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Sucks a big fat one. Not reasonable about anything, hes very unclear about everything, and he doesnt know how to teach the material. He basically sucks, take another professor for BIO

I HATED this class. Biology was never an easy topic to begin with, at least for me. I learned absolutely nothing.

He is a terrible teacher. He does not care about the students and makes things that are supposed to be easy more difficult than needed. Does not answer questions clearly and he is very condescending and pompous when he talks to you. I love biology but I had to teach myself from the book.This class also demands a lot of unnecessary work.I hated him!

He is an AWEFUL professor, the worst I have ever had at western and I graduate in a week. He sets students up to fail; you start off the class with an E, even if you get a 100% on the first assig. you still have an E in the class. This class requires way too much work, I have a 3.8 cumulative GPA but will BARLEY be getting a D in this class.

I fully believe in WORKING for my grade, but the amount of work required for this class is unrealistic. The prof is not an understanding man and he is a huge smart aleck. I am in the last week of classes and the average class average is 63%, a D. During the first few weeks of class he seems like a cool man, dont be fooled. Get out of the class!!

Geiser is the definition of a professor who could care less about his students. He takes little interest in actually providing a teaching method that is conducive to not only getting a good grade, but learning the material. Everything that was on the test was in the book; nothing in his lectures were relevant. He takes attendance everyday.

This teacher is here to simply weed you out, he's not here to help you, nor to lecture you logically. Read the textbook and do the online stuff to study. He takes attendance with iClickers and also has in class group assignments. Expect no help and no curve. FYI, the class average is a 63% as we speak...so for all you unfortunate ones...good luck!

He is arrogant and thinks his way of thinking is always correct.He requires you to do assignments that are pointless which give you less time to learn things your own way. His lectures are awful I got a BA in the class but only because I knew half of the questions on the test are from the quizzes.

Does a terrible job at explaining anything in detail. He flys through lecture not stopping ever to answer any question in detail. Literally reads right from his slide show which only has bullet points. I couldn't keep up writing notes so I started to type them & still could not keep up. Assigns a ridiculous amount of homework, over 4 hours a week.

He's so arrogant about his "data" of increased grade results from doing homework that he dishes out so much more than necessary to the point that your grade drops in the other classes. He forces his own ego on everyone and only blames the class for the poor 63% average grade on tests. The textbook is way more competent than him, which is just sad.

This is awful teacher. He doesn't care if you succeed in his class.

This class drove me away from my major. I would study all day and night for this class and still fail the exams. This ended in me actually crying. His test are ridiculous and he expects you to actually apply everything you learned like you are a biologist when this is a beginning bio class.

He is a very heavy grader and it's almost impossible to do well on his exams, even following his study tips in the syllabus. He is a hard grader on assignments that do no matter, and then you never get the assignments back to study from. If you take his class, expect to teach yourself and not learn much.

Lectures are marked by attendance, but you will learn next to nothing during lecture. You teach yourself all the material. Tests are compromised of questions from the text and almost nothing from lecture. Many of the group assignments will be on the exams as essay questions. He is very vague and confusing during lecture; take with a different prof.

Avoid this guy at all costs. I've never had a prof. as bad as this guy. DOES NOT GIVE A STUDY GUIDE BEFORE ANY EXAM. more than half of my class is failing right now because nobody knows what to study. take my word for it and do not take a class with him.

Highest exam class average was a 54%. Does not give study guides. Lectures too fast and then lets class out early. To do well on exams, study and know everything from the book. Lectures cover only a small fraction of what will be tested. Do all the extra credit and all the assignments, each point counts when exams are this hard. Avoid if possible

AVOID THIS PROFESSOR. He is vague on material; you will teach yourself everything. Exams are quite hard and most of the questions are on details that Geiser will not cover in class. Probably the worst professor I have ever had.

I am majoring in biomedical sciences, and this class was by far the worst I have had to take. I did not skip a single class, I read each chapter before class, I completed every assignment, and I took a zillion pages worth of notes- yet I failed every exam he gave us. The majority of my classmates were failing the exams as well. Try your best.

