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lectures are very unpleasant and hard to follow because of her difficulty with public speaking. stick to the book, everything is straight out of there anyway, and with fewer errors.
Abosolutely the worst professor I have ever encountered. Lectures were unbearable, unclear, verbose, and fustrating. Do everything you can do to avoid her unless you have a good grasp of advanced collegiate Biolaogy.
She's incredibly smart, but unable to teach a 1000 level course. Unable to answer questions with clarity. DIFFICULT TESTS and little assistance.
Very intelligent instructor but very new to teaching especially to large forum lecture. PPT lecture but slides were so fast you could take good notes. Questions wer enot answered clearly and uses a database from the text publisher that far exceeded the depth of what she covered. I agree do whatever you can to avoid this until she improves.
Bad Teacher, horrible public speaking skills. Very intelligent woman but has a very hard time conveying the point. Goes slowly over the unimportant topics and flys through whats on the test. Tests are hard, and it is almost impossible to pay attention to a whole lecture.
This is my second time taking the course, and she is 100 times better than my last professor. The class in general is very difficult, but she does do a good job in making the material a little more understandable. She does not have the best public speaking ability, but her tests are fair and she cares about what she is teaching.
Hard to follow
Poor teaching skills, very intelligent person, but cannot convey the point well at all. Test are very difficult.
Charge in lab section of 1009. Very ridiculous quiz!!! Stay away from this person!
She isn't a nice person, doesn't seem to care about students. Definitely needs to improve public speaking/communication skills. Belongs in a lab, not in a lecture.
Just don't take her lectures. Her midterm of about 11 chapters and 13 weeks worth of class was 90% based on one topic she barely talked about. Her practice test had nothing to do with her actual test. She and her TAs DO NOT communicate. I don't understand anything she tries to convey. Just don't do it. She belongs in a lab, not up front.
Horrible teacher, obvious shes only here for research. Not engaging, fell asleep almost every class without meaning too, confusing, just overall awful. Avoid at all cost.
Horrible professor, lectures are terrible. Her midterms are literally impossible. Asking questions is like talking to a wall. Avoid her class for your sanity.
Professor Scott needs to brush up on her public speaking skills. She's confusing to listen to and seems to focus too much on the things she likes the most while skimming over the important stuff that's actually on the tests. Avoid her for biology if you can.
Dr. Scott is brilliant but not the most clear when teaching. She knows an extreme amount of biology and genuinely tries to make her students interested. However, she is hard to follow, her exams are not impossible but are difficult. Lots of self/group studying will be needed to succeed. If this is a first bio class, I do not recommend Dr. Scott.
Needs to understand reading bullet points off a power point is not an efficient lecture. Learned nothing from her, without the textbook would have failed. Very boring, but lectures are required because of surprise quizzes throughout the semester. AVOID.
For general bio, I thought it was very difficult. Very clear grading criteria, good luck hitting the A though. The exams are way more specific than what was covered in class. And there is some extensive genetics involved later in the semester. Boring labs. Get ready to read and read well, or you're toast. FYI, has pop quizzes. So don't skip.
Although you can tell she knows her stuff, she is bad a teaching it. She pretty much reads off the slides, and her monotone voice doesn't help. I would have sat in bed looking at the slides online, but there are 10 random lecture quizzes. That being said, the class total was nicely curved and she provided helpful lecture notes and a practice test.
Not going to lie - this class was difficult, but it can definitely be done. The tests are far more detailed than the lectures. Be prepared to find outside help (online videos, TAs, etc) if you have not taken other bio. Study with groups and read every chapter. If you pay VERY close attention and take notes during the lectures, it will pay off.
Worst class ever. Lectures are long and tedious. Cheryl knows the information but doesn't know how to communicate it- stumbles a lot. Tests are nearly impossible. Get a study group early on. You'll get more info from the book but you need to show up to lectures because of pop quizzes. Good luck and keep up with the readings!!
She is very smart, but not good at teaching biology. Her lectures jump around topics, and she goes through them really fast. Lots of group work, that isn't even graded. I would NOT recommend taking her. I find biology interesting, and she has a way of making it very, very boring and confusing.
