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“Pretty much what you would expect from this class with a great deal of attention given by professor (especially if you attend her office hours)”
BIOL282 - 5.0 rating“weirdly specific grading criteria for lab reports”
BIOL283 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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64%
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Reviews (98)
She does lectures way too fast and even when you ask her questions she normally repeats herself. She doesn't take attendance, but refuses to put her slides up online. The tests are not horrible, but you basically need to study for yourself. The only people I have heard that do well in her class are people that know the material before hand.
her lectures were useless; however, the book she assigns has concise chapters, so it's pretty easy to read, and the test material is all in there. On top of that she gives the class an outrageous curve. Basically, if you have the option to take a better teacher, do it, but her class isn't that hard to do well in.
I took her bio 101 class and she made it out to be as hard as a higher level bio class. I found my self studying way longer than needed to understand the material she faild to explain in class. Avoid if ure GPA depends on it.
Best teacher to turn you off from the subject entirely.
Honestly, she's not the worst teacher. She's a nice lady who's still adjusting, and with that comes frustration. My only complaint is too much material per exam. She doesn't want you to fail which is why she gave a very forgiving curve. She recognized problems, but it was too late to do anything about it. Hopefully she'll adjust for the future.
Not the best teacher, but it's her first year. She will probably be better in the future after seeing the class average. She gives an unbelivable curve, that only an idiot can fail the class.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER. Her exams were impossible, lectures were pointless. Don't take her unless you want to read every chapter twice and spend an entire week studying for each exam. She read through the slides at lightening speed so it was hard to get all the notes. don't take her!
She may have long tests and complicated lectures, but it is your responsibility to keep up with the work She is very nice professor, but you have to be willing to work. Go to class, take notes, review what happened in class, go to discussion, check out the powerpoints. Remember its not the teacher,its the student. You want an A, do the work.
Genetics is a hard class. Dr. Dimitropoulos wants to help you any way she can so that you understand difficult concepts. She has very simplified lectures; you have to read that book to do extremely well on her tests. Tests are not easy, but challenging. She tries very hard to keep your interest alive. Take her if you enjoy to independent study.
Tests are hard and long, doesn't curve all the tests. Runs through the lecture since the time is inadequate, but was ready to help. If you wanna work your butt off take her. I would give her a C+
she's a good teacher, she really tries her best to help students. Though her lectures can be long and dry, her class was easy
She's a lovely person that needs to polish her teaching style. She isn't that bad, but the material becomes very boring. You don't really need to go to class to learn the material. Exams are too long, which was unfortunate for half the class. However, I believe that she improved significantly from the past semester, perhaps it'll be better Fall 09.
She is pretty good. Really helpful when you ask her questions and i understood stuff better once she explained it again. Yes, she does need to work on explaining stuff better. But overall, she's pretty good and this lab is fairly easy! :D Take her
An A is very possible for you hardworking students out there who know what you want. However, her teaching style makes you pretty much memorize the book, and now one year later I feel I have forgotten alot of what I learned even though I received an A before her generous curve. Wouldn't reccommend to any Pre-med or future science professional.
This class is easy. If you study the powerpoints and go over the recommended problems you should be able to pass easily if not get a fairly decent grade. I study the night before and get A's she also has extra credit on exams which boosts grades significantly.
Class is pretty easy if u go to class and read the book. She needs a little work explaining things better, but what u don't get, the book explains pretty well. Tests are not that bad & there's extra credit which boosts your grade. Attendance is sorta mandatory b/c there could be "iClicker" questions, but there really easy pts. Take her for easy A.
I ended up getting an A in the class but she is a terrible prof. she tells us to look up info when we asked her questions. you had to do well on the first 2 tests bc on our final she put 2 ch that we never covered in class. she also canceled class twice to grade our tests during class time while we waited. text book was useless. avoid her
She was the WORST teacher I have ever had! She blew through the material and her last 2 exams were impossible! Said she would curve but did not. Never once responded to an email. Even if you know the material you still might do poorly on exams which are poorly worded and confusing.
Not bad. I took the summer course with her. You HAVE to bust your a$$ in the course, but A's are possible! She is very, very enthusiastic about genetics, so do your research on the genetics chapters. Difficult concepts, but most of the exam questions are taken straight from the textbook and study book.
4 exams and a final. The final isn't cumulative. She literally takes the questions directly from the end of chapter quizzes in the book and from mastering bio. She isn't the greatest of teachers but if you READ THE BOOK and take notes an A is quite possible. I skipped a few lectures and still got an A. Predictable,which is why I'm taking her again.
