Clearly her first year teaching. It wasn't the best, but it was good for the experience she has. Her slides were not the best and did go through them quick, but you have the resources to look back at the slides and other material. Weekly homework was not bad, just have to stay on top. She clearly tried to be kind, I do think she will get better.

Pretty much what you'd expect from a prof who just started. I think she's still learning how to manage her time between slides so she rushes through the last few. She gets a bad rap, but if you do the pre-lecture readings and pay attention in class you'll do fine. She even records and posts lectures.

Professor Abramovich is difficult, but her expectations are clear. She is super helpful if you meet with her one-on-one and she is more than willing to help you out. There is a lot of homework, but it helps a you do better in the class

BIOL 1001 at Marquette is hard, regardless of teacher, so you will need to put the time in to do well. Dr. Abramovich goes through all of the material thoroughly and prepares you well for tests. She adds humor to lecture and is easy to contact via OH or e-mail. As a new teacher, she's not perfect, but she gives you all of the material to succeed.

She is super easy to get in contact with and very responsive to emails. The class is hard, but if you put in the work you can do well, which is how college is supposed to be.

Hard class for sure, I have gone to a couple office hours and she was helpful. Definitely requires a lot of work and lectures have a lot of material.

For me, this was Dr. A's first time teaching at MU and she got a lot of backlash for not being very experienced, but by the end of the semester, she had gotten a lot better IMO. I definitely plan on taking her again. You really just need to learn here teaching style and expectations and you'll be good. In a year or two, she'll be amazing.

Her lectures can be confusing sometimes. The slides are easy to understand and are helpful for the tests. Go to her office hours!! She is super caring and will make you better understand the material. The pre lecture readings and weekly quizzes can be a pain. BIOL 1001 is just a class that you have to study a lot for no matter the teacher.

My second time taking Dr. A. Her classes are difficult, but she is responsive to emails and gives good explanations to questions. She has had to post some lectures she doesn't finish online this semester, but they are never too long thankfully.

She uses clickers for participation and there are weekly reading assignments and quizzes, they are a pain but did help my grade. She is helpful during office hours.

Bio is hard no matter who you have so it's not her fault. She teaches basically just what's on the slides, but you can tell she's passionate and tries to add some humor into the lecture. It's a hard class that will require an a lot of work and that's that

Dr. Abramovich may read from her slides, but keep in mind that BIO exam questions are pulled straight from slides no matter what professor you have. She covers all the material during the class time and is really funny which makes a hard class more bearable. Her slides are easy to read and she is truly interested in the subject she teaches.

Professor Abramovich is a very kind and caring person. I found her lectures to be a bit confusing due to the fast pace of the course material but she was very helpful during office hours. She never made me feel slow and always answered my questions as many times as needed.

Her tests are hard and the class is a lot of work, but you can tell she cares. I stopped taking notes during class since it is fast paced and just listen to the lecture and have found I understand the material more. She is helpful during office hours.

At the beginning of the year I took notes from lectures but stopped because she moves very fast. I suggest just downloading the lecture (she posted them the night before) and highlighting what is important during the lecture. She is entertaining during her lecture when she can. Tests are difficult with scores averaging 60s.

Dr. Abramovich is a good professor, but teaches a lot topics needed to further bio major (her bad rep. may come from this). Look at slides before class, and study around 2+ hours a day. Studying is the only way to pass this class, it is not her fault for bad test averages, this class isn't for the weak, but she tries to help as much as she can.

Don't miss lectures and take every point seriously if you want a good grade. Discussion was a joke but Professor Abramovich is nice and helpful in office hours and over email. Don't think just because you took AP classes your going to do well, test week is awful and you can know all the information and still do poorly on the exams. Have fun!

If you don't do your work, study or pay attention in her class, don't expect a good grade. As long as you follow lecture and read the material, you will pass. Exams are hard, but Dr. A answered all my questions in person and through email before the exam. She is a great professor and I would recommend her class to anyone who is willing to study.

