Great, great lecturer, but very difficult to deal with one on one, and I've heard her talk about other students in ways I found inappropriate.

I found her helpful and interesting. Sh eis flexible with due dates and has given take home finals that she allowed to be emailed from home. I have heard that she is rough on her labs, but I have found her nothing but encouraging,and aproachable.

Very helpful in getting us acquainted with research. Very nice and personable, she shows true interests in our personal and academic lives. Overall, We truly enjoy our lab experience. (Kris is cool too)

Very funny lecture... tests are challenging, but manageable (she gives you a sheet of paper to fill up with notes for some tests!). Very approachable and friendly if you have any problems in lecture.

Not a bad class if you're willing to work hard at it. Tests are fair if you've done the reading and take good notes. She's a little nervous sometimes and lets kids push her around but she's a nice person and very excited about the subject which is always helpful.

Saha rocks. She is so much fun and is really enthusiastic about this class. Ifyou are a bio major, take this class. Tests were alittle hard, but not unmanagable. Easy to get atleast a B.

What a nice lady. Very accessible too. The day before an exam she would practically have office hours all day. I learned so much about bio and how to apply it to current events. Yeah, the tests are hard. This is because she actually wants us to learn and understand stuff instead of memorizing it. Don't trash her cause you did****ty in the class.

she's obviously a genius and is extremely willing to do most anything to help students. her lectures are interesting, but she sometimes puts random diagrams/graphs on them without explaining them. the tests were often hard to predict and seemed random, but she was generous with curving and extra credit

She really tries to help people that want it, and even people that don't want it but need it. Her tests aren't that bad, and her notes make them pretty easy to study for them. She babied us at the end, giving us XC and a cheat sheet, which was kind of unfair to the people that worked for the grade, but it did'nt help much. Great teacher.

Saha is a sweet lady,pretty good at explaining things in class&one-on-one,exams tough but from the material,BUT her essay take-home final exam was really hard & *bizarre* because it hardly pertained to the class. We had to do a lot of outside research for it. I used my notes from class about once, and so did everyone else I know. wtf.

Had for Dev Bio -- go to lecture! That's all you need to do well on the midterms. There's actually not that much material per lecture, but it's impossible to glean from the book at the last minute. I know her pretty well and she enjoys teaching upper level classes, actually wants you to learn the stuff. Take advantage of the in class final.

Prof Saha really knows her stuff. She really wants everyone to do well on the tests, so follow her studying tips, they'll help a LOT. if you go into her office, she is also a great help

Professor Saha was always willing to help. Yeah, there was a lot of material & exams were usually difficult, but you won't find a prof. on campus who cares more about her student's grades. She agonizes over them, and treats students individually. She's great 1 on 1 & strives to make things clear. She also keeps track of which students are trying.

The class is a very difficult class, after all, it is a filter class... But Saha makes it interesting and survivable.

A WONDERFUL TEACHER!!!! She cares SO much about her students, she's willing to do anything to get them good grades. If you go to review sessions and just show that you're actually trying, you'll do well. She tells you EXACTLY what will be on the test, EXACTLY how to study...lazy people shouldn't take the class. If you put in the time, you get an A!

Great professor. Her lectures are straight from the book, but she keeps it interesting. She also REALLY cares about how you are doing in the class and really goes out of her way to help. The tests are really hard, but she does everything short of giving you the answers to prepare you for them.

Professor Saha is one of the most caring professors on campus. She really cares about her students (even in a huge intro class) and really wants each person to do well. There are all kind of opportunities to do well as long as she can see that you are trying. She is a nice lady and a great professor

I really like Saha, she's incredibly nice, knows what she's talking about, and 1-on-1, really interesting, but she managed to make this class extremely boring. You could probably get by with just reading the textbook before every test. I went to class, but I'm not sure that it helped me all that much. Plus The curve made this class really easy.

Saha is good, but can seem arbitrarily hard. Tests can be tricky, make sure you study a lot for them. Don't worry about the second test. Everybody does poorly on it, your grade won't be destroyed by that D-. She expects a lot from her students, but cares about her students more than any other professor I've ever had, and is very enthusiastic.