She is very professional and really wants us to learn. She is fair and clear about what to expect and what the grading scale is (on the syllabus). She always meets with me when I have q's in office hours. I like her passion about genetics, made me realize that I want to do research!
I had this professor last semester and she is very fair. I wouldn't bother reading much more from the book than she stresses in class. Her exams are easy and fair. I will take her for genetics too she seems like an expert in this fiels.
She is very good about answering questions and was very open to meeting with me at office hours to go over problems. I liked her use of examples from her research in genetics.
Bio101 isn't fun, memorizing cycles and cell part names. She did little to make the subject more interesting, and in class just goes over ppts that she posts online. Has weird spit buildup when she talks, hard to pay attention to her. Keep up with class notes and read up on stuff you don't get, it isn't hard to get A. She curves tests!
The reviews are a bit deceiving. She's better than she's given credit for. Very good lecturer and puts everything on powerpoint. If you get lost, just keep up with the book. 4-5 tests covering couple chapters. Not very hard if you study. I took her for 102 as well. Overall, I'd recommend.
She is a wonderful person and is EXTREMELY knowledgeable about genetics and biology in general. If you have any questions she is willing to work with you to understand the information. This is not a blow off class, read the book, take notes, study, but her tests follow this information and you will learn a lot!
Idk what everyone else is talking about. She is ALWAYS late to class and whatever she doesn't cover in class she expects you to teach yourself which ends up being a lot of the material. Takes forever to get tests back. She reads powerpoints off that is all directly from the book. AWFUL
She blows through the slides so fast that you have no idea what is going on, doesn't answer questions in a helpful manner, grades differently for different people, takes off for things she previously said were ok, lectures the entire class so you have no time to do the actual lab, then takes off for tiny things on the lab packet you had to blow through because of her long lecture about nothing more than what is in the book.
Talks too much for the first two hours or so in class leaving us with an hour to do lengthy exercises. However, she is a nice teacher and will help you if you ask.
Dr. Dimitropoulos is the absolute sweetest. I hated the course on the first few weeks but you start to get the hang of it later on. READ THE BOOK, work with it. Test yourself with the information. Bio Lab is purely about memorization. She is the type of professor that is understanding and wants you to pass.
She is unorganized, never grades anything outside of class, does all her grading in class the class after is was due, I was struggling and emailed her for help and she NEVER replied, she is at LEAST 10 minutes late to class EVERY day. I hated the class and her as a teacher. Shes nice but I would have rather taken anyone else but her.
She's the best! Cares about students, explains topics in detail and clearly. She is very fair in the kinds of questions she asks on quizzes and exams.
No surprises, her exam and quizzes are exactly what she indicated they will be on syllabus and in class. I like that the exam is not a practical and instead lecture-like exam. I am not a fan of the flies, but did like the hands-on molecular experiments.
Labs are fair and interesting. Planning on medical school so I like her human disease examples and forensics with genetics. Her lectures really helped with MCAT questions also.
Dr. Dimitropoulos was very knowledgeable, approachable and friendly. Some of the concepts were a little challenging, but she made it interesting and her tests and grading scale are very fair. I always love labs, because they are hands-on, and I really enjoyed this class.
She was a great teacher. She was very clear and concise with her lectures. Sure, she didn't micromanage and force us to do our work, but at this stage, that shouldn't be something that is done.
Very nice teacher, very engaged in her teaching. She was also very helpful when asking questions regarding slidesorganisms, etc.. The lab book is essential to pass the class: our labs are basically the exercises at the end of the unit.
She was also very helpful when asking questions regarding slidesorganisms, etc.. The lab book is essential to pass the class: our labs are basically the exercises at the end of the unit. She engages when we have questions and does not hesitate to help us when we ask for it. Must work to earn an A, but it is completely doable, just pay attention.
Dr. Dimitropoulos is great! She is a very laid back professor and good at explaining things. Lab is long but her lectures at the beginning of class are very clear and if you pay attention, you will do fine on the practicals. She really cares about her students and truly wants them to pass.
Great professor but tough
Very interesting lectures and organized, on-topic PowerPoint presentations. Always gives us a great understanding of what the day's lab is about and why we are doing particular experiments. Just makes understanding genetics clear, especially if someone hasn't taken the lecture yet before (taking it concurrently now).
