Yin, Margarida  

She is really nice. It doesnt matter much who you have for arch 105. she gives u a syllabus. all the projects are explained in the syllabus. dont rely on other people or what she tells you in class alone. the syllabus is exactly what she wants you to do. in my class people didnt read the syllabus and for the main project they only turned in the project with drawings. they didnt read an see that they need pictures and a CD. but is was okay because she gave everyone a week to do it. for this class there are 3 projects. the first is simple. make a box joint (also called a finger joint), a sliding dovetail, and a mortise and tenon joint. simple it take 1-5 hrs depending how busy the show is. most of you time is spent waiting to use the machine because everybody goes like the 2 days before it is due. her projects were always due a week before most other teachers. at first you think that lame, but its actually better, and most everyone agrees. with that extra week from other teachers, you just procrastanate, noone uses it. since ours was due beofre others, all we had to do at the end of the quarter was our arch 121 project. and we also had a week incase we were late or ppl didnt turn in documentation (the 3rd project is just the documentation of the main project.) oh yah, the main project is to build a box (it has to be all architectual, not litely a box.) all this class is is thse projects. my project was due wed. the show i closed sun, and only open 3 hrs on monday. so there is a huge rush tue. (there are other class wed.) finish you project the week before on wed, thur, fri. yes friday, you can sacrifice one friday. and you may not even need friday or friday evening, if you work, wed, and thur. i think she grades fairly easy, noone is going to fail this class if they do the work.

This was Professor Yin's first time teaching ARCH 105 and she was not prepared. Often times what she said in class and the syllabus conflicted, so students never knew what to turn in. Overall the class was pretty easy, just a lot of time.

She wants you to ask questions if you don't understand and when you ask them, she'll say exactly the same thing that she said when you first talked about the assignment and then she gets angry when you ask her to clarify what she is talking about again. Very confusing and hard to learn anything about drawing and perspective.

Professor Yin is a very good Professor. The time giving to complete a project/drawing is very reasonable. One thing that she does a lot is not being able to re-explain something. She would tell you the exact thing she said earlier, but after asking her a few more times she usally provides a more clearer explaination.

Margarida is insane. She expects way too much of her students. This was supposed to be an intro class -- yeah right. The workload for this three unit class is rediculous. Many times i wanted to club her over the head because of her stupidity. She is chinese but she grew up in brazil so she doesn't understand ahything you say. You'll ask her a question and then watch her answer everything but what you asked her. You'll do every project twice because you will mess up the first time so just expect it going in. However you will end up learning a lot from yourself through practice. Have fun and good luck. P.s. if you can crack her language code let me know i would love to know what she talks about in her class.

if you are forced to take this course, avoid margarida yin at all costs. She gets very deffensive if you ask a question about what she just explained, and you never get a clear answer from her. She also teaches way too fast. Personally i think she needs a perscription of riddilin. This is supposed to be an intro to drawing and perspective, but she teaches it like we are advanced architects. She is a horrible teacher, and i didnt learn anything from being in her class.

Some people say don't pay attention to a teachers polyrating, but for YIN you should. For a three unit class she gives an extreme amount of homework! Plus you can not work on it in class, because you have other in class assignments to do, which you will not finish. So you will have double the homework. If you do not have a natural drawing ability or have not taken drafting before she will hate you even more. Even students who draw beautiful drawings, will get ripped for meaningless things. Oh and turning in corrections at the end of the class is a complete waste of time, because it did not boost my grade on bit. She grades on what she thinks of you, not the work that you turn in. Do no take her, at all costs!

Margarida is a very confusing woman. Her english doesn't appear to be that good and she contradicts herself to no end. If youhave to take her !111 go for Combrink, but if you have no end up in her class make sure that before you leave the whole class has a huge discussion with her involving the assignments, she often says different things to different people and changes due dates on different days, with different requirements for some drawings, so this needs class wide clarification everyday. Also her method of teaching is not very helpful, she relies heavily on short video type things, that are okay but if you need to ask a question it would be better to ask the kid next to you than her. Despite her being a confusing teacher the class is not that hard, with little work until the last couple weeks. A suggestion for the class is to rely on other students, "colleagues", rather than her for any information, and have fun, drawing isn't exactly taxing and you can talk and listen to music in class, so it's not too painful

Margarida Yin... well, here is a little infor on her. She is Chinese born there and raised in Brazil. After she graduated, she moved to Hawaii. If you have trouble understanding people, do not take her. She doesn't know how to convey what she is trying to say very well. Margarida, it should be spelled with a 't' for Margarita, but she's Chinese with a spanish name, what does she know. The class is LONG 4 hours and 20 minutes, so bring something to eat/drink and headphones are a must... do not forget music. The class is mentally and physically draining because it is so long and so slow, and trying to transulate broken english into english for 4 hours begins to wear on you. The best thing in the class is the last two weeks because you get to build a model of the house you design. Also be prepared to spend a lot of money on a drawing board, T-square, pencils, architectural triangle, vellum, sharpies, etc... One final note, if you take Margarida, half way through each class, take a break and go to Lucy's Too, it is something to look forward to, and you still have 2 more hours of class!