Prof Scott is very intelligent, but she has a hard time speaking in a lecture setting. She seems to get stuckjumbled a lot when she is explaining the material in lecture. However, the book is a pretty good read, and the tests aren't too hard if you study her notes and do the practice tests.
Spends a lot of time avoiding answering questions she doesn't have a clue about that people ask her. "um... well... We uh... we don't know much about xyy children. But they are mostly a female." Nice try Cheryl. The worst part is as this class is introductory, most students eat it up. Slow lecturerspeaker, fall asleep every time. Stay away.
Cheryl is a great professor. She tests based on what's in the lectures. I suggest reading the book prior to class and recording the lectures - sometimes she can go through things a little too fast. She's always there to help and encourages her students. I really love her!
Terrible. Took her Bio 1009. Her teaching is so dry. Needs to stay lab to conduct research and not teach. DO NOT TAKE!
Prof. Scott is such a caring, sweet lady. She does want you to work hard, and expects you to read and study. She wants you to do well, and puts in effort to make sure everyone understands. She is soft-spoken, so some people don't like that. I really enjoyed having her as my prof this summer.
Lectures are extremely boring and she speaks very slowly, but she does take her time on explaining things to make sure the students understand. She makes us work in groups sometimes on worksheets and that also helped me learn a lot. She is also helpful in that she gives study guides for exams.
Good instructor, knows what she's talking about. Class felt a little bit like high school, but it was nice because she sometimes graded in class activities. Tests were hard; I think reading the chapters was necessary to do well. Very comprehensive syllabus/grading criteria which was nice.
She was my lecturer for the second half of the semester. I gave up trying to pay attention in lecture (she was a bit hard to follow) and just read the textbook after class and did fine. She gives lecture quizzes at strange times, not just at the beginning of class so you can leave afterwards, so attending is important.
Cheryl is a nice lady but not a great professor. The lectures get really boring and the material gets very confusing. She does her best to explain the material but it is still difficult to understand. Pop quizzes are given that can be somewhat difficult. The tests are hard even when studying is done but are passable.
This class in general is a bore. Advice: do really well in lab! Those quiz points add up and so do in class quizzes. Its a pt. based course. Had her for half the term and she did in-class worksheets, which were nice breaks from lecture. Tests aren't bad, its just that they throw in some random questions that you might have to know more in details.
Dr. Scott tries to bring participation into the classroom, but it ends up making you try to understand activities rather than pushing your understanding of the material. Combining readings with her lectures should give you enough to pass the tests. The class is usually curved a bit. Her lecturing ability is pretty low.. She's kinda boring.
Professor Scott's lectures isn't the most interesting, but very informative. Textbook was more helpful. You can easily pass this course by doing really well in lab, participate in group (in-class), do well on class quizzes and you don't even have to try hard on the exam, and still pass.
Be sure to read the book and attend lectures regularly, otherwise you'll fall behind and fail
I basically learned everything from the textbook. I recommend going to all of the lectures and then reading the material she lectured on immediately after. It really helped me understand and made her lectures a lot less confusing. Definitely need to put in the work outside of class. She does provide study guides and practice tests which is nice!
Professor Scott really tries hard to make sure everyone understands the material - to the point where it almost seems like a high school biology class. Unfortunately, her lectures are quite dry (she trips up quite a bit and has trouble with phrasing) and her wording on her quizzes and tests are strange to say the least.
Cheryl is a really nice person, but not a great professor. Her lectures tend to be pretty boring, which is a shame because the material is interesting. The monotony of listening to her talk was broken by a group worksheet at the end of (almost) every lecture class.
She is a good professor and does her best so that everyone understands the material. She lectures and then does group activities; her style of teaching helps you better digest the material & assists you to stay focused throughout the lecture. The tests are hard; I would recommend reading the book and the chapters' summaries.
Dr. Scott is a good lecturer. I've found that her style of teaching (e.g proving chapter sheets online, doing in-class group work) helped me learn the materials she taught. I only wished that she taught the beginning of the course this semester versus teaching only the second half. My grade took a ding for the first half of the semester.
