Jessica Mutz

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Jessica Mutz Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/17/2025	She is one of the best professors at UMD. While her exams can be difficult, she always give us practice in class for us to work through and is always willing to help us. She uploads her lectures on canvas and is always willing to help! I would highly recommend you take this class with Dr. Mutz.
Jessica Mutz Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/16/2025	This review is based off of Dr. Mutz's first year teaching. Although for most of the lecture she just reads off of the slides, she incorporates many activities to reaffirm ideas learned, and she actively asks questions to the class—something many professors don't do anymore which I find helpful. Her two biggest benefits, though, are her office hours and the fact that her exams aren't cumulative (but they are pretty difficult). She makes time for students who need help (another thing lacking in many professors) and her personality is really welcoming in her office hours. She goes over my notes with me and will even go through my exam answers question by question to make sure I understand the content. She's super accommodating to any circumstances you might have. If you put in literally any sort of effort in getting help, she'll put that effort back into you which is something that isn't as common as it should be at UMD. She definitely has a few kinks to iron out in her lectures and exams, but if you want a Professor who actually cares about their students success (and doesn't just say they do); then I would definitely take her class, especially if you are interested in genetics.
Jessica Mutz BSCI222 Anonymous 04/01/2025	I would give zero stars if I could. Honestly don't even know where to begin. I used to give her some slack at the beginning of the semester because she's new to the University but taking her class is basically a death sentence. Her averages for tests are usually not higher than a 60% for the class. There is no guidance on the test you get like a practice set with a couple questions, you have the weekly quizzes to study from I guess but not even that helps. No matter how much you study, go to office hours, you are probably still cooked for the test. TAs are essentially useless when it comes to asking about the test too so don't even bother. Save your time and take a better prof.
Jessica Mutz BSCI222 Anonymous 03/30/2025	If I could give her zero stars I would. DO NOT TAKE HER. Her tests are extremely difficult and her lectures are practically pointless to attend. I spent so so much time studying for her tests and you will still not do good. She's new so at first I would give her some slack but this class has just been consistently awful. Genuinely nothing positive I can say about her and the TAs are pretty useless.