This was her first year teaching this class and it's been amazing so far. Super approachable.

Such an awesome professor, such a nice person. She is truly devoted to her students. She puts tons of effort into making sure students are able to succeed. Additionally, she is every organized and direct.

I like how organized she is. She really uses Canvas to the fullest. Even if you miss some lectures, there are great resources on the canvas that helps you catch up. Because the class size is 500, you don't get a personal interaction with her unless you go to her office hours. She seems nice though and she is a perfect professor for an entry course.

Tests are challenging, but there is easy 100 % credit that makes up for it. Dr. Crowe really cares about doing a good job and giving engaging lectures, and honestly with this big of a class, I don't think she could be doing any better. She is a great professor, and I would love to take a smaller class with her. To reiterate, long live locrowe.

Professor Crowe is great! She's teaching a massive class but she still does her best to be accessible to everyone. She is fair with her grading, and you can definitely get an A in this class if you try. 10/10 would recommend!

Dr. Crowe provided all the resources a student could possibly need to succeed in this class. She adapted extremely well to mid-semester feedback, and clearly wanted all students to succeed. She posts videos of every lecture as well as annotated slides and some homework videos, so you really can learn at your own pace. Overall, great at her job.

This year was her first year teaching the class and she did a great job. Most other reviews complain about the tests and their content, but that's because they rely solely on the learning objectives provided and memorize those, rather than understanding the concepts and how they relate, to study. Tests are 25 mc, possible to get 2% of extra credit.

Prof Crowe is great! Very caring and always available for clearing things up! This was her first year teaching at Tufts. I think she did a good job considering that the class was almost 450 students. Exams are super short (25 MC) but quite wordy and application-based. Lectures are long and wordy but you have to put in the work.

Great class but beware is lab heavy!

She is an amazing person and a great teacher. She really spends a lot of time explaining concepts and gave us a quiz every week to see what we needed help on. She would then talk about the answers in class. We had a final paper about a chosen disease where she randomly assigned groups.

Taken Fall 2020, virtual. The online class was very easy, and did not grade you on much. I expect there are students who were not learning the course content, but still got an A or B. The class gives you what you put in: all the class resources are there, you are able to learn and succeed if you put in 7 hours a week. Very clear weekly schedule

Very organized prof with clear criteria. Weekly discussion boards, problem sets (2 tries each) and quizzes/case studies every other week. Gives quiz corrections. Not difficult to get an A. Go to office hours for your questions.

Dr. Crowe was great at explaining/clarifying concepts. Go to her office hours -- she's more than willing to help you. Content is super interesting -- made me re-consider bio as a major. Also assigned a group project based off of a disease of interest, which was cool.

Dr. Crowe is amazing! She excels at clearly explaining concepts and is more than willing to help clarify them. She wants her students to succeed and that is evident in her course structure (test corrections!), prompt responses and willingness to meet with students. She emphasizes lab methodologies. If you took Bio13 with her Bio46 will be easy!

Check-in quizzes every class which are quite annoying and stressful, so attending lectures is pretty much mandatory. Lots of assignments and work every week. However, professor is quite good at explaining material; she often moves quite quickly but still does a thorough job. Overall, not too hard to do well but you must keep up with all the work.

A great professor. She is extremely understanding and flexible. She tries her best to keep her lectures engaging and will come up to you personally if she notices you struggling in a lecture of 200+ students. Super accessible outside of class and no midterms or finals which is a plus. She does go a little fast during lectures though.

Typical bio lecture, basically AP again. She reads slides, clearly knows what's going on though. It's like slides are based off of her lectures, not other way around. 5-6 online quizzes + weekly problem sets make up final grade(some of lab too). Liked it, engaging teacher and overall not too hard. Recommend over bio 14, more interesting/broad.

