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JORGE ESCALANTE

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Raw average: 2.30/5 from 20 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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MIBO4060R · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Jorge is my PI, so I conduct research for him. He is great, very funny, cares very much about your success. He is also very understanding and flexible.
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MICRO303 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Nice guy but not a good professor. Lectures are extremely vague and includes only pictures. He's even more confusing in office hours. He expects you to know organic chemistry and biochem like he does. Lots of mechanisms and application. Test average was a 52. No curves, no extra credit. Avoid at all cost.
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MCBIO303 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Not a bad person 1 on 1, but terrible email correspondence and doesn't allow you to see your test beyond his scheduled periods. Don't take this without taking ochem, and biochem would really help. Extraneous details detract from main focus, so it's on you to maintain it. Lowest class average of the 3 profs so don't fall behind.
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MICRO303 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
I was worried about escalante from the other reviews before taking the class but was pleasantly surprised. His portion of the class will be MUCH easier if you are in/have taken BIOCHEM (not just chem 343!) His exam questions can be poorly worded but he tries really hard to clarify/answer questions and he is a really nice guy -- not bad if you study
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MICRO303 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Yeah, he is hard but you learn a lot. Plus he is a very nice man.
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MICRO303 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
As he was going through lectures, he always stressed that he would focus on the main ideas of metabolism and structures but, when the exam came around it was details, details, details. Make sure you have taken chem 343 before taking this class with Dr. Escalante. If you do, about half of the material will be much easier. Make sure you don't cram.
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Classes with JORGE ESCALANTE

MICROBIO 990

Research

1–9 credits

MICROBIO 990 is a research course involving full lab and literature review of a microbiology problem, leading to thesis preparation and publication.

No offering record · Spring 2013

Michael ThomasCaitilyn Allen+20 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2013MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2012MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2012MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Spring 2012MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Spring 2012MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2012MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2011MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Fall 2011MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Fall 2011MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2011MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2011MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Spring 2011MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Spring 2011MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2011MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2010MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Fall 2010MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Fall 2010MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2010MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2010MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Spring 2010MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2010MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2009MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Fall 2009MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2009MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2009MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Spring 2009MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2009MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2008MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Fall 2008MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2008MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2008MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Spring 2008MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2008MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2007MICROBIO 303Biology of Microorganisms
Fall 2007MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2007MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2007MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2007MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2006MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2006MICROBIO 990Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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