This class is unreasonable. He doesnt give study guides and practically says to read the chapter over & over to study. I think his intention is to make sure students understand the material, but doesnt realize he is putting students in the position to JUST PASS, cram what you can in your head, and then when you leave you forget everything anyway

This guy is by far the worst professor I have ever had. He gives us so much homework that we don't have time to study. His assignments are 1500 word essays worth 5 points. He gave everyone a 4/5 because no one cited. When we asked him about it he told us that "I did not tell you because I knew you wouldn't do it anyways". Bad professor!!

This professor seems very nice to begin with. HE IS NOT. He grades things harder than any professor I have ever had. He failed me on an assignment for uploading it as a .png file instead of a .jpg file. All of his assignments take 2+ hours and are worth from 5-10 points. Do not take this class!!

HORRIBLE PROFESSOR. He will give a 0 on an assignment for any little reason. Lecture and book seldom have anything to do with the exams. I clickers and group work every class so ALWAYS SHOW UP

Most condescending & unreasonable professor Ive ever had. I took him online & he hates when you email him & he finds ANYYYYY little reason to take off points. Hes weird about citations & will give you zero points for a missing a missing page number that you spent a couple hours working on. His grading is inconsistent. Smart, but no. Avoid.

Lots of lengthy, unnecessary papers. These papers are mostly a waste of time and you wont learn from them. Strict citations and APA format. No study guides given for exams.

I honestly have never disliked a professor as much as I have disliked him. His exam questions did not make any sense. He words the questions so that if you don't think like him, it is challanging to determine the answer. Look over your exam and ask him why your wrong, could earn points back. Content is not hard but will make you hate the clase.

Dr. Geiser, though a great man who wears sick sandals, grades hard for no reason. He gives the false implication that he wants you to do well and that no question is stupid, yet makes you feel stupid for asking a question. He gives you a zero if you are missing a comma in your citation. He gives you a zero if you breathe incorrectly.

Dr. Geiser is the worst. There are tons and tons of useless and overly complicated assignments. I would put a few hours into an assignment but if a citation was wrong by like a comma then he would give no credit for the assignment. His exams were incredibly difficult too, the class average was never more then 55% on the exams.

He grades strictly on APA format just make sure to know exactly what that is. It is a weed out class, and he doesn't teach anything in lectures, maybe shows you the animations in the textbook. His assignments are worth wayyyy too much and there are probably 40 throughout. Take it with someone else, the coursework is ridiculous for basic material.

If you have an option not to take a class with him. DON'T. Here's your warning.

this professor is TERRIBLE!! he doesnt know how to teach after 25 years, he shows pictures and videos for the whole hour with no content. He hands out assignment that are due at the end of class DURING lecture so you cant take notes. He takes pride in his E average exam scores and gives you a 0 if apa citations a off by a period

During this bioethics course, often had different views from the professor and you will get marked down fro that. A lot of work for such a short semester and is a tough grader.

I will not take him again. You would ask him a question and he will basically tell you to figure it out. He is very rude. He would make you feel dumb. If you could take the course with another professor.. DO IT!! The work load was hard. He is a tough grader.

He gives you a zero for having the incorrect citations. You can have everything right but If the citations are wrong you'll receive a zero. He's very condescending and not understanding. He gives very vague directions on assignments, and rarely answer emails. 70% of his class is failing every semester because of harsh grading.

Dr. Geiser is one of the worst professors I have ever had. Any mistakes in APA formatting will result in a zero on the whole assignment. Don't expect to submit any assignment late it will be a zero. Don't ask for help. Doesn't help at all with questions, you email him he'll give the shortest answer ever with no help. Do not recommend.

I want to believe that Dr. Geiser is well intentioned, however his class is terrible. He makes everything much more challenging than it needs to be. I have never struggled as much in a course with such basic material. His grading does not reflect knowledge, rather APA formatting. Luckily, most of our assignments were not graded by him.

He does not actually want to teach you, he expects you to teach yourself.