Dr. D is one of the sweetest and smartest professors at Loyola. She really made the material in lab covered interesting and fun. She's knowledged, laid back, very friendly, and always willing to help you learn. Even the longest (and stressful labs) become doable. Like most labs, you DO have to study, but this should be expected of college kids.
Really sweet! Honestly wants students to do well. She's generally laid back during labs, can be a little strict in grading when it comes to exams. But if you study an A is definetly doable. She gives lots of career advice and help as well. I recomend talking to her during offce hours. Took her for Biol 111 112 283 and Honr 204
Literally gets confused during her own explanation of things. She loves the subject matter but doesn't know how to teach it to other people. Probably a better lab professor, definitely a horrible lecturer. Barely made it 3/4 of the way through the syllabus. The class is passable but you have to teach yourself just about everything with the book
Dr. D is a tough teacher and makes you work for your grade, but this is college & you honestly should be teaching yourself most of the time regardless. She is very helpful if you go to her office hours and make an effort in the class. She has a true passion for what she teaches. She did, however, become more scattered at the end of the semester.
Pretty much what you would expect from this class with a great deal of attention given by professor (especially if you attend her office hours). She really knows genetics.
Dr. D is the most caring and selfless professor at Loyola. She really cares about her students and wants them to learn. If you aren't there to learn then obviously will not do well in her class. She is so sweet and I highly recommend her!!!!!
if you're like me, and you never go see professors out at office hours or outside of class... the fact Dr. D is caring and very nice is trumped by how aggravatingly disorganized she is. Maybe genetics isn't my thing, but the way she taught the material made me feel like there was no connection from one chapter to the next. Maybe take someone else.
Dr. D was really nice but she lectures for the pre lab for way too long. She gives quizzes and two tests which aren't too hard but you need to thoroughly read the lab beforehand.
Nice lady but class was way harder than it had to be.
Most of the content felt very rushed. I never really knew what to expect on the tests since she basically said to know everything.
was late to once a week class 4 times, each giving less than 15 minutes notice (ONCE WAS THE MIDTERM!). weirdly specific grading criteria for lab reports. didn't give any sense of direction for studying for exams and made us buy a lab manual halfway through the course. very scattered and disrespectful of our time. took 2 weeks to post final grade.
Very unorganized. Her lectures are all over the place and she takes week a to give exams and quizzes back. Tests are confusing. You will need to rely on the book to learn. Take someone else if you can
she is not a good professor. voice is hard to listen to. takes forever to get SCANTRON tests back. lectures don't really help, better off reading the book. unclear. take someone else
Please do not take this professor. She is all over the place 3 exams, 4 quizes, lowest quiz dropped, mastering genetics homework. She only talks about what is intresting in the field and gets off topic a lot. Very unorganized.
AVOID! I don't doubt she is extremely knowledgeable in the field of genetics but she is not a great lecturer. She gets so off topic and goes on tangents. She will then rush through entire chapter powerpoints and skip slides because you fall so behind and not tell you what you need to know for an exam. She took forever to get grades back.
I took Epigenetics class, and this class is not for the faint of heart. This class was the MOST difficult classes of all the classes I have taken at Loyola, coming from someone who did well in biochem without to much effort. She teaches this class like a grad school class where its flipped learning, textbook is HARD to read
The Epigenetic book was BRUTAL, even my friends at U of C had a hard time reading the book, and they were in a Ph.D program. Because this was a flipped class, lectures are like discussion, so essentially you don't have a normal lecture where you get spoon fed information. You are on your own for this class.
For the Epigenetics class: Since this is a flipped class, you got to read beforehand. For exams: read everything, even if you don't understand it. So many times in this class where I was ready to pull my hair out because this class was super difficult. Exams: All the questions are critical thinking, ALL,.. I studied like there was no tomorrow
Epigenetic: At the end of all this gloom and doom, it was a rewarding experience. I loved it so much, my work ethic has changed for the better. I started studying for the final 3 weeks in advance. Each week, 1 group did a 50 minute presentation and all of that was fair game for the exam. Like I said, brutal exam brutal class, HARD book, professor
Her class is extremely disorganized. We did 4 weeks of labs and we didn't turn in a single hand out. We also finished class a week before finals and I had all my other final grades in the gradebook and half of the material from this lab section was ungraded.
Did not update the gradebook. Did not provide midterm grades. Did not provide feedback on the paper we turned in, doubtful that she even read them. Did not answer/did not effectively answer emails. Confusing lectures. Very confusing quiz questions where we could not ask questions because they were asynchronous.