Such an incredible woman. She is so so smart and very organized. Class definitely was not the easiest but there are so many assignments and opportunities to get good grades that anyone could be fine. She was so nice

Dr. Crowe is very understanding and supportive. She places a lot of emphasis on learning over grades and we can tell from the way assignments are weighed. She really cares about the students and wants everyone to succeed. The class has a lot of work and it was way more time consuming than I expected. Still learned a lot from her.

BIO46 has to be one of my favorite Biology courses at Tufts thus far. The class is difficult and has a lot of work but if you put in the work, your efforts will be rewarded. Crowe is one of the best Biology professors that I have had the privilege of taking at Tufts. She cares about her students so much and truly does want you to succeed!

Dr. Crowe deeply cared about the subject and her students. Admittedly, there is a lot of work and the material is assessed to ensure that students are able to apply all of it, which can be difficult. However, this course felt like the most worthwhile course that I genuinely learned so much from. She allows different ways to demonstrate learning.

I love Dr. Crowe! A lot of people critique her for "busy work" but she honestly gives you those things to engrain necessary information in your brain. Also, keep in mind Bio 13 is an introductory course so if you have a background with bio you might get a little bored, but shes still awesome!

Dr. Crowe is one of the most accessible professors at Tufts. Besides her office hours, which happen 2x a week, she also has 1-on-1 appontments where you can talk to her about pretty much anything. Her lectures are dense but extremely informative. I find a lot of her "busy work" to be really helpful and she's a fantastic professor overall!

Lecture heavy, but is clearly passionate about her students learning

Dr. Crowe is clear in her explanations and cares deeply about making students comfortable in her lectures. Quizzes and exams are all multiple choice and students are given two chances on problem sets (which are assigned weekly). The one thing to note is that participation and attendance are mandatory, so you can't just watch the online lectures.

Really nice and engaging professor. Bio 13 is a 400+ person lecture so it made sense that Dr. Crowe couldn't be as personable with everyone. As long as you study and take thoughful notes, you'll be fine. Easy multiple-choice exams too!

There's a lot of work, but none of it is busy work. A lot isn't even required but is given to help you better understand the material which I really appreciated. The content itself for the class is really hard. She doesn't give "-" grades; 90-100 is all an A, 80-89 is all a B, etc

I didn't take AP Bio in high school and struggled in this class. The lectures are a LOT to take in, she packs in a lot of information and isn't the most engaging as she's basically just reading off the slides. But her office hours are SUPER helpful, and really engaging.

Dr Crow cares a lot about learning science and really wants students to get the most out of the course. The grading does not use pluses or minuses. the readings and video hw was redundant and there wasn't too much to do outside of class. Attendence is mandatory and tracked which is annoying considering its a huge lecture

As somebody who did not get to take AP Bio in HS, BIO 13 was definitely hard. However, Prof. Crowe is very caring and will make sure that you get the support you need. Lectures are fast-paced and content heavy, but her office hours are very helpful; she goes over questions one-by-one and will reexplain topics thoroughly.

Class will be straight-forward if you have a strong bio/chem background. Exams were straight forward and were administered online. Recommend reading the textbook.

Fast-paced lectures but Dr. Crowe supplemented this with lots of office hours and study materials. Dr. Crowe may come across as harsh but she is actually very caring and takes time to answer all of your questions. Bio 13 requires a lot of studying but it is very possible to get an A.

Great class that is very well organized. Dr. Crowe is intelligent, informative, and always had great lectures that greatly aided my learning.

i appreciated the meticulously organized course and she is a clear lecturer. all the assignments will feel like a slog to get through but the intention of each one is always clear and helps with learning the material. labs can feel long but are not terribly difficult. stay on top of due dates bc it easily can become overwhelming

She is clearly extremely caring about how you do in the class and it is clear by how she grades (offering quiz corrections, dropping lowest problem set grade, and a pretty big curve on the exams). Lectures are long and the overall content is pretty tricky but she explains it well and is always there to ask questions.