Hes so condescending he wont answer your questions if you ask. You could work so hard on an assignment and get everything right but if your citation or references are wrong you automatically get a zero on the assignment no matter what. Do not take this class this professor does not want you to pass thats for sure

He's well-intentioned, and I understand he works hard to make things clear and accessible, but he ends up making things harder than they need to be - for us and himself. The amount of content on his elearning page is overwhelming (why is the syllabus split up?) and I cry myself to sleep knowing an assignment I worked hard on will receive an F.

Hes disrespectful towards students and wont answer and questions clearly, its like a puzzle with him. Get one wrong thing in APA and its a 0. You can spend hours on an assignment and still get a 0. Be warned

He makes this so hard for no reason. It is clear that he does not really care about the mental health of his students amid this pandemic and he makes it really hard for me to even want to do well in his course, not to mention that he grades unnecessarily hard and the assignments are already difficult. He's the only prof for this course too. Sucks.

He should be fired! I asked him for help and he ignored me. I spent 10 hours on an assignment and because I got 1 citation wrong, he gave me a zero. I turn all assignments in early so that I can get the help I need and he says the same thing didnt follow directions. I ask him to be more detailed with this reply and he sends the same message over

One of those professors that makes me sad for the future. The most condescending and rude teacher/person I have ever encountered. If you make the mistake of taking his class, don't even bother wasting your time asking for help, you won't get it and he'll make you contemplate life decisions. He "does a lot of work, not to do the work"(Geiser, 2021).

With my semester not even being over with, I am in fact already over this professor. He does not help you at all and gives a zero on the whole assignment for not putting your citations on a separate page. Be prepared for a lot of stress, and if you think you did something right he most likely will say you did not.

Hardest grader I've ever had. If you don't put citations and references in EVERY SINGLE ASSIGNMENT, you will get a zero. Half the time I didn't even use a reference but had to put one down or I'd get a 0. There is so much due every week. He tries to be helpful but makes me feel so stupid when I ask questions. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong

Even if you are an A student, you will struggle to maintain a passing grade in the course. He gives you failing grades on your assignments even if all the content itself is correct... if your citations have one little mistake, automatic 0. He doesn't respond to emails, and this is difficult when you are simply just trying to meet his expectations.

He is so DISRESPECTFUL. Just because he is a doctor he thinks so highly of himself and never makes an effort to help his students. Don't even bother to ask him for help. If you ask about a grade he will just tell you, you did not follow instructions. He will give you a zero for just any minimal mistake you make. The worst professor in Wester

Worst professor I've ever had. He is extremely condescending and makes you feel like you know nothing. I was told I cheated on an assignment when I did not. I will never take another class with him as long as I am at Western. He makes the entire biology department look horrible. Would not recommend at all. Save yourself while you can!

By far one of the most stressful classes I have ever taken. Geiser gives 0s out for ANY citation mistake, and he also loves to give low grades while refusing to tell you why he did so. Upwards of 20 assignments a week, and anything less than 100% will drop your grade. He's condescending during office hours and over email. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Good Luck. 15-20 assignments a week just for his class, most of them have a minimum of 500 words, and it is so overwhelming that I am too intimidated to learn. unfortunately this will be my second time dropping the class.

Dr. Geiser is very condescending and quite disrespectful honestly. He's very unapproachable and shady for no reason. He makes you feel small and dumb for not knowing things he didn't himself teach. He get upset because nobody comes to his office hours, but maybe people would come if he wasn't so condescending and backhanded.

Professor Geiser knows what he is talking about. He is very clear in his rubrics, and in his expectation to know APA. However, as a 4.0 student, this was THE worst classes I've ever taken. He is rude, prideful, and very delusional. The amount of perfect work required is the amount it takes for four classes. I got an A, but at the cost of my soul.

So I already reviewed, but I wanted to add that you need to utilize the students that are there to help with lab. You will be assigned to one, and you can ask them questions, or CC them on emails. One of the only reasons I got through this class was their help and back up. Plus they totally get that Geiser is nuts which is helpful to one's sanity.

