worst professor I ever had.Goes through 120 slides in an hour and 45 minutes a week. Tests are nothing from slides. should not teach this class cannot come down to a undergrad level for microbio.went through entire book. will not get specific expects you to know every single thing in book even though most have failed. only 10/ 44 show up to class.

uses images+information from diff txtbook than required. when asked how to study for exam if we don't have the material, says "look it up online+good luck." exam ques hard, dont relate to txtbook material. lectures very fast, many students ask her to repeat. puts too much slides in her lectures, never finishes, so chapters gets pushed back.

Added additional chapters from 2 textbooks not used in this class,couldn't even hear her on taped lecture when right next to her, showed lack of concern for Super Storm Sandy with email for new review date, only cared about her upcoming test. Professor Holtzman should have taught the whole semester. Would never take her again.

Taking my MCAT soon, have been in alot of Bio classes with many diff types of Bio teachers, Cheema was BY FAR the worst. Spoke in unclear monotone voice, blew right thru topics with no explaination. She tested on material not in the book, and we had no access to it. Its a bad feeling to study for test for days while shooting in the dark. Stay away.

She comes off as nice at first but then she never openly states to the class what material we are responsible for on the exams lecture slides are from the textbook and she reads them verbatim I have never seen a science professor put such little effort into teaching no quizzes homework etc. just lecture and exams

Let me say this, horrible professor. Her curve means nothing to you unless you are at a B+ and an A-. She is no help, only tells you to read and read again. My advice would avoid this teacher at all cost if you want a good grade.

she has knowledge but doesn't have the skills to pass it to others. Lectures are too boring, long and you'll not understand anything. most of the students don't attend the class. Don't take her and save your GPA. she'll give you nothing, but a very stressful semester. Even your other classes will be affected by the stress you take for this class.

so boring lectures, her voice is so dim which will make you sleep in the class. Her slides are very short and not helpful at all. Her tests are really hard, it's hard to pass. If you don't believe me, take her class then you'll better know what i'm talking about.

If you would like to save some of your dignity, do not take her.

The worst teacher I had ever seen in QC. Not to mention lab with Daniel Janash. Everyone is failing the class. Horrible and extremely difficult course. I paid a lot of money for this class. More than half the class is failing. This is ridiculous and she expects us to think like a phD student. Exams are extremely tough. STAY AWAY FROM THIS TEACHER!

I will never take Dr. Cheema again. She reads off the slides, then posts them online. Her test are based on nothing that is on the slides.

I will never take Dr. Cheema again. She reads off the slides, then posts them online. Her test are based on nothing that is on the slides. She gave one extra credit the entire semester, and does not really curve anything.

She talks way too fast during lectures. I don't know how she manages to stay alive because it seems like she doesn't even breathe at all during lectures. She's nice but she's really tough in giving exams. Avoid her if you can.

She's smart but she's not an effective lecturer. Her tests are very difficult and you have to spend at least 4 hours everyday to study just to pass the course. If you want to take anatomy 1 for two semesters, take her.

Do yourself a favor and do not take this professor unless you want to take the class again. Extremely lecture heavy and goes through material way too quickly. Lecture slides are different from the exam itself. Very complex questions. Deff would not recommend her to anyone

Cheema doesn't care for her students. Her lecture slides aren't as bad, but the tests she gives are extremely difficult. She doesnt curve, half of the students failed. I never got an F in college, except for this class. If you want to keep your gpa high please dont take her. She treats everyone like med school.

WORST TEACHER EVER, DONT TAKE HER SHE NEEDS TO BE FIRED. DOESNT CARE ABOUT STUDENTS, AND TRIES TO CHEAT THEM. SHE WANTS TO FAIL YOU!

Don't take this class with cheema. She is one of the worst prof ever that I had at QC she shouldn't be teaching at all. She doesnt explain the material she just reads the lectures. If on the first exam thr average is high she makes on purpose the next exam more difficult in order to lower the class average. Take anatomy at a different college

Shes the worst. I got an F for this class, my first F in College. It ruined my GPA. Her tests are out of this world type. I hate to say this, but to save your dignity please dont take her.

You can take this professor if you are ready to give it your all. Go to every lecture, take notes in class, try to pay attention to everything she says (even though that's hard to do). Took this class two times, the second was way better since I knew what to expect. If you have to take her, tread carefully.

Do not take her! she excepts so much from the students, and talks like she excepts the students to know the material like her, i dont know why she is a professor if shes not going to care for her students

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. she talks WAY too fast to take notes. Lectures are LONG and BORING because her voice is dead monotone. Tests are impossible no matter how many hours you study. avoid. avoid. avoid. if you cant avoid and absolutely must take her, record her classes because you will need to memorize every single detail for the tests.

Cheema is unenthusiastic, and bored with her own profession. She is uninspiring and favors certain students over others. I got A- in both courses but it doesnt mean she is a good professor. I worked hard and love bio. In lecture halls she reads off slides & looks down at the podium. She is rude and condescending. She will not last long.

Horrible professor. Microbiology already is a difficult course, but on top of that she's giving a lot of unnecessar extra work for no reason. Apparently she's changing a lot of the course as the time is going on and is essentially testing this all out on us as if we are guinea pigs. Very disorganized, her lectures are boring with her monotone voice

Don't take her. She makes the class way more difficult and confusing than it already is. Very disorganized person and very slow in lecture. Expects you to know material even if she doesn't review it.

