Reviews for FMSC265S

Information Review
Elisabeth Maring
FMSC265S

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
10/24/2024 		AMAZING CLASS! AMAZING PROF! She gave out tea and snack during the quizzes and she was very understanding and sweet. I would highly recommend this class.
Elisabeth Maring
FMSC265S

Expecting a C+
Anonymous
05/11/2024 		I hate to leave this review but honestly I feel like I have to. First, let me say this class is very interesting and teaches about important concepts. However, this class was miserable for me for 2 reasons. First, the class is at 8am and if you don't plan on being there for every class you are screwed. A lot of your grade depends on your attendance. Second, this class is a global classroom course so you are taking this course with students from another campus in another country. This semester we took this class with students from India which was really nice. Here's the catch, the reason this class is at 8am is because it's the only 'appropriate' time Banaras Hindu University (BHU) students and UMD students can meet. When it's 8am here it's 6pm in India. This is where the class really lost me. Our final project group was to be made up of 4 people, 2 students from UMD and 2 students from BHU. The final project is worth an insane amount of your grade but due to the time difference, it is extremely hard to find a time to work with your group members that don't live in the U.S. . Towards the end of the semester my classes got extremely busy and I just could not consistently wake up at 7am to make it to this 8am. This made it impossible to work on the project and my grade quickly went from an A to a low C. I completely understand that students are expected to make it to every class. However, this class seemed very idealistic to me and the students do not have much room for error. This really disappoints me because a class dedicated to menstrual health is the coolest thing. I have yet to take a class at UMD that I felt I would fail for missing 5> less classes until this semester. If you're a commuter, a busy upperclassmen, or just a student who wants to do well in a class but their grade just depends on attendance, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Oh, and just for reference, I had all A's in my other classes this semester and I took 19 credits but got a C in this one!