Her biggest priority is knowing you get the help you need - she cares a lot. Tests are hard: study material from slides and supplement concepts with book. Recommend you practice drawing all diagrams on slides- will do this on tests. study ALL study Qs on BB. Final seemed a tiny bit easier than midterms. You will work hard but learn a lot.

I really like professor Saha. She is extremely nice and goes out of her way to make sure her students are prepared for each exam. She also offers a lot of extra credit, so if you understand athe material and try, you will do fine.

Saha cares way too much about how people do in her class. I would have enjoyed the class more had she not spent 50% of the time imploring people to study and offering extra credit. If you take notes and keep up you will be fine. If you are awful at bio, don't worry. You really can get an "A for effort"... seriously...

Not the most interesting prof but very helpful and accommodating. More willing to help students however possible (including extensions and optional take-home exams) than any other prof. Should go to class, but long reading assignments weren't really necessary.

Probably the nicest prof I've ever had. Very helpful outside of class, which was good because I often found her lectures to be confusing. Willing to accomadate all your special problems.

She really wants you to do well in the course, so she gives lots of extra credit and a take-home final (though it was pretty challenging and took a LONG TIME). Barely used the confusing and poorly-written textbook at all.

Amazing professor. Extremely intelligent but not in an intimidating way. Saha is beyond helpful and is willing to do anything to help her students succeed. Go to her office hours! Developmental Bio is a great class, you'll learn a lot and it's not difficult if you go to lecture and study. 10 pg paper but you can get the first draft corrected.

Dr. Saha is extremely nice and helpful outside of class. Her lectures aren't the most interesting and are at times confusing, but as long as you ask questions, she'll explain concepts over again more clearly. Tests are fair, and she curves them so that most people get A's (final: take-home). All in all, a good, reasonably easy class.

Brilliant. I've never seen one woman do so much for her students. Tests are difficult, but fair. She admits to not liking the textbook; so, its rarely required reading. Take anything she teaches. Expect to work hard and it will be worth it. She's just brilliant.

Great professor, very fair, and offers LOTS of extra credit and curving. She is really helpful and the tests aren't that bad if you study correctly.

She is really nice, but as a teacher, she is one of the most boring professors I have ever had.

I would like to provide an unbiased evaluation of Prof. Saha so please take all horror stories with a grain of salt. First, she expects much of her students, if you do not put forth the effort, you WILL do poorly. Second, I learned a great deal and feel this class was very helpful for MCAT prep. Tests are manageable and extra credit is ample.

Saha is a sweetheart, perhaps she cares too much. Material is very tough, you'll definitely have to read the chapters and do all the study questions and study A LOT to do well on tests. Still, with bad grades on tests you can do well because there are many free points you can get by doing little things. Take advantage of extra credit as well.

Great professor, and she's very sweet. An A is definitely possible if you study and keep up with the workload, which is a bit demanding.

This class is difficult, although I love professor Saha! She is so funny and is really passionate about her field of study. She is very fair and provides a couple E.C opportunities throughout the semester. 3 midterms, and 1 paper and a final

Developmental is so much fun with Saha, she is such a wonderful professor. Its a lot of material, but she breaks it down nicely and tests are pretty straight forward. Highly recommend!

Her teaching is pretty good for upper level classes. She's super passionate about the material. Her tests are challenging, but allow you to apply what you've learned. Beware though- she's been known to speak inappropriately of students. Be careful when speaking with her one on one.

Unbelievably kind, caring, considerate, generous, intelligent, wonderful, and understanding. She is hands down the BEST teacher I have ever had in my life! The class was challenging (the material is fascinating, but dense) but it is made easy by her. She is amazing, made me see the word differently, and gives plenty of extra credit. An A is doable

She is a good professor, but does not teach developmental biology. She teaches the History of Developmental Biology research. You will learn nothing about how the heart develops, bones, kidneys, spleen, lungs, or liver. You will spend the first two weeks of class reviewing molecular techniques that you learned Freshman year.