Yin isn't a good teacher. She honestly cares for her students, but she doesn't realize their capabilities. She gave us too much homework for a 3 unit introductory lab. Yin would enocurage us to take frequent breaks to refresh our minds during the endless four hour lab. She knows architecture well, but she can't teach it. She highlights good aspects of a project, such as interior arrangments, and then try to explain how it adds to the aura of the building. It's difficult to pay attention because of her harsh accent. She moves through assignments quickly and would repeat herself if you asked a question. Overall: try not to get in her class.

ok so iget an b in the quarter.. have way into the quarter, she tells poeple grades, and what do i have? 96.8.. she then chuckles and says, i think the grades are too high yah? hahah.. hokay. so anyways, i dont slack off at all following the grade check, so after the final model project, which she said i got an A on, oh btw, she doesnt give out grades, just comments. so she said i had an A.. but let me fill u in on something.. so anyways, doing the floorplans for the model house, she was having a bad day, so i was asking u question and she yelled at me.. strait, in front of the class, "im the teacher, im the architect, im rite, your the student, i think i know whats rite or wrong, dont try to say that your rite, cause im the architecT" i was like whoa shit. ya know.. anyways, so on the last day, after i asked her how i did in class, she said this," based on all your work, your model, your drawings, everything, you have nothing to worry about, you did really well, so dont worry about, however,.. u seemed kinda "distant" in the beginning, so i have to take that into consideration".. so i got a B.. what a bitch. but i learned alot anyways..

I really enjoyed her class. shes a good overall professor who will help you if youre willing to put the effort forward. if shes able to see you making an coherent effort, she will grade your work well, but it also has to be something she likes. there were a few times i wanted to run out the of the room crying because her criticism is so harsh, but it is honest and in the end you have designed a better project. if you like drawing it wont really matter who you take as long as you enjoy it.

B.... sounds like a good grade right? Well it was the most frustrating B I have ever earned in a class and I feel like she short changed me. BE PREPARED to use your translating abilities to the fullest (Broken English to English) and to redue drawings and the model several times before turning it in. Some of the drawings may seem to be a waste of time.... and your right, they are. Bring music and food/drink or you'll be sorry, trust me. Finally, make sure you have a tape recorder on you when she starts to explain drawings/projects cause I guaran-damn-tee she will change it in the end and without any proof your screwed. If I hear one more "it's very simple, straightforward" I'm gonna go insane!

Though she may know the material in her head, Margarida cannot translate this material into anything understandable by a normal person. The class goes just fine for the first few weeks since I knew a lot of the techniques already. But as soon as we got into some of the more advanced perspective drawing, which I didn't have experience in, it was a guessing game trying to know what lines to connect to where since she has no idea how to put what she knows into plain english. Basically, if you know how to do kinds of things that are taught in the course, then it shouldn't be too bad of a class if you try listening really really hard, but if you're taking this teacher to learn, expect to do all of the learning on your own or seek outside help because she is a waste of your time.

Another quarter with Yin, another quarter of frustrastion, misery, and questioning. I also had Arch 111 with Yin and she was horrible both quarters. She used copies of papers from S. Lakeman to teach the class. She didn't know how to teach it. She doesn't know what the class should be or what it is meant for. She assigns too much homework and she can ALWAYS find a problem with your work, that is unless she thinks you are better than everyone else and you're going to get an A. I found clear and obvious problems with some people's work that she never had anything bad to say about, and I know that they got A's in the class. I think she gets off by having her students make a model of a house for the final in all of her classes. Her labs are filled with more bull shit than a cow's ass. Finally, she wouldn't let us leave the four and a half hour lab early because she said the university would get on her back about it.

