Allison Jacobel

Not my favorite. Jacobel can be very condescending at times and a very harsh grader. Class averages on exams were pretty bad. The labs that we weren’t on the boat were incredibly boring and time consuming.

I was very disappointed with this class. Allison Jacobel is extremely smart, but it seemed like she would rather flex her intelligence rather than actually answer students questions. I am still going to major in Earth and Climate Science, but my love for the department is less than it was before I took this class. Allison has extremely high expectations and the average grade on her first exam was an F. She gave us an opportunity to correct the exam, but it was a very quick turnaround and she graded the corrections ruthlessly. Allison also had us have "discussions" every Wednesday with some students given presentations about scientific papers. These were useless. No one pays attention during these because they are so boring. Overall, very underwhelming course. Luckily, you can avoid taking classes with Allison and still major in Earth and Climate Science. The rest of the department is phenomenal!

I was very disappointed with this class. Allison Jacobel is extremely smart, but it seemed like she would rather flex her intelligence rather than actually answer students questions. I am still going to major in Earth and Climate Science, but my love for the department is less than it was before I took this class. Allison has extreme …Read more

I took this class as a first year and although I found it pretty difficult, it taught me what to expect from college level science classes. Allison was clear and concise in her lectures and was always available if I needed to talk about anything. Many of the labs were on Excel (but thats understandable since we were studying the ocean). I learned a lot of valuable and interesting information in this class and would totally recommend it.

I took this class as a first year and although I found it pretty difficult, it taught me what to expect from college level science classes. Allison was clear and concise in her lectures and was always available if I needed to talk about anything. Many of the labs were on Excel (but thats understandable since we were studying the ocea …Read more