His goal is to weed out at least 1/2 the class by mid tearm. and if anyone in his class gets a grade higher than a "C" he feels he didnt do his job. avoid him at all cost.

This class sucked.

I FELT THAT HIS TESTS DIDN'T REFLEX WHAT HE TAUGHT IN CLASS.

sucked hard.

He's one of the worst teacher I have ever had. I worked very hard trying to do well in his class but he tries to fail me. I do NOT reccomend anyone to take his class. Your GPA will be ruined if you take his class.

He is very unfair. His tests are not what his study guide says. You never know what the test is going to be on. His goal is to make you fail and has no pitty whatsoever.

Horrible class. Study if you want-it wont do you any good becuase he will try and trick you. The tests do not match the study guide, so why boother with it. PS, beware females: he's a total ****.

Professor, Robbins, as far as his teachings: its okay but what he teaches is not on the test. Read, use vistual aides, the CD ROM, going to class, taking notes, using the study guide, I am sorry, this teacher is wacked and his testes are hard because he does not teach it! (Period!!)

Terrible teacher!! He does not teach anything of relavance. He grades WAY too hard for an intro class. Makes lots of inappropriate jokes and references. Terrible, Terrible, Terrible. Avoid at all costs!

This guy is a ****. He is by far the worst teacher I ever had. I echo everything else everyone has said. He makes fun of Utah and Mormons all class and does not teach what is on the test. He loves to refer to himself as Doctor too. He just eats up the ego.

The worst professor I have ever had. Avoid this idiot at all cost!!!!!!!! Stupid hippie.

He is a total tripper!! His tests suck, and most students do very poorly. YOU DO NOT WANT THIS TEACHER. His study guides are not like the test. Regardless of the situation - he will not give any leway for anything....REGARDLESS...

Teachers should not impose religious or political beliefs on other students! This guy is a big jerk who's tests are impossible! My whole class failed the course! Don't study, won't do you any good! SOMEBODY FIRE HIM!!!

Worst teacher at Utah Valley High. This guy really needs to quit complaining about Utah and find a real job instead of an associate professor at an open enrollment state college. He preaches darwinism and evolution and makes you answer your tests as if its absolute truth instead of a theory. Never take this guy.

do anything possible not to get this teacher. the class is extreamly hard. the tests are very long and unclear, aswell as hes class. study guides for tests are more then 10 pages long. test cover over 200 pages of text and over 10 chapters of text.

This class was ridiculous. His notes were bad, he was boring, and the tests were hard. I studied more than I studied in any other class and still did bad. If you want to do well, you'd either have to study extremely hard, or naturally get his teaching style and testing style. I thought since I'm smart it'd be easy, but it's not!

hardest class I ever had, do not take classes from this teacher

VERY HARD don't take from him! Study guides are a joke, as well as his notes! He likes to show off his knowledge of the info..

Very condescending. Not clear about what to study for exams. Doesn't answer students questions with respect. Treats us as if we remember everything we learned in high school. Very confusing on complex subjects, won't simplify for understanding. I have to pay another $300 (or so) and take this class again because I can't understand what he's talking

For a guy making $80k per year (utahsright.com), you'd think they would train him on how to use something other than the overhead projector. Paraphrased quote from first class, "I'm not here to babysit you, I don't care how hard you try, I don't offer extra help, the average test score is a C or lower and there is no curve." Enroll at your own risk

The other comments about this teacher is correct. His study guides are hard to finish let alone study. He does multiple choice questions, however you have 8 choices to choose from.. 3 of which are the correct awnser, but you have to decide what the teacher feels is the best awnser not the book It's all a guessing game.

When it comes to his study guides they are impossible to finish because more than half of the answers are really specific to what he says in class.His actually test are hard because its multiple choice A-G on every question, which multiple are right.You pretty much have to write down every word he says if you expect to guess at the right answer.

This professor was worthless. He did not care about what outside of class was effecting your life. He did not go over things very well and his test were ridiculous. He purposely tries to make you fail. The test questions have multiple answers that could be right on each one and you have to figure what he would think is the best answer. DONT TAKE IT

Please beware this class! I thought it would be easy, since it was gen ed. class. Your whole grade comes from exams, which are extremely difficult considering over half of the question answers are always from lecture(his own words). I mean that in a literal way, the exact jokes he uses end up on the exams. Textbook and study guides are useless.

I'm the type of student that wants to learn, regardless of whether or not the class has to do with my major. Professor Robbins was a very hard teacher, he's old school and uses a projector, he goes on tangents all of the time yet still expects you to know everything on the tests. I would not recommend this class to anyone. ever.

This professor was horrible! He stutters constantly with the word "um" and is very unclear about the subject material. His tests are extremely difficult, and all of your grade is based on exams and quizzes. All are multiple choice, with a-g as the available choices. His study guides are pointless. I would NEVER EVER take this class again!