If you take this professor then be warned: You will be sooooooo frustrated at the end of each class that you will do badly in other classes just because you hate this one. Yin is by far the worst teacher I've ever had, and not just because you have to have a tape recorder to break down her broken english to translate. She doesnt know how to explain assignments. She doesnt know how to help you with the assignments. She doesn't know how to evaluate students abilities. She doesn't know how to grade assignments. The one thing she knows how to do is make her students feel inferior to her because, "I'm the architect, i know what im doing, not you, but me, im right, you're wrong." (you'll heare that speech a lot) Bottom line, horrible teacher, don't take her.

its very hard to understand her. she knows english but doesnt understand it. coloring is hard and she grades as if it should be easy. She does postpone deadlines a lot though. She never goes by the syllabus. NEVER. assignments are always changed, and if you miss a class youll never know what the actual assignment is. i wish i could have taken a different teacher. I never got an A, and the girl behind me turned in awsome work and she rarely got an A-. Avoid her if you can.

Run. Run now. Don't you dare look back.

I CHALLENGE YOU!....to avoid this teacher. The most unclear and arbitrary grading I have ever experienced. She claims to follow the syllabus but just ends up making up her own confused rules because she doesn't understand it. If you want to save yourself a lot of frustration, do not take Yin.

Everything already said is right on. Margarida is a nice lady, I guess, but her teaching is way off-kilter. She is very difficult to understand, and she blatantly makes up crazy stuff not in the syllabus. Result: you have to establish a method of interpolating what the hell she wants. Some instruction! FURTHERMORE, she LIED to me at the end of the quarter, saying she'd make photocopies of more than half of my work that quarter and return it to me via the arch student work drop box. Funny how it NEVER GOT THERE. Yeah, keep all that work because it was so good... and THEN, give me a B! Be prepared for some big time unfairness if you have to take Margarida. Be-freakin'-ware.

She's not the greatest... But she definitely isn't horrible. I took her ARCH 222 class at Cuesta. She really didn't do much lecturing. I found that she would focus on critiquing... At times she was a bit harsh, saying things that would make people cry... but in the end at least you know she's being honest... A word of advice, when she suggests something TRY IT. She definitely plays favorites... but it's easy to get on her good side by listening to her advice, turning things in on time, and showing improvement. ..... If you can, take someone else... but its not worth waiting a whole quarter just to avoid her.

okay as for the retard that said that margarida should be spelled with a "t" SHE WAS RAISED IN BRAZIL!!!!! they spell it with a "d" there. if people want to write evaluations they should write them based on the professor's skills at teaching, not on how they should or should not spell their names!

Margarida Yin is an anomaly. At the beginning of the quarter she is tough and hard to understand. Our work load is always greater than that of other studios and also higher. Due to the fact that she isn't a native speaker, it is sometimes hard to understand her when she speaks. However, once one overcomes all those difficulties, she is an exceptional architecture professor. Her insight is fantastic and you pick up a great amount of knowledge from her without even noticing. I will be conversing with students from other studios and talking about design aspects that they aren't even aware of. The things that she helps you with are subtle, but looking back you realize how much she has helped. Additionally, although her reputation of being strict on deadlines, she still sets them with fairness in mind. Additionally, due to her years of experience as a professor, she will often alter projects so they turn out nicer. Compared to other studios, she is very strict with her deadlines, which in my opinion most greatly emulates this career. Margarida also grows more comfortable as the quarter goes on. This in turn, also allows you to become accustomed to her and her style of teaching which is helpful. I would not recommend taking Margarida if you are lazy and have trouble making deadlines. She will teach you discipline and instill a good work ethic in you, but the latter isn't purposeful. In conclusion, Margarida is a tough professor but I feel she has helped me grow greatly in the study of architecture. Additionally, I feel her teaching style most accurately emulates the field of architecture as a profession, in terms of the client and architect relationship.

Where do I start? She doesn't know how to give clear instructions. She's not nice in her critique. Holds back nothing - she will roast you hard on something you thought was a good idea. She definitely has favorites and they show early on. Be warned. I wouldn't take this course if I had gotten to choose and I don't suggest anyone take her course. The amount of work you get every night is beyond what the other studios get along with the fact that the instructions are never clear. Then, the next day, she will tell you that you didn't finish a required assignment when in fact, she never mentioned it. It will be a tough quarter because she doesn't understand you have a life outside of studio OR any other courses. Good luck to you if you get her. Also, she pretends to be nice in the beginning, don't be fooled.

Ok.... margarida is really hard to describe. she wants to be nice to you, but she also has very high standards and does not tolerate slacking. so if you want to just barely get through arch, then don't take her. but like if you want to better yourself and push yourself then she is chill. also as a freshman you can't choose, so if you're reading this it most likely means you have her. so just get ready to not slack. sometimes she breaks your models but sometimes it's not on purpose. don't get too frustrated when you can't understand her. honestly if you stand up for yourself and your choices, she will be ok with what you do. but if you just stand there silently while she roasts you then she will keep going. sooo stand up for yourself and just joke around with her and you will be fine. a lot of things that slide in other studios do not slide in hers. but you can go get food in the middle and she doesn't really care or notice. she likes community within the studio and laughs at jokes.