She never answered her emails which was tough bc it was online. she also never updated the sakai page and never uploaded the things she said she would. communication was horrible too instructions on assignments were not clear. overall though her class isnt bad as long as you understand the basis of the experiments being done.
pro: i indeed learned a lot about lab techniques, she's a kind person cons: hardly ever responds to emails, posts sakai stuff last minute, doesn't update gradebook if you're someone that's not on top of your stuff academically and organizationally, you probably shouldn't take her.
For genetics lab in person was good but we need to take detailed notes bc when it comes to the exams it is hard to remember the degrees Celsius of what we used in lab. Quizzes are worded bad so I lost points here. This class was so unorganized even though it was in person. She also not good at putting grades in
Dr. D is super passionate about the material she teaches. She really wants her students to do well and truly learn the material. Her exams aren't the easiest but they were open book which helped a lot. The project is also easy. She's a slow grader but otherwise I thought her class was very fascinating and is probably my favorite biology class yet.
She is definitely nice, upbeat and wants you to do well. Only problem is that she is EXTREMELY DISORGANIZED. All over the place, rushed, always playing catch up, and doesn't follow the syllabus. Administers tests and quizzes in a different format each time. If you take her, be prepared for any curveballs. Her lecturing is ok, but read the book.
She's nice but even she gets lost in her own mess. Like others have said she really is all over the place. If you're confused she will actually help so that's a plus.
Take literally any other lab professor. She shows up late and never knows how to do the labs. Exams as difficult as the lecture exams and mostly everyone will have a C+ after the first midterm.
Dr. D was overall a good professor. She is very kind and willing to help. She just wants success. She explains topics in more simpler vocabulary so it was easier for me to understand what she was teaching. Only minus is that she is pretty disorganized as others say, but as long as you read the text book and practice on mastering, you will be okay!
She is a great person, don't get me wrong, but I really didn't like how much we jumped around the book and didn't read it in order. Her lectures were okay, and she is great at responding to emails. Often was conflicted about how I felt about the class, would change from week to week.
She is so sweet and funny. Before attending class, read pre-labs and print out your own post and exit slips. She is pretty unorganized, and you have to keep track of everything yourself, but the course itself isn't too bad. Complete labs with your table or the person next to you.
Avoid at all costs if you have hard classes, 2 Exams, 5 quizzes, poster project, lab report, lab notebook, lab worksheets. Dr. D is very nice but may be the most unorganized person I have ever met. Times where you have no clue what you are doing and exams are harder than Genetics Lecture exams and put 2 curves on the exam, so much unneeded stress
She is such a sweet woman, however, she doesn't have the best lectures. Her exams are very difficult and make up a majority of your grade. She is pretty disorganized when it comes to her lectures. Overall, she is very caring and I love her as a person, she just isn't the best at teaching.
I had her for both lecture and lab. She is sweet, however she is very disorganized. Her exams are pretty difficult for lecture. She is very slow when it comes to grading assignments and takes a week to answer emails. Overall, she is a kind person, but I don't recommend taking her class.
She is quite disorganized when lecturing. Came in late frequently, so it felt like we had more things to cover outside of class. Test questions can be the most basic knowledge question or ask the most specific, detailed info from a slide you skimmed. On the bright side, she gave us cheat sheets and She deeply cares for you and wants us to do well.
Will say shes not disorganized but will mess up grades, be late to class, not go through the slides in the set order, will take class time to say that your not behind even though you are, and will read to you from the book during lecture.
Dimitropoulos is a nice lady but very disorganized during lectures. Consistently late and the class had to wait outside until she unlocked the doors. Took forever to grade assignments and hand them back. The only good thing about her is that she let us use a cheat sheet on the exams.
If you like having a prof to help you and arrive to class on time she is not the prof for you. Every day she was late and then would leave and magically never show up again. Don't take her if you want to perform labs... she will just sit at her desk crying and kick you out after giving you a quiz that was written in sharpie.
Save yourself. Got upset that we brought up a problem with an online quiz so she basically kicked us out. So unorganized and gets behind easily and then skips stuff on the slides bc of it.Many errors on everything, test questions, hw setup, and grading. The earth will get sucked into a black hole before she emails you back.