Cheryl is a very nice person, but her lectures were kind of dry. She gives you the option of extra credit points by taking surveys which is nice. She also lets you take the lecture quizzes online so you don't have to go to class. She is good about responding to emails.
She's a great professor. Her lectures and in-class activities are very helpful for exams. You still have to study a lot on your own, but she did help out a lot in understanding and learning the material in lectures.
Sit near the front! She's a great teacher and she is really good about making sure you know what will be on the test. She gives in-class activities at the end of every lecture which helps retain the information. She also posts the powerpoints and outlines the chapter. She's straight and to the point and you can get an A as long as you pay attention
Professor Scott is very dry and no-nonsense. She knows her stuff and can answer almost any question. Puts slides up before class, but you still need to go to lectures because she elaborates in great detail.
Professor Scott's lectures are very dry and she always had trouble coming up with the right phrasing when explaining topics which made it very hard to follow and understand. Her powerpoints are only pictures, so going back through them doesn't help. Reading the textbook helps, but the tests are still difficult and are not based on her lectures.
She was the worst professor I've had at the University. Her lectures are extremely unorganized and she does not care for her students' success. The tests were extremely difficult and she did not prepare you for them at all.
One of the worst professors I have had. Her study guide just has everything we covered, her sample test is nothing near what the actual test is, her power points suck. One of her slides was just a picture of a lake. We had 2 "case studies" which was just glorified homework and tried to use buzz words to make it interesting. Take is pass/fail.
She is extremely smart, however, that backfires since she understands the material too well to simplify it. Her moodle is basically useless, it barely helps with the lectures and doesn't help for the exams. Her lectures are dry and messy. Her powerpoint are usually one word or picture on a slide, and she stumbles over her words constantly.
I like Scott because the last 30 minutes of class you get into your group which she makes with people in the same lab as you. The reason why I like this is that it not only helps refresh what we learn but it's a way to stay awake and attentive and talk through problems with those in your group. However I do currently have a D along with many others
Professor Scott does not know how to teach biology. This is an entry level class and she did not curve the class when the average at the end of the semester was a C-. This is unacceptable. Her tests were nothing like her practice exams. Lab was completely dependent on the TA so scores were all across the board. TA's made lab tests.
Cheryl is a great professor. As others have said, not the best speaker, but it's easy to understand her. She's very clear and to the point. Provides study guides and practice questions, some of which show up on exams. Very easy to do well as long as you put in a decent amount of effort - read the book and pay attention and you'll do fine.
Dr. Scott is one of the best 1009 professors. I really enjoyed her. Again, not the best speaker but her style of teaching is really effective. Her quizzes and test are fair as well. She has a higher average percentage than the other professor she teaches with.
Show up to class and do the group work, because at the end you'll get full credit for one of the quizzes and tbh all points really do help. Lab scores make up a significant portion of your grade in this class. GOOGLE THE QUIZ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, its the best way to study as exam questions are pulled from the textbook test bank.
Cheryl is a very caring professor and always willing to meet for questions and give feedback. The tests are not too bad IF and only if you study... HARD! Its a lot of little details that you are tested on, which is fine, but make sure you read and go over the practice tests she provides.
Don't listen to any of these reviews but this one. Cheryl cares about her students. This class is not difficult if you are willing to put in the effort to read the chapters. The tests come directly from the book, and her lectures are meant to push you towards important sections in the material. Attend the lectures and read the book/take notes.
Professor Scott is very helpful and provides in class review for the tests. She goes through the material slowly and is very supportive of all the students.
Cheryl is very vague and not helpful. Her lectures make no sense, and when questions are asked, she rewords the question as her answer. I believe she makes sense because she is so intelligent and knows a lot about biology that she cannot explain it, almost like trying to teach someone to breathe. You can't teach it, you just know it.
