very random lectures, she asks obscure test questions. would not reccomend! decent curves on tests though.

Her tests are multi. choices but each question is so long, it might as well be an essay question because by the time you are finished reading the question, you have to start over because you already forgot the beginning. The tests are based on everything

Test are pretty hard even though they are multiple choice. She goes over too much detail. Lectures are pretty boring. I had to retake this class and now I have Dr. Jaynes. He's awesome. He doesn't go into anywhere near the detail! Oh, and I'm making an A!

I had such a great genetics profeesor. I was really looking forward to Med. Genetics but she ruined the experience. She tries to cram all this information and then the tests are something else. She sucks. She cannot answer questions.

I was looking foward to taking this class, but she kept me from enjoying it. Class is very boring, she is very scatterbrained, and lecture is often hard to follow because she jumps around all over the place. The tests, however, were much easier than I expected. Try to follow her in class, take good notes, and study more than the night before test.

Chen was very unprepared for lecture classes. She lets you out early half of the time bc she is unprepared and has nothing further to do. She suggests coming to her office for extra help, but was of no help. She gives no extra credit. If you are a bio major, steer clear of her. Not helpful at all. Tests are ridiculous!

STAY CLEAR!!!!!This teacher is an airhead she comes to class unprepared and jumps from subject to subject. She says if you have any questions you can come to her office but when you ask her a question she goes on talking about things not pertaining to the question you asked. she gives no extra credit or curve your grade at the end of the semester.

Avoid her if at all possible!! Her teaching style is unclear and disorganized. She'll often have material on tests that you've either never gone over in class, or in WAY more detail than was discussed. I'd suggest taking someone else!

First of all, she is extreamly smart and knows what she is teaching. However, this does not make up for the fact that she cannot convey this information to her students. She often went into detail on information that was completely random and didn't end up on tests. She did try to help students, but overall, it made for a dissappointing class.

I do not know her as a person, but as a professor, she is horrible. I did not learn anything in class, & the class is more boring than watching an episode of Barney and friends. If you must take her, just read the books and you will be fine, but do not expect to learn anything in the class.

Do not take her at all costs!! She talks down to students and gets very defensive if you ask questions. The good comments about this professor are no way from actual students who took her. Her tests and quizes are extremely tricky. I received my first "D" from her after attending every lab and lecture. I had a 69.1 and she won't bump you up. She ha

HORRIBLE! She really does talk down to students when you try to ask for help and she gives you attitude as well. Her test are out of this world tricky and most of the time my class had to argue with her because she was always putting wrong answers on the test confusing us more. I studied my butt off for this class and got nowhere.

As a 4.0 student I can officially say that this professor is the worst I have ever had. I have made A's on all exams and am fighting for a B in the class right now. The in-class quizzes and Lab quizzes/finals were absurd. There is no direction in this class at all, and you never know what to study. DO NOT TAKE THIS LADY. AWFUL

Everyone told me not to take her and I did... thinking, "how bad could it be?" She is all over the place when she lectures. Get the book; it will help you a lot. The reviewer who "observed" her class doesn't know what they are talking about. Having to be in the class for a semester is a different experience. I received my first bad grade ever: C!

A lot to read. A lot to write. She gave us 3 essays single spaced to write in one week, 3 times. She grades them like a english teacher who minored in grammar. wants you to tell her what you read and gets highly annoyed when no one says anything. The class gets really boring after the first 3 topics. The debates lasts the whole class time.

First half isn't bad simply because the material isn't hard. The second half is ridiculous. Exam questions she ask are over small details that don't actually test you on the concepts. She purposely tries to trick you and takes pride in the 60% test averages. She is scatterbrained and simply can't teach well at all. In the end, I got a B, but barely

The class isn't hard but very BORING!!! Attendance is mandatory because she knows no one would ever show up. You have to write 3 papers for each exam which is tedious and do a debate.

Professor Chen is a very intelligent woman but she is not a good professor at all. In this class you will most defintely have to teach yourself. You will also have to deal with a number of smart comments from the professor. Stay away. Far away.

She is all over the place. She is very boring, but if you actually read the book you'll be fine. Many test questions don't make sense or are worded poorly. One test had a decent average so she made the next test impossible and laughed about the low average.

Dr. Chen is a scatterbrained geneticist.. No really, she does research in mitochondrial genetics. She thinks her lectures cover everything, when clearly they only cover about 60-70% of the material. You MUST read every chapter to pass this class. She has 4 quizzes that count 8% each, 3 tests that count for 16% each, and a cumu final that is 20%.

Dr. Chen is a scatterbrained geneticist... No really, she does research in mitochondrial genetics. She thinks her lectures cover everything, when clearly they only cover about 60-70% of the material. You MUST read every chapter to pass this class. She has 4 quizzes that count 8% each, 3 tests that count for 16% each, and a cumu final that is 20%.

Dr. Chen was very sweet but meant business with her reading assignments. The lectures are basically held by the students with discussions on what we were supposed to read before class. Start your essay tests the day she posts them, DO NOT wait till the last minute to start. About 15 journal assignments, 2 tests, 1 debate, and participation counts.

Dr. Chen is very unprepared for the task at hand. Lectures are not her strong suit due to her lack of specificity. Teachers that take the time to really explain concepts are usually rewarded with passing-high grades from their students. Lectures are unhelpful, slides are vague, explanations are half-hearted. Know the material in and out to pass.

Genetics is a hard course, but Dr. Chen doesn't make it any easier. She's incredibly knowledgable, but her lectures are vague, and she really doesn't make her expectations clear. Even with attending lectures, reading the textbook cover to cover, and dutifully studying, her tests always present topics I don't even have a passing familiarity with.

She's very nice but a bit awkward which seeped into her lectures. She didn't always explain very clearly and tripped over her words a lot. However if you talk to her she is actually very understanding and generous. We originally had 4 tests but was changed to 5 that were weighted less to help grades.

Lectures were extremely boring and don't prepare you for the quizzes. I pretty much just read the textbook, and that's how I learned the material. 10 quizzes, none drop, you have the opportunity to retake 2 during finals week.

I'm sorry, but this class was absurd. Most grades weren't put in until the very end (random Cs for having a boring opinion), and some people didn't get grades at all until they had to ask about it. Too much work with awfully timed due dates. Attendance VERY mandatory (remember to sign that paper). Shouldn't be this hard to get an A in bioethics...

She is understanding about your needs and concerns. Overall, a good person. However, when it comes to lecture and studying, be prepared to read the textbook and look up youtube videos. I've realized a bit later on that I needed to teach myself the material. PowerPoints were also confusing to study from. She does offer extra credit though.