Absolutely terrible. She creates more work along the way as if none of us are taking any other classes. She is a terrible lecturer and tends to think that we all have nothing better to do than spend all our time teaching ourselves what she hasnt. RUN AWAY!

Makes this class ridiculously harder than it needs to be. Gives way more work than you would expect. You should NOT take her and instead wait another semester (if you can) to take another professor.

If you care about your GPA, then avoid her. She doesn't lecture well at all and she adds a lot more work midway through the semester (things that were never even on the syllabus).

This professor cannot teach. Going to class leaves you more confused and asleep, especially with her boring monotone voice. Exams are very tricky and she does not care about her students. Take Dennehey instead.

Avoid her class , she cant teach at all

She gives extremely hard test , its almost like she wants her students to fail.

You can study all month, week and night before the exam, and still wont get anything near an A. I understand the material is heavy but she makes it even worse. The homework is so long and confusing, always due before class which makes no sense at all. She talks for 2 straight hours and confuses us. Awful course.

I read the book, did connect questions, attended lectures, reviewed PP slides, and studied every day yet barely got 75's. She doesn't teach she regurgitates what's in the book, does not clarify or elaborate on topics. Her exams are TRICKY and some questions can not be found in any of the materials. Ruined my GPA and affected my health. STAY AWAY!

Worst Professor ever!

She makes it seem like she wants to help but really doesnt. Her test are very hard and she randomly adds assignments

I took this prof. in 2017. Was a straight A student until this class. Her test Qs are far off (difficult wording too) from whats in her lecture slides/ textbook. Applied to grad school this summer and i didn't get in b/c this class brought me down. Studied so many hrs still got a bad grade. Got a A+ in A&P2 w/ diff prof. Save yourself & PASS ON HER

idk where to start just know honestly, if the class average for all tests was a 62 and theres no curve theres a big big problem here.. save urself and pass her on if anyone if u read this and still want to take this course with her good luck u

Anatomy and Physiology I is already tough enough, but taking this class with Prof. Cheema as the professor is just ridiculous. If the majority of the class is having issues passing even the lab portion of BIO 40, there is clearly a major issue. I warn you now. DO NOT. I repeat, DO NOT take BIO 40 with Prof. Cheema. Save yourself the stress.

I took this class to get my required science credit for the Spring semester. What I DIDN'T know was how brutal this class was. No matter how much I read in the textbooks, answer the quizzes and went to Quizlet to understand the topics more, I always get a 40 on the lab exams, with my highest being a 64. Unless you want to see your GPA drop, don't.

she literally told us in class straight Im quoting her the class average is a 62 at the end of semester, this means if u put this on scale more than half the class failed and she refuses to curve tests which is 90 percent of your grade. There are around 15 chapter readings (50 questions each), and also 12 (quizzes timed) and this is 10 percent

If you care about your GPA at all DO NOT consider this class. You can try to keep up with the chapter readings and her lectures but her exams are tough and are filled with tricky wording. She won't curve the class even when most of the class is failing so don't expect to pass.

Im obviously not the only one having problems with this class. Many of my peers that were straight A students are failing so badly because her grading policy is terrible. If you have reached this message, PLEASEEEEE for the love of GOD save ur GPA and ur family. Out of 280 students from my class about 150 people is bordering failing or failing.

This is the worst science class I have taken in all my years of education. Don't put yourself through this pain, its not worth the stress. Throughout the whole semester I considered dropping out on a daily basis because of this class. If you do decide to enroll in her class, you will be in my prayers.

If you take this class good luck and may god be with you I took this class and it was the worst class Ive ever had

I dont know I what it is about this professor, she teaches us like we all phds, like no most of us are fresh out of HS, and her tests arent even remotely the same as the slides/recordings/homeworks. Its like teaching physics and the whole test is about atoms. This class is a joke, this is will be the worst experience in ur college career. PASS

PLEASE NO OK JUST TRUST ME. NO NO NO AND NO PLEASE NO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO JUST NO. NOOOOOOOOOOOO PLEASEEEEEEEEEE.

To reiterate the last students comments, please talk to your advisor and do NOT take this course in this school if u are required to take this pre-requisite class. You are limited to this professor and salamatbad which are both nightmares to take. They take You pay for what you get to a new level, please stay at least 200 miles away from this!

U know how professors are supposed to help you learn the material and make you understand the material. This would be the exact opposite of prof cheema. She makes her tests more complicated than they need to be. She is very random, like at the start she said we would be tested on slides but the avg said otherwise (50), she talks too much & is bad

Don't take this professor's class. Nearly entire grade was determined by 3 lecture exams that were unnecessarily hard. Questions are all critical thinking, not knowledge based. Study really hard and you still won't pass. Lab saved me. Told the class she would curve exam grades, instead curved final grade that included lab grade. Much lower curve.

So sad this professor sets students up for failure. Shame on her and CUNY.

Nope!

Literally RUN. only way you'll pass is if you do near perfect in lab, don't take her lab section either. Tests were ridiculously hard, class average ALWAYS LOW 60s. Study for days, still wont pass. All she does is ramble in lecture about random things, would say record, after 5 minutes im not paying attention anymore. TERRIBLE. TERRIBLE TERRIBLE.

Don't take her class, read other comments from other students, alot of Asian professors studied in their countries for most of their young lives and the curriculum in Asian countries are tougher than the American system.