Grace Spatafora

Professor Spatafora is very intelligent and passionate about biology, however, I felt that this course was taught in a confusing manner with very hard assessments. The quizzes, which took up the first 15 minutes of class, often were very confusing and hard to answer as they seemed to go over small things that were mentioned in class. If you do end up missing a class, you will be pretty behind, as her slides are only a picture and a caption most of the time, with the meat of the information being explained verbally. For the midterm and final, I studied extensively for long hours, but felt more relieved once seeing the questions. For most of the course, I was very confused on what I should be focused on, and very limited office hours and confusing TA's did not make the experience easier.

Professor Spatafora is very intelligent and passionate about biology, however, I felt that this course was taught in a confusing manner with very hard assessments. The quizzes, which took up the first 15 minutes of class, often were very confusing and hard to answer as they seemed to go over small things that were mentioned in class. …Read more

I consider myself to be a good student. Prior to this class, I had a 4.0 GPA. I had gotten A's in multiple chemistry classes with ease and I thought that I would be able to handle this class. Spatafora and DeSimone the two most condescending, cruel, and unhelpful teachers I have had in my lifetime -- and I don't say that lightly! In fact, they are the only teachers IN MY LIFE that I have had issues with. I was in the hospital and neither would let me reschedule my midterm nor get an extension on my lab report. DeSimone even made me cry in class after she suggested that if I hadn't missed a lab to be in the hospital I might have done better on a quiz. Spatafora's tests, quizzes, and homeworks were near impossible at times. She grades INCREDIBLY HARSHLY. I would study for 6+ hours before each short 15 min in class quiz and I still could not do better than an 80%. Please avoid these professors. They absolutely ruined my semester and made me feel so so stupid.

I consider myself to be a good student. Prior to this class, I had a 4.0 GPA. I had gotten A's in multiple chemistry classes with ease and I thought that I would be able to handle this class. Spatafora and DeSimone the two most condescending, cruel, and unhelpful teachers I have had in my lifetime -- and I don't say that lightly! In …Read more

This was the hardest class I have ever taken. Although professor Spatafora was incredibly knowledgable and taught me a lot, the amount of stress I was under this semester because of this class was not worth it. I have never seen exam questions so convoluted and challenging and it felt like I was always being tricked. Studying for the MCAT will be much easier now but I'm not sure its worth it. Professor Spatafora would be a much better professor for an upper level bio class.

This was the hardest class I have ever taken. Although professor Spatafora was incredibly knowledgable and taught me a lot, the amount of stress I was under this semester because of this class was not worth it. I have never seen exam questions so convoluted and challenging and it felt like I was always being tricked. Studying for the …Read more