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Dr. Goodwin is so kind, genuine, and understanding. She was my favourite professor this semester, and her passion for the subject really shines through. Lectures can be a difficult to follow at times and labs + exams are hard, but she does her best to make sure students understand the material.Rate My Professors ↗
Amazing woman. Super accommodating. Don't listen to the other reviews. Obviously you shouldn't take a class you're not interested in or think will be an easy A and complain about it. The content is so interesting and she is the sweetest woman who genuinely cares about her students and their learning.Rate My Professors ↗
Overall Laurel was a very nice woman and always accessible outside and during office hours. She wasn't always the best at explaining advanced topics, but oftentimes the textbook could cover it better. My biggest complaint is that a good chunk of her exam questions (probably about half) were overly specific or tough. It's a lot of information.Rate My Professors ↗
If you don't like geology do not take this class. Very boring. The prof is very unclear and grades harshly. Her exams are harder than they should be.Rate My Professors ↗
Don't mind the 106 naysayers, she does a fine job.Rate My Professors ↗
Laurel is one of the nicest people i have ever met. she's very helpful and willing to talk about anything with you. she really wants her students to succeed. 202 was a difficult class, but required for geol major. she does dumb it down sometimes but that can be helpful too. laurel rules. structural geology does not.Rate My Professors ↗
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