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“Ramey is professional in teaching he literally explains the whole period vey nice He's not strict at all and So smart If he was teaching bio 233 I will be the first one to register with him”
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BIO150 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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Reviews (105)
He talks a lot and gives you a lot of information but then when quizzes come it's like wtf is this?! He doesn't use the book... He gives out handouts from his powerpoint slides they sometimes help but most of that stuff aren't on his quizzes. make sure you come in early before quizzes if you're late he won't let u take it. SUCKS haha.
He is hard core teacher that could care less if you fail. He has no time for his students gives extra credit that is 10x over your head.Prides himself on how hard his tests are. in labs he gives you some direction the rest is up to you. this is beginning bio 131 dont take this punk. he should have never been a teacher.His drop out rate is high.
his instruction of this class sucks, he is way above everybodys head for a begining bio class, over half of my class dropped, and the other half is really struggling, prides himself on difficult tests, and doesnt seem to care when u tell him u dont understand something!!!he should not be teaching a beginners course!!!
During our semester Prof. Ramey lost are test grades... He forced us to work in groups and grades you on one persons from the group( so if your partners happen to be idiots you are screwed) His class was not difficult. What made this class bad was his disorganization and lack of knowledge.he often times was dumbfounded from Q's and didn't have A's
I had him over at OCC for Winter '09. I don't think he has a genuine interest in his students. When taking our lab exams in groups, he used to space out a lot. He's very smart, that is obvious, but that doesn't translate into being a good teacher. From his lectures, I learned absolutely NOTHING. It took reading the book heavily to pass.
As long as you come to class and study, you will do well. Other people complain because they start to study the day before a test. Shocker, they get a bad grade and blame it on the prof.
Not sure why everyone's so negative about Mr Ramey. I have him for A&P I right now and He is hard. Not sure why every one thinks teachers should make it easy on their students. You need to study. He gives pop quizes and tests are hard. He has great outlines and lectures on the outlines and gives more info to add to outline. Great teacher.
I took him at WCCCD!He is a horrible professor! DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!
This guy prints outs outlines from the book website for if teachers. He READS them to you, lab AND lecture require you to study hard. Not an easy A,if u want an easy A, take Brandt or study hard, I recommend using the Student Study Guide for the book, it helped me get an A in the class though it was way harder than i thought it would be
I am taking his class now and i was shocked to read all these negative ratings. He is a good teacher and its a straight forward class. His lab quizzes cover what we did in the lab before, and his lectures aren't boring. Everything is laid out for you in the outline. All you have to do is try and actually study like yore supposed to in college...
Worst professor of my college career. Gives brief outlines and doesn't go into detail, yet the tests are EXTREMELY detailed. Asked him if he was going to make a study guide for an exam once, and he said "I wasn't planning on it." Great! Had to drop because I was failing and I have 3.4 GPA.
Horrible teacher! extremely hard to understand and very difficult class. DO NOT TAKE HIM
I don't like him,he is not a nice person and he is very rude. His tests are very difficlt. I have a 4.72 GPA. I study hard. I already graduated and I am finishing MACRO and this is the most difficult class I have ever took at HFCC. This class shouldn't be this hard. I might drop his class.
I don't understand all the negative about Mr. Ramey. He grades on a curve, and he explains stuff you don't understand without getting irritated. He makes the class laugh, and if you listen in class,you will do well on the tests.He doesn't have patience for people who keep their cell phones on,or fall asleep, but that is a given.I would recommend.
I don't recommend him. He might be a good teacher but it is very difficult to attend a class for 16 weeks and the instructor is rude, mean. His tests are very difficult.
Take someone else. i do not recommend him,not because he is hard it's because he is rude! You will hate going to class. I don't understand why he is this mean. He insults you with a smile on his face.
I disagree with everyone else he is a good teacher all you have to do is follow his notes and you will be fine
You have to study and keep up with the class, but you will do well if you do that. Mr. Ramey explains things very well and is helpful if you do what you are suppose to.
Ramey's Bio150 is good for people needing to take bio w/ lab, but are not completely interested in a bio major. Gives copies of his slides out to follow along while he lectures. Book wasn't necessary. Allows 1 makeup day for missed tests @ end of semester. Tests are fair if you study notes. Nice guy, though not the smartest. Overall, good class.