I dont know why margarida has so many negative reviews. She is honeslty one of my favorite professors Ive had yet at calpoly. Our studio class grew very close with her and she was like a mom to us. After projects she would treat us. We were close enough to her in a sense that we can complain about our workload then she would lighten it or move it to another date. Yes, she can be lost sometimes or confused just as much as we are. But i feel like we definitely took her for granted. After studio was over I realized how great of a teacher she is. She never ever judges the person, ONLY your work. She treats this like a architect/client mindset which really helps toughen you up and helps you if youre a softie. She tells you exaclty what she wants fixed or what she doesnt like or what she likes which is super helpful (it can hurt sometiems but never take it personally). I would take her again for sure but I wouldnt want to have her all the time hahahaha. Anyways, great lady and if you have any questions honestly just ask her instead of assuming what she wants. She'll tell you straight up.

I had the unfortunate chance to take Margarida as a freshman. I thought that it would be great having a third year teacher because it seemed that she could bring more to the table. Man, was that the wrong assumption. She formed favorites and if you weren't on her good side it was very difficult to get constructive critiques from her. If she doesn't like a concept you might as well ask what she wants and do that or else she will badger you until you eventually create her vision. There is a language barrier and it's often difficult to get an idea across to her. It's frustrating because she needs everything spelled out for her to understand or else she assumes the student is in the wrong. She constantly compared her own studio to other first year studios, even saying we were "behind and low-achieving". She discredits the fact that students are taking 3-4 other classes and she assumes we can dedicate our whole day to architecture. In the last two weeks of paraSITE she would love something specific to the project, then the next day she would absolutely hate/disagree with the concept. Her mood swings and bipolar-like personality really de-motivated me from working in studio because she continuously criticized anything she could without any further advice. She absolutely focused on what you haven't done instead of how much progress you've made the whole quarter. If you have a choice, avoid Yin. It will save you a lot of frustration and sleep. I would honestly say this to her but I don't think it would be worth my breath.

Yin was a fantastic professor! I loved being in her class. If you have the opportunity of taking her, take it! she can be a bit pushy at times and it does help if you are on her good side but she gives outstanding criticism. the work load is very manageable and you will have time to actually work on other classes. I really look forward to taking yin my Third year. Don't miss out if she is still available

Going into studio this quarter, I thought Yin would be as horrible as her reviews, and don't get me wrong her polyratings are 100% accurate, but also don't go into her studio thinking she doesn't care. She tries to push her students in the right direction, just in the wrong way. She does give critical feedback but it only helps you improve. She also assigns little personal projects just for her, as if the workload wasn't enough. Don't sign up for her first, but don't be horribly angry if she is all that is left. She is bearable.

If you don’t want to apply for unemployment benefits when you graduate, take Margarida Yin. Yin is Cal Poly’s Architecture Drill Sergeant. Because she is hard, you will not like her. But the more you hate her, the more you will learn and the better you will become. She is extremely competent and hyper-critical. Every single day, she exhaustively criticizes each project for hours. She has no tolerance for students who turn in poorly made, procrastinated, or just plain stupid projects. A few highlights from Yin: “If I was your client, I would fire you for this.” “When the other professors saw what you made, they will laugh at it.” “Why are you even majoring in Architecture?” “This work is not worth pinning up.” It takes a thick skin and an eye for perfectionism to do well in her class, no excuses and no exceptions. If you do well in her class, if you prove yourself and meet her challenges, even exceed her expectations, you will walk away with a stronger training than all of your peers without question. Make no mistake, no matter how good you think you are at architecture, you will struggle in this class. Most of those who take her class give up halfway through, break down sobbing, and fail miserably. But if you survive, it is absolutely worth it. No other professor at Cal Poly has pushed me as hard as she did, and I honed my skills more in ten weeks with her than in a twenty with the “chill” professors.

Margarida Yin is not a terrible person. She is actually really nice in the old grandma sort of way. That being said, she will give you no direction as to what she wants from you and make any directions you do get (rare) confusing as all heck. She usually teaches older ARCH students so she has a super super high expectation as to what a first quarter freshman should be able to do. I have never taken a single art, architecture, or drafting class before coming here and she expected students in her studio to know how to do perfect sketches. Another thing about Margarida is that you will do far more work than any other studio has to do. She likes to make up her own assignments and due dates and get confused quickly and easily. Take this class if you want to spend hours (average probably 3-4+) everyday in the studio outside of class working on her projects, if you have a lot of patience and are good at interpreting very abstract instructions. Make sure you pay attention to CRAFTSMENSHIP!!! lol good luck y'all I switched majors bc of this class.