Scott taught my lecture for the second half of the semester, and my grade dramatically improved from where it was sitting at midterm. Her slides are mainly pictures, but she explains all of the material without just reading off her powerpoint and is clearly very knowledgeable. Group worksheets in class are helpful for reinforcing lecture material
She has a weird grading system and is not the best teacher; she talks fast and does not teach everything that is on quizzes or the worksheets, so reading the textbook and taking good notes is a must. Scott seems rough around the edges and is kind of a tough grader, but she actually does care about the success of her students (at least I thought so)
Cheryl doesnt give you the tools you need to succeed in her class unlike other BIOL 1009 professors. The lectures are very basic, quizzes and exam are very very specific and your best bet is to take the course with someone else.
I took her for BIOL1009 because she was the only option, and I wish I would have waited and taken it with someone else. Her lectures are hard to follow and are mostly powerpoints with nothing but pictures. Her exams aren't hard if you study, but are nothing like the quizzes or practice problems. The textbook will be your best bet for learning.
Professor Scott is an awful professor and I relied almost entirely on the book and the TA's. She does not establish a clear base and instead starts teaching with the assumption that everyone knows the material a little bit already. Lecture quizzes are easy points as well as lab points and the grading was very clear. Barely got the A
She seems like a sweet lady but her lectures are boring and not at all informative. PPTs are just pictures, hardly any highlighted terms. I skipped 1/3 of the lectures but got an A because I relied entirely on the textbook. Wasn't a problem for me because I learn by reading. But if you don't have that time or isn't your style, choose a diff prof.
Wouldn't recommend skipping, as her slides are mostly bulletpoints and pics and a lot of the important info is stuff she says in class. I appreciate how she doesn't dwell on stuff that won't be important in class. Also rlly appreciate the study guide and practice questions she provided. She pushed for group work, which helped me review the lesson
She does not utilize the 75 min lecture to its fullest. She runs through the lecture notes in 45 min and uses the remaining time to work on non-graded worksheets, which are not helpful. She said that she would test us solely on what was explicitly brought up during lecture, but has deviated from that and tests us on facts not in the textbook.
Do not take BIOL1009 with her if you possibly can avoid it. This was, without a doubt, the most frustrating class I have ever taken. Due dates are unclear, make sure you know exactly when you need to have things done. Paying attention in class is useless, and if you don't fall asleep, I commend you. Just read the textbook.
Dr. Scott is really nice one on one but her lectures were so boring. To pass just read half the chapter the lecture will be on the night before, go to class and just read the rest. Sit in the back and put in headphones literally you dont have to listen to her.
Not the best at teaching, but class is not too hard so getting a good grade is not hard. Material learned is stuff you probably learned in high school bio. Wish she would have gone into more depth with some things.
Her lectures are super boring I find myself zoning out a lot. I feel like she doesn't really know her audience and doesn't teach at a level where everyone can understand. She makes biology ten times harder to learn than it should be. It's like putting a blind person in the drivers seat and expecting them to drive properly.
Does little to explain the content, does not provide information in a clear manner, and is generally unorganized. Her notes slides are images, and if you don't catch something as she says it in class you just may be screwed. Hard to know when things are due, and the class is made exponentially harder by her poor instruction.
She whizzes through her slides so you have no chance to take notes but then basically says "study the lecture material" for exams. Lecture, where she says a bunch of facts in monotone without explaining why or how, is required. Taught myself everything I learned so far off Khan Academy with no help from her lectures. Just had an exam on 12 chapters
Literally the worst professor I have ever had. Haven't learned one thing from her lectures, she flies through the notes, then you do a worksheet on what you supposedly "learned". Find another option if you can
Lecture: She is really hard to listen to because of her scratchy voice, lectures are boring but give you all the information you need for the tests. Just looking over the slides and note sheet that she posts is not enough and you need to literally know/understand everything for the tests lol.
Cheryl is not a mean woman, but her lectures are useless. In fall 2019 semester, lectures are about 30-45 minutes long, and then you spend the rest of the time working on a packet with people next to you which is basically a glorified attendance sheet. She flies through the lectures and her slides only have pictures from book. Avoid at all costs.
