Worst proc I've ever had. Do not take her. She actually WANTS everyone to fail. She's very nice in lecture but when she grades, there is no mercy. She is unclear and NOT HELPFUL. Asking her a question will only result in her telling you to figure it out. STAY AWAY FROM HER CLASS

Dr. Higa is the worst possible teacher to have for lab. I know people from different lab classes who wrote the exact same thing on one of the worksheets. Student in Higa's got 14/20, and the student in the other class got 20/20. She refuses to help you too. If you ask her how to do something she'll say "well how do u think?" and nothing more.

Okay, so Higa is literally going to be your worst nightmare if you take her. I am normally a straight A student, but this woman WANTS to fail you. I always did my labs with my friends and she gave my friends 17/20 and she gave me 13/20 (same answers). She will never help you when you reach out to her and FORGET ABOUT HER EMAILING YOU BACK EVER.

Impossible grader. WILL NOT ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. Ignores all emails. Information in notes and study guides are not even what is on test. I'd say about 70% of the nursing students in her class have to take it again. Avoid this terrible woman

Higa is literally the worst professor at York College. Bio I is a freshman level Biology and she treats it like its a class to prepare you for your doctorate. She will ignore any emails you send her and make you look like a complete idiot in class. The information she lectures on is NOT on the tests. And the tests are literally impossible BEWARE

I am normally an A+ student who studys regularly. However when having tho professor for class i literally wanted to cry everyday. Nothing in class is on the exams. And even if something is correct on an exam she takes points off for not telling her more. If her words aren't exactly used good luck passing.

DO NOT take her class. Most confusing class ever. Does not explain material at all. She marks things wrong on tests because they arent in her words even if the answers mean the same thing. Does not email back or help.

She is a horrible teacher! DO NOT TAKE HER!! She is not helpful and if you don't be precise enough with your wording she will fail you. She doesn't realize that she is teaching college students! WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!!

Higa was the absolute worst professor I have ever had. She has no understand of how to teach biology to students. She is very knowledgeable about it but her tests are absolutely impossible. She goes of large amounts of details that are very specific one time and expects you to understand it within a day. ONLY TAKE HER IF IT IS A LAST RESORT.

Takes 2 months to grade tests, lectures are unorganized and all over the place, learned less than all of the other classes, overall bad first semester experience

HARD HARD HARD. Very knowledgeable, however she expects us to become doctors in biology by the end of the semester. Lectures are quick and scattered. She has office hours but when talking about class, it is very hard to approach. Outside of class she is a wonderful lady. If it was a judgement of character she would get flying colors, but worst prof

Dr. Higa is a nice person but the absolute worst professor I have ever had. Her exams are extremely difficult and if you do not have exactly what she wants you to write on her open ended questions she will give you no credit at all. She will look for reasons to prove your answer incorrect and does not go easy on students. Avoid her at all costs.

Dr. Higa is an approachable lady outside of class. Her classes: both lab and lecture are awful. If you do not have something specific to what she wants, then you will not get credit for your answer. Her tests are the hardest things, but if you do get her, then do all the learning objectives bc thats where all the test questions are from.

Dr. Higa seemed to be a great prof the first week or two. She easily got behind in the material, and then told the class to learn the rest on our own. If you write her an email for any reason, you should feel incredibly lucky if she replies. Homework grades are a big part, so get it done. Participate when possible, she fails you if you haven't.

Nice person but if you enjoy biology I advise you do not take her course. Her test are extremely complicated and she does nothing to help if you are confused over the lecture discussion. Every exam average for the class was nothing over a 79%.

Dr. Higa is extremely nice and informative however, she grades as if we too have a biology doctorate. Her tests are extremely difficult and if you don't have exactly what she wants in the open ended, you will get the whole thing wrong. She rushes through the chapters and does nothing to help you if confused. AVOID HER IF YOU WANT TO PASS BIO150!

Lectures are not that difficult, but the labs are graded and a inconsiderate level which makes the class hard to pass.

Don't take this class with this professor if you are hoping to pass

Dr. Higa is by far the worst professor I've ever encountered. She may seem extremely kind but she is harsh in her grading to a point that its almost impossible to pass. If you have the option not to take her classes please do so. Don't put yourself in a position where you don't want to pursue a degree/career bc of her. Also STUDY HARD in her class!

She was the worst professor I have ever had. She didn't care about the students. Had like 9 people drop the class while in it. She wouldn't respond to emails. Didn't care to help succeed. Didn't grade things until last week so we didn't know if we were failing. Took this class with another professor and passed with flying colors.

