While the course material is very interesting, the test matter is completely subjective and unfair.

his lectures are not clear, goes way too fast and his tests are very hard.

This class is a joke .You are not tested on whether you understand evolutionary concepts. You are tested based on small details and whether you apply evolutionary concepts to MADE UP scenarios in the same way Mauricio does. The final was 249 questions! This class is more about mind games than learning. He is a nice person but a horrible educator.

Dr. Mauricio is simply egotistical to think that he can solve a semester of unfair tests by just curving at the end. You will be fine gradewise in this class but you will torture yourself all semester wondering what your grade is because the average for the tests is failing. They arent fair, he knows they arent fair but he wont change.

Exams for Mauricio's Gene 3000 are not based on lecture! Exams are based on the textbook and free response. He says he curves the class but it's not enough to make a difference so don't rely upon it. He's a good lecturer but it doesn't matter because the exams aren't based upon lecture. I would take another prof.

He is honestly one of the worst professors Ive ever had. Hes rude and not helpful at all. His tests were the hardest tests I have ever taken. They were honestly harder than Ochem. The only reason I got an A- was bc of a generous curve and some extra credit. That is the only good thing I have to say. It was dreadful. He makes you read like 5 books

Just don't. I think the best way to describe him is he is brilliant. He knows what he is talking about and he himself is very well educated - but he is just not an educator. He does not let you review old exams and quizzes so you don't learn from mistakes. He is nice but also kinda weird. Avoid avoid avoid at all costs!!!

I dreaded logging into this zoom call every Tuesday/Thursday. This class should be counted as psychological manipulation. Mauricio plays mind games. He has random in class pop quizzes and doesn't release any exams/quizzes. You only get your grades back, so you don't know if you're actually getting certain questions correct. Just don't.

Dont take this class if you can help it. If you didnt show up right as the zoom class starts you wouldnt get to take the mandatory quiz thats worth 30% of your grade. Also, you will never see the answers to those quiz questions and they will be reused on tests. You have to read almost the whole textbook just to fail the quizzes and tests.

This professor never gives feedback and makes all of his grades relative to each other. Relative grades with unproctored online tests were very frustrating because people could easily cheat and would do better driving honest grades down. I never saw once saw feedback and never felt prepared for tests or quizzes. Also, he was kind of rude sometimes.

Though he is very interesting and I learned a lot, the stress of not knowing your grades until after finals is horrible. He refused to release any examinations to let us learn the material and what we did wrong. The in class pop quizzes counted more than the exam. Though I ended with a good grade, it was stressful and if you can, you should avoid.

We had to read three whole books and watch hours of documentaries only to get quizzes that we all got bad grades on. Of course, the curve helped, but it's not like we got to see what our grades were curved to until we checked our unofficial transcripts at the end of the semester. Overall, interesting material, but very poorly taught.

if you can avoid this class do. it is awful and everyone fails every exam. you will not know your grade until the very end because he curves it since everyone fails. way too much work and informational all at once. AVOID

He was very unresponsive to emails and his lectured barley helped in our exams. Our averages were literally 30s and 40s and you dont know your grade until grades are put in because the class relies on the curve and EC to pass. He is arrogant and makes you feel bad for answering questions in class, even if we are partially right. 4 books, 4 exams.

While he is obviously very knowledgable about the subject, he was not a great professor. We had to read 4 books outside of the regular textbook readings, textbook homeworks, long documentaries, and documentary quizzes. He was also often rude when answering questions in class and you literally don't know your grade until transcripts are released.

While I did well in this class,.it was from no help of the professor. His lectures are long and boring and usually irrelevant to exams. The majority of exams come from the hundreds of pages of reading.The tests are very difficult and he does curve. He enjoys watching students struggle and fail. He's smart and can be funny but that is it.

Be aware that any absence, excused or unexcused, will dock you half a letter grade. I came down with a contagious flu and dropped a full letter grade (one half for not turning in our weekly essay, and one half for missing class).

Too much work for an FYOs.