Do NOT take biol 1009 with Cheryl. Lectures are useless and her tests are very hard. The class is taught assuming that everyone has a background in biology and chemistry and if you don't remember what you learned in high school or other bio classes, good luck. Lab portion is also difficult and doesn't relate very well to lecture. AVOID THIS PROF.
She is probably the worst teacher of anything that I have ever had in my life. She goes through the slides in the lecture stupid fast and gives no time to write anything down. Her slides are all pictures and hardly explains anything. If you can't write down every word she says in the lectures, you're screwed. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID.
Cheryl will talk for 30 minutes and then have us do nongraded worksheets. She seems to have a hard time dumbing things down for people who haven't taken bio in a few years. Wouldn't recommend
Honestly the worst professor I have ever had. I did not come with a biology background and she made no sense whatsoever. I attended every lecture and paid attention and the tests were SO HARD. She makes no sense in lecture and literally just points a broken pointer to her picture slides that do not help your understanding at all.
Scott is probably the worst lecturer I have ever had. SO boring. I stopped going to lecture because her end-of-lecture homework isn't even for attendance or a grade. The tests are difficult, your best bet to do well is just reading the textbook and taking the practice exams. Going to lecture is a waste of time unless you've read the chapter first.
Cheryl thinks all of her students are at her knowledge level. Her lectures are not worth to go to because she goes through the slides quickly and barely explains. The tests are the hardest thing I have ever done. She made me want to change my major. Stay away from her. Also she doesnt curve!:)
AVOID! This professor, Scott is not a good instructor. She goes by so fast on her slides, explains concepts and topics in a very confusing and hard way. I stopped going to her class and started to read the textbook because she can not teach! NEVER AGAIN! Avoid at ALL cost! I forgot to look at this website and I made a huge mistake. AVOID!!!!
Her lectures were essentially worthless as she moved way too fast and the powerpoints were just pictures vaguely related to what she was discussing.
Her lectures were essentially useless with ungraded worksheets at the end that were much more difficult than the material she taught. Exams had very specific questions on material that was not emphasized in the class. I got by with just reading the book, but if you haven't taken chem or bio before then this class is probably going to be awful.
She barely taught anything in the class. If you want a good grade, get the textbook and read and study. It would hardly make any difference if you skipped the class or not, she barely made any sense anyway. So read, read n read the textbook. Also, she has weekly quizzes, so you need to read 2 chpts from the txtbook every week and take notes.
While it's kind of flattering that she thinks we have a lot of prior knowledge, the lectures aren't so great. I don't doubt her expertise, but I feel like there's some gaps in understanding in the lectures. Most of the time, lecture material flew over our heads--at best, we have a vague understanding. But not enough to be confident going into tests
Professor Scott is terrible at lecturing. She seems very knowledgeable but she is all over the place and when asked a question, she seems to muddle up the topic even more. Expect to be reading the book and watching a lot of Khan academy to understand the topics. The only reason I pulled off an A is because of previous experience in biology.
If you would like notes or interesting lectures don't take Cheryl. I basically had to teach myself everything since her notes just don't do anything. Her lectures might possibly be the most boring thing ever. Her tests are on specific details which means you need to study details and not concepts. Overall, she is far worse than any Biology profs.
The worst teacher I have ever had, avoid at all costs. The only thing that got me through the class was notes from a friend who was in Sue Gibson's lecture, who is a much better teacher. All Cheryl does during class is rant in front of photos. The study guides do not reflect the test at all. Cheryl wouldn't even be qualified to teach kindergarten.
Overall, shes a really nice person, but I didnt enjoy her teaching style. She goes through the lectures really fast and didnt give us time to process the material. Her quizzes/lecture assignments/exams are VERY detailed orientated which makes them quite tough. In order to do well, read the textbook before the lecture and take good notes!
Dry lectures, she didn't seem to care much about her students, gave us MORE work after classes got moved online, and changed her policy from 3 attempts on homework assignments to 1. If you can take 1009/1009h with someone else you should. Also if you're like me and could've skipped it because of AP credit, then skip it, I learned nothing new.
