Reviews for BSCI337

Information Review
Leo Shapiro
BSCI337

Expecting a C-
Anonymous
05/31/2023
Personally, this is the second class I have taken with him, and have regretted it. He is a great guy, but his teaching method is incompatible with my way of learning. BSCI337 was a super fun class and luckily with the homework/ lab assignments and him dropping the lowest exam, I was able to pass at least. When I took BSCI160 in the past with him, I failed and had to retake it in the Summer session where I got an A with a different professor. He grades weirdly and expects you to memorize really specific stuff that he doesn't mention in the study guide. His lectures felt tedious and monotone so I could not really pay attention in lecture. The exams also stressed me out, no matter how much studying I did I could just not figure out this class. That being said, a lot of the people around me would get over 100 % on the exams due to extra credit, so really think about how you learn before taking a class with this professor. Strong memorization skills are key to this class.
Jian Wang
BSCI337

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
10/14/2021
He means well and he's definitely knowledgeable, but communication is horrible. Doesn't understand questions, exam question prompts are written in very poor english, doesn't respond to emails, not very willing to work with students, expectations are way too high for not being explained.
Jian Wang
BSCI337

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
03/11/2020
nice guy but he cannot speak english. explanations are so bad and he doesn't understand questions either. he expects us to be experts on insects and doesn't tell us what is on the exam. he basically says memorize everything but you can't learn it cuz taking notes is impossible when he doesn't speak english and the ppts arent the most detailed