Dr. Abramovich is a silly and nice person who seems to care about becoming a better professor. Beware, the weekly book quizzes don't really match the lectures. Doing the readings before class helps. Some test questions can be insanely confusing, but just make sure to study hard. The group project is not that hard, but it always sucks.

Dr. A is funny and you can tell she cares. Tests are hard.

Makes the class interesting, the project is not the best

Compared to BIOL 1001/2, you can tell she likes teaching cell biology. She is really funny during lecture, and keeps it short but helpful. You do not need to buy a textbook to get an A, her slides are very useful and she posts videos after each lecture. There is no cumulative final, just a 8 page group paper (not bad at all). I highly recommend!

If you are willing to put in the work you can get a good grade, I studied A LOT for each exam, do the pre-lecture readings bc they help as she goes fast in lecture and they are easy points to help your grade. If you make an effort to get to know her she is really nice, but at first she can seem passive aggressive and tries to hard to be funny.

Lets just rip the band-aid off. Bio 1001 is HARD. There is a test every three weeks and the average is around 60%. Class is very hard, but required for STEM majors. With that said, Abramovich is the BEST of the Bio 1001 teachers. Her class has the highest test grade average compared to the other Biol 1001 teacher's classes. Need the class TAKE HER!

A tough class, but she isn't the worst. Definitely a weed-out, and just an annoyance if you have more important courses. That being said, she gives very information-filled lectures. Exams are often, and the wording of questions is often confusing, figuring out what she's asking can be harder than the actual content. Annoying course, alright prof.

Dr. A is a great professor! She is great at explaining concepts if you go to her office hours. The tests are every 3 weeks and are quite difficult but if you study the lecture slides the exams are manageable. Dr. A does a good job in lecture and I felt like I learned a lot during that time. Would highly recommend Dr.A for BIOL1001

This was a challenging class with a lot of material, so be ready to put in the work. Dr. Abramovich is willing to help outside of class and so are the TAs, so take advantage of that. The exams can be weirdly worded with lots of grammatical errors so beware of that.

Fast, but good lectures

Very helpful professor and reachable outside of class. Would recommend to sign up for tutoring for extra help. Didn't love Biol1001, but had her again for Biol1002 and it was a lot better material wise.

She is a overall amazing proffesor. Is her class hard? Yes. She does an amazing job on breaking everything down for you and her slides will be your best friend. Make sure to go to her office hours, so she get to know you because she can help even more if she does. The test are hard, so prepare at least a week and a half in advance for them.

She is a good teacher. The lectures can get boring, but she does sometimes make it funny. I didn't love Biol1001, but Biol1002 was so much better and easier to understand. I would say she explains things well and is very helpful outside of class.

Hard, but helpful outside of class

Dr A is very helpful and open to questions, especially outside of class. Her lectures are extensive and cover a ton of material and the ~300 slides per unit are essentially to be memorized for each exam. Her exams are difficult and oftentimes try to trip you up. I spent the most time out of all my classes combined on this class.

Dr. Abramovich was a great professor for BIOL1002. She covers a lot of material in class at a quick rate but does her best to make it as easy to understand as possible. The class is weighted heavily by 4 exams and the final. Show up to lecture, study hard and you will do great! Highly recommend Dr. Abramovich.

Very funny and always makes time to help students outside of class

A lot of people think she is harsh but if you go to office hours she is really reasonable and if you pay attention and study well then it isn't as bad as people make it out to be. It is definitely challenging and a weed out class, but if you are determined it's easy. Discussion is the worst part.

Helpful, hard tests

She is an AMAZING professor in terms of personality and teaching. Her slides are easy to follow and she really does know what she's talking about. She does teach pretty fast and sometimes it's hard to keep up with her pace but overall, she will explain and help you out during office hours.

Dr. Abramovich is a great professor. My only issue is the exams. They are meant to be confusing and extremely difficult. Do not expect to get all A's on them at all. My best advice is to do daily review of the topics she is teaching, as it is a lot of material and can be overwhelming.

She is absolutely the best Bio professor to take. Although she is a tough grader, she explains things well during class and was super helpful during office hours. Best Bio professor for Bio 1001 :)

She's pretty nice and explains the material in a way that's easy to understand. Her low class average is reflective of the switch from high school to college-type questions, NOT her teaching style. It's simply lecture heavy, so get ready to study. Group projects are the absolute worst. Pre-lecture readings can also suck.