For lab: Does not explain things well, is not tentitive to class needs. Have seen him be kinda rude to students. Comes off like if you don't get it your stupid. Hes a young professor & should be in a HS class setting. My group no one would speak English, he never said a word to them. I couldnt learn anything because myself & another was excluded.
I only found this class difficult because I had Ramney for lab and another teacher for lecture. I didn't feel that both teachers were on the same page with each other all the time. It just felt inconsistent.
Mr. Ramey was a great instructor. He gives homework to be done before lecture, which helped to understand it. I liked the way he explained everything. The test were a little diffucult, but ended up making me study even more.
He's fine
Don't even try to take his class u will loose your money he should be teaching high schools worst ever
STOP/DROP THIS TEACHER IF YOU NEED GOOD GRADE. He clearly understands the material himself but when it comes to translating that into test form it is like reading a foreign language. He seems to get excited when people drop or fail exams. The first day he warned that 1/2 the class would fail out. That was totally true. Their dropping like flies.
Class is very easy. Attend class, take notes and study the outlines that are online. Study lab manual for lab quizzes. Very cool, laid back guy.
Professor Ramey is awesome, don't get me wrong his class is tough, and a bit challenging, but he provides you with everything you need to succeed. He gives outlines for each chapter, and all you have to do is understand and memorize & you'll pass. The class is very interesting. Mr.Ramey is very kind, and plus he's young so he's easy to relate to.
Great professor with a great personality. Fun in class as long as you did what you were suppose to do. Explains everything and has outlines so you can listen and try to understand lecture without having to write every single thing down without getting to think about it.
I liked the way he explained everything. You still have to study to do well, but most of us thought he helped get us ready for our other classes too, since we needed other bio.
My goal in life is to create a machine that shrinks Dr. Ramey into the size of a paperclip so I can carry him around in my pocket and listen to lectures on Biology all day long. After that, I will make him my personal assistant and ask him on a daily basis questions involving what type of socks should I wear for the day.
This guy teach this class in winter only two sections are for him and he is not good at all very hard to understand, very hard exams, not too clear about the concept, and every lab quiz is more than 2 pages !!!! I don't recomend taking him !
Ramey was pretty easy going and lectures were great. Timed seemed to fly by in class, and he tested us on what he went over in class. We had a group that would study together, and we all did well. You just have to make sure you keep up on the work. We all got to know each other and Ramey so well, most of us were a little sad to go by the end.
He's a cool cat. Funny guy. He's chill. Do work and you will pass.
Nice guy but tests are way too hard. Would avoid if you want an A without spending 20+ hours a week studying every single detail. Book was never used.
Awesome Professor, very laid back. Offers help when you need it. Had him for lab and it was very easy, highly recommend him for lab!! I don't think anyone in my lab didn't like him
I liked the way he explained things. Come to class or it will hurt you.
mr. Ramey is professional in teaching he literally explains the whole period vey nice He's not strict at all and So smart If he was teaching bio 233 I will be the first one to register with him
I just don't understand why they put Him 2.6 for easiness seriously he should be getting 5.0 unless you're not expecting to study his lectures are so clear he makes understand every little detail and he also gives a study Guide for the exam Believe me he's the smartest instructor I had so for anD he has a good sense of humor I was so mad At the end
Loved Ramey, he is so cute! had him in spring. Failed first test because I did not study, got A's and B on the others and got an A- in the class. For lab quizzes memorize the info in manual and info he tells u before the lab and you will get a good grade. For lecture memorize the whole outline and do not procrastinate. super fun class, funny guy.
I had him In the fall and he was always willing to help or answer questions if you asked. He explains everything. If you come to class and study the notes like you're in college, you will do fine.
I had Ramey for BIO 150 lab during the Fall 2015 semester. He's really funny and chill. If you have any questions, he'll answer them. He clearly explains the procedures for each lab. He has a quiz for every lab, but they're really easy if you study them. I'd take him again.
Problem with him, he makes his BIO131 lab harder than most classes because you have to know the smallest details and also are a minimum of 50 questions while other lab teachers have 25 question exams. Wouldn't recommend him for lab. Not sure about lecture.
He always took the time to answer our questions and made sure the work we did in lab was on the exam. He made sure to explain the lab before we did it, and what he emphasized was what was on the tests.