His rubrics are fairly clear, however, if you screw up even a little bit, your grade will suck. I got a 50% on an assignment, sent an email because I DID meet the requirements VERY obviously, and stated that I wanted to have a discussion about my grade, and he was not willing at ALL. Very close-minded and rude, and forgets we take other classes.

He thinks he knows everything, and when you ask for help he sends you a one sentence email saying that you need citations. But for what, something Ive been learning in biology classes for years.

Super strict about silly things. The class material itself isn't hard but I'm struggling to pass because of how he grades. Make sure you know how to cite everything even if you didn't get it from anywhere and its common knowledge. Also if theres a word count he does count the words and will fail you if you don't hit it.

He should be fired. Every other comment is very accurate.

The material this professor gives us is easier than my high school biology classes. The assignments are ridiculously easy but there is a lot to do in the week. He is a terrible person and very disrespectful. Don't ask a question he will make you feel dumb. If I were you I simply would avoid him as a professor and pick a different class.

Honestly one of the worst professors Ive ever had. He assigns so much work, three times the amount of any other class. When I asked about why I got a bad grade on an assignment he sent me a condescending email. When I turned an assignment if 4 minutes late (yes my fault) because I worked till one am the day before he gave me a 0. No compassion.

Doesn't teach you anything. Barely gives feedback. Will give you a zero if you miss a citation. Sends out letters from the future that don't have any relevancy towards the subject. Needs to be fired or should never teach again.

Be prepared to spend about 20 hours per week on this class alone. Tons of homework, much of which is at the graduate level. A lot of essays to write and he wants all your research to be based on peer-reviewed articles. Very hard grader, too. Unfortunately, I have him again next semester, but he's the only one available for the class I need. :(

Literally the WORST professor I've ever had in my 3 years at western. Be ready to spend 12 hours MINIMUM on this class alone. The work load is insane, equivalent to 3-4 classes worth. Recommend taking this class when your only taking 2 other class. You're other class grades will suffer immensely. Also Geiser is hella rude. Overall, everything sucks

Was very rude and did not help when he said he was there to help. Minimum of 20 assignments a week. You get 0 points if you don't use citations or references. Also, get marked down if your sources aren't the textbook or peer review article. I would never take a class with him again. You need a lot of free time for this class.

I am a straight A student, had a 4.0 last semester (first semester in college), and I am failing. I have to drop this class to save my GPA. The most condescending person Ive ever met. Ive gotten multiple zeros on assignments because of typos in my APA citation. I have been wrongfully accused of cheating and received a zero because of it.

WORST EVER He expects you to only be enrolled in his course and poor your entire schedule into his class. He is disgustingly disrespectful ,rude &overall just a smug jerk. He even stated once "I can't come down to your level, so you need to be asking things that are up to par with my level". He doesn't even teach - should be fired. WMU do beter!

Just don't take any class with this man. He is very rude I asked for help several times and he basically told me read the directions even though I read them several times and still did not understand. Don't make an APA format error because your whole assignment that you spent hours on will become a 0. You get at least 20 assignments a week.

I hope I can save some people about to take this course at Western. It has become notorious for being impossible for many good students. I spent many hours a week for the various assignments we had, to receive 0% just because of a minor error. Geiser is a complete jerk and does nothing to help you either. Western needs to provide another option.

He answers his emails with one sentence and therefore is NOT helpful outside of class whatsoever (makes it even harder when class is online). TOUGH grader. Make sure you are super confident in APA format because he will give 0s for really small reasons (i got a zero on a 40 point paper for forgetting a comma in an in text citation).

Class has given me the worst anxiety& burnout. This professor does not teach anything and demands so much. He is extremely rude and full of himself. Has no idea how to be a leader. I am typically an A/B student, but have prepared myself to fail this term& pray I can retake with another teacher. Trying to find a way so WMU knows how crappy he is.

he was terrible and eectremely rude

I would not retake this class with this professor. He is rather extremely difficult, and does not care. If you ask him questions, he is quick to belittle you in anyway. He give zeros for the most abuts things. There has been times where I have corrected assignments, and received an even lower grade. Than the initial one. Don’t take his class.

terrible professor. RUN!!! Hopefully Western gets smart and looses the guy. I'm pretty sure he only teaches one course. He is so full of himself, I don't know how he can look himself in the mirror and claim he is a "teacher"....does he know he isn't a real doctor?

