Reviews of professor Laura Austin

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Austin is a super nice/approachable professor. Her class is definitely a bit lecture heavy and theres a bunch of reading. However, the weekly homeworks tend to be pretty helpful for exams and she is great at answering questions. Exams arent too difficult as long as you do the required work and show up to class! Would take her class again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Austin's love for bio makes her a strong lecturer, and she uploads them with the PP, as well as other learning resources onto Canvas to look back on. Something to note is that the homework and tests are more difficult than what is covered in class, questions are worded weirdly, and she makes a lot of mistakes on exams.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Dr. Austin for Nursing A and P 2. She didn't have a lot of tests but the tests we had covered a LOT. Also, all she ever did was basically read off like 30 information heavy slides every single class. All she ever did was lecture. It was so much information and she goes way to fast. Prepare to rewatch lectures and she also goes off topic a lot

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Austin was a fairly good professor. She is easy to talk to and does all that she can to help a student succeed in her class. She gives test corrections, some extra credit, and as long as you study a lot and communicate what you need, you should be good.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have had her for bio 1100 and Human Phys and anatomy 1 and 2. She is very kind and very helpful in office hours. However, she goes through the slides and content very fast and it can be hard to keep up (try and take notes b4 class) Her tests are fairly hard as they cover many different topics and very in depth but she does do test corrections.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Austin is a very nice lady. She's more than willing to help you and hear your questions out. However, she is very very lecture heavy and it can get kind of boring at times. She's very passionate about Bio, which is a good thing, but she can go on and on and get distracted at times. Also, she's not the most organized teacher you'll have.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
UCOR 3800- I've had Austin before. She's a bit scattered, posts things to Canvas late, cancels class, and takes over a month to grade papers. However, she's really nice, knows her bio/microbio so the infectious disease class was actually really interesting. Attendance isn't mandatory and reading before class helps but is not necessary.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not sure why Austin has bad reviews. She is a good professor and is responsive to students needs. Kind of chaotic but she's reliable and wants every student to do well. It's a hard class no matter your professor but she gives test corrections and homework that helