Gives students the "evil eye"

put me to sleep, so mediocre that i often skipped class

one of the most boring teachers i've ever had

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Very dull. She made me forget the stuff I used to know.

PLEASE! TAKE SOMEONE ELSE! BORING! BORING! SO UNCLEAR AND BORING!

Very boring. Needs to be more clear. Exams are difficult Class puts me to sleep.

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She claimed it was a "crime against humanity to give students A's and B's"

Boring and difficult! Tests have nothing to do with the class notes

No personality,boring lectures, tries to trick you on exams

Boring, unclear, very hard tests, gives you more work then other sections

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hahahha- "goo-anine"

do study guide and you will be fine. papers are confusing, Avoid the LAB

What the hell is her problem, tests are nothing like the lectures. F**K her

easy class if you read the book and don't depend on the boring, unclear lectures

If u can understand lips.. then may u can hopefully make it through..

multiple choice exams aren't written clearly and are confusing even if you really understand the material. It's still very easy to get an A though without doing well on the tests. (80% = A)

Impossible. Uses awkward wording on tests, and even if you attend all lectures and read the text and understand concepts, there is no guarantee you will do well on an exam.

RUN AWAY! She thinks she is the goddess of all things biology, but shes def not! even if you go to class, tests are still confusing!

Very incoherent. Will not know your name if not in the Med. Scholars program. Jumps around a lot. The class isn't entirely all that difficult if you study everything and remember every enzyme and little detail.

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She said that I always look worried in class. But I'm worried about her more than anything else. She's boring and u want to fall asleep but u can't b/c she goes way too fast, the only reason y i'm acing this course is b/c i had a good bio teacher in hs.

No idea what she is saying at any time

I T.A.ed for this teacher and she didn't even remember me!

Shes is Crazy! She can't speak english, and she's American...she pronounces Guanine (Goo A Neen)... she says things like "To be begun". and she can't teacher, her I shake too, whats up wit that?

let me just say, she's a very sweet lady and I'm sure she's brilliant at her real job - research. however, if you value your GPA, time, and sanity, DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH THIS LADY. I thought "how bad could it be?"... it was worse.

Very confusing...everything that comes out of her mouth contradicts something she said like three minutes before that. Nice lady, horrible teacher, enough said.

I was so excited for this class at first. It was after having to memorize asanine material like 150 different proteins instead of actually concentrating more on mechanisms and stuff that actually teaches students that I hated this class. Unfair tests and grading...take a diff professor for this class. She ruins such an interesting class.

probably the worst professor ever. seriously, don't go to class, you really really don't need to, just read the book. Tests are weird. she's weird. she can't say equilibrium or guanine right, everyone know it. grades the pbl horribly. bio lab is even worse, don't be an overachiever on ur lab write ups, it will only hurt you. just don't take her k.

she is a horrible teacher. do not take her class.

terrible teacher. she writes so small you can barely see it. i do not recommend taking this class with her. i love bio but now i want to change my major. i study for every test and still fail. really confusing and unclear.

She is the worst... I am a premed student and she has no idea of how to teach. Her lectures are very boring and unorganized. avoid her as much as possible.

Florence is a very nice person. Too bad that means nothing when it comes to class... She's a terrible teacher. I honestly mean that, she sucks at teaching. I'm sure she's a pro at research, but her teaching methods are awful. Go to classes, but don't poo yourself if you miss one. Study the book and do her practice tests and you'll do fine on tests

She is really nice and trys to joke with us, but she is a horrible teacher. She lectures off the overhead with diagrams that are confusing and faded and then tests us on what is in the book anyway. I am a nursing major which requires biology knowledge and i was fine in highschool, but i didn't do well on any of her tests. thank goodness for lab!

Schmieg gets very excited about teaching biology, however she struggles in teaching it. She tries hard though: gives a good outline of topics for the test, does a review before each test, and her grading scale makes it bearable although her tests are wordy and tricky (if you get above a 50, you pass with a C at least)

Not a good teacher but it's not impossible to do well. Lab and the PBL (debate) can help a lot. Get a bio ap book to help, its shorter and clearer than the text. She's all over the place and doesn't go into as much detail as the textbook so its unnecessary. Tests are hard no matter how much you study. Got a B+ and didnt get higher than 70 on test

Sweet lady, but not a great teacher. Lab is awful, but the class project is actually interesting. Her lectures are really tough to follow, so print out the study guide to follow along. Tests are TOUGH, so study the practice tests you're given. She curves your grades at the end of the semester, so you're likely to be pleasantly surprised.

Bio was my major until I had this prof and realized I would have to take her again. The notes are her comments on figures out of the text, then you are responsible for teaching yourself from finding the figures in the text and reading about them. Class project was fun, but that was IT. Terrible professor, do NOT take it with her

she is the WORST professor. all she does is stand in front of the class and reads off her powerpoint, also messing up words and confusing herself on what she's lecturing about. Her notes are her trying to explain the pictures in the slides, which she does a horrible job. tests are extremely hard, studying 2-3 weeks in advance and you still do bad

Despite her horrible ratings, you should take this professor. None of the professors for this course are decent from what I've heard (and I've heard a lot). This professor has a great curve, noncumulative final, an easy, grade-boosting project. The lab is boring and completely useless. Use the online book videos to study at the very least.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IN ONE SENTENCE: She gives three impossible tests, an easy project, no final, and a decently difficult lab course.

The class is pretty difficult. She isn't very clear and reads directly off the slides. It's nearly impossible to pay attention n her class and the tests are ridiculous. It is possible to pass but getting a decent grade will require a lot of hard work. She gives a pretty steep curve so nearly everyone passes. Good luck!

SO hard. not even worth going to class. i wish i got more out of this class but i ended up teaching myself everything. Flo is not a good teacher, but she is definitely a smart lady.

I barely studied for this class and still received an A-. Do not attend the lectures, they do not help and they just confuse more. If you didn't take AP BIO you might have a harder time, but she curves everything so much, it's hard to get less than a B.

Oh, where to start. This class was horrible. I didn't learn much from lectures. The lab helped though. Her powerpoints are alright, so you don't have to go to class (unless its group work day). But she can't explain the topics well. She kept going back and correcting herself. Good thing is she curves sooo much (Thank God!).

She really knows her stuff but she is not clear at all. If you do attend class, bring your computer to take notes and just listen to what she says. She bounces around slides a lot but atleast she uses pictures. She has a huge curve cause she doesn't want us to fail. Make sure you get all the easy points you can! She's nice but unorganized.

Very bad professor. if you took AP Biology in high school you should be fine but if you didn't youre out of luck. She goes so fast and just reads off her power points. Tests very hard, 3 and a final(not cumulative). Relied on labs, group projects and the curve.

Her lectures are incredibly confusing. It is sometimes more beneficial to read the book alongside the powerpoint than to try to understand her confusing lectures. If you try to follow along to her lectures, be sure to bring your laptop, or you'll oftentimes be scrambling to write a full slide of notes in 20 seconds.

She was not a great professor. She was very hard to understand and her tests are nearly impossible. Most of us got Ds and Fs on the tests, but she adds a huge curve at the end of the semester.. Group projects and lab will bring your grade up. Don't buy the textbook. Good luck!!