Worst teacher ever ruined my GPA, don't bother reading the text book, most of the answers are stuff he rambled about in class. Further if he says "this won't be on a test" Better write it down and memorize it word for word.

This class was tough! Only reason I passed was because of supplemental instruction study group. He does not teach clearly. Questions on quizzes are meant to really make you think. Your grade is based only on quizzes and tests. His notes are hard to follow. He does not show any mercy with your grade. Good luck!!

Run away while you can! During lectures he dumbs down everything & provides useless information then when you go to take the test it's like a whole new language for geniuses. His study guide is a novel just go through your text book highlight the entire chapter then there's your study guide. Your whole grade is based on 5 tests & pop quizzes yikes!

Never miss a class, memorize the text book word for word, and you might pass, I've never gotten below a B, but I doubt I'll even pass this, he rambles, bounces all over, spends 10+ minutes per class explaining things he says we don't need to know or making bad jokes, tests are long, technical, and the only thing your grade is based on. RUN AWAY!!!

Read the whole book, memorize the glossary, and never miss a class you'll be fine. Otherwise you'll fail.

Knows Biology, doesn't teach Biology well. The tests are impossible. Taking notes, reviewing the study guide and studying on your own won't do you any good. He phrases the test questions to try and trick you, literally impossible to do well in this class if you're not really good at test taking and learning out of a book.... Don't take his class.

Lectures, pop quizzes, and then fat exams. Not willing to work with you if you've fallen behind.

Dr. Robbins was one of the worst professors Ive had so far. He knows his biology, but isn't good at teaching it. All he does is lecture, and ramble. If you ask questions, he doesn't answer clearly. His tests are hard and require you to learn the material outside of class on your own.

He is the worst professor I have ever had. He is out dated and weird. I would not recommend him to anyone. You have to understand and take notes on every word he says to have any hope for the tests. He still uses an overhead projector and he refuses to use canvas because of "security issues". I would not advise taking him to ANYONE!

Overall, just lots of random material covered in class that wasn't necessarily related to Biology and didn't always end up in the tests. Look elsewhere if you really want to learn Biology effectively and with greater ease.

WORST biology teacher ever. He is super old school and writes on an overhead projector for his lectures. He goes off on tangents during class and doesn't really cover the material needed for tests. Study guides are super long and the tests are so so hard. would not recommend.

He does not post your grades on canvas so you never know what you have, and your only grades are pop quizzes and tests. He lectures and says "you won't need this for the test, just party trivia" and then guess what shows up on the tests? His tests are designed to trick you and he doesn't curve anything.

Graded solely on tests and weekly quizzes, which he does not go off of the study guide for. No extra credit offered. If you are not a great test taker, BEWARE.

Doesn't use Canvas; no update on grade whole semester. Doesnt answer questions directly, goes off on tangents, confusing language, lectures don't prep you for the tests; THE TESTS ARE ENTIRE GRADE. Study guides prep you most for the test, but they only get you 76% of the info, so be prepared to spend a lot more on your own learning the material!

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!! We started out with 40 students and by the end of the semester had 9. One by one everyone dropped out. Save yourself the time and just don't sign up for his class. He knows what he is teaching about and that is the problem. No one else knows because he assumes you already know it. PLEASE DONT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!!!!

Don't do it. I thought I would be able to try hard despite the bad reviews. Never regretted a decision more in my life. His lectures would work for people during his time, but now days? No. All notes done on paper through projector, and when talking doesn't make sense so it's hard to follow. First class I actually failed in my life and Im an A kid.

Awful teacher. He lectures the entire class and writes some things on the board but most of the time just rambles and goes on weird tangents. Study guide doesnt match up with test at all. The grade is based only off the tests and pop quizzes but he doesnt enter the grade in until after the semester ends so you have no idea what your grade is.

Teacher is not very clear, gets off topic very easily and doesn't teach hardly any of the material on the tests. To pass his class you have to show up and read the book front to back and study the book hard. His lectures are pointless and often argues with students.

This was the worst class. Dr R is a really passionate guy about what he teaches, but he gets off on tangents, doesn't make any sense, you never know what your grade is, and the study material NEVER matches up with the tests. He doesn't grade on a curve. I studied for hours on end and used all my resources and still ended up with C's on my tests.

Hasn't put grades in since the beginning of the semester. I still don't know what my grade is in the class, even after the semester. The majority of the class failed all the tests, and he doesn't curve your final grade. Lots of pop quizzes and the study guides for the test don't match up with the test. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. No extra credit either

Studying the study guide is pointless, nothing on there is actually on the test. Lectures are hard to listen too, as he always goes on tangents and makes bad jokes. Quizzes are random, so you cant miss any days. Study from the book to think you have any chance at a test. Also has questions on test asking questions on ethics.

Robbins lectures all day, and will go off topic and talk about his life when he was young, things that don't have anything to do with biology. You only get graded on quizzes and tests, a lot of trick and impossible questions you cant get right. I thought I could study a lot and read the textbook and I would be fine, but I was wrong. Just don't.