Professor Higa is the worst biology professor ever she rushes her lectures and grades very harshly. She makes you feel like an idiot when you fail and the guided notes make no sense. DO NOT take professor Higa if you want to do well in bio 150. Unless you are a god at memorization and answer the open ended response questions to her liking good luck

We go over lectures in class and the material isn't even on the test. Over half of our class failed last semester, when we would ask questions shed look at us like we were dumb. When I knew I was on the verge of failing I asked what I could do and if she had any tips and she told me I was going to fail. 100% DO NOT TAKE HER UNLESS YOU HAVE TO

The worst part is how slow of a grader she is, she waited until 3 days before the grades were dur to start grading half of the course. She is a slow responder & her notes do not correlate with the test well. Most people grades will be inflated by the extra credit she gave. When most people fail & only 1-2 get an A, it says something abt the prof.

Beware: she picks favorites, thats why she's liked by some. Walked out of our lab one time and screamed outside the door because the freshmen asked clarifying questions. Her instructions are unclear but she expects you to understand and just do it and if you ask her she gets annoyed. Takes forever to grade. She's a good person, horrible professor.

She does not teach the material very well. She will go through the slides and write notes on the board however the notes you are given DO NOT prepare you for the exams. The notes don't have the same/enough information. Will dock a lot of petty points of assignments that really hurt your grade over the semester (even if you answered from her notes).

You will feel like their is something wrong with you if you ask a question cause she will never give you a straight answer. All other labs also took notes to help with the post labs and we never did making it very hard. Would never take her as a professor again.

DO NOT TAKE DR. HIGA'S CLASS! All she has in her class are quizzes and there's a really big quiz that is only one attempt before your big exam! The quiz is also timed, and you don't have enough time to finish it! She is like one of the worse professors I have ever had! Please take another professor if you want to pass Bio! She will NOT HELP YOU!

If you aren't religious you better pick a religion and stick to it because she will have you praying on your knees after each exam. The exams include little to no material covered in class and when you confront her about she says, "there's nothing she can do" and that you need to "work harder".

Literally run. She is a nice person but doesn't grade anything on time. Very test heavy and it'll come on like a stack of bricks. You test averages will be in the 50s or 60s.

DO NOT TAKE. Takes forever to grade. Bad communication. Takes petty points. Many students struggled to pass. Earlier in the semester, I told her my situation. She told me to quit my job, study harder, and not worry. I reminded her last week, and she told me there's nothing she can do, regardless of me doing everything she asked, aside from quitting

If you wan't someone to teach you biology DO NOT take this prof! She will teach you what she thinks is accurate information, but a majority of her content will not be on your exams! Class averages on exams are usually between 40-60. She thinks that we aren't studying enough....... Don't try to ask her for help because she will not even try to help.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR AT ALL! Her lectures are super boring and all you have to do is study really hard in the class if you want to pass! If you are not that kind of person, she is NOT YOUR PROFESSOR!!! If you ask her for help, she will NOT help you at all. Find another professor if you can.

She is HORRIBLE!!! Makes you hate biology and grades like she depends on it! She gives out pointless quizzes and study guides along with difficult exams! She may be sweet but her grades are not! Avoid her at all cost!

DO NOT TAKE HER AT ALL! She is NOT helpful! She is horrible! There is NO homework in the class other than assessment checks along with quizzes and exams! The assessment checks do NOT HELP! You really have to focus if you want to pass the class and if you think you can't do it, DO NOT REGISTER FOR HER SECTION!

I will never take her again! She expects you to spend 8+ hours a day outside of class on the lecture alone (not including labs). Yes, she knows what she's talking about, but she doesn't know how to teach it properly. If you want to take her, you need to know all the topics before stepping into the classroom. Good luck if you decide to take her.

SHE EXPECTS US TO GET EVERYTHING IN 50 MIN OF CLASS. she hates all of you and she wants you to put bio ABOVE EVERYTHING.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE!

Higa is one of, if not THE worst, professors at YCP. She is so rude and condescending if you ask any sort of question or need any kind of help. She talks so fast and will not slow down even if the entire class asks her to. Good luck missing class, you'll never catch up again.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. If you're not pre-med, do not listen to the registrar when they tell you it's equivalent ... IT'S NOT. I wish I had never wasted my time on this class.

The instructor wasn't very effective at teaching. She moved too fast and taught as if we already knew the material. In office hours, she didn't explain why my answers were wrong or how to improve. She didn't explain the “why,” and she seemed a bit rude, so the help didn't support my learning.

She sucks don't take her

I will rate this professor honestly. I took this professor in-person for lecture and lab. I am very traumatized ONLY in my first semester of college. She ruined my opportunities and gave me more anxiety and stress. Expects 8 to 10 hours of your day. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PROFESSOR EVER! I literally cried every week... NOT a professor you want.

She will TRAMATIZE you! This is my honest opinion. Even if you're hardworking, you will struggle in her class. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PROFESSOR EVER! I KNOW it's UNFAIR! THIS SHOULD NOT be taken as an EQUIVALENT credit for the nursing program, as this course was ridiculously hard!