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Roy, Soma

Cumulative GPA: 2.63/4.00 with 24 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 2.92
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 2.67

Statistics Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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STAT 302 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 8:55 am, Apr 23, 2013 Report Evaluation		Prof Roy is a decent teacher. Her lectures and notes are straightforward and understandable, but she is EXTREMELY nit-picky when grading exams and homework. I had her for 301 and 302, and almost never got back points when I stopped in for office hours. It was very frustrating going into office hours for help on a problem, receiving help, and then somehow missing .5 on problems that she helped me with. In my opinion, not an easy A, but passable.

STAT 323 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Elective 7:37 am, Mar 31, 2013 Report Evaluation		Soma was a very good professor, she had powerpoint that presented the material clearly and went through many activities and projects that made it easier to learn the material. with that being said, stat 323 is a very tedious class. it is basically no math, and instead requires you to remember the differences between many different types of experiments, ect.

STAT 301 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 11:42 pm, Dec 10, 2012 Report Evaluation		The test are extremely hard. The investigations (homework), quizzes (which you do with a partner sometimes), and projects are not to bad. everyone does well on the quizzes, the investigation average for my class was70%, and you have to go to class to get credit for not taking. Thebprojects are strange and everyone usually averages Cs and Bs. The mid terms and finals are impossible, you have no time to finish and she puts new concepts on the midterms and finals.

STAT 302 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:34 pm, Dec 3, 2012 Report Evaluation		Soma does not deserve all these negative nancies. She's a sweetheart and a great teacher that will help you when you struggle. Her grading is always fair, though you should expect to put quality time into her homeworks because it will be impossible to get by them without genuinely understanding the concepts. Neither midterms are especially hard and it is very possible to get a fair grade in this class if you put in the work and make an attempt to understand the subject. Either way, Soma does not deserve her current GPA and you should be happy when you get to take her.

STAT 301 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 11:15 pm, Aug 21, 2012 Report Evaluation		I did all of my homework and had an A on that section but the tests were unbelievably hard and there was not enough time. She did everything for us in class and we did nothing on our own so it really showed. She tested on things different than our projects or what we did in class. I went to office hours and put at least an hour and a half into it a day and still didnt pass. Also I had a 68.9 and did extra credit and still didn't pass.

STAT 301 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:11 am, Apr 1, 2012 Report Evaluation		Dr. Roy presents all lectures very clearly and orderly. She always had control of the class in terms of the time and materials. It was very productive to be in her class and very engaging. I hope she would teach all my stats classes!!!

STAT 301 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 4:56 pm, Mar 24, 2012 Report Evaluation		First off, I love Dr.Roy and her class. Statistics is a quite difficult subject, and I struggled in the class, but I worked for that A. Dr.Roy is so friendly and nice, she is also so helpful. She's always willing to help. She grades fast which gives you immediate feedback; she answers email very fast too. There's nothing negative to say about her because she literally does everything to help her students. We have weekly homework (she calls them explorations), take the time to do them CAREFULLY because they really help with the midterms and final. We have two mini projects, which are not bad at all, they're just like the weekly homework except you have to collect data on your own. On the tests, write down your thoughts or anything you know, because she gives partial credits. Study hard and do your part as a student and she'll do her part to help you out by curving a little. Best teacher ever!



STAT 301 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 6:04 pm, Feb 20, 2012 Report Evaluation		EASY POINTS. Assigns exercise problems everyday on PolyLearn but they are easy two points if pay attention in class. Also, every friday an assignment is due, which is also very easy as long as pay attention. Overall, there is enough points and assignments for anyone to get an A or B even if do bad on a test. I enjoy her class and highly recommend it!

STAT 217 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 8:16 pm, Dec 7, 2011 Report Evaluation		Great Class! It may challenge you but as long as you show up, do all assignments, ask for assistance, and put in some time you will understand the material. The professor was very organized, clear, and prepared. She takes a genuine interest in having all her students understand the material. Her class in engaging because she uses all cool, real life examples that make them interesting to analyze. You don't even have to waste money on a boring textbook, she just gives you notes on the material on blackboard.

STAT 217 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 1:35 pm, Aug 15, 2011 Report Evaluation		I really liked soma and completely disagree with any of the negative reviews given for her. She was a very relaxed teacher who actually took the time to remember your name and was quick with returning homework and tests. I also enjoyed not having to buy a book for this course, she posted all the notes on blackboard and all you had to do is print them out and pay attention in class...thats seriously all it takes to pass this course. She definitely expects you to participate in the lectures and will ask very simple questions that have mostly obvious answers, alot of people think this is her "treating you like a 5 year old" but seriously, no one ever spoke up in my class except for a few people so obviously shes gonna think that the questions are too hard for you and need to be dumbed down...anyway, I found this class pretty easy for the most part, you get to work on hw and labs with a partner and theres a quiz every so often that are pretty easy. The only complaint I have are that the tests are kind of difficult but they arent impossible. I would take another class with her.

STAT 302 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:37 am, Mar 21, 2011 Report Evaluation		Dr. Roy was organized and helpful. Her lectures and assignments were straightforward and made simple to understand. I also appreciated the promptness of her grading and how she knew everyone's name by the end of the first week. I recommend taking Stat 302 with Dr. Roy.

STAT 217 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 7:35 pm, Jan 5, 2011 Report Evaluation		she's an ok teacher...she can be really annoying and yes she does treat you like a 5 year old. don't sit at the back of the class, that's like automatic points taken off. she wasn't horrible, she taught pretty decently, but her "studyguides" had nothing to do with the tests. on one test i wrote "statistically significant" instead of "greatly statistically significant" and i got 3 points taken off. so, be careful. i would never take her again...ever.

