Reviews of professor Luciana Santoferrara

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I studied so much for each exam and still managed to fail them. She does not have clear criteria for grading and is not lenient or helpful to students.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Wish there was an option to give her a 0 because the way she has "taught" my class has been horrible. She thrives on failing her students and is not really accessible outside class. she doesnt care if youre a good student, she just cares about the STUPID letter you get on your test. GRADES DONT DEFINE PEOPLE, but apparently they do to santoferrara!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very good lectures. Helpful and kind professor. You do have to work a lot because material is plentiful and quite difficult. Ignore the bad ratings that (I'm sure) were all posted by one or two upset students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Excellent class and professor! Lots of information on Global Change Ecology, but presented in a very interesting way. The professor used a combination of lecture recordings, live discussions and group activities, which made the class very dynamic. Don't get me wrong, though, you still have to work quite a lot if you want an A or B.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very chalenging class, but I learned a lot. Evolution is a super-interesting topic and it was fun to write my own paper. Prof. is very helpful and gave good feedback and tips to improve. Lectures were very good, but you must read the textbook to fully understand the topics. Only take this class if you are willing to work for both exams and papers.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Loved this professor and class. Just had the final and realized how much I learned. Don't know the exact grade yet, but I think I did pretty well. The class is heavy in material but expectations and grading criteria are fair and clear. Not sure why other students complain, this is one the best professors I took so far.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'll start of by saying that if plants don't interest you, avoid the class entirely if possible. The majority of the content was super boring to me but I can't blame Professor Santoferrara for that. Overall, her annotated slides have everything you need to know to do well on the exams and she seemed like a kind person who just wanted us to do well.