GENE3000 taught by Mauricio is one of the most intense classes I have taken at UGA. I am a pre-Med student and I have done well in most classes. The difficulty associated with this class is astounding. The tests are reflected clearly by book, and lectures play no role at all. Furthermore, he provides no resources for exam. Dont take this class

While Mauricio does have complications with his personality that make class unenjoyable, my main concern over his class is the excess of papers, with lack of feedback and consideration toward our perspectives. The most feedback we have received is an "ok" with little acknowledgement during discussion time. He is very uninvolved and careless.

DO not take this professor. I was choosing between this and ecology and wanted something I would have interest in. Biggest mistake of my college. The lectures are only partly on the test and inquizitive SUCKS. The discussion is attendance mandatory (not like regular genetics). Honestly just wanted an easy credit and this was not the one.

If you're considering this class to avoid ecology, make the decision CAREFULLY. I realize the course if 4 credits, but even considering that, there is an ungodly workload for a single, intermediate course. Nice guy in lecture, but good luck getting a hold of him by email. The only shining star in the class is that exam scores are curved.

The dude started off the year and showed some promise that the semester wouldn't be as terrible as the reviews were for him, but he quickly showed why he has all these bad ratings. You can't reason with him, he doesn't like to work with anyone in the class, and would rather pit the whole class against each other than be a good professor.

Mauricio was probably the worst professor I've had in 3 years at UGA. Very full of himself. Don' t expect any explicit instruction on how or what to study, even if you set up a meeting he will just explain random stuff not relevant to exams. Class exam averages were always in the 30s and he doesn't curve the final. Avoid him at all costs.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I ignored the reviews before I took this class hoping it would not be too bad, but I regret it. If you have other options, take them. Do not do this one. I am not even dumb either

Mauricio is easily the worst prof I've had a UGA. He gives no expectations for what will be on the test and they focus on random details from hundreds of lecture slides. The TA's are just as confused as you are. He moves fast too, we covered the history of life on Earth in two days!! Please don't take his class if you like yourself or your sanity!

For an FYOS course that is designed for students to explore the university culture, this guy with his syllabus policy "any absent(excused or unexcused) will result in a lower letter grade". Avoid him at all costs.

One of the most arrogant professors I have ever had. There's no way you can prepare for the exams and on top if it he likes to schedule homework and quizzes at the worst possible times to catch you off guard. Avoid at all costs.

Missing one class drops you a letter grade. Paper due every week. Multiple pre-class readings. No phones (took people's phones many times). Class was sitting in a circle and talking, which you are expected to highly engage in but he will fight with you if you have an opinion that isn't his. Overall, pretty rude and disrespectful, but not that hard.

LOTS of homework. We had a textbook plus 4 other books we had to read for each test. Homework and video quizzes saved pretty much everyone's grade. Tests are impossible so he has to curve them about 30 points. Only posts slides sometimes. Never responds to emails. Cuts you off if you try to answer a question in class. Just don't take him.

Listen to what everyone says and do not take this class over ecology. If you don't listen and continue with the class just know that the tests are curved very well.

Dr Mauricios terrible attitude matches his low ratings (not surprised). Rude, unresponsive, and offers no resources beyond the textbook. Worse, he seems clueless about whats on the exams, leaving students unprepared. Lacks compassion and refuses to accommodate even in emergencies. Unnecessarily stressful and a threat to your GPA. Avoid at all costs

Take ANY fyos that's not this one. 500 word paper due every week a day before class. Often on research papers he expected us not to understand. Class discussion always resulted in arguments. Every absence or missed assignment drops you a grade, no chance for late work. Very strict on which fyo events were "acceptable." Find another fyos.

He was not nice at all. Literally no care for other human beings. His tests are insanely hard and the average is literally a 30. It's like he wants you to fail

the rudest teacher I have ever had. The least understanding and meanest person. he doesn't care for students or their grades. AVOID him

Wouldn't recommend taking his class with any other major class. Take it when you have a lighter courseload, or just choose another professor. You will have to read 4 books in total and go through the lecture slides to prepare for exams (two of which are cumulative). Grades for each exam will be curved if the class average is below 80%.