very engaging

She makes you participate in class, even in a lecture of over 200 people, but never judges you or makes you feel bad for participating. She's super sweet and loves what she's doing and it shows!!

Habersham was amazing for intro to bio, and I'm so sad she didn't teach it as much as Allison and Habersham! Always accessible and holds fantastic review sessions every Friday! super sweet and a true gem

I loved her designer genes class! It made my COLL 100 experience so much better than my 150. The deadlines were a little unclear sometimes but you figure it out. Expectations are pretty clear and grading is fair. Please take her class! I also had her for intro bio and she makes information so understandable.

Literally the most amazing professor I've ever had. Habersham changed my life and I cannot recommend taking her class enough. Her smile was always so kind and vibrant and lit up the room. Tests were not too difficult if you have a general grasp of beginning-intermediate level cell bio and did the work necessary for the class.

I found Dr. Habersham's lectures to be pretty clear and if you listened/took notes, this class really isn't too hard. I finished with well above the threshold for an A and studied for about 10 hours per week. Although, if you don't read the textbook before/after lectures or do practice problems regularly, this won't be an easy semester for you.

Taking this class online was challenging, but Prof Habersham made an effort to accomodate for this and really wanted people to do well! Example: one of the tests was difficult, but she changed the format for the next exam and the final so it was more appropriate. The reviews from this year are not accurate interpretations of her teaching ability.

This class is challenging in nature but Professor Habersham made it very clear that she wanted all of her students to succeed. She and the TAs were always available if anyone needed help. If you do the work for this class, taking notes on lectures and reading the textbook, you can easily do well.

I think Professor Habersham is a perfectly fine professor! I feel that some students may have jumped the gun on giving such negative feedback before actually seeing their final grades, which we just got back today. Exams were pretty difficult mostly because they focussed on application-based problems.

Prof Habersham did the best she could given the pandemic - many of her reviews are far too harsh. Reading the textbook is a must, and the lectures while helpful and engaging worked best for me as review. My one complaint is that there were few ungraded practice problems. If you read carefully and take good notes, this class is very doable.

I thought Professor Habersham's lectures were absolutely wonderful, she makes difficult material approachable. The tests and quizzes are difficult, and the wording is sometimes more confusing than the question material. Reading the textbook is a MUST, I got lazy at the end and blame that for my B+. It is definitely a weed-out class but doable!

Habershams lectures were decent and pretty helpful, tests were very cumulative and could be tough, a lot of studying needed, bio is tough in general but if you put in the work itll be okay

I think it was more difficult online because it was asynchronous and it was hard to ask questions, but overall it was what I expected of an intro bio class. If you do all of the homework and watch all of the lectures, it's fine. Sometimes the TAs were more confusing than helpful.

Dr. Habersham is pretty funny and nice and doesn't assign an extreme amount of work. my only comment would be that if you do not like working in groups, this course specifically and maybe even all of Dr. Habersham's courses are not for you.

I took Cell Bio with Dr. H and absolutely loved it. I had no interest in cellular biology but left the class with new interest on the topic. Engagement is a huge part of succeeding in her class (ask questions, get clarification, etc), but she provides the resources to do so. She does not want people to fail, but you have to put in the work.

I took Prof Habersham's COLL 100 Designer Genes and she was a good professor for that class. I've heard nightmare stories about her intro bio classes but for a COLL, she's great. Easy class, not a lot of work, just keep up with it. She's nice and genuinely cares about her students in a small class like this. Interesting and good class for non STEM.

Took this class in the sum, and hadnt taken a Bio Couse since 9th grade so i was nervous id fail, but bc of Dr. Habersham I got an A. She goes over material extensively (even in a month), gives open note quizzes, and engages the class. Most reviews complained about the Exam but as long as you STUDY and do the MB (Do the dynamic modules!) youre set.

This class is difficult, but worth it! You will learn a lot, but you will need to work for an A.

In her Biology 203 class, she made all quizzes collaborative so that students could help each other and would genuinely learn the material. She also experimented with a public exam that reduced the amount of stress we all went through while studying for it. Don't get me wrong, it's a tough class but if you pay attention and read, you will succeed.

I really liked the course, the collaborative quizzes are a real lifesavers. It's a tough course, and you have to work hard for a A or a B, but it is completely possible. Some ratings make this course sound worse than it is, but just be ready to work, but Prof. Habersham makes it bearable.

The reason many of these ratings are low is because people often blame the professor for the class difficulty. While this is not an easy class, Dr. Habersham is a very enthusiastic presenter. She preaches the material to you. She also makes sure that you work hard to earn a good grade. If you're up for a challenge, this course is for you.

