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BIOL0314 with Jeremy Ward2 days ago

Professor Ward has a great enthusiasm for the material in Mol Gen, and makes it a very interesting class. A lot of material is covered, but readings are super manageable. Weekly problem sets were the main part of our grade, but he was always willing to talk through them and answer any questions. I also found the lab for this class to be one of the most useful lab classes at Middlebury. Would highly recommend!

Professor Ward has a great enthusiasm for the material in Mol Gen, and makes it a very interesting class. A lot of material is covered, but readings are super manageable. Weekly problem sets were the main part of our grade, but he was always willing to talk through them and answer any questions. I also found the lab for this class to …Read more

Easy GradingConstant ReadingNo Exams
4hrs / week Average difficulty Very high value Would take again

This was a weird one for me. Yes, the lecture was completely effort based (including tests), which made it stress free. But sometimes to really learn material you need a little bit of pressure, and looking back on Cell Bio I really feel like I didn’t get all that I could have out of it. Yes, part of that’s on me, but also I really never saw Combelles because the lecture was flipped - all lectures were pre-recorded and we just did problems in class. I appreciate the new approach to teaching in an effort to alleviate stress but I simple feel like a traditional, in person lecture would have been more engaging especially seeing as Combelles seemed wonderful when she was present.

This was a weird one for me. Yes, the lecture was completely effort based (including tests), which made it stress free. But sometimes to really learn material you need a little bit of pressure, and looking back on Cell Bio I really feel like I didn’t get all that I could have out of it. Yes, part of that’s on me, but also I really ne …Read more

4hrs / week Low difficulty Above average value Would not take again
BIOL0140 with Laurence Feyten11 days ago

This course followed the same structure every week with reading, discussion questions, and then discussing these questions in a group which made the work easy to follow. Lecture sometime's didn't feel the most engaging but the group discussion questions definitely clarified concepts. All exams were on canvas but we're still sometimes difficult despite being open note.

Chill and RelaxedFair Grading
3hrs / week Average difficulty Above average value Would take again
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