I had Olson for lab and she genuinely wants all her students to do well and it is obvious. Highly recommend her as a lab instructor she does a very good job of helping you make connections from lab to lecture material. She is extremely smart but the material is very hard. But she does her best to make it click. However, do not get on her bad side.

Congratulations, you are taking the hardest class @ VCU! If you are not at least a chapter ahead, you are ten chapters behind. Come to class prepared, read the lectures, and study at least 30 hours a week. Dr. Olson is a blessing to VCU's anatomy department. She is the smart, encouraging and gives great feedback. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!

Olson is hands down the best professor I've ever had. She is extremely smart and caring, and does her best to make class enjoyable! With that being said, anatomy is by far the hardest class I've ever taken. I didn't even know it was possible to study as much as I have this semester. If you put in the hard work, you can do well. It is possible!

Dr. Olson truly was a good professor and wants the best for her students. She is easily available during her office hours or by appointment. However, my BIOL101 class had just under 300 students and she couldn't really go into great depths and detail about the topics. That being said, is 110% UP TO YOU to study yourself and go to SI meetings.

You're expected to be independently motivated. If you actually do the assignments, take good notes in class, and read the textbook, you should be fine.

Dr. Olson does a great job teaching the material and has great analogies/pneumonics. She definitely seems like the best anatomy professor compared to the others. Good luck to whoever is taking this class, for I would legitimately contemplate switching majors if I had to take this class again.

Anatomy is hands down the hardest class at VCU. Everyone thinks the professors are bad, but they are not. This class has a lot of information and a lot of people don't put in the work. This class will take up a lot of your time, but it is doable. You need to study everyday, go to SI sessions, & open lab. Dr. Olson cares about her students a lot.

Take my advice, as someone who has taken this class twice. Dr. Olson is phenomenal. This woman is incredibly smart and knows her stuff! She offers so many helpful tips to succeed and is always there for her students. Take this class seriously and stay focused on your end goal. It will take a lot of effort, but it is doable. GO TO OPEN LAB!!!!!

When taking Anatomy at VCU, make sure you are prepared for the course load and to pick Olson. She was amazing in lectures with lectures that directly correlated to the 4 Module Tests that make up the majority of your grade. Make sure you attend OPEN LAB to succeed on the tests and in the class.

Dr. Olson is well prepared to teach this course, she is full of knowledge and her lab section and lectures contain very valuable info to succeeding in the course, so show up!! Also attend open lab in any of your free time, it will pay off!! You have to work for your grade in this class, and sometimes it is not easy, just stay ahead of the material

Very knowledgeable and cares about her students. Go to open labs and create a schedule to study.

Coming into Anatomy at VCU, I of course was super nervous. However, I mean it when I say I have never learned more from a professor's lectures than I have learned from Dr. Olson's. Not to mention, she made many accommodations for online. She is one of the most kind and considerate professors I've had! Very hard course, but I am glad she teaches it.

Dr. Olson is by far one of, if not the best, professor at VCU for anatomy. I took a condensed class and she was great. She is very clear with assignments and grading. I couldn't have asked for a better professor for one of VCUs most difficult courses. If you have the choice between her and Dr. Yaber, CHOOSE DR. OLSON, you will thank me later.

Dr. Olson is an incredibly knowledgable woman who cares deeply about her students' success. I took her anatomy class in spring 2021, and she went above and beyond to provide students with everything they needed to succeed. Do not be afraid of anatomy at VCU as long as you're willing to put forth effort.

She is so sweet. She likes to get the students involved. Make sure to go to every class because she gives out participation grades. Honestly if you miss a class you will fall behind. Read the online texts and powerpoints, there are extremely helpful. She curves grades with is a plus, and she gives out a lot of opportunities for extra credit.

Dr. Olson is very intelligent, cares a LOT about her students, and creates a safe environment. The course material can be difficult but she gives many assignments that really helps reinforce the material. She is dedicated to helping students memorize everything with the assignments and for a class with as much info as this, itdefinitelymadeiteasier

She was a very interesting and fun professor to have, I have her for both my anatomy lecture and lab. I can't blame her for teaching the hardest class to ever exist, but I did enjoy her personality and she was always willing to help if it was needed. She made the three hour lab something I'd look forward to.

Love Dr. Olson. Had her for Anatomy and she is the kindest and most approachable professor. She is adamant about making sure that we have what we need to succeed in the class. Make sure to take really good notes and attend and be mentally present in both lab and lecture. She allows for a lot of group work and recommends we work with each other.

I had Dr. Olson for lecture and lab, both in-person this semester, and you can tell she is truly passionate about anatomy and she really wants her students to pass. She is very caring and understanding. The class is definitely difficult and extremely rigorous but Dr. Olson did a great job explaining the material. Great professor!

Honestly a great professor. She has a lot of passion for what she teaches and she gives you lots of extra credit opportunities. As long as you do the assigned work and show up, it won't be hard to be successful in this course.

Dr. Olson made anatomy fun. Lectures are online for you to take notes on before class, then actively use and review the information during class (participation and attendance matters). She groups students up (year long), so make sure you guys get along and study together! Very serious about cheating, but theres no need to if you study hard!

