Difficult exams but very good at explaining the material at office hours. she seems really nice but don't be fooled.

I got an A. Know the slides first but read the book.

tough teacher covers everything in the book. you need to know everything and she doesn't curve well at all. emphasizes everything equally so you can't tell what is important which makes it so much harder. however, if you ask her to explain something in office hour she very helpful

Horrible professor, the lectures are really dull and most of the slides take information and pictures verbatim from the book...i recommend going and watching your favorite tv show on your laptop to pass the time...for the exams, just know the book in and out and youll be good...i went to class 5 times during the year (for bio 2 as well)andgot an A

She is very nice and really wants students to understand the material. However...her lectures are a bit boring but she shows very cool videos related to the material that help a lot. Basically she is very nice and extremely helpful but the text book will be your bible!

She's by far the best bio lecturer at Rutgers for Gen Bio! She super friendly and approachable and will give great individual attention if you schedule it. shes friendly and makes the most boring part of bio bearable (plant, fungi protists ugh). She does go fast but will stay on the slide or go back if you request for as long as is needed and will

I thought she was a fair lecturer, but she was amazing at her review session. She went over everything that she was going to place on the exam and answered all questions asked. Her exams are an easy B provided you read the book. Strictly speaking, going to lecture isn't necessary to get a good grade on the exam.

If you're usually an A student in biology, she's great to have.Otherwise be careful taking her.She covers everything in great detail and expects you to know it all which can be difficult.But, she is extremely nice and helpful to students, especially during office hours.Just the exams are tough because of the depth of material but she's a nice lady.

She's such a sweetheart. You almost feel bad asking her for help. In my section, she taught the evolution/plant stuff, which are the annoying sections regardless who's teaching. I could not focus in lecture because material was so confusing. Use the text and her lecture notes. Exams are significantly easier and more straight-forward than Martin's.

All the people that are saying negative things about this poor women. SHe is soo HELPFUL and NICE if you go talk to her. Biology is a hard subject at Rutgers and its not about how she teaches it, its about how much time your willing to put into it to study. She is so enthusiastic about helping students and is very empathetic. I recommend her!

She is an awesome teacher. She has an outline of her slides on sakai so tht u can print them out & write all important/missing stuff.if u read the book & understand the concepts, then u should be fine for the exam. she always incorporates videos in her ppt, 2 make it intresting/easier. just go to class, understand the chapter & ask 4help if needed.

If you go to her review, she practically gives you the ecam. I've gotten all A's on her exams. It takes alot of effort, but its gen bio and it is geared towards weeding out pre-meds. She will help you if you want to be helped. Go to her reviews, the last ten minutes will prep you for the exam because she will practically outline the thing for you!

Professor D'arville really is the nicest person at Rutgers. She is a good lecturer, but more importantly she is extremely nice and helpful outside of class. Bio is a lot of material and the course at Rutgers is tough, but she makes it fun and enjoyable. I can't recommend her highly enough!

Shes a nice lady, i rec. attending her office hrs they are helpful, but she needs to teach better she goes off topic very very often!

But She needs to make Bio more interesting, it becomes sooo bored!

She's nice and provides much info, if you question her but the problem is her lectures are dry and wont benefit her students. Also, her reliance on ppt makes her lectures dry and makes the students less engaged. My suggestion is study urself you'll benefit much out of that! Her tests are ok i wont say they are that easy tbh

She's a nice lady. I love the fact she cares of her students and gives him practice questions to ponder for the exam. Her problem is the ppt she teaches are ok...and she wards off too much from the subject area. Her exams may be a bit tricky as well so gl. If i had to retake BIo again i would recommend taking at Busch the lecturer are awesome!!!!!!

She knows A LOT about biology. Her notes have a little "too much" material. It's hard to keep focus because she will TALK on and on and usually end up on a totally irrelevant subject. She know's her stuff, but her methods are not my favorite. I didn't like how she'd run out of time from her endless chatter and then speed up at the end of class...

Great, good teacher, notes are informative and the curve is huge

The bio department at rutgers works to screw you over. The class is reallllly hard regardless of who you have. Getting a C is easy but anything else you have to work for, and work hard. Good luck getting an A its damn near impossible

Way too hard for an introductory level course. Definitely take it with another teacher. Shes a great professor but unless you want to study cancer every second of your day, dont take it.

ITC is not an intro class. You will be bombarded with information to memorize. If you are a rote memorizer this is the class for you.

She's probably one of the best professors I've had. You need to know your material for bio and cancer cause she goes in depth but that's the great thing. I don't think anyone in Rutgers is as qualified to teach the cancer course as she is. She isn't the easiest teacher but if you have a genuine interest in the course she's the best person to have.

nice lady but her lectures are pointless.. she posts diagrams from the book and reads the captions. not the best lecturer

Intro to cancer is def not a 200 level class. The class does require some time but the professor is very helpful and will do her best to explain anything that is unclear through emails and office hours. Interesting class take it!

Not the easiest.. getting a B is fairly easy, getting an A requires you to actually pay attention in class (very difficult) and memorize the slides. Don't even bother getting the "recommended" textbook. Overall she is helpful and accommodating, but very easy to zone out in class

The lectures themselves are less about presenting facts and more about understanding processes - she's big on flow charts and diagrams, less enamored with bullet points. She gives essential exam reviews. I actually did better in her section than the other - supplement with a very brief skimming of the bold stuff in the textbook and you'll do great.

