Reviews of professor Mai Soliman

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Awesome lecturer and her exam review sessions are very helpful. But her exams are tough and lengthy compared to time duration. She doesn't curve grades at all and doesn't respond to emails. She is also very rude as she didn't let a student bubbling her answers even for 1-2 mins past the exam timing and threatened her to give a 0 on final exam.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the few professors I've had that is super real as a person and an exceptional lecturer. The first exam caught me off guard, but nothing crazy difficult about them. She is super chilI, and had a great time in her class, and if you actually pay attention to the lectures as they are assigned the class is not that bad.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The in person weekly meets are just useless. She does not validate the true answers and we are left on our own in doing problems. She would only go over a certain topic if someone from the entire class of 70 asks a question. Not super great if you are shy and would rather absorb material. If you take her class then be on top of things every week.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not a fan of her "flipped classroom" approach. Her exams are confusing and much harder than the other genetics instructor Glowdowski. An entire section of the exam is most similar to the recitation/ hw which is hard to recall because it's very diagram-based. You have to teach yourself everything via online lecture videos. Doesn't respond to emails.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr.Soliman is an amazing professor. She is knowledgeable about the information she teaches and does an amazing job explaining when you ask her a question. Her lectures are posted each week on Canvas and you have to make sure to diligently watch and take notes of the lecture. The exams are not easy but she prepares you well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall, she is a good professor and cares about her students succeeding. Her recorded lectures are organized well. The exams make up the majority of your grade. Imo, to get an A you need to start studying at least a week in advance of the exam as there is lots of material. Office hour recordings, online review sessions, and redoing HW worked best.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Had her over the summer. Phenomenal professor. Extremely passionate about what she teaches. Very clear, thorough, concise, and will explain concepts fully without leaving any details out. She actually removed questions on tests if we didn't score well on the question as a whole. A bit strict, homework heavy, and requires attendance, but still nice.