Absolutely terrible! Very ashamed that Western allows this man to teach and terrorize so many students every year. The only positive about working with geiser is it makes you realize that there is at least one person in this world who lives a more miserable life than you... his wife

Dr. Geiser is very clear about what he wants from you in the beginning of the course. HOWEVER, that does not mean that he is easy about it. I am an A student, and in the honors college, and let me tell you, this was the hardest course I've ever taken. He is a very harsh grader, and will often mark you down for small mistakes.

Honestly, this class ruined my semester. I am a 4.0 student and getting an A is more than possible but be prepared to give up everything you enjoy in life to do it. The prof isn't very helpful and overall, the assignments are numerous and demanding. Would not recommend unless required for graduation.

I know that most students take his class because it is mandatory. I took it because of that and let me just say he is horrible, I have been doing the assignments with out missing a thing but he has a huge issue with grading badly when students make mistake even on a single citation/reference. Good luck tho

do your best to avoid him at all cost 0/10 very disappointed WMU has not done something about him It has been brought to the chair's attention

I had to drop this class because there was no way I was going to pass. This man will do anything he can to make sure you don't get a good grade. The TA's are very nice and will do their best to help you, but "professor" Geiser will make you feel bad for asking questions and then ridicule you for not knowing how to do his homework. Avoid!!!

This professor is not goo. Like everyone says he is impossible to email as I've emailed him three times for this class and he responds in one word answers. His grading also stinks. I don't know why I got some answers wrong on my assignments. The only reason I have an A is because of our TA helping us on our textbook and our labs prepare to fail.

I will give it to Professor Geiser, he is very smart in the field of biology, however, he is a terrible professor. He grades outrageously hard, if you have even a small slip up on a citation/reference, you will lose points or even get a zero on the assignment. I'm usually an honors/dean's list student, and now I'm scared I may actually fail a class

Well-learned in biology, horrible teacher, extremely passive-aggressive, poor communication, extremely tough grader, spends every lecture ridiculing the class w/out teaching, has ~40 minutes of video a week. That's all he gives you, obscene amount of work with little help. You will spend most of your time on this class, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!

Avoid at all costs. Geiser does not teach anything in this class but expects you to know all material like the back of your hand. Very hard grader and his email responses and rude and not clear. The amount of assignments each week is crazy, and you will put hours of work into one assignment just to fail because you forgot a period in a citation.

WORST!!!!!! WMU SHOULD REMOVE HIM AT ALL COSTS! DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES!!

DO NOT RECOMMEND

NEVER TAKE CLASSES WITH HIM. This man ruined my life for a whole semester. He doesn't care about his students, especially the females in class. I was ridiculed for asking for help. The whole point of being a "professor" is to teach your students, he does not teach anything. All I learned from this course is how NOT to treat people. Stay far away.

Lots of course work due every week. Referencing style mattered more than content of discussions and papers. Was not helpful in answering questions through email.

Whomp Whomp!

He is the worst professor I have ever had. He doesn't teach. He just expects you to know everything. I get scared to email him because he doesn't respond and gets really mad. His homework is super impossible and cares more about citations than material. If you forget a period you will get a zero. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. Hates females. DO BETTER WMU.

Avoid this class at all costs. Professor Geiser is a tough grader who gives obscene amounts of work with little support. unstuck study and the TA are essential for surviving this course.

Definitely a challenging course. Amount of assignments expected in a week is unreasonable, even in a class set up for students pursuing rigorous careers. Disrespectful and unprofessional interactions. Does not seem to be in touch with student workloads; it drains you of motivation to do well because he seems to be against you. He is an obstacle.

most diabolical human being ive ever dealt with in my life, which is insane considering I took an asynchronous online class where office hours weren't provided, so i shouldn't have had to deal with him at all

DO NOT take the class if he is the professor. He cannot teach but will assign you complicated assignments to check your understanding. I've received multiple zeros on assignments for not providing the “correct number” of citations.