Dr. Scott was an okay professor, she presented material rather quickly in lectures which would sometimes end 15 minutes or more before the end of the class period. However, that was my only real grievance, she did a perfectly adequate job otherwise.
Prof. Scott's grading and assignment information was unclear the entire semester and her lectures had only pictures so unless you listened to every word, there was no way you'd get enough info down. Tests were specific and worth many more points compared to other STEM classes. She was not very accommodating when we switched online due to COVID-19.
There are no lectures, you have to read the textbook & teach yourself. They ask you to read 4-5 chapters every week with additional homework & lab work in between. Each chapter is HEFTY & has an in book quiz that has like 206 questions that are graded. How does she expect us to complete all that + hw + lab work AND study for the exam?! WORST CLASS!
Lectures are very important to attend, but otherwise you need to study the textbook religiously in order to pass the class. The lab portion is very easy, but the tests cover the textbook and not much of the lectures. Luckily, she does curve the class.
No lectures, poorly organized classes, too many assignments. Its test week, and we actually have a projected 10 hours worth of assigned work outside of studying. The tests are on massive quantities of material. 7 huge chapters! Class wasn't designed for students to retain any. Not a valuable learning experience. Find a different instructor
Scott did nothing to make this class accessible for covid. How are you a professor but produce no lectures? My other asynchronous courses have lecture! I taught myself this entire class purely by reading the textbook. I took 3 entire notebook pages worth of notes and I need a 110% to raise my 89.4 to a 90. At least 30hr/wk of work, won't get an A.
the biggest thing I can say is go to lecture, and take notes on a laptop if you can. I would type up what was on the powerpoint before class and then type pretty much everything she said during lecture. no need to read the book if you do this. she says everything you need to know, but FAST. lab TAs help clarify. NOTE: I took this class pre-COVID
Prof Scott assigns so much work each week that you never actually have time to absorb the material. Greater quantity does not always mean greater quality. It is manageable to get an A but I spent 30+ hours a week for it. The topics covered were actually interesting just not taught well. If you want to learn something, this is the wrong class.
The tests have nothing to do with anything you learn yet theyre worth most of your grade. Tons of homework that counts for almost nothing. Worst class honestly. The exams are so specific so you never know what to study for. Study guide is useless. Dont take this class with Scott, shes actually awful. Seriously just find a different professor.
This professor is the most unsupportive and unhelpful professor ever! She isn't clear about anything and makes you literally learn all the material by yourself. She doesn't lecture and makes you read 30hrs of reading every week not knowing what you just read. The lab of this class was an easy A, but take this class only if you can teach yourself.
Dr. Scott is very willing to answer questions, however, some of the homework assignments and resources do not correlate well with what will be on the exams. The exams can ask very specific questions, so make sure you understand the material properly. There are only two exams and one final, and the class covers about two chapters per week.
The lectures never covered what was on tests & quizzesI had to read the textbook and teach myself to learn anything. Get ready to read if you want to do well.
Professor Scott is very knowledgeable, but she isnt the best at teaching. The TAs are very coordinated with her, and the flow of the class is nice. To succeed in this class, lecture is very important. It emphasizes what is important to know. The textbook helps explain it better, but it has a lot of stuff you dont need.
Professor Scott's lectures can be confusing at times but it is nice that she does a conclusion at the end of every lecture. The lab part is easy but the tests are very difficult. Make sure to read the book if you get confused in class
This is literally the worst professor Ive ever had. The tests are completely unrelated to the lectures and Scott expects you to memorize every minuscule detail in the textbook to pass the tests. The worksheets are also a complete waste of time because you cant even keep them.
I did the absolute bare minimum necessary to pass. I didn't go to a single lecture, I didn't read a single page of the textbook, nada and I still passed. You can only miss three labs, otherwise attendance doesn't matter. No homework besides easy lecture quizzes on Saturdays. I also passed most exams. Final grade total points accumulated, not %
Her lectures consist of her reading slides at light speed and poorly answering questions. She is unenthusiastic and fosters a hostile environment in class. Would not recommend for anyone who does not have to take this class.