You have to be self-motivated to do well in this class. I highly recommend going to BioChats, because it is a great time to ask Dr. Habersham lingering content questions in a small group setting (since less ppl attend unlike lecture). During BioChats, she basically breaks down everything for you so you can hopefully understand better!

Habersham is a good lecturer, and and a caring person who wants her students to succeed. She offers extra help sessions on top of regular office hours, and her lectures are easy to follow as long as you read the textbook before coming to class. The class covers an unreasonable amount of content, so be prepared to put in the work to do well.

BIOL203 is known to be very difficult and that it is. If you dedicate time and be a studious student, do not fret, you'll be fine! Habersham has energy and passion in her voice during lectures. Quizzes are open-collaboration. Exams are difficult -- you must study! But the grading categories and extra credit work in your favor.

While Professor Habersham is very nice, the Bio203 class is difficult. Frankly the topics are just not that exciting and having to read chapter after chapter about them was very tedious. There are open note quizzes and graded homework's; the exams were very hard and a lot of people failed.

Although she is known as a tough grader for intro bio, Professor Habersham is very easygoing in her COLL 100 class. She grades easily and is available for help.

Very good class for bio majors. The entire class is graded solely on participation and 4 presentations. As long as you do the readings, speak up in class at least once a week, and do the assignments - you'll get an A. If you don't like working in groups or pairs, choose another COLL 100.

Dr. Habersham makes this class (Designer Genes) all about the students. The students are the main drivers of the class, as this course is very discussion-oriented. Great for people who like to present and talk to a large group.

Prof H gets a bad rap because of how the class itself is set up. She herself is an amazing professor who is trapped teaching a terrible intro bio course. Exams are hard but manageable. The only reason I didn't get an A is because I had personal issue during exam week and didn't study at all before the final.

Habersham is very outstanding and engaging lecturer and wants her students to succeed! Although an introductory biology, the class is very fast pace, so I highly recommend entering with some AP/IB bio knowledge. Lectures are very "by the book," so I highly recommend attending "Biochat" review sessions and reading difficult sections in the textbook.

She cares about your success. Make sure you take advantage of the public exams and really study based on them instead of trying to take notes on the whole textbook. This class has a steep learning curve for freshmen who aren't used to STEM classes and those who haven't taken AP bio. She's understanding and I recommend going to her office hours.

It's really not that bad. It is a harder class, not necessarily because of Professor Habersham, but because of the course content. I think that Dr. Habersham is very helpful and explains the information in an easy to understand way. PS: go to the biochats and join a study group. It helps.

Professor Habersham's class is very lecture heavy, but you will learn a lot if you pay attention and take diligent notes. Be sure to do the homeworks and practice problems. She also often repeats questions from her quizzes / homeworks / exams, and often takes them from the internet. She wants you to do well and is willing to help.

Huge workload but overall enjoyable. Professor Habersham gives great lectures. The exams are hard but you will learn a lot from this class.

This class is very dense with many complex concepts, however, I think Dr. Habersham does a good job at making it manageable. She does not curve tests which is something to be wary of considering the average for the first exam was in the 60s. The best way to pass this class is to go to review sessions and her office hours to go over your exams.

Prof. Habersham's Designer Genes is a fairly easy Coll 100, but it can be tedious and time-consuming. Readings are busy work, and if you are not a Biology major, it can be fairly difficult to understand some material. Highly based on presentation skills and ability to follow directions. Get good at presenting! Overall, simple but tedious.

Habersham does want you to do well and she's lovely to talk to, but her lectures are very content heavy. Keep up with textbook readings, do practice problems, and look over the public exams. Exams weren't impossible but very detail and process oriented. Take advantage of office hours and Biochats! Quizzes and projects are used to boost your grade.

Course itself is very content-heavy; a lot to get through in very little time, and with lots of details. Prof. Habersham does her best to make lectures as informative and interactive as possible, and explains things very well. She's amazing in office hours, and accommodating as needed. It's a hard class to do well in overall, but not impossible.

Habersham is a fantastic professor who facilitates great riveting discussions. She definitely helped my public speaking/presentation skills. There's a lot of reading, but you don't really need to do it if you don't want to. 65% of the grade is based on major assignments like group presentations; participation is the remaining 35%. Fair grader.

Professor Habersham is an amazing professor, she makes a difficult subject easy to understand and fun to learn! She cares about her students and wants them to succeed. It's a difficult course but not unreasonable and will always find a time to meet with you if you can't make her office hours. 100% recommend this professor!

She gets so much hate for no reason- her lectures go over the most important points of the textbook the rest is up to you to read it. She is almost always open for office hours or up for a last minute zoom call/meeting if you need help with homework/test/etc. Yes the course is hard, yes there's a lot to read, but thats more the course than her.