At first, I thought Margarida Yin was a good professor who cares about her student but as the quarter went by I got know her as a professor who thinks she is always right, hates when someone tries to interrupt her or tries to correct her and also someone who is very short-tempered. I joined the class with expectations of learning from an experienced, unbiased and professional architect. I realised that my expectation was very different from reality, I realised as the quarter went by that she is biased to some of her students whereas very much ignores the existence of the rest. As I say this I also would like to say that she has some good things about her as well. She tries to help students overcome their limitations, gives good feedback although sometimes it can be confusing. Overall, I think she might be a good professor if can overcome her shortcomings. I would suggest her as a professor to someone who knows what they are getting into and can cope up with her shortcomings.

i wanted to like margarida. she seemed like a sweet lady, and often times was. i thought her accent was cute (really guys, it's not that hard to understand her), and at the beginning of the quarter she seemed to really care about our learning and wanted us to get a lot out of it. i don't know what happened, but somewhere around the third or fourth week she turned ANGRY. she had always been nice to me and would answer my questions, but suddenly started giving me "the glare" and accusing me of everything to cheating on my drawings (wtf?) to not wanting to learn. it was EXTREMELY frustrating to convince her otherwise. if you can put up with these mood swings, the work load is not horrible, although slightly mundane. i would never take her as a primary instructor, but as a secondary lab teacher she was tolerable.

if you like to be constantly bitched at, verbally abused and hated, take margarida. it'll be great.

She tells you that you are getting an A- and then suddenly you end up with a B. I remember she told one of us that she can't give out too many A's otherwise she'll get fired because she's not a permanent teacher BULLSHIT. DO NOT TAKE HER WHATEVER YOU DO, FILL OUT A GREEN CARD.

Yin may start out ok and seem like she will help you but do not be decieved. If you so much as question her on any manner she will completely get lost and basically ignore you and continue on talking. It would litteraly take the entire class arguing against her to make her understand what you where saying. Yin, on every project, will tell you to do one thing and really concentrate on it and then two weeks into the project tell you to drop that idea and make it your fault that you were working so hard on that one point. It is lunacy....dont take her and if you do all you have to do is work by your self and ask your class mates for help. Ignore her she doesn't help you at all......I feel bad for her

yin is not as bad as everyone says she is. she is hard to understand and that can be frustrating, but it can be dealt with as long as you remember both sides of the conversation are responsible for reaching an understanding, not just the person doing the talking. she expects you to know certain things, but they are not outlandish requests. bottom line, if you keep an open mind, and want do quality work, then you'll be fine in her class. if you just want to slack off or do only what you are told, take another class.

where most people talk in circles and leave you with no new or relevant information, mrs. yin talks herself in spirals...downward. once she begins to explain a project or requirements thereof, students become increasingly disorriented, confused, and angry. a finite language barrier prevents smooth communication in a field where rapid, conceptual dialogue is a must. mrs. yin is an intelligent woman, but a poor teacher. if you are looing to experience a design lab with helpful critique and feedback where you will be pushed to your exploratory limits, look elsewhere. in fact, just don't take mrs. yin at all and show the school that hiring teachers who cannot communicate effectively is a poor allocation of your money.

I expected the quarter to be a lot worse than it actually was. Normally in a given quarter Margarida will have a break down students will get angry and walk out but for some reason this quarter that did not happen. I believe it to be because we were willing to talk through stuff with her the entire quarter understanding what she desired for us to get out of it etc. She is knowledgeable and normally has a great project base . She will have you reiterate things over and over again until the very end. Change what you can but start generating stuff when you need to start cranking or you won't get the work done. If you don't get the work done she is understanding and does offer extensions but don't be lazy or she'll call you out on it and not be so understanding. Really nice lady. For those taking her in the Spring of 2008 there should be a really great project.