Exactly what you need in an Introductory Biology Class. He makes hard to grasps concepts easy by breaking them down and giving clear examples of each. Labs are fun and not just tedious. Everything in the lab helps your understanding of the processes. Funny, enthusiastic, and gives you all the tools you need to succeed.
Literally the best bio 150 professor ever!!!!
Great class. It's what I'm going into, and Mr. Ramey made me love it even more.
The lecture and lab were a lot of work, but Mr. Ramey explained the concepts very well and was always willing to help me out and answer my questions.
The lab was a lot of work to study for every week. The lecture exams were exactly what Mr. Ramey went over in class. He is very patient, even with a group of people that didn't deserve it.
He's not bad considering I took him the spring. So there were quizzes everyday based on the labs. Read the labs and study them or you will fail and please don't procrastinate. The lectures weren't too bad either study the power-points, don't buy the book it's useless. There are also study guides online didn't know that till the third exam.
I really enjoyed Prof. Ramey. Biology can be a pretty dry and monotonous subject (at least for me), so his sense humor was definitely a bonus. I had to work to keep up, but that's what I paid for, so no complaints. Everything on the tests is covered in class. Take lots of notes and you'll do fine.
I would say if he teaches all bio courses at HFC, I will take them all with him with no complain. very knowledgeable, amazing at lecturing. highly recommended to every biology student. you won't regret taking it with him
I think this teacher is under rated. He deserves 3.8 or 4. He explains the lecture very well. His body language is amazing. He interact with the lecture. Sometimes, he wants students to engage with him , he comes to lecture in times and finally his knowledge is excellent however he like to act formally.
Took him for Bio 131. Loved his personality. He did a good job explaining the lectures and lab. Answered all of our questions. He moved around during class and didn't stay at the computer like a lot of my other professors. Those of us that came to class and studied together got good grades on the tests.
Liked his lecture style.
very good teacher. his exam is hard but he will curve your grade
Overall ok Professor. Do your part and you'll be fine. Study lab sheets and you'll be great on lab exams. Study guides are a mirror to lecture exams, so be sure to study from them. Takes off points for tardiness. Expects for everyone to be on college level. Responds with what
Lectures online, interactive, polite,
His presentations are great and always accessible online. If you show up, pay attention, and write down even just the extra notes not on his presentations, you will be set. Laid back with a good sense of humor. I wish he was teaching other classes I need to take.
He is a good teacher and moves around during class. When questions are asked he has an attitude. Changed slides before you can even read them during lectures. Lecture notes are very confusing, they are made in a web format and are difficult to understand how thing coorelate. His tests are very difficult, questions are hard to read/understand.
I had Ramey for Spring semester for lecture only. When everyone did poorly on the exams, he dismissed it saying "no one studied" rather than holding himself accountable. Most students were concerned with failing. Many dropped. He seemed passionate about the material being taught, but not passionate about teaching.
Great teaching style. I wish he taught other classes too. Took him in the spring semester, so everything moved really fast compared to the fall or winter, but I took his advice and asked about what I didn't understand in class. He took the time to explain it and answer my questions, which I didn't always see in my other classes.
I took him in the Spring and passed the class, but it was no joke. It was very hard but in his defense he had to get through the material. His tests are very specific and really test your knowledge of the material he would talk about in class. In order to get a good grade you must be prepared to study EVERY night for at least 2 hours.
don't think about taking his classes, he doesn't respect students. You will study hard take notes and attend all the time and you will still have a hard time passing his class. His tests are very hard, he makes the class very difficult.
Ramey made lab fun and straightforward. He explained the lab first, then let us work on it at our own pace. He walked around and helped us if we got stuck on something. He stayed after and explained the lab a few times to me when I asked him to. The exams were just like the lab book and homework.
He mostly gave us links to Youtube videos which were long and boring but important for class quizzes. Every week we had two disc boards, lab, and lecture quizzes. Exams were similar to the quizzes. He never gave any feedback the whole semester and when you email him it takes a couple days for a reply if ever. Overall if you do your work its easy.
I like that he recorded his lectures and put them on YouTube for us to watch at our convenience. My life is so crazy that this helped a lot instead of worrying about showing up at a certain time for a lecture online. The quizzes were just like the exams, which is nice. He always emailed me back the same day or the next, unlike my other profs.
