Tests were hard, but she is very helpful

Patt has the funniest stories ever.. ask about the guns in her trunk

Excellent her offbeat stories made such a dry topic interesting, the class was really hard but well worth it

Really smart, but very off-beat. Class was boring but that is due to the subject matter.

i liked her a lot. great lecturer, gets very excited about genes. fun. ask her if james watson was cool in college.

Boring lecturer with a droning voice, but good anecdotes and examples. Friendly and available to help students, but don't bother going to lecture--she wrote the textbook and reads mostly from it.

She is great. She raised sheep, and asked a sheep whether or not she ate it. Came up with a new poison. Very entertaining.

She is totally awesome. Very intelligent woman, and you can tell that she loves to teach. BI 383 requires a lot of studying, but her expectations are clear.

Very hard classes but with the right amount of studying one can do well in them. Patt was a great teacher and a very intelligent woman.

Class was difficult but doable. She was very interesting and receptive to questions during office ours, however during lectures she came off as being cynical and rude, and she should really loose the first day of class "you're all going to fail"

tricky multiple choice questions, picky details on tests, learned a lot

you gotta put in the time--a LOT of time--but in the end it comes out to be doable. She's a really nice lady.

A really hard class, but interesting. You have to put in a lot of time if you want to do well-- she has really tricky multiple choice questions, so study hard!

The material is interesting,she sometimes doesn't finish her thoughts,But she did give alot of real examples. Although she was willing to take material off tests beforehand, her tests were still difficult and questions were sometimes unclear.

Professor Patt is the best professor I have ever had!! I went into that class not knowing much, and came out knowing alot!! She was very helpful! You rock professor Patt!! I recommend her courses to everyone!

This course was amazing. I looked forward to every class. Professor Patt is one of the most brilliant professors i have had here. She included many interesting facts. The tests were difficult and you needed to know alot of information.

Overall, one of the best classes I've taken at BU so far. Lectures were very interesting and worth going to. Tests are tricky, yet certainly fair and doable. Very helpful in answering questions, and provides interesting anecdotes to explain concepts.

Patt is nice in class and as a person, but can sometimes be unintentionally (at least I think) rude. Lectures were somewhat interesting, tests were doable but tricky-she is very sneaky on tests, and students should know any little detail said in class

ADVISE: write really fast...every word and then read the book and take notes on that to supplement her notes. Only study book material if she mentioned it and study CONCEPTS and IDEAS...not just facts. AWESOME INFO...even though you guillotine way too many frogs in lab!

Patt moves very fast in lecture but she knows her stuff. Study her notes and whatever she recommends in the textbook. Very time consuming, especially the lab notebook.

Man.. if you guys only knew what she was like outside of school, shes a carefree and fun lady.. her experiences are all real.. none of them made up. The real gail patt is fun!!

Yes, Patt's tests are really hard. But she KNOWS that, and the grades are all scaled anyway. She's an enthusiastic and clear lecturer. Anyone who understands that you have to work hard in introductory bio classes at BU should do fine.

She is a very clear lecturer and really knows teh subject. Her stories are crazy and she gets really excited about the material which isnt always that interesting. Exams are multiple choice but kind of tricky. Read, go to class, and do the practice exams because a lot of questions are directly from it. She curves to a 75 mean. Best 3 of 4 tests.

great professor. i decided about three minutes before school started to change my major to bio, and comparative vertebrate anatomy was the only class open. this class definitely reaffirmed my decision. the subject material is so interesting, and patt is a great lecturer (and she tells crazy stories).

Prof. Patt is a great lecturer. If you take really good notes during lecture the tests are easy. She is also very approachable outside of class.

Very nice woman, just don't ask her stupid questions which she has already answered many times over, or yes, she will become frustrated. Take good notes, go to class, you'll do fine. Just go to class. You're paying about $100 a lecture, so get your money's worth. Very intelligent and interesting woman.

Patt is an incredible person - her tests can be difficult, but if you read the book, and take notes during class, you should be fine. She is an incredibly fun and interesting person - and incredibly smart! If you're interested and engaged in class, she's lots of fun!

i really liked Patt-shes funny and shes easygoing. lectures are interesting-she doesnt really highlight when something is imprtant for the test or just interesting to her but other than that i really enjoyed the class.

She tests on what she teaches and takes lots of different answers on the short answer tests (very generous grader) and she counts your highest test score for 25%, middle grade 20% and lowest test 15% and and the lab component it easy and fun...no lab reports, just 2 identification tests (shark, cat). easiest bio class i've taken and interesting.

Professor Patt is one of my favorites! After taking Morphogenesis I decided to take her Comparative anatomy course :) She knows her stuff and is always willing to answer questions/repeat herself if you didn't catch it the first time. Her tests are short answer and diagrams, but she usually lets you know what the test is going to focus on.

I took a summer anatomy course with professor Patt and thought that she was great! She is extremely interested in and enthusiastic about the material, and adds interesting stories and information to lectures. The tests are hard, but totally fair...she just tries to make you think. It is very possible to get an A.

Professor Patt is an excellent teacher. She keeps a difficult subject interesting which in my opinion is more important than giving out As. If you go to class, take notes and read the book (every week) you can do well and you will learn anatomy. The text "Human Anatomy" by Martini also excellent. I don't understand all the negs. Anatomy is hard.

i went in skeptical...but you just have to get to know her. funny with interesting stories. tests are pretty tricky. averages were usually in the B- range.

Ouch!

My favorite class at BU so far, also my favorite professor. She is extremely interesting and fun to be around and makes class enjoyable. You need to study for her exams (she drops the lowest one). As long as you study you will be fine.

BI 106 is a fast paced and challenging class but she teaches it well. Strongly recommend attending class, reading the txtbk and taking the time to really study well. Exams are pretty difficult, focus on illustrations too (there are many pictures/labeling questions on her exams). She is tough, but she's very knowledgeable and good at what she does.