[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDg3MjAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2026-05-10 22:17:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Where do I even start. First, he requires you to buy his own self-published textbook which barely loads half the time. Questions in class are barely answered. The quizzes are a complete guessing game, the wording is deliberately vague. Very unforgiving. Get one thing wrong on his terms and you're penalized, full stop.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDg3MDQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2026-05-10 21:49:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"This course was nothing as expected. Much more difficult than an introductory course and many of my peers felt the same. He was not respectful or nice when questions were asked and you have to BUY his own textbook for the class. He is also not forgiving and is extremely strict. Would not recommend to take.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNzIxNTMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2026-03-21 15:10:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Poorly structured, buggy proctoring extensions for quizzes/tests, needlessly confusing/demanding instructions; don't take if just for credit. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjE1OTQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2026-02-16 17:24:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"funny guy. using prompt injections to catch students using ai. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjY4MTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2025-05-13 17:54:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Literally such an easy class and he makes the grading criteria very clear. He uses his own textbook, but it only costs $15 and honestly if you can't find the money for it you can get by the course just fine without it. Lots of discussion posts with 3-5 replys to get full credit, but its easy and you don't need to have super in depth posts.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjExMTM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2024-12-11 02:08:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Paustian is simply too smart to teach this entry level microbiology course. He requires that his students purchase his textbook for approximately thirty dollars. Yes, he is the author and NO I did not help prepare me for his extremely hard exams. His lectures are mandatory to attend. He goes off topic often and rarely covers basic material.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjA3NTI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2024-12-10 23:41:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Took Dr. Paustian in 101. Consistently changed the syllabus during class, gave rambling and oftentimes unproductive lectures, filling them with his own prospectives and ideas and \"things that we don't have to know\". You are forced to utilize his own, buggy website for practice exams and buy his goofy book (don't do this, unnecessary). ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NzkyNDAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2024-10-07 18:12:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"during lecture he tends to ramble and go onto tangents that aren't relevant to the curriculum. tests are difficult and confusing, and randomly made attendance mandatory. He makes comments that seem rude to students and make students feel dumb for asking questions, especially on Piazza. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:39.342224+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDEyMTQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1328421","instructor_name":"Timothy Paustian","course_label":"MICROBIO100","course_id":"MICROBIO 100","course_uid":"course_b5f639659cb8a96aad25c1b8","review_date":"2021-08-07 04:33:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"More like a 300 level class with some assignments taken out. The level of material given was way higher than any 100 level class, and required previous science knowledge to even barely understand what was going on. Made you buy his textbook, and there were tons of typos and confusing sentences. Didn't require tons of work, but it was frustrating.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1328421","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]