I do not recommend this teacher to anyone who wants a chance at passing. He is super tough on grading, answers late to his emails, and gives an insane amount of homework. I am talking 2-3 Chapters have to be done within a week and about 2-4 Quizzes Weekly. Yes 2-4 he also gives us homework and quizzes to do the same week we have tests! DO NOT TAKE.
DO NOT take this teacher unless you do not want to pass. He is such a try-hard when it comes to making your life miserable and during tests. His Homeworks are even worse you have at least 80+ questions of homework and like 2 mini-essays every week. His tests are 70+ Questions only give you 1 hour which is clearly not enough. I do not recommend him.
He is a good professor. He knows his material and his labs were fair. The only thing you have to prepare yourself for is the lab exams because some of the material that's on the lab exams weren't on the lab activities. However, you won't find yourself in a big hole as long as you study and do your work.
He is very knowledgeable, understanding, and punctual! His class was so much fun and the homework is very easy and short...I will definitely choose him again..
Take him if you want to learn. He explained everything and answered questions. His tests covered what we did in class, and I just had to study that.
He understands what he is teaching and is great at explaining. must show up to class. study his power points and you will pass the exams. does not let you make up late homework but does let you make up one missed exam. overall, a great teacher. study your labs and you will pass the lab exams.
DONT TAKE THIS TEACHER IF YOU WANNA PASS Very tough at grading can't even teach reads off his slides and during lab you have to teach yourself. The class started off with 12 students now there are 5 left. GOOD LUCK
I will do anything to take this guy again. Dont ever listen to a bad review about him. His tests are EXACTLYYYYYY like the lab response sheets. I love him!
Professor Ramey is very knowledgeable, and good at explaining and teaching the material. If you want to pass, attend class and study the slides. The lecture and lab activities boost your grade a lot. He will answer your questions and wants you to learn. Overall, great professor and would take him again!
All the test questions come from the lectures. He has been teaching for a while an it shows. He still shows passion for this subject and this is important. Labs and lecture exams are straightforward. Study the material that is provided in the prezi presentations and lab material and you will do well.
Awesome professor! Very understanding and fair, highly recommend. Actually taking him again for another course right now, thankfully. This man clearly knows what college students need.
As long as you show up to learn the material, it's decent. For homework, there was only 1 lab response after every lab, which ranged from 2-15 questions. As long as you filled out your lab manual, it is easy. Plus you get 3 attempts on each assignment. Tests were on average 65 questions, which was good because it meant you had more room for error.
Professor Ramey is a great professor, his lectures aren't boring. The details he discusses in his lectures are in depth. A relaxed, chill guy, he's always in a good mood. It should not be a problem for you to pass the class if you study your homework and the presentation slides he has posted up.
Had him as a lab prof for summer. The bad reviews are trippin! He is easygoing and explained things in a way you could understand. If you needed help he'd absolutely help you. The whole class got along with him and joked around. The work is straight forward as long as you're there for lab. You lose points on lab response sheet if you don't show up.
Good luck if you take him, each chapter is over 100 slides long while other professors are giving 30 slides max. he couldve made it more simple like its unreal the amount of material he gives out, it takes me forever just to get through one chapter. Very unorganized. save yourself the trouble and pick anyone else
I loved how complete the notes he gave us were. All I had to do was come to class and listen to him explain them. I tried missing class and just studying the notes, but I had a harder time that way, so I went back to class. It looks like a lot of slides, but most of them are just highlighting different parts of the same picture.
I recommend this professor for sure. It is very important to go to every lecture because of how much material he goes over within one class period. He is helpful when you ask questions and is more than willing to help whether it's in lab or lecture.
Don't skip class. Pay attention. Dont ve afraid to ask questions. Mr. Ramey explains thoroughly.
Professor Ramey is one of the top Biology professors. He gives you everything you need to know on his Prezi (highlights key info) and has other assignments such as lecture/lab activities to help your grade out. He may have a slight sass in his tone occasionally, but it's all fun! Overall, a very straightforward teacher who wants you to learn/pass.
He's amazing but he'll remove points if you're late even if it was only 1 min, but in general he's very good and i highly recommend him for Lab.
Ramey is funny and sassy. His slides are so long and he takes forever teaching them. His lecture exams are easy, he puts all the practice questions on there but make sure to study the power points. He does NOT help that much in lab, you have to help yourself. No extra credit provided. Overall he is an okay teacher but not the best.