Really difficult midterms. The class should be curved a lot more generously. There's no way to effectively study for the exams unless you're able to memorize every detail of the textbook/lectures. Honestly horrible teaching for such a vital and fundamental subject. Disappointing.
I seriously don't know why she has so many bad reviews. She tells you what you need to study for the exams when lecturing and answers any questions you have. I learned a ton just based on the lectures. The content sometimes went kinda fast, but there's a lot to cover. If you do the work, study, and attend the lectures you'll be completely fine.
Dr. Scott is very kind, and clearly very intelligent. She is an inspiration as a woman in the biological sciences field and I really enjoyed her class. It was super challenging, but you can succeed if you put in the effort. She also has a good sense of humor and joked around with the class. If you take this class be ready to work hard!!
I don't know why she has so many bad reviews, she is so sweet and helpful and I feel like a lot of the bad reviews stem from people simply being frustrated with the material as opposed to the professor. Biology is hard, not matter who teaches it. Scott is a step up from many of the professors I've had here and I liked her class a lot.
Dr. Scott is a solid professor to have as long as you understand how the class is structured and ask questions! Seriously, biology can be pretty difficult, but Dr. Scott is always willing to answer questions and explain things after class. If you don't know something, just go down and ask her, she's super nice to talk to.
She gets a lot of hate, but I liked her a lot. She has a tough subject to teach with a ton of material to cover. It's A LOT of reading but doable by just skimming. Lectures were a bit boring but she's very knowledgable and answers questions well. I suggest staying ahead and taking advantage of quizzes and labs because the exams are tough
Lecture heavy. Lab is repetitive and tests hard. Didn't tell use how to access reading questions at start of semester. You can tell she's passionate in biology and teaching, but its not the most interactive or exciting class. People can struggle in this class, but she drops your lowest grading test+quizzes, which is helpful and appreciated.
Cheryl Scott will put you to sleep in lecture and not give any useful information that you will need to know for exams. The final is not at all like any of the other exams and very lengthy.
There is a lecture and lab portion.. the lab requires a lot more work than lecture. In lab we had 3 prelab quizzes, 3 major lab quizzes and 3 reflections. We had to also work on a project with a group this portion of the class is all lead by a TA. For Lecture we had 3 midterm exams and 1 final, ONE is dropped ( can be the final if you want).
Prof was very helpful when we had questions. You could tell she wanted to help her students to succeed. Paying attention in lectures goes a long way! Same w participating in worksheet activities at the end of lectures. She had four tests, lowest got dropped. 25 lecture quizzes throughout the semester that were not too bad; lowest 2 got dropped.
In order to do well in Professor Scott's class you have to read the textbook or at least skim through it before class. There is a lot of unnecessary material in the textbook but it makes lectures easier to understand. There is a lot of content within each lecture. Overall, she is not a bad professor but I felt like I had to do a lot of outside work
Cheryl is a G. She gets a lot of hate but she had a super tough subject to cover, she's is super fun once you talk and get to know her.
If you take the time to talk to and get to know Cheryl, it will make the class a lot more enjoyable. Her lectures can be hard to get through and listen to but reading the textbook and taking notes is sufficient.
Dr. Scott is an amazing professor. Her lectures are fantastic and the worksheets she does in class help solidify the material in your mind. She also posts lecture notes and a practice exam for each midterm + the final, and the final is not cumulative! The lecture quizzes are online and you're given 3 attempts, and the lowest two are dropped.
Prof Scott flies through content in lectures, so you will need to read the textbook to understand concepts. That being said, she gives you so many resources to study and 3 attempts on all quizzes and reading questions. It is not hard if you are willing to put the time in. Exams take some questions straight from the study guide and quizzes.
TAKE. SOMEONE. ELSE. for biology. please I beg. All she did was read off slides and we did useless in-class group work. pls... take someone else...
Professor Scott cares a lot, and she is always willing to help out and extend offers of assistance if needed. Yes, her class is hard, but if you study her lectures, pay attention, and show up to class then you'll be fine. Just don't focus too hard and studying the book.
She goes over the slides way too fast and expects too much from students who haven't taken biology in 3 or more years.