Have never had such a bad and unorganized professor. She explains stuff terribly. You might as well just teach yourself with the book bc she makes zero sense. We never start class on time and she is always late. Then she rushes through stuff and gets upset that we are behind. Please just take anybody else. I wish I did
I believe this is the worst teacher at Loyola. I need to address the total lack of respect towards her students regarding grading timetables and attendance in her lab. While she may be kind, this does not make up for the inconsistencies in her teaching. I consider her a failure in the biology department of Loyola. Do not take her class!
DO NOT TAKE HER! She is so unorganized her exams and quizzes are the most random questions. She makes so many mistakes and is unapologetic for them when you call her out instead she blames us. I had to drop her because she made the class hard for no reason. Just take someone else and save yourself from the unnecessary work.
I think shes great. She gave us 2 extensions on our lab report, made quizzes online, and her exams and quizzes are really fair. I have an A so far. Sometimes she blows past stuff on presentations but that material never ends up on exams. I give her a 3 though for never answering emails; like literally never.
Do not take her. Easily the worst professor I've had in my time at Loyola. Extremely disorganized, leaves lab for significant periods of time leaving us sitting twiddling our thumbs waiting for her to get back so we can work on our labs. Really wish I hadn't taken her.
Not a good teacher OR person. Ridiculed students with questions in front of the class, childlike impatience, & would disappear for 20 min. breaks during BIOL 283. In BIOL 282, lectures become tangents, the lecture slides unorganized, heavy, & difficult to follow. She provides no study materials or guidance. Literally felt like drowning all semester
Dr. Dimitropoulos cares for her students more than any professor I have ever known. She cares about each individual student and does her best to help everyone succeed and understand the material. Her quizzes and exams are very very fair and she even explains what will be on it and how to receive as many points as possible. 10/10 best professor
She is very knowledgeable about genetics.She loves what she does and her enthusiasm for genetics and us learning about it shines through.Don't be scared about the amount of reading, she lets you know what information will not be on the exam.She explains details if you ask. She likes it when students participate in class!
One of the worst professors I have had. Doesn't know how to interact with students. VERY passive-aggressive towards students and over-complicates things. Got mad at the class one time due to tech issues and tried to kick us out because she thought we "couldn't handle" a lecture that day. The good comments on here sound like she wrote them herself
I am in her lab right now and I think shes so funny and knowledgable. She literally does her hardest to not make the class hard because she knows lab is only one credit and we have more things to do. At first I was a bit iffy of her not going to lie, but later down the semesteter I realized shes actually amazing and caring! She loves to converse!!
While she can be disorganized at the start of the semester, you can tell as the year goes by she really wants her students to succeed. She offers many opportunities to get easy points. I think she has taken note of her past reviews and tried to be more on top of her things and available for student success. And she is super kind!
Dr. D is amazing! She's understanding, adjusts grading based on student input, and explains concepts clearly. I learned more in her lab than in my genetics lecture. She's flexible, approachable, and genuinely cares about her students. Lab work felt easier, and I'd highly recommend her and take another class with her anytime!
This class is a lot of reading and the course material is redundant. She lectures by just reading sentences from the book. Her exams are okay but she asks questions nobody would think someone would ask. However, she is not a tough grader on the group presentation, gives extra credit, and gives points back on exams. Overall, not a bad elective.
Dr. Dimitropoulos is an amazing instructor! Her class was always engaging and thought-provoking. We learned about concepts that I had never heard of before. The assigned readings for homework were manageable but also genuinely interesting and relevant to the material we were learning. She is very approachable! I highly recommend taking her class!
Definitely a bit disorganized/took a long time to grade things but overall she was nice and the class was easy.
Dr. D is a supportive and understanding professor who genuinely wants her students to succeed. She is fair, approachable, and clear about expectations. Even when technical issues came up, she was kind and flexible. Overall a positive and encouraging lab experience.
Compared to the gen bio labs, I really enjoyed this lab because of the hands-on learning we got to do. Dr. Dimitropoulos did a great job on being super straight forward with expectations. Make sure to jot down anything she says for during the prelabs because they will most likely be on the exam. Definitely take her class!
I really enjoyed her class. Her lectures were easy to follow and she let us know what would be on the exams. She gave a lot of extra credit and was easy to talk to, though her mood could change sometimes. I liked that she just let us do our work and didn't watch over us all the time like some other professors.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
64%
Textbook Required
10%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.99 avg changeRatings by Course
111
5.0
(1)BIO102
5.0
(1)BIO111
5.0
(1)BIOL112
5.0
(1)BIOL381
4.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
BIOBIO
5.0
BIO399
5.0
BIOL399
5.0
BIO101
4.2
BIO282
4.1