Great professor and super kind and understanding and overall a great human being. But unless you already know AP Bio or have a lot of bio background, the class will be super overwhelming and move very quickly. Quizzes are online and take home (but still hella hard). Grades are done by Task

You can tell that she cares about her students and is passionate about teaching. She is a good lecturer and tells you what will be on quizzes. However, the quizzes and exams are difficult and you must know the material extremely well and understand it. Overall, a good class but wouldn't recommend unless it's a required class for pre-med or major.

She's the best!

I wouldnt say that bio 13 is super easy, but it's definitely doable. I feel like people don't give crowe enough credit for how organized and on top of things she is, which i really appreciate. She is one of the best professors at tufts even tho lectures can feel a little overwhelming with info

If you haven't taken AP bio, this will be a challenging course, but Professor Crowe does everything she can to help her students succeed. There are plenty of resources available, weekly problem sets have 2 attempts, exams are relatively easy and MCQ with a redacted version posted beforehand, and quizzes are take-home.

Professor Crowe is a good lecturer. The class has way too many assignments, and its difficult to bring your grade up or maintain it if you slip up once.

Very organized. I thought concepts were clearly explained but it definitely helps to have taken AP Bio. Quiz questions were sometimes a bit tricky but lots of padding with problem sets. Lectures are recorded if you need to review something and she holds her own office hours as do the TAs.

Basically like AP Bio, but if you do the work you'll be fine. Don't really need the textbook.

Help was always accessible through Piazza, office hours, and Canvas resources. Dr. Crowe was a genuinely caring person and was invested in our learning. Quizzes occur frequently (every 2-3 weeks), but they are manageable, especially w/ quiz corrections. If you've taken AP Bio, the class shouldn't be too hard, but stay on top of pre-work for class.

Honestly this class wasnt hard but I was really bored, I am not really interested in bio so thats part of it. Midterm and final were 20% of my grade each, they give you outlines for each of them that are a redacted version of the actual exam and you should use those to study for sure.

organized lectures w/ all the information you need, hw videos help but lectures are more important, lots of graded things so not super test heavy, quiz corrections, lots of study material (comprehension worksheets, problem sets, redacted test documents, study questions), quizzes are online/take home

Dr. Crowe is the best professor I've had at Tufts. She is SO caring and really wants us to succeed. This class is a lot of work, and I spent a lot of time studying for it, but she grades so many things and offers alot of extra credit so it's fairly easy to do well if you put the work in. Lots of content, but worth it! Plus a fun project at the end.

Classes were mostly spent reviewing primary scientific literature - I learned how to read papers, very valuable in STEM. Pre-work included mini-lectures + readings. Lots of studying done outside of class. 3 tests and 1 final research paper. Weekly check-in quizzes. Dr. Crowe really wants you to learn and succeed - understanding and accommodating.

be prepared to take notes during lecture (must be paying attention), PollEv to gauge participation during lecture, pre-work is mandatory for success/understanding, overall very fun and interesting, handwriting is a little hard to read during lectures and moves fast

BIO13 is a great course of freshmen because you are given a lot of material and opportunities to actively recall lecture information; however, as a sophomore this class is very low on my priority list so often feels like busy work. She is a good professor but must put in the work to do well. Lecture heavy and pollev questions required.

Is a great lecturer and is a good beginning bio class to take. Exams are pretty fair and she gives out redacted version which you can study before. Has case studies which can be annoying if your partner is unresponsive.

Dr. Crowe is very eloquent in her lectures. She really knows what she is talking about and you can definitely tell she has a passion for biology. She was always prepared and taught with such enthusiasm. I really appreciated her silly comments throughout the lecture and her efforts to instill active learning/recall.

Professor Crowe is extremely clear in her lectures, and the class is organized very well. Requires a lot of work outside of class if you haven't taken AP Bio, but exams are all multiple choice and a redacted exam is provided before the midterm and final. Only unit that was confusing was cellular respiration, so I would just watch a vid for that!