Dr. Olson has way too many negative reviews for how amazing of a professor she is. BIO 152 has a lot of complex information, so you will need to study and prepare for quizzes. In class, Dr. Olson uses slides, videos, and activities in her lecture. Her class does use group work, but attend because there extra credit and it helps a lot for passing.

This course is VERY time intensive, but Dr.Olson always tried her best to help students understand the material. If you take this class, make sure to attend open lab AT LEAST 1hr a week. She also does a team approach to learning, in the lab and lecture. Youll be assigned to a team of ~6 peers to work with throughout the whole semester.

Dr. Olson is an amazing professor. She really cares about her students and wants them to succeed. If you have any problems, she is there to make sure you are able to truly learn the material. I was scared to take this class, but Dr. Olson made it such a rewarding and safe learning environment. I would really recommend her!

Dr. Olson is a very nice professor, she explains assignments and lecture material clearly and will help students with their assignments if needed.

Olson is great! Explains enough to try not to confuse you. Tests are 80% of your grade, so take them seriously. If you get ahead in the lab manual, this class is easier to handle.

This class is so, so hard. That being said, Dr. Olson rocks! She was very nice and when I was in the class I felt like I was learning a lot. I wish I had a reason to take another class of hers because I really enjoyed talking with her and she is passionate about her subjects. Yea, Anatomy sucks, but I think she was a good teacher given the subject.

I had Dr. Olson's lecture. Anatomy is hard but she made class easy. We had two 20-30 min long lecture videos before each class and did assignments in teams for class. She was very passionate and if we had questions, she was happy to answer them. We were allowed a note sheet on exams so TAKE DETAILED NOTES and GO TO OPEN LAB! It helped me so much!

I had Dr. Olson for both anatomy lecture and lab. I think she's a really great and fun professor. She's passionate about what she teaches and cares about her students. She offers help and encourages student to ask questions. I would highly recommend taking her class. Of course anatomy is hard but it can be easily passed if you put the work in.

The class is relatively difficult but if you pay attention, ask for help, and stay on track the whole semester you will be fine. Please go to open lab it actually is beneficial. Also watch and take notes on lecture videos.

Anatomy is HARD. I took my anatomy course with her and genuinely she made me understand the content. When she lectures, her explanations are clear and easy. If there's moments you don't get it, she will work around the content to make sure you do. I've never met a professor who has an understanding of students learning basic human anatomy like her.

The lecture many of the days focused on just random team-building or stuff unrelated to anatomy. While I respect what she's trying to do, it's such a waste of class time when we only have 1 hour in lecture and it would help a lot of students out for her to just use that time on something actually anatomy focused. DEFINITELY go to the open labs.

She is amazing! Attendance mandatory, labs very interactive, lectures are a lot of work and you never get out on time, expect to stay at least another 15 min. do not schedule a back to back class after lecture, lots of work and studying, but do it and you'll do great. GO TO OPEN LAB. She cares about you, reach out if you need help. Keep up w/ work

Anatomy is very hard, but she taught things in a way that made me understand. She's extremely helpful and really cares if you pass or not, but you have to put in lots of effort for this class...Expect LOTS of study time. Class always goes over so try not to schedule another class after. You can easily get a A or B with enough time and effort.

I adore Olson, as do most of her 205 students. She's incredibly passionate, dedicated and over-caffinated. She's funny and helpful and while this class takes up a crazy number of hours it's not hard to get a good grade if you put in the time. Open lab is EVERYTHING - go as much as possible. Easy concepts, too many hours, but a great class and prof.

Good class but you have to put a lot of work into it. Open lab will make or break your grade. Tests are a large part of your grade so make sure to study. Olson is such a great person to talk to, and she really cultivates a relationship with each student so that you feel supported. Very lucky to have had her for anatomy and would take her again.

Great professor. Her class is hard but if you study and do your work you will be fine. I love that unlike most college classes her class isn't designed to just memorize and spit out material her class is designed to make you actually learn and understand the material. But thats why people struggle

People hate her because instead of just making you memorize and spit out terms and definitions her class requires you to actually understand and apply the material. She is a wonderful person and a great teacher her class is one of the few classes I have taken in college in which afterwards I can say that I actually learned something.

She only has a bad rating because people aren't ready to apply themselves and earn the grade. Normally in class we have pre and post labs which were relatively simple if you watched the videos and prepared to participate (flipped classroom). If you have any questions shes really approachable but you are also put in groups which makes it easier.

She talks a lot during her classes, but shes very knowledgeable. Her tests are based on the text book reading she gives and the PowerPoints. There A LOT of reading, but once you do it, your fine. There's plenty of extra credit, and the tests are not that bad. Come to class. She's not bad you just have to read.

You can tell she loves teaching! Some of her lectures I just went for attendance, but some were really helpful. ALOT of group assignments, but she doesn't grade harshly at all. Her quizzes were kind of hard but not impossible, I averaged a 78% out of all three and still ended up with an A since i completed all classwork. And lots of xtra credit!!