Dr. Saha is a wonderful person trying to teach a very difficult subject. Yes, the tests are often frustrating and very conceptual in nature, but she is generous with giving partial credit and curving grades. If you read the textbook, attend class, and consistently review the material, you'll do fine! I don't understand why others got so stressed.

Given that Dr. Saha has to teach 400 students each semester, it may be hard to meet with her, but her army of TAs are always there to help if she isn't available. Reading the book after lectures are a must, as diagrams tend to be very critical. I gave easiness a 2 because if you are willing to put in the hours, an A is totally achievable.

Saha has a huge reputation at our school as a tough professor with high expectations for her students. I have found this to be completely true. However, I was happy to discover what a passionate person she is, particularly for her students. She worked hard to help us be as successful as possible in this class- including offering extra credit.

Saha has a bad reputation at this school but I think a lot of it is overblown. Her class is definitely do-able if you go to class and put in the effort. She tries very hard to be helpful and I look forward to taking more classes with her.

While she does get a bad rep' around campus, you can easily tell she is very passionate about biology and does just about anything in power to help her students out. With that being said, there is a lot of content and it's not always easy. Her tests are pretty tough, but she can be an easy grader at times if you know what you're talking about.

Dr. Saha was honestly one of the best professors I've had so far; she is literally ALWAYS working for her students and often only leaves work late at night. She was so helpful and willing to sit with students and help them improve even when she was teaching a class of 300+ students. Took this class as a pre-req but hope to take another one w her

Saha is obviously very intelligent, but I think she struggles to bring the content back down to an intro level class sometimes. Lectures feel long, but she tries to entertain and is sweet. Also very worth it to askbring problems up to her. She's very understanding and accommodating for the entire class (perhaps too much, but not complaining!).

Unpopular opinion: Professor Saha is good at teaching! She paints a clear picture in your head of cellular processes and even though she seems completely bonkers/disorganized, she knows what she is doing. I barely touched my book. Pay attention in lecture, take good notes. She only tests you on lecture material and offers a ton of extra credit.

Professor Saha did well at lectures but sometimes portions of the material weren't always clear so I would resort to reading textbook to get a full gist of what was happening. I would say if you put time into the class by listening intently during lecture or ask her direct questions on things you don't understand you will be fine.

Professor Saha is an amazing professor. I never had her for intro bio, so I can only speak for 310. The structure of the class is engaging, although sometimes I can feel as if the expectations are too high for me. However, so far I am doing fine in the class and learning a lot. Professor Saha is also very approachable.

Saha is a really cool and interesting person who cares deeply about her students and her class. She is trying out a new class format which requires a bit more work out of class and I'm not positive whether it is more effective. The plus side is we do a lot of reading but don't need to memorize anything because everything is open book.

Saha is a very kind, caring professor. She makes sure you know what you are doing, she is clear in what she wants, and is always willing to make you laugh.

Professor Saha is one of my favorite professors. She's so kind and always tries to help us succeed. She really looks out for us and makes sure that we do well. She gives clear guidelines and makes class fun. I really enjoyed her class.

Professor Saha is amazing. She is so kind and caring. Between her reassurance with medical school and her extra credit opportunities she makes a difficult class doable and makes getting an A possible. She will always respond to your email right away even at 4 in the morning. She also matches all of her freshmen students with research projects.

Intro Bio was probably 80% of my entire freshman year workload. It is a hard class, and Saha is pretty good, but not exceptional. The class really is applying your knowledge and not regurgitating so you really have understand the material, and there is a LOT of material to know. It's a hard class but she really does try to let people do well

Professor Saha is one of the sweetest people I have ever met, and she genuinely wants everyone to do well (extra credit/study tips/super accessible). However, the tests are extremely difficult even if you know the information. It might be worth it if you really love bio, but otherwise its too much, even if Saha is a super lovely and caring person.

Professor Saha is absolutely wonderful. She is passionate about the material, and she wants you to succeed. However, this course was very challenging, and in order to do well, you MUST have a mastery of the material. The tests are made up of questions that require you to apply your knowledge. It's possible to do well, but you must work really hard.

