though it is dense, fast-paced, and not something I’d recommend for someone as their first-ever finance course.
I’ve taken a few classes with Prof. Santarosa. Her lectures can be very dry and her powerpoints aren’t particularly helpful, but she’s really nice and the exam(s) are fair and very straightforward. She also doesn’t cold call, so you could get away with literally never opening the textbook.