Hardest class I've ever taken, but don't be fooled, she's the best option for BIOL 1001. The tests are very hard, but If you are good at studying you can do well. The worst part of the class was the group projects that were due before every exam. They are so harshly graded. You get one drop on the exams so use it wisely.

Tests are hard, but doable. She is helpful and cares.

She is pretty funny during class!

Really loved Abramovich. Did not even read the textbook. She is very good at lectures and she posts them online, rewatch and understand each one and you will do fine on tests. I got a B or above on each one without going to office hours. Worst part is group projects, need to know content well but I still struggled on them. Ask questions

Dr. Abramovich is very friendly and a great biology professor. She moves through slides very quickly, so it's important to take notes from recordings after the lecture, instead of trying to take everything down during the lecture. I would take her class again.

Biology is an inherently difficult course and hard to teach, but Dr. Abramovich did an excellent job. The course moves quick so it's important to not fall behind. Her tests are difficult, but rewatching her lectures helps a ton.

BIOL 1001 is a tough course but Dr. Abramovich has her lectures planned out well. She provides all the slides from in class. It is not enough to just memorize the slides to prepare for tests you must understand the content in order to understand test questions. She is overall a good lecturer and gives the necessary information and help to succeed!

Dr. A was AMAZING, I wish I could have her again. The class is hard but shes your best choice. Her lectures are heavy, so review them after class. She truly cares and wants you to do well. She helped me improve from a D average on exams to 90+ on the last three. She will go over material with you repeatedly until you understand it and doesn't mind.

BIOL 1001 is very tough, especially for a freshman level course. Dr. Abramovich is definitely the best option to teach it. Definitely attend her lectures, as she actually delves more into the topic than just what the slides say. Reread your notes after the lectures. The tests are super tough but study throughout the semester and it'll be fine!

A nice person. Gives extra help when needed. Tests are very lecture heavy and sometimes the questions are worded weird. Would still take again

I enjoyed 1002 more than 1001, Abramovich does a good job breaking down material.

I love her! While the class is very hard, she breaks down the material very well. I wish I could take her class again. Exams are hard, but if you study the slides and learning objectives you will do well. DO NOT BE LATE to her lecture, she will call you out infront of everyone.

Challenging biology class but Dr. Abramovich makes it doable. She helped me so much in her office hours and emails. Take her. She's easy to understand, cared about me and my classmates, and her lectures were fun. She's young and respected.

Her class isn't easy, but she is absolutely a great professor. She goes above and beyond to make her lectures fun, and if you ask her, she will clarify topics over and over again until you feel confident. She's also very flexible if need be- she offered to let me attend class virtually when I was on crutches so I wouldn't have to walk so far.

Biology 1001 is a tough class, especially for freshmen adjusting to the college life. Abramovich is tough but is always willing to take the time to give extra help outside of lectures. The lectures are fast and filled with a ton of info, but she thoroughly explains everything. Just take the time to actually study and utilize tutoring.

Lectures are heavy and fast. Exams are application-heavy. A very difficult course, but manageable. There are a lot of resources outside of this class to help you, so utilize them. Go to office hours. She genuinely cares and wants you to pass. Just have to stay on top of yourself for this course, and you'll pass. Find friends to study with!

Tests are application heavy. You HAVE to review for her exams, no exceptions. She's quick during lectures, but gets to the point. Pre-lectures are annoying but helpful. She wants you to pass so use all the available resources you can find and stay on top of your stuff.

Dr. Abramovich was a thorough and entertaining lecturer. Easily available outside of class. Attendance wasn't outright called mandatory but was a part of your grade. Exams were difficult, but plenty of resources were provided.

Dr. Abramovich does a really good job of putting concepts from class into easily understandable terms. She's really good about being available so you can ask questions so as long as you keep up with the textbook readings, take notes in lecture, and follow up if you're confused it's not very hard to get an A, you just have to work a little for it.