STAT 217 Sophomore Grade Earned: C General Ed 3:09 pm, Dec 22, 2010 Report Evaluation		Dr. Roy seemed like a great professor at the beginning of the quarter. All the lectures are on blackboard and we fill them in during class lectures. We had labs every Monday that ranged from 2 pages to 6 pages and were due that Thursday. Most labs also had pre-labs due the day of the lab. We also had investigations that were up to 3 pages due every Monday. This class is A LOT of work for a G.E. Almost all of my homework this quarter was for this class. Tests were long and points were taken unfairly. She is a nice person, but a horrible teacher. I would take someone else for this class.



STAT 217 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 7:26 pm, Nov 22, 2010 Report Evaluation		Soma was a very good professor. She presented everything clearly and was very helpful during class and during office hours too. There were 2 midterms and a final along with graded HW and a few quizes. And for the midterms/final, you were allowed one sheet of computer paper (front and back) with any notes or formulas or example problems...this was very helpful. This was the first stat class i ever took and I got an A thanks to her. I recommend her to anyone.

STAT 321 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 1:19 pm, Jul 9, 2010 Report Evaluation		Soma Roy is definitely not the worst teacher at Poly, but not the best either. I took AP Stats in high school, and a lot of times she would explain things way more complicated than they needed to be. The class is really boring to go to and to pay attention to because she treats you like you\'re in 5th grade and her notes are fill in the blank. She assigns way too much hw and grades it pretty harshly. She grades her quizzes pretty hard too. She\'s pretty generous when grading tests though. And her tests are not hard at all, just time consuming; so make sure you practice so you don\'t run out of time during a test. If this were a class I was more serious about, she would be a good teacher. But I don\'t think anyone cares about stats, since it\'s a support class for everyone. So if you\'re lazy like me, and don\'t care about stats to begin with, look for someone else. If no one else teaches it, take her and suck it up. Even if you\'re lazy, just study before tests and you can end up with a B.

STAT 321 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:14 am, Jun 24, 2010 Report Evaluation		Soma Roy is a pretty decent teacher. She\'s not fantastic but she definitely is able to teach at a reasonable level. Her expectations for homework and quizzes are a little higher than expected, but come on, this is a 300 level class. If you put in two or three hours every Sunday to do the weekly homework assignment, you will do very well. She allows more note sheets than you will ever need, and her presentation style is very helpful. She posts lecture notes with fill in the blanks and spaces for examples, then lectures using Powerpoint and a tablet PC to actually demonstrate the material. I can\'t disagree with the people below me more, they sound pretty pathetic. They\'re probably just bitter that they got bad grades because they are lazy. The only think about this Soma Roy that is annoying is that she keeps the class in until the VERY end of the hour, even sometimes past the bells ringing. It can be frustrating, so don\'t plan on having a class all the way across campus right after hers, because you WILL be late, every day.

STAT 321 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 4:55 pm, Jun 7, 2010 Report Evaluation		i had to work really hard to get a good grade in soma\'s class. it was terrible. exactly what the 2 people below me said. if the Devil wears Prada, this bitch wears Gucci

STAT 321 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 4:54 pm, Jun 7, 2010 Report Evaluation		awful. just awful. DONT EVEN BOTHER. hardest and worst teacher you can get.

STAT 321 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 10:41 pm, May 30, 2010 Report Evaluation		this teacher is the worst teacher. She is so mean and does not give students the benefit of the doubt at all!!!!!! She grades HW like quizzes!! and her quizzes rape you! Seriously, no matter what anyone says, do not take Soma Roy. She is basically a lonely single indian chick. She grades everything way too fast and she gets way too excited for lectures just so she can write on her neat little Tablet laptop. So seriously guys, her HW is really hard, she writes her own problems (like i said above, lonely single indian chick) and her midterms, while not bad, are timely. So all in all, DO NOT TAKE SOMA ROY!!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE SOMA ROY!!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE SOMA ROY!!!!!!!!



STAT 217 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:38 pm, May 10, 2010 Report Evaluation		VERY GOOD TEACHER! really cares about the students and explains material well.

STAT 217 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 7:01 pm, Mar 11, 2010 Report Evaluation		She posts notes on blackboard that are fill in the blank for when you go to class. She preents the material really well and answers any questions you have. Her class can get a little boring sometimes. It\'s not an easy class, there are quizzes everyweek and tests every 3 weeks. I would say take this class though.

STAT 217 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:25 pm, Feb 20, 2010 Report Evaluation		She is really clear when she explains new topics. and she has a sexy accent.

STAT 217 Senior Grade Earned: B General Ed 3:35 pm, Feb 19, 2010 Report Evaluation		The class is difficult but not impossible. Dr. Roy keeps the class interesting, and she gives wonderful outlines for notes. The main project is very easy, and she helps you as much as needed. For a GE class it is challenging, but not worse than any other math requirement.

STAT 217 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 8:49 pm, Feb 27, 2009 Report Evaluation		Soma is a very average professor. Her notes are VERY helpful, as she puts them online but you have to fill in the blanks in class. However, she doesnt go over key points, so it makes the homework sometimes very confusing. To get these key points, you MUST go to her office hours, as she isn't very good at answering questions in class. Overall, Soma is a very nice person but a very average teacher

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