Margarida is not as bad of a teacher as people make her out to be. She is knowledgeable. The only problem might be the language barrier at times and her stubborness. However, she is a good teacher and I would recommend taking her instead of some of the other third year proffessors.

okay, okay. if you\'re stuck with yin, i don\'t need to tell you all the bad stuff. it\'s all true. from the \"fat kids at a ballet recital\" to the REALLY unfair grading. take it as a given that you\'ll have to bust your ass all quarter long AND make the time to talk to her, ask her questions, and suck up to her. It all works with her. By the time I realized this, I was too demoralized to even care about finishing. Go above and beyond. If she asks for two elevations, give her four. If she wants water-colored perspectives -- don\'t. Use rhino or revit renderings cause you bet your ass someone\'s gonna one-up everyone else with rhino or revit and she\'ll end up setting that as the standard. it\'s all about presentation. make it look pretty and she\'ll love it. take into consideration that she needs EVERYTHING spelled out for her. lastly, TALK TO HER. a lot. shoot the breeze with her on a daily basis. one of your biggest goals should be to get her to like you. i leave you with that. enjoy slavery.

everything said on here is true. however, most people are leaving out that she really is a nice person, and means well. she's just not very observant. it took her until week 8 to realize that we were sleeping 2 hours a night tops, and usually with sleeping bags in studio. even then, she didn't really lighten the load, just sympathized with us and told us to go to sleep. marge cares a LOT about her reputation with faculty, and I think looking at Fowler's kids gave her the insane idea that not sleeping + insane amounts of work = fantastic studio. obviously this is not the case. she doesn't know digital design at all and is no help, yet she expects polished and pristine work from everyone 100% of the time (yes, even study models). presentation, presentation, presentation. its all she really cares about, because, to her, thats all that the other faculty see. also, have fun with really irrelevant powerpoints at the beginning of the quarter, and MAKE THEM VERY SIMPLE AND CLEAR. she'll often start going off on why you didnt include such and such, even though youve only shown her the first slide. hang in there. another good thing to keep in mind, if one person does it, you ALL have to do it, no matter what it is and even if she didn't explicitly say you needed to do it. "woulnitbenice if......(insert ANYTHING)" - means you HAVE to do it, or she'll give you a lower grade. watercolor renderings, study models, rhino, ANYTHING. That being said, I expected a C and got a B+, so I'm not really complaining. I do think she is better than a lot of 3rd year professors out there, she does know how to present things well, just talk to her. If you don't feel comfortable talking to her about design, just talk to her about anything. she likes knowing that you have interests outside of design, as long as you put in enough effort into studio (yes, meaning you will probably sleep in there for a few weeks or so). shes a nice lady, really. good luck and hang in there.

Get on her good side immediately! Do not fight wither her in the beginning. She is actually very intuitive and can give great feedback if you're open to it. She is Chinese but was raised in Brazil... so she is extremely blunt and seems mean, but it's just honestly cultural differences. She cares about her students a lot, and if you work with her and respect her, you'll have a great experience. It will not be an easy quarter, but if you work hard then you'll end up with a good project for your portfolio!

You should push yourself when you take Margarida. She will be bluntly honest with you, so you need to be honest with yourself. Do your work, ask questions, take things with a grain of salt, and above all don't spend time overanalyzing the feedback you get. She is an excellent teacher with wonderful criticism -which you may tap into only if you are willing to put the effort in. Lots of people seem to be apprehensive about taking this studio, but you should only be worried if you are lazy or unwilling to try new things, explore ideas and grab the steering wheel of your own education.

Clarity? None. Changes assignments at the last minute and expects "you people" to have done them. Doesn't understand what is being explained to her and obsesses over little things that dont matter. Likes to draw on your presentation drawings and gets mad when you ask her to please use pencil. She trys to care about students but really doesn't have the follow through. Spend all the time presenting and never getting to work during lab. She walks around when we do have work days asking annoying questions that do not actually pertain to the project. There is a reason why she is always the last to fill up. Maybe if you drank margaritas all day you wouldnt care, but try and crash someone else if you get landed with her.

OMG = oh margarida gobolygook. Someone stated in class that they thought they could ignore the polyratings and go with a clean slate as far as her reputation and do well but that they were terribly mistaken. The polyratings were true. Nothing against professor Yin, really, she bakes awesome cookies for crits. Perhaps if she taught a double lab with another professor (maybe even her husband Yip... maybe not?) she could be better managed. I think everyone was confused, bitter, and just straight up ticked off by some of the things she did. Be patient with her, smile a lot, help her with anything you can, and be able to convince her your idea is great and you have a chance of getting on her good side. The Green Card is your best friend... I told you so...

We all know you're not reading this because you're finding out whether or not you should take Margarida, you're here because you're forced to take her because she was the only one left and you're trying to find out how bad the damage is going to be. My advice: give up any personal taste or dignity you have now, do whatever she says, and be prepared to change it the very next day when she doesn't remember what she told you and says her OWN ideas are "not third year quality". And definitely be ready for her to expect you to make sweeping changes to your project about 10 minutes before your crit. That's not an exaggeration. Just practice your biggest smile and the phrase: "That's an excellent idea Margarita, I don't know why I never thought of that before." You'll do alright. Unless you're one of her pre-established favorites you're not going to get an A, but you can still salvage your GPA if you suck up enough. If you don't care about your grades, screw her, because you won't learn a thing.

