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Good professor who explains things well, but the class is a lot. There's a semester-long group project, student-led discussions, and outdoor labs in any weather. The final is replaced with a big project with multiple parts, which can feel overwhelming. Not hard material, just a heavy workload.Rate My Professors ↗
Literally the slowest talking, most monotone speaker possibly ever. I literally could not sit through the lectures because I was so depressed by the time they were over. You can put recordings on 1.5 speed and they sound normal.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. H is not a very good professor, but ecology is very easy, so easy that most will be ok even if they study themselves. PS: BIO152 is a disorganized class. You will be tricked by the credits, and the IP will force you to work beyond the time designated to 5 credits, messing up all your schedules. Labs are meaningless. Disappointed.Rate My Professors ↗
cares about the material but has BAD lectures. she doesnt explain concepts well enough and doesnt give you time to write everything down either.Rate My Professors ↗
She's nice but I felt like her slides were less organized than the other 152 lecturers, maybe because her content is more conceptualRate My Professors ↗
Sara is super friendly and approachable, and extremely knowledgeable about trees on campus. Vey easy to make up points on quizzes. However, the class felt disorganized and she rarely set clear expectations for certain due dates, causing me to almost miss a few deadlines. The grading criteria for weekly tree quizzes was also extremely confusing.Rate My Professors ↗
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