You can pour hours and hours into an assignment and only get one point on it because of incorrect citations. It is hard to remember that this is a Biology course, not an English/ Research course.

One of the harshest professors I have ever had at WMU. If you can, please take this class with another professor. There are so many things I could rant about when it comes to him but there just isn't enough time in the world.

DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS WITH HIM IF YOU WANT A GOOD GRADE!!! He hands out zeroes for small mistakes like halloween candy. If you miss even a period in a reference, you'll get a zero on an assignment you've been working on for the past week. The sheer amount of work he hands out is insane.

Do not take this course with him as the professor! He rarely answers emails, and when he does he only uses a few words and puts his name in all caps as if he were mad to receive the email. He doesn't answer emails after 5:00 pm and weekends which shows that he's not committed to his job. He will mark down points for a missed period or wrong font

Worst professor ever. Makes things more difficult than needed. Citations required for every assignment, and any minor errors result in a zero. He is a harsh grader and does not explain what you did wrong. When you email him, he is very rude and makes you feel bad for emailing him, despite his weekly reminders to "email if you have questions."

terrible class

This is basically an english class where you do not learn genetics. He cares more about the citation than you knowing the course work. The outlines for the final project is unclear and it's worth a big chunk of the final grade.

Absolutely terrible, I had to withdraw from the class and will be taking it through my local community college instead. He grades more on citations than actually knowing the content, and the slightest error in a reference will result in a failure of the assignment. I strongly recommend trying to find another way to take this course.

Dr. Geiser is the worst professor I have ever had. He is very rude over email, refuses to help you understand mistakes, and will give you a 0 on every assignment if your APA citation isn't formatted perfectly. It is not worth taking this class. It is so discouraging for a prof to intentionally make an intro-level class so extremely difficult. 0/10.

I have never had a professor be so rude and condescending. I read other reviews and since this was the only professor I could fit into my schedule, I figured people were overreacting or they did not do well so they took it out on the professor. WRONG! The workload was insane and the grading was incredibly harsh. DO NOT TAKE.

Professor Geiser was genuinely the worst professor I have ever had. He was unhelpful, unkind, and did not want to help students succeed. It is not impressive to have an intro course that is incredibly difficult. I cannot even begin to express how much this course destroyed my mental health and my motivation. DO NOT take this course unless required.

This professor is one of the worst that i've ever had. He does not care at all for the information within assignments. He cares more that the citations are perfect. If you miss one tiny thing in the citation it is an automatic zero. And don't even think about emailing. He won't respond. Or it will be a very condescending response.

Unprofessional and western should have been fired him for his unsupportiveness

He did not like me so he found any reason to report me for academic misconduct. He wanted me to receive a E and to be out of his class. Western refuses to fire him due to a contract although he should not be a teacher. DO NOT TAKE!

Take bio 1610 in the spring with Dr. Bean instead.

He wants his students to think past knowing the text, and learn on their own. I've gotten marked on virtually anything he could find, and for some things that are not even listed in his grading rubric for each assignment. Genetics is not that hard, I have taken it before. This class, however, is garbage that will most certainly affect your GPA.

As a student who is works ahead this class is more than it needs to be. The content takes at least 7 hours per module and that is for the simple ones. Don't expect his promises of grading ahead if you turn it in ahead to come true. I don't think I have had him grade ahead of time once and I turn things in anywhere from 3 days to two weeks early.

He does not know know/care about his student as he has not been to the university in over two years. We were working in a lab connected to his and we went to move a container so we could put out shaker there, we found the tube(from his room) was leaking blue/brown caustic gunk. He also has not published a paper since 2011

This was one of the worst academic experiences I've had. His grading is extremely harsh.He is also rude over email. This class took a serious toll on my mental health.If you can avoid taking this class with him, please do. Wait for a different semester or choose a different instructor. You will save yourself a lot of stress and frustration.