DO NOT TAKE! She is the most confusing professor you will ever have. Even though she allows a notecard, it is pointless because she is so unclear and test questions are unfair (no partial credit for check all that apply and very picky on short answer). You wont learn anything because she's so unclear and goes into more detail than other professors

DONT take. She is extremely unclear & goes on rants often when a student asks a simple question (yet her rant has no point because she's freaking confusing). Even though you get a note card, the tests are tough because she asks super specific and unimportant info (no partial on check all the apply and takes points of unfairly for short answers).

I cannot even express my anger with this class. Horrible grader. Will never give you full credit on a short answer. You will learn nothing. If you get an 89.99999 as your final grade she WONT round it up to a 90 which is just evil

This professor is one of the worst I've ever had. Although she may be nice outside of class, beware of her in the classroom. If you're not on her good side you're screwed. If you're on her good side, you're still not safe. She was unfair on many occasions, letting her personal issues with students affect the way she teaches and grades. Don't do it

She's condescending and absolutely horrible sometimes. I felt bullied and scared to ask questions. Outside of class and once you pass, she's so nice. But in class, she's the worse

Does not care about students. Very condescending. Rude, unapproachable, has favorites. Do not take this class with her. Avoid at all costs. Waste of my parents money for sure.

She rambles, she gets sidetrack easily. She is disorganized, pointless slides she never get rid off. She does not flow into the material but jumps around constantly. Her wording for quizzes and test are confusing and not straight forward. She comes too late to class, and procrastinate for 15 minutes of the time. She makes the class difficult.

Class was all over the place. Most of us were failing the whole time. Tries to give extra credit, but it barely does anything to raise the overall grade. This class put so much stress on me throughout the semester. It took so much out of me. The most stressful thing I ever had to do in my entire life.

Worst class I've ever dealt with. She is only willing to help you if she likes you or if she feels like it. Way too much work for a 1 credit, especially during finals week. Get ready to set your finals aside to do unnecessary work for her class. Gives bad grades for absolutely no reason and doesn't care that we are in a pandemic and have other work

Very difficult and unfair grader, depends on her mood that day. Would often show up to class flustered and disorganized. Gave multiple 3-4 hour long assignments during finals week and graded them very harshly saying I "clearly did not put in the work others had" when I had spent 4 hours on the assignment to make sure it was good. Not understanding.

Do not take Prof. Graesser. She does not care if you have a learning disability that affects performance in the class such as online assignments. Extremely impatient and thinks shes trying to help just if you show up to her office hours.

The entire microbiology department at Quinnipiac needs to be fired and rehired. They are all awful BUT as a senior I have never come across a professor who is such a tough grader! No matter how much effort you put in you will not get full credit. She is so nit picky and particular. She also talks way too much and wastes class time. So much work

Class wasnt hard but lots of assignments every week which were long, but no exams. Attendance isnt mandatory but she gets mad when only 5 students show up & gives them "attendance bonus points" & puts questions on assignments that pertain to things she only said in class. U can prob take her but beware she is unhelpful & doesnt care about students

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. SHE IS A HORRIBLE PROFESSOR, discriminates against students, makes them cry, and shows up to class sick. Really not helpful if you have an issue or need help. Very rude and not understanding.

Horrible teaching style she reads off a powerpoint . Gives out hours of hw that is only open on the weekend for a day or 2. Although there is not any tests, she makes weekly group assignments with extremely challenging questions. I would not mind the challenge if she actually taught. Dont use her lectures or shell report you for plagiarism Fire her

worst professor ever, dont ask for help what so ever she will just make you feel stupid. I think being rude to students make her sleep better at night. I feel bad for her actual children they are going to be messed up for life after having her as a mother

I got an A in anatomy and anatomy lab and now I am failing this class thats supposed to be way easier. shes literally so rude and talks bad about other students. cant wait for this class to be over literally the worst professor I've ever had at quinnipiac. if you want to get yelled at every week then take her.

Literally reads off the powerpoints and exams are confusing. Will be rude to you and doesn't care about your lives outside of class even if you are sick. Don't ever take her.

Graesser should not be a professor.She is very smart and knows her stuff, but is awful when it comes to actually teaching students.She makes you feel like an idiot if you ask her to restate something or ask a simple question.I ended up almost failing because she was so hard to approach and was the toughest grader I've ever had.Want my money back!

Allowed cheating

If I could give her a 0 I would. The most degrading, disrespectful, unkind person I have ever met in my life. Is not accessible outside of class, gives students whatever grade she wants not the grade they actually received, is racist and derogatory towards students.She made the class absolutely miserable for me. She needs to be fired IMMEDIATELY!