Dr. Crowe is very kind and provides a lot of resources for students, such as redacted versions of exams and comprehension sheets. That being said, you have to put in an immense amount of time in out of class in order to do well on the tests. Her questions are very tricky and very very specific

Dr. Crowe was a good professor overall - she was accessible outside of class time and seemed to care about her students. She also had a very organized structure for the class, which was nice. However, you will need to spend a lot of time on this class's work, and make sure you get familiar with how she asks questions (they are VERY specific).

Take Bio 13 with Crowe! She is very kind, knowledgeable and is accessible for extra help. Course is graded on various easy assignments, two quizzes, a midterm, and final exam. The two exams are not hard and redacted versions are provided. Study those immensely and predict all possible questions that could be asked. Use Echo360 to review lectures!

All information needed is in lectures. Psets are open-note, you get 2 attempts, not too hard. Case studies (random group) graded more harshly, not worth much. 2 online quizzes, difficulty depends on your questions, quiz corrections after. Midterm/final not cumulative, redacted versions provided, still hard. Lots of resources & support if you use it

Dr. Crowe was a great lecturer and made a lot of boring concepts interesting. Although sometimes she would graze over complex topics and not go that in depth. Overall it was a pretty easy class.

Loved. Class time was engaging with multiple activities (review, lecture, group-work, primary-lit reading). Exams could be tough, but it was clear what would be tested. The primary lit readings (some called it busy-work) were quick, graded on completion, part of exam prep, and genuinely practical to go through. Dr. Crowe is nice and knowledgeable.

Great professor, but BIO 13 is just one of the hardest introductory courses at Tufts.

Really caring professor--one of the best at Tufts. Goes out of the way to make sure you understand material if you're struggling. Highly encourage taking a class with her.

Dr. Crowe is an amazing professor. I've had her for both BIO13 and BIO46, and her ability to explain concepts and teach in an engaging and effective way is incredible. She's so sweet and understanding, and office hours are very helpful. She provides amazing resources and really helps equip her students to do well in her class. I love her!

Dr. Crowe is very organized and her lectures are easy to follow. There are weekly problem sets, case study groups, and take home quizzes with a final. While it can be a lot of work sometimes, it is always very clear what you need to do and things are generally weighted in a good way that evens out tests with other things.

I was forced to take Bio13, but Crowe made it a lot better to deal with. Considering I never payed attention and bombed the midterm and final while walking out pretty much fine in terms of grades, you'll be fine as long as you do all the work, quiz corrections, and do the pollEV.

Dr. Crowe is my favorite professor that I have had at Tufts. I had her for BIO13 and BIO46. She is very kind and caring and she knows SO MUCH about biology it is pretty crazy. BIO46 is interesting but you have to do a lot of work studying/doing homework because there is just alot to memorize. Take this course but be aware it is not easy!

Dr. Crowe is an incredible lecturer and clearly cares so much about her students. It feels like a lot of assignments and pre-work for only a 3 credit class, but most of it really does feel necessary and help you absorb the content better. It's a lot of content but the comprehension worksheets make it pretty clear what you're expected to know.

I really liked Dr. Crowe. People complain that she goes quickly but most of those people don't do the prework... Her explanations of topics are really clear and she seems to enjoy teaching and care about her students. The exams are not fun because it's literally just 25 mcqs but there are lots of other free points. Definitely take Bio13 with Crowe.

Crowe is definitely a great professor who is clearly passionate about Biology. She explains concepts the best she can although sometimes she can go a bit fast in lectures. If you haven't taken AP Bio in highschool, then you will definitely struggle with this class. There's a lot of independent studying you're going to be doing outside of class.

Dr. Crowe is wonderful! The prework lectures and reading are always very helpful, and she does a great job of building off every topic without it feeling disjointed. She can explain any concept in 5 different ways if you're struggling, and offers multiple ways to get back points on both quizzes and the midterm. Would absolutely take her class again

Due to the class size, it's almost impossible to have one-on-one interaction with her, but she is not a bad professor. The class is easy if you keep up with problem sets every week and try not to lose any points from HW, case study, or the discussion board. The redacted exams (midterm and final) help a lot.