She's a great person, but don't be fooled by that. Her exams were hard, had to know basically everything on her slides, and I took it over the summer with Fund. of Neuro with Uzwiak (did better in his class). Try and take it with another professor if you can. Even though she's a really nice person, your grades will suffer unnecessarily.

got an A in this class and never showed up to class and purely read the book. she means well but her exam reviews aren't useful. she wants the majority of the class to do well and shes very approachable.

This is one of my hardest classes this semester even though the material isn't even that complicated. D'arville makes everything 10x harder and confusing than it is. You don't really need to go to class to get the material so long as you sit with wiki and clarify her powerpoints. Not that difficult of a class. Tests are half mc and half T/F.

By far my favorite science class that i've taken at rutgers! Dr. d'arville explains everything clearly and everything you need to know is online. A lot of memorizing is required, but if you are interested in the subject, it's not bad at all! Got a B+.

Highly recommend this class! Dr d'Arville is so great and I learned so much! I wasn't so interested in cancer before this class but this course really makes it interesting and teaches you a LOT. and if you study you'll do fine on the exams

Professor D'arville is generally a really good and informative professor. She is also extremely helpful and considerate. To get an A, just memorize the lecture slides like a madman after lecture and when the final comes, just review and you'll be ready. Has case studies for which notes are given in class on which the quiz will be based on.

Dr. D'Arville ranged anywhere from a great professor to a completely unfocused rambler from class to class. Some classes she would tell us exactly what we needed to know in an effective manner. Other times she would go on for 10 minutes about nothing and you'd get lost in the word flood. Her review sessions were helpful because she rambled less.

Such a pleasant woman! This class was pretty difficult because of all the information but she had almost everything you needed to study accessible through sakai. I did not prepare for the exams or attend class as much as a should have but still managed to pull of a B.

Shes a sweet lady and shows enthusiasm for what she teaches. The only problem is sometimes she goes above and beyond the material we need to learn and talks about her own stories so her sections are usually a bit behind. But she is extremely helpful and kind if you approach her. If you copy her notes and skim the textbooks the class is a breeze.

Dr. D'Arville isn't a bad lecturer of professor, but I do recommend making your own notes and highlighting everything she covers. You actually understand what she's talking about because you've read it before. Not to mention you won't be rushing like your fellow classmates. This is what I started doing this semester for Bio 2.

She means well but is dry and confusing in her delivery. Slides are well organized. It felt like she was just reading them to us though. Helpful during questions and office hours, she knows her stuff. Outline the "skim" sections thoroughly, then check off what was talked about during class and you'll be good for the exams. Book is awesome.

Amazingly kind woman and wonderful professor. She provides incredible resources and gives fantastic lectures. Very exciting and interesting course. BUT, you must prepare for each exam. You need to be diligent, but not excessively so. Put in the time, look up words you don't understand, & GO TO/take notes in class. It will be smooth sailing.

Professor d'Arville is extremely helpful and a very good teacher. If any of the information is unclear, she will take the time to explain it to you so that you do not have any doubts going into an exam. She definitely takes the time out of her schedule to help any students if they need it. She is very nice and patient when it comes to the course.

Wonderful professor! Her class was extremely interesting, and lectures were quite engaging. She is very knowledgable in this field, and its a great interactive course! Exams are not difficult, just read her power points & memorize.

Professor d'Arville is very nice and down to earth. The class is pretty interesting and if you actually have questions she will help you out. Exams based a lot of lecture notes which she gives out and she makes study guides along with practice sample tests w/ answers. Honestly such a cool professor too if you are interested in the material.

Lectures are packed with information; either spend time listening trying to understand or just typewrite notes and learn material on your own at a later date. Professor D'Arville is a very nice lady, but sometimes the end of lecture is rushed because she runs out of time. Definitely attend review sessions to try to pass the difficult exams!

Memorizing the slides will get you a B, memorizing & understanding will probably get you an A. GO TO CLASS! Some slides aren't included in the pdf she puts on Sakai & there are exam questions from them. In class open-ended case study quizzes, info is given during the previous lecture. Exams are very specific, all multiple choice. Not an easy A.

Whoever says that Dr D'Arville's lectures are boring is either not interested in the subject or has no idea what the professor is talking about due to lack of reading and studying. Dr D'Arville makes the lectures very interesting by presenting case studies which have real life applications. She explains concepts very well & is extremely helpful.

Dr D'Arville presents the material in a very unique way by incorporating medical case studies in her lectures to highlight certain pathologies. In addition, she is extremely helpful & goes the extra mile for anybody who is interested in learning. It's a high quality course & gives a deeper understanding of human endocrinology. Grade must be earned!

She's honestly great. Make a study group, that's what I did! Tests were a bit tricky. Open ended is hard, but she's lenient. Case Studies were fun and informative, clinical assessment at the end was long, almost ran out of time! Take her if you have a good fundamental understanding of cell biology. (especially if you took CBN 270 and 245).

Dr. D'Arville is a very kind and inspirational professor. Although I did well in the class without really paying solid attention in lecture, I definitely regret not talking to her more -- she has some very inspirational and interesting stories to tell about why she ended up in the cancer field. Class overall isn't too difficult.

Professor D'Arville is really sweet. She teaches by PP and will ramble sometimes but for the exams you'll just wind up memorizing the slides- so taking notes isn't necessary. Ask questions when you have them, study for case studies, and memorize PP's using her exam outlines as a guide. Do this and you'll get an A. Super interesting material, too!

Although the prof tends to ramble on about the topic, I found her to be very fair in her exams and grading. As long as you show up to lecture and pay attention you should be guaranteed a B. I had her for intro to cancer and I like the way she also incorporated case studies with the topic. Made the topics make more sense. Overall a great prof.