I want to start this off by clearly stating: I do not - and never have - hated Marge. But I also don't like her. She's annoying, out of touch, and utterly confusing. She has allowed herself to become a cliche... of herself. Being in her class is a perpetual frustration, not because of a language barrier, but because of Marge's "thought barrier." Most of the quarter I told myself, "OK, this is not so bad. She's kind of sweet, like a crazy old aunt," but now that it's all over, I can let go of my self-preservation techniques and admit that when I see Marge walking down the sidewalk? I cross to the other side. She's insane. And she doesn't even like her own architectural ideas. But if you're smart, you'll make it through the quarter relatively unscathed.

Margarida is better served as a mediocre architect, then the cancer of Cal Poly\'s faculty. Let me elaborate... First off, if you\'re not a determined favorite, forget about trying to get on her good side. There\'s usually 3-4 golden geese, and those not in the pack are subjected to all the charm and grace of a DMV employee. Her gamut of snarling glares, constant interruptions, and complete inability to focus (or care)about her students opinions, remove almost all enjoyement in going to studio. Her feedback is more like a directive in what you need to change. There is no exchange of ideas, or actual conversation, only the awful sounds of her smacking gum and her push to make your design her own...because she is the architect and were the \"lowest quality class she\'s had inlong time...and not 3rd year quality work.\" Well, on that note, Margarida is not a Cal Poly quality professor. And she is thankfully, not tenured. If Poly Ratings is every skimmed over by higher ups just to get a sense, however inaccurate, of their faculty, I suggest they take note of my words. This professor is a waste of your time, money, and has no place in a 3rd ranked architecture program. Stick to Cuesta Margarida, or the whole, you know career as a middling architect. In short, she sucks.

She does present assignments clearly, gives (usually) poor feedback-not allowing you to speak, wastes the first 4 weeks with crits and no time to work in studio, speaks to the class in a constant, demeaning fashion (\"you people\")...actually failed to memorize most of our names 4 weeks in, impatient, unpleasant, moody...shall I go on?? Just mask your contempt with a big smile, agree with her opinions, and pray she leaves you alone (probably will-she focuses 90% of her time on the favorites, no joke). Worst studio I\'ve had...please please avoid! No one learned a thing. Take Lange if you need a break or to work on competitions, or Panetta just because he\'s not Yin...and is actually a nice guy, just a bit tedious with his projects. AVOID her studio, she\'s nuts.

\"you people\"...need to avoid this studio...I warned you...

Honestly I felt like Margarida was just very disorganized, and very black and white with critiques and advice. Her grading confuses the hell out of me also. It was much more helpful to talk to her alone in her office then in the middle of class because then it feels more like a conversation, and you don't have the whole class listening if she goes off on your design. I don't agree with what people are saying about her trying to make your design hers, she definitely did not do that with mine. I took her for the double studio and my first quarter iteration was very bad. When I look back at my final iteration for the first quarter I think that it is obvious that my project doesn't work, and I wish that she would have made that clear to me sooner. I was happy that I ended up with a B that quarter, even though I don't think my design warranted it. My design was much better the second quarter. She even made a point to congratulate me on my significant improvement and said that other professors complimented my design... and I ended up with a B again. Students who didn't alter their designs the entire quarter got the same grade as me; I don't understand her grading. Also if you have her for studio and practice don't expect to do much for practice. She says that they are "integrated" but she really just doesn't teach it. She might be decent at design, but I don't think she knows a thing about any of the technical details associated with architecture. I would not recommend her, but she is bearable. If you are stuck between picking between Lange and Margarida, like me, I would recommend Margarida because you are much more likely to end up with a portfolio worthy project from her class then in his.