Professor Saha hadn't taught intro biology for at least a decade before teaching my class, so there was a learning curve. She expects a lot from her students, however, she is willing to help! She cares about students who do the work and gave us chocolate during the final and on holidays. This class was hard, but she really loves the material.

Professor Saha is a spectacular teacher for bio 203. She genuinely wants every student to be successful and will be there to help make it happen. She is also a very enthusiastic lecturer and makes class engaging most of the time. Would absolutely recommend her for any bio course.

I was very excited to take an intro to biology course but I did not expect it to be so difficult. Saha was very helpful and considerate throughout the semester and had plenty extra credit opportunities. However, the teaching style was difficult to follow and the questions on exams were very obscure making it hard to perform well.

Professor Saha is such a lovely woman. Intro bio is tough and you have to work hard, but she truly cares about her students and puts in so much effort to help us do well. She gives many opportunities for help outside of class, there were review sessions each week and she and the TAs had so many office hours it was easy to get help if needed.

Contrary to most of the comments, Professor Saha is a really good lecturer. While she can seem to get off topic sometimes, her tangents usually wrap into the topics to help students understand rather than memorize the content. She is very passionate about biology and cares about her students deeply. That said, this class is a beast, so be prepared.

Saha is so kind and genuinely wants her students to succeed. All tests are short answer with partial credit. Definitely go to office hours and review sessions, even if there isn't a midterm coming up and you don't have specific questions. Bio 203 isn't an easy class, but if you always go to class, work hard and use the resources you can do well.

There is a lot to memorize in this class. I came in with a strong background in Biology and still had to try pretty hard to get solid grades on the exams. The homework was mostly graded based on effort. Professor Saha is caring and connected the different parts of the class together in a unique and interesting way.

IMO, everyone who rants against Saha was not prepared for the rigor of college level bio and blames her. It is definitely a difficult class, but to say that she is unfair is just not true. She cared more than any other prof Ive had that each person passed, she gave everyone so many chances to succeed. She is wicked smart and a great instructor.

I cannot say enough about Saha, I am a soph Bio major and had her my first semester as a freshman for Intro Bio. I was mentally prepared and came into the class knowing I'd have to work hard- and i did. I went to every extra help session - V HELPFUL! smaller # of students + she went into more detail on subjects.. I love her. She rewards hard work

Easy grader and gives you the opportunity to fix mistakes. Helpful outside of class if you have questions. Lectures started interesting but got kinda boring/repetitive towards end of semester. I think there's probably better electives to take than bioengineering, but if you want something that won't take a ton of brainpower, it's a fine choice.

Lectures can be long and not engaging. Often she asks questions after a tangent, so it's unclear what she's asking. However, she is very accessible and provides as much help as you ask for, so it's easy to be successful on take home exams (open note!). But they can be very time consuming... Ultimately, she is very sweet and wants you to succeed.

I enjoyed the class environment and it gave me a solid introduction to bioengineering and synthetic biology. I am beyond grateful that Dr. Saha gave me an override for this class because it made me realize what I want to do with my career in the future. Most of the class is focused on working on the final project but the time spent was so worth it!

Prof. Saha makes a novel and convoluted subject like synthetic biology digestible and understandable. If you take this class, you'll want to make sure you have a solid understanding of cell biology and genetics. Thankfully, it's light on homework. Overall, Prof. Saha gives fantastic lectures and is one of the friendliest professors I've ever met.

Prof. Saha makes the complex subject of synthetic biology digestible. With minimal homework, the class is an easy elective. Unstuck study was a great study tool alongside the free textbook. Overall, an enjoyable and informative course.

Tough class, so you gotta study, but Saha is incredible. Whoever called her a workaholic diva woman is right. I want to be her when I grow up. Hilarious, incredibly knowledgeable, and works so hard to make developmental biology fun and accessible. I worry about her tho she doesn't sleep. also if she tells you not to memorize genes don't believe her

This class is not for the weak, but Saha is awesome. She'll keep you on your toes the whole lecture and you're going to learn a lot, but I probably wouldn't recommend Dev bio for anyone who's not a junior or senior. Saha is a great professor and very helpful/accessible outside the class. She's very kind and just wants you to succeed!