Professor Garro was, at least for my honors project, entirely unhelpful. She gave advice that directly contradicted that of my better-informed faculty advisors. I was one of her favorite students because I turned all of my assignments in on time, because almost every other student fell gravely behind. This put her in a sour mood (she is already a cranky person), and while she didn’t act rude towards me, she said many inappropriate and downright nasty things to other students about their work.

However, if you are in the Lemelson program, you will get out of this class what you pout into it, because it’s pretty much entirely independent work. Just placate her and submit everything on time and you will be fine. Also in class she constantly plays with her own feet in front of everyone and touches her feet with her fingers or swings her bare feet around.

Oh, Dr. Garro. This will be a fun class. Hopefully, you will bond with your cohort and come to love your project. She is fun, adaptable, and really listens. I feel bad because it's really hard teaching a seminar like this. She's sweet, but there are for sure annoying moments with research. Her comments felt a little random at times, and it was hard to understand what she meant or wanted. It felt like the criticism would come intensely and randomly, almost without warning. Other times, it was hard to tell if we were doing a good job or not. A lot of people worried about their grades, but just be aware: She is a CHILL grader. Just try to make the best proposal you can, because it'll make your life easier going forward. Rely on your cohort. It really helps through the program!