Grading policies were constantly changing. So strict about the Poll Ev responses during class. Once he switched our exams to multiple choice, the questions were worded in such a confusing way/barely had anything to do with readings. My TA said many students did bad on the multiple choice. Shilo didn't show the TA's the exam before giving it to us.

A lot of reading: I, an international student, need to read for 10~15 hours a week. Native speakers should read significantly faster than I am, but still a lot. But if you do the reading it's easy to A (a LOT bonus point). Great lectures, really passionate about his specialization. Don't know why other people rate him so low.

We were supposed to have two midterms and a final that were all essays, but then at week five he switched it so the second midterm and final were multiple choice. The first essay midterm was easy but the multiple choice questions (esp on the final) had nothing to do with the readings and lecture notes.

hes a good lecturer but gives his TAs too much power imo. the class itslef is pretty easy as long as you read the assigned readings which is not a lot at all. the TAs have popquizes and essays though, depending on which one you get.

[For CLASS 102] Prof. Shilo gives detailed, engaging lectures, but course expectations seemed too high for what the syllabus offers. While attendance wasn't taken he enforced it somehow, and many assignments were given strange due dates or poorly graded with late feedback. Though he offered the option of a final paper instead of an in-person exam.

Insanely hard and took about 3x more studying than most 5 unit classes. Also, "Elementary Greek" is a misleading name as what you are learning is the Ancient Greek language. My top tips: make tons of note cards, form a study group, participate a lot, review what you've learned daily, and practice, practice, practice. Not for the faint of heart.