May 18, 2014 - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Youth Sunday Katherine Seth "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life." -John 14:1-14 Good morning everyone! If you don't know me, my name is Kat Seth and I've been going to this church for the past 10 years. I'm graduating from high school in 14 days and 10 hours. That is uncomfortably soon. For so long, college and the future and adulthood have been lovely, far off ideas that I've been able to postpone thinking about. But, with the onset of senior year, I was forced to push them to the forefront of my mind, and accept the fact that change is upon me. The resulting months were some of the most stressful and emotionally trying times I have experienced in my short 17 years. Making important decisions - like taking a new job, moving to a new place, or choosing a college - can cause us intense feelings of anxiety because the uncertainty of the future. I couldn't help but feel like it was my responsibility, and mine alone, to ensure the success of my future. My mom can attest to it: the tears, the monthly breakdowns, the intense indecision – all side effects of the pressure I felt planning out my future. Eventually, it came down to my West Coast college trip. This was supposed to decide everything. It was going to put an end to all of the indecision and show me exactly what the right choice was for me. I believed this without a doubt. I expected to have "the feeling" that is so often talked about among college students. It's the moment when you're overwhelmed with clarity and you know that a school is right for you. I was so excited to have this experience and it was only through the suggestion of my mom that we prayed for God to give me a sign. Up till that point, I had never considered putting this decision in God's hands. Did He know about what I needed in my architecture program? Did he know my preference for student body size, or to consider the coolness of the school mascot? I didn't realize that my need to micromanage things was blinding me from the well-preached fact that God knows everything and that, honestly, I needn't have worried. My sign came at the first school we visited. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. After an amazing student tour in the absolutely gorgeous campus, I had "the feeling." I felt happy and whole and excited to be there. It had so much of what I wanted in a school and it just felt right. God had delivered pretty quickly and it was overwhelming to get exactly what I asked for so quickly. You'd think that would be it, you know, "and then she lived happily ever after, the end, send in the deposit". But as the trip went on, I couldn't help but look at the other amazing colleges and say, "Are you crazy God? Do you see these schools? Why don't you endorse these with your 'magic signs'?" I tried to discredit the feeling, saying, "Oh, I only felt that way because it was my first college visit ever. The other colleges make sooo much more sense." I came home and still did not have a decision. Weeks later, along with more tears, meltdowns, and extensive pro's and con's lists, I had two schools to decide between. Cal Poly and University of Oregon. I was changing my mind daily and splitting hairs till I went crazy. All of that ended on a Sunday very much like this one, just a few weeks ago. After communion, I went to the prayer room and prayed with one of my youth leaders, Kathy Reubosch. I'm sure many of you have had your own experiences of healing and revelation in the prayer room. The sound of running water, the Hawaiian light coming in through the window, and the feeling of safety just create an atmosphere that is optimal for hearing God. Sitting there after the prayer, I felt God. I was talking with Aunty Kathy about which way I was leaning and in that environment, I felt him gently nudging my heart the way he wanted me to go, as is his style. A few days later, I committed to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. The feeling that I had tried to ignore initially ended up being the driving force behind my decision. God knows who we are and what we need more deeply than we ever could, and He always knows our path, even if we can't see it. Sometimes, it is the choice that doesn't work out on the pro's and con's list, the one that doesn't make sense to us that is the change that we need. God doesn't always make sense, but He always knows what we need. Sometimes, in the words of the popular new Disney movie, Frozen, we just need to Let it Go. We need to learn that we don't always have to do it on our own and that in the end, He will guide us to the place we need to be. In the words of Jeremiah 29, verse 11, "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." Sometimes we just need to let go of our control, and put it into God's hands. Amen.

she is very nice person though you have to be patient a little bit. work hard and talk to her often, you will be in good shape.

I\'m convinced Margarida is bipolar. One moment she\'ll be giggling away, smacking her seemingly endless supply of gum, and the next, without any warning or transition, becomes this snarling maniac. She is easily the most stubborn person I\'ve had the displeasure of meeting (pretty sure we know who wears the pants in this relationship Chris Yip-YEAH, they\'re married...), completely, and I mean completely ignoring you during \"feedback\", and often rambling on about the most pointless and petty details imaginable. She\'s more concerned about what doesn\'t matter, and gives lousy feedback to what really does-YOUR DESIGN! The only thing you\'ll learn here is how to wear a smile through her abrasive, unpredictable, unpleasant personality, because inevitably we\'ll deal with clients as bad if not worse. My suggestion is to make a stellar first impression...mostly by sucking up like crazy, and you may (keyword) become a favorite. She only selects about 3-4 per class, and ignores the rest like the obese kids at ballet recital. Take Lange.

She went nuts on us at the end of the quarter...literally went off the lid. Wish someone had recorded it and played to Henry. Avoid this studio and save yourself a lot of frustration with a very impatient and temperamental person-shes not worth your time. And if you do end up in this studio my advice is speak up, ask lots of questions so she feels involved.

\"Wouldnt be nice...\" if Cal Poly drop kicked her outta of studio? Like the previous reviewer said she went ape sh** nuts on us at the end of the quarter. My advice falls in line with everyone elses. Dont take her. And if you have no choice ask lots of questions (even if rhetorical) to make her feel like shes part of the process. No guarantees...but its worth a shot. Good luck and I\'m sorry.