He is an amazing professor I recommend taking him. He provided quizzes and activities worth 30% of your grade, which can help a lot.
from someone who had to retake this class and redo it with someone else,100% i will never retake it w him again, he makes lecture so damn long and difficult for no reason, i won't lie he knows how to teach but he makes this class harder than it alr is. trust me cuz i took 234 w him and he was even more stricter, so obnoxiously sassy
I don't get why he's that sassy. Calm down sis. I don't know how he has a whole wife and kids and he's that sassy.
The class as a whole can be tedious with the material but Professor Ramey made it managable to learn. In my section we had a postdoctoral fellow that would hold weekly study sessions after class and he was great! Not only that but the professor holds office hours at least 3 times a week and will email if there are any changes. Great professor!!
BEST PROFESSOR EVER! He actually cares about all his students and he teaches more than just bio 131 he has more than 10 other classes he responds to emails so fast and grades our exams not even in10 minutes im taking him for anatomy 1 and 2 he teachers VERY good and its easy dont take bio for ur first semester and btw im dumb thats why i failed
Professor Ramey is a well respected professor. He explains topics very well. I had him for a 8-week Summer course and he made it bearable. He gives quizzes that help the grade. Would tell you what to study exactly for the quiz, impossible to get a 0. He replies to emails often and he grades exams incredibly fast ( hour after exam) 100% recommended
Religious RMP user review: TAKE HIM! Best medical lectures Ive had. He broke A&P down so well. Hes strict on tardiness/rules. Slackers or cheaters—AVOID. Im a procrastinator and do bare min to get an A. His tests are fair, use his study guides! Ex credit on all exams. If you want to genuinely learn/apply yourself/are going into medicine, TAKE HIM!
horrible don't take it. he's not comfortable teaching and makes it difficult and awkward with lots of silence in class. he gives us activity and quiz every class
He is a very difficult teacher makes the class harder then it is very strict on grading and tests he gives you a quiz every week even on exam weeks he just reads off the text books during lab to explain things overall he is a nice teacher but he makes the class way more stressful he doesn't allow note cards or anything during tests or quizzes
he is a nice teacher very sassy makes class harder then it already is gives you so much information to study I recommend studying the activity quizzes for lecture exam he's strict you get quiz every week even on exam weeks
Anyone on here complaining about this professor is due to them not studying and trying to put no work in while passing. He's a great professor, his lectures are very well detailed. If you literally just listen to the lectures you can get 100% on the exams. His exams are straight forward and doesn't do trick questions.
I literally adore this professor!! His explanations are very concise and to the point, and if you're struggling with a lab he's very understanding and helpful. His exams and response sheets are also very straightforward, like as long as you pay attention during lab and take notes you'll absolutely pass
He always has an attitude for no reason, would put the blurriest pics on exams for you to label, and wasnt easy to talk to/ask questions
He's very kind and is good at explaining his labs, but I wish he'd make us study guides for his exams. Like yes we can study the lab objectives/take notes but sometimes he adds things that weren't really apart of the lab/doesn't include things we thought we needed to study making it harder to pass especially since his exams are only 65 questions
Ramey is clear, concise, and straight-forward. He wants everyone to succeed and just apply themself!! If you go to class and spend some time studying outside of class, you will be just fine. I learned so much and was actually able to retain the information. I would totally take his class again for credit and recommend to a friend.
Exams are straightforward and not tricky. He has quizzes before each lab and if you're late and someone has finished the quiz you cant take them. Decent teacher, I'd take him again. He's kind of sassy and it makes him a bit unapproachable but I guess it's just his personality
Very very unapproachable teacher especially to students who don't participate. Barely taught, made us watch videos of another teacher showing us the models. Overall, you have to teach yourself the material. Good luck for any student taking him.
Professor Ramey was honestly not a bad professor vs all the other Anatomy professors on campus, I would say he is one of the best ones there. Weekly quizzes and in class activities. Make sure to watch the videos he provides for lecture because they are VERY beneficial for the exams. Provides extra credit! Just apply urself and u will do gd
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
93%
Textbook Required
43%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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+0.21 avg changeRatings by Course
150LAB
5.0
(1)BIO150
4.2
(26)BIO234
4.1
(10)BIO2630
4.0
(1)BIO150LAB
4.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
BIO155
5.0
ANATOI
4.0
BIO2630
4.0
150
3.3
BIO234
3.3