This course was incredibly hard for something that shouldn't be. She has 4 exams and a movie assignment. The exams are impossible, they are open book but have nothing to do with the PowerPoint, studying is useless. On top of that hard grader and so uptight about students cheating.

I am never one to write a bad review but Dr. Graesser is an exception. She is an extremely harsh grader and can be very rude. She can talk down on you and make you feel stupid for asking a question. She does have a "funny" side that comes out sometimes, but generally she is very serious and strict. If you have the option, take another professor.

HORRIABLY AVOID!!! straight A student and almost failed. The school gets complaints every year and does nothing about it, but they know she's an issue. For example, asking questions for one of the project costs u points off your grade, you get "1 free question" like what . JUST DONT TAKE

Do not take. Very rude.

Graesser is simply not good as a professor or as an advisor. Says controversial things and gives out horrible grades for work that I put a lot of effort into.

Goodluck. She is the most disrespectful professor I have ever had. She is incredibly considerate and biased. Most of all, she does not have clear grading criteria, nor does she have clear directions for anything she asks. Her post labs are even worse since you have to write down everything, she says in class to maybe do well. Avoid her at all cost.

Do yourself a favor and do not take BMS213 with Graesser. Her tests are impossible because she asks about material that are not on the slides and random details. Her lecture is much more difficult than the other professors. TAKE ANY OTHER PROFESSOR!!!! I get A's in all my other classes, she is just horrific and does not actually teach.

DO NOT take this professor. Taking her now for BMS213L & class, she is such a harsh grader. It is a completely online class where we are only learning from the textbook, & she is asking questions on the tests that we have never learned. She gladly hands out bad grades.

Open note exams but will test you on things not found in the course materials. She is an extremely hard grader and WANTS her students to fail. She will take off points from exams and the project for everything. DO NOT TAKE.

The worst professor I have ever had. I do not understand wanting your students to do poorly.

I decided to take her in the summer. BIG MISTAKE. She is a very harsh grader, especially on the exams. She did give us extra credit opportunities, but I would recommend not taking her. I can't even imagine how difficult it must be to take her for a whole semester.

This lab online was one of the hardest labs I have ever done. There are weekly lab activities and exams (which are open notes),, as well as a project near the end, which is so hard for no reason. I could never find the answers in the given course material. Don't take her, save your grade!!!

Her tests will ask “tell me what the color of the sky is”. You can answer “the sky is blue” and she will take all points away and state “I only asked for a color.” This class and professor have made me question my sanity. I'm an A student with a 4.0 and I have never struggled this terribly in a class.

I truly hope no student has to experience Dr. Graesser's lab. She creates an environment where you choose not to ask questions when you are confused because you worry about me mocked and judged. I walked into exams feeling confident and ready and walked about feeling demoralized and distressed. I hope this lady changes her tune but for now AVOID.

Dr. Graesser has truly been one of the worst professors/individuals in my entire life. I am a 4.0 student and have never had a negative experience with a professor at Quinnipiac university until Dr.G. She is rude, unstable, unprofessional, and fosters a hostile learning environment. Best advice is minimal interaction. DONT LET HER PUSH YOU AROUND!

Worst professor I've ever had at this school, and the bar is so low. She is rude and inappropriate. I was scared to ask questions depending on what mood she was in. I am a 4.0 student and received constant 50s on post-labs because she will literally take off points for anything and ask questions far beyond course material. AVOID!!!!

I asked her a simple yes or no question, she gave me a 10 minute speech and then basically told me I wasted her time! She talks to people as if they're in middle school and kind of gets shy when you defend yourself when she's being disrespectful. I didn't even want to rate her a 1, they just don't have a negative number listed here.

Grasser truly makes you wonder what you're paying for and where your tuition is going. She is extremely disrespectful even when you go out of your way to be nice to her. Make sure to write down everything she says because it will most likely end up as an exam question even if it's not in the notes. Save yourself the stress and never ask questions.

Awful "professor" if you can call her that. She grades like her goal is to make you fail. She is a miserable person and she is just straight rude to all of her students and to other professors. She wont answer any questions and if you don't know something, forget it because she wont answer your questions.

I cannot stress enough NEVER take this professor under any circumstance. Very rude and condescending with a horrible attitude. A very harsh grader meaning you can get the answer right but depending on how she is feeling that day it could be marked incorrectly. Seemed to enjoy handing out bad grades, probably the rudest person I have ever met