She gives the most mundane lectures known to man, and does an awful job expanding on subjects when people have questions. She is not very available outside of class, or inside of class for that matter. She strictly reads off of slides but makes participation in class mandatory, while learning on your own would likely be easier.
Boy oh boy what a class. Prof. Scott just reads off slides. She also requires attended for lecture and makes us do group work during the lecture which was useless and not helpful to anyone. The exams were also quite hard and not very intro to bio friendly. I enjoyed the lab part of this course. Shoutout to my TA - Andie Baker, she was amazing!
Prof. Scott reads off the lecture slides with little to no explanation on certain points students have questions on. The worksheets for attendance are not useful for retaining information, none of the problems in the worksheets show up on exams. Communication in this class is disappointing as Prof. Scott is only available during/after lecture.
nuff said.
So boring, her lectures make it impossible to listen and learn. Your whole grade is made up of 4 exams basically, which aren't very hard if you study, and then the lab. The lab is very easy and all the TAs are chill.
I withdrew from her class because she never explained her lectures well enough to understand, so be ready to teach yourself half of the time. very homework-heavy, exams are hard only if you don't study, so prepare in advance. The Ta's in the labs are so chill, I love them.
can't explain anything in a way that you are able to retain. If you dont fully process the lectures and try to read everything in the text book your basically screwed. She also doesn't care if you do well, and sucks at responding to emails if you try ot get extra information about anything. Lectures will put you to sleep.
Doesn't really lecture(slides are only pictures). Expects you to know everything. Doesn't really answer questions. Going to lectures is useless. I suggest using pearson + to study. Don't skip the lecture Quizzes it'll help to boost your grade.
This professor was honestly not good. She spent all of 20 minutes lecturing at least 30 slides on average and would require you to meet with groups at the end of each very awfully presented slideshow to work together to finish worksheets. If you did bad on the exams, you will fail. She does not curve. Nor teach.
lectures were mostly reading off of slides with some extra commentary. for me it was way easier to take notes on the textbook (though the chapters were long) than try to keep up with lectures. quizzes + hw questions were easy. exams weren't cumulative and the final chapter was very easy. lab was easy, TAs chill. shoutout michael
Doesn't really teach, just reads off of slides. Easy quizzes and homework but exams are pretty tough if you don't read the textbook.
horrible at expounding/teaching on any of the subjects throughout the semester. The worst part is the lack of charisma; the teacher is very monotone and seems to be annoyed by being there. Retook this class and got a B with another professor. Don't settle for this professor.
Although Dr. Scott reads off the slides, she has provided me more clarity and much clearer explanations that any Biology instructor I've ever had. She is a very kind person and seems interested in the course topics. During our group work at the end of lecture, Dr. Scott walks around to help check our work and answer questions, which she does kindly
When she lectures she seem to be going in depth on topics that never reach tests.There are 3 midterms and a final.Don't expect to be prepared, because you never will.Whenever in lecture she loses herself and forgets steps or topics,watching her lecture is like watching an old person stumble and fall down a couple flight of stairs.
the lecture is so useless but the class itself is easy. the exams are surface level almost like a highschool bio class. half the stuff mentioned in class and detailed in the textbook will never show up in quizzes or exams so dont stress over complicated material. i fall asleep in this class everyday and get As. professor is nice but boring
Cheryll Scott was an okay professor. The first week we had to read 7 chapters and I am not even kidding I wish I was. Overall her slideshows kind of suck and she is not very great at explaining things, she will loose herself occasionally and it really just sucks. Overall I would no recommend her, but she does seem to care. Mainly here for research.
Great teacher. You will not understand her lectures much if you do not read beforehand. This is quite typical of a college course. Tests were fair as long as you attend lecture and read.
Ugh. This class has made me want to drop out frequently
Prof Scott is not the worst. Her lectures are ok but she very goes through slides very quickly. She is also very monotone in her voice, and does not really go into depth on some topics that will show up on the midterms. If you honestly put in the work to read the text book and show up to class its pretty easy to understand the content.
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