Reviews of professor Rachel Penton

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Rachel is pretty nice, her tests are pretty hard but they are super buffered by other grades so it is not the end of your grade if you don't do well on them. There are a TON of assignments which blows, but it is groupwork so get a good group and you will be fine.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Penton is a nice woman but she is extremely disorganized and that is reflected in the course content and lectures. She puts a huge emphasis on group projects that are a huge waste of time and do not help you learn. You will need to teach yourself outside of class to pass the exams. Would not recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Penton was super understanding the entire semester. She had a 24 hour grace period for every assignment, even quizzes so we could take them late. She also dropped the lowest 6 quizzes. This class was entirely online but you could complete the lessons asynchronously if you wanted. Lots of extra credit opportunities which boosted my grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The material is not easy, but if you are passionate about molecular neuroscience then you will love this course. Dr. Penton is a wonderful professor who cares about the well-being of her students. While the tests are hard, there are a lot of other assignments that act as a grade buffer. Expect weekly group work + daily hw quizzes

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This course is fairly easy with Dr. Penton. She places a heavy emphasis on group work and projects, so it helps if you have good group members to work with. Overall, the course content is very interesting and exams are not very difficult.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Penton is a good professor who works to make engaging lectures, but I found the overall course structure to be a bit disorganized. It was difficult to determine what you actually needed to know for tests. The class is not a traditional 'top down' approach- rather we often covered more specific information before knowing the high-level info.