She's a good professor, 203 is just a difficult class. She tries to simplify the material as much as possible and offers many extra credit opportunities. Tests are HARD even if you study well. You have to put a lot of effort in, to do well. I took AP bio and this class is difficult. However, the class is also interesting and I enjoyed lectures.

I think a lot of the negative reviews are maybe from freshman who are experiencing this in their first semester of college. But I think that Professor Habersham does a good job of teaching this class. She's very available outside of class (review sessions with her or LAs available every weekday). Class is infamously hard but you will learn so much.

203 is a very difficult weed-out class, but you can do well in it if you take advantage of the resources Prof Habersham provides. The lecture moves very quickly and there is barely enough time to cover all the material, so it is important to go to Biochats with Habersham and TAs/LAs to get a better understanding. Tests are quite hard so study a lot

Professor Habersham is a passionate and caring teacher. Pacing was very fast, don't be afraid to go to office hours. If you took AP Bio in high school then you'll be fine, but if you didn't (like me) then be prepared to learn everything from scratch. Weed out class, but stick with it if you like biology. Find a good group for collaborative quizzes.

Professor Habersham is a great person, but the content is just really hard. Make an effort to go to her office hours and use your LA's. The quizzes are a great grade booster even if you do badly on the exams.

Professor Habersham is a great professor! She is very knowledgeable and caring. Go to her biochats, they are very helpful! The class is a lot of work but not more than what is expected of an intro course. Some advice I can give is read the textbook, do the practice problems in the textbook, and go to lecture.

she was pretty chill since it was a coll100 but took a loooong time to grade things. felt pretty disorganized the whole time. half the class was sciency and half the class was like social justice/policy dealing with genetic implications. so keep that in mind in case you're really angling for one aspect or another

Ok... I know what you've heard about BIOL203... Hear me out. Professor Habersham is super helpful and provides you with resources LIKE. NO. OTHER. It may seem like the class is impossible (coming from someone with no bio background) but trust me, she wants you to succeed. Take this class and be ready to learn lots.

Freshman. You WILL hear horror stories about BIO203. The problem isn't Professor Habersham, it is her exams. Professor Habersham is an exceptional professor. She is invested, and clearly loves what she teaches, however! Her 3 exams are HARD. They mainly consist of 20 multiple choice questions - 3pts. each + FRQ. Put in the effort and you can do it.

OKAY... you're an incoming freshman, and you see the ratings; don't be alarmed. I took a biology class 7 YEARS before this course, so ignore the AP bio as a pre-req comment. Is this a hard intro class? Yes. If you change your study habits to have a holistic understanding of the concepts and use the MANY resources given to students, you will be fine

BIO203 is infamous at W&M as a weed-out class, and rightfully so. However, Professor Habersham gave us many resources to succeed. She had daily BioChats, and after a fail-heavy first test, she switched to Public Exams for our benefit. It's a tough class, but it's possible to use her resources to succeed.

Dr. Habersham is a very nice person and a very good professor, but her class is infamous for being really hard because of her exams. You will have to put in a lot of work to do well, but it's definitely not impossible. I also took AP Bio and got a 5/A+, but it honestly doesn't matter when you last took bio, it's a different class for everyone.

Having not taken a biology class since 9th grade, this class was a challenge. However, I would not let Habersham's low ratings dissuade you if medicine/bio is your goal – you need this class and I promise it will be fine. She is genuinely kind, albeit a fast talker during lecture. Focus on the final – it brought me up from a B- to a B+

She is a great professor. If you are willing to ask for help when needed (she's super helpful), take notes on the assigned reading BEFORE the lectures, and study a LOT for the tests (using quizzes + homeworks) you'll be fine. Don't be scared off by the numerous bad reviews on here, BIOL203 is a hard class itself, nothing to do with her as a teacher

Habby is a great prof, but the class is just very hard (the exams). Lectures are fast and dense, but it's not hard to understand. There are 3 module exams, and they're very hard. They're more like “how's your confidence” types of tests, because the way she asks questions and her answer choices are just very confusing. Not reflective of bio ability

Wonderful professor that truly cares about her students. Before taking this course I was scared after reading all the reviews and the fact that I haven't taken biology since 9th grade, but I can truly say if you put in the effort you will do well. Also, don't be alarmed by your first test score and make sure to attend biochats & office hours.

Hard class, only take if it's a requirement and take an easy load with it so that you can dedicate most of your effort to this class. Take detailed notes from the textbook and make use of all her resources and you should be fine. One of those odd classes where tests got easier over time (most people failed 1st exam and she integrated public exams).

Was really worried going into this class after reading all the reviews. Professor Habersham does a pretty good job of teaching the content. If you want to succeed, make sure you read the textbook and review collaborative quizzes (she often uses questions identical/similar to CQ's and Online HW problems). An A is possible with lots of effort.

BIOL203 is not an easy course, but Dr. Habersham makes it doable. The test questions can be tough, so you have to make sure you understand the ins and outs of the content. GO TO OFFICE HOURS -- she is wonderful at explaining things one on one. BioChats are also very helpful. Use your resources and you'll do just fine.

Be prepared to heavily read the textbook. Its her job to make this class a weeder course, but she provides many resources so that you can succeed if dedicated. Biochats are extremely helpful. Some exam questions are meant to trick you, just study hard and pray. She is very nice and knowledgeable in office hours, just writes difficult questions.

Tough but rewarding intro bio class. Go to Prof. Habersham's office hours and use Unstuck ai - it really helped with exam prep.

I ADORE professor Habersham. I've never had a teacher more interested in the subject they taught. The class is difficult, but she lets you replace your lowest grade with the final, 8.3% of the class is determined by an easy project, the third exam and final (for me at least) were all MCQ. If you go to office hours with her you'll do great.

I was initially very worried about this course as I had difficulty understanding AP Biology in high school. However, if you attend lectures, read the textbook, take notes, and study with a group you'll do great. Dr. Habersham is a personable, inspired teacher who is invested in helping her students understand each concept if they put the work in!

I loved Doctor Habersham! Biol 203 is a really tough class, especially as a freshman, but I think it'd be that way regardless of the professor. I found her readily available outside of class (she has a lot of office hours), and she was always kind & welcoming to me. SO much material in lectures, & a lot of assignments, but she offers extra credit!

Difficult class but she's really sweet in office hours and wants you to succeed if you're willing to work hard. Lecture goes through a ton of content, study everyday.

Habersham is a lovely person and wants you to succeed, but her teaching is confusing at times and there is a lot of content covered in the lecture. The tests are very hard and require heavy studying, so do not take this class if you aren't ready to study a lot.

if you pay attention during the lectures and do the homework, you be fine. I had a lot of bio knowledge going into this class, but even if you don't, don't stress. She has office hours to meet and help, as well as LAs. Quizzes are done in groups, open note, and LAs help, so theyre pretty slight and help boost your grade.

Loved her for my coll 100! Not super interested in genetics but she made it very engaging and I ended up liking the class a lot more than I thought I would. Definitely a different habersham than bio203 habersham

Had Dr. Habersham for both 100 and 203, but she is SO much nicer when teaching 100. Provides good feedback and loves to make conversation with students. Some of the material in 100 can be technical, but she does a good job of teaching it (mostly DNA transcription). The class topic (Designer Genes) is incredibly interesting and thought provoking.

I have never attended a class quite as thought-provoking and simply fun as Habersham's COL 100 class. She encourages participation without being overbearing and creates a comfortable atmosphere for every student. She is truly the best teacher I've had thus far. Discussions were engaging and time flew in class.

Such a fun class! Great discussions, fair grading. I wish I could take this class again. Dr. Habersham is a gem!

Such an underrated professor, love her dearly

I would definitely say Professor Habersham is an amazing teacher, she is definitely knowledgable and does an amazing job at teaching the material. With this said, I feel as though sometimes the difficulty of tests are not reflective of the content learned in class. All in all, good teacher, the class is hard, and the tests are very hard.

I loved her, she tries her best despite the vast content she has to cover. She cares for her students and creates opportunities for success.

Nice enough, I hope you like reading, definitely a weed out class but if you put in the work you should be fine. Lectures are basically supplemental just read the textbook.

I know a lot of you reading these are bit scared by what you see, I know I was before I took 203, just study very consistently and go over the review material she gives and you should be fine. The wording of the assessments was the hardest part but she bases, even copies, some questions off the HW and the textbook so make sure to review both.

I learned a lot in this class. I feel that this class should not be taken by first semester students as mots have not learned to study properly. However, make sure you collect the TJ kids like infinity stones so you can get tutelage.

I really enjoyed my time in the class, and despite what many other reviews say, the class is not impossible. The content is broad and extensive, but if you use the resources provided, like the textbook readings and biochats, you will gain a deeper understanding of the material. Put in the work inside and outside of the class and you will pass.

Expects a deep level of understanding of every topic, but her lectures were always engaging and it's clear she loves her work. I read and annotated every textbook chapter which helped me understand topics very well. Extra credit, group quizzes, CSI link, and the final replacing lowest midterm help boost grade to make getting an A realistic.

Dr. Habersham is caring and accessible. Material is fast-paced and covers a LOT of concepts, as youʼd expect from intro bio. The class gets easier after unit 2. Itʼs difficult without a doubt, but Habersham provides tons of resources and how the class goes for you honestly ends up being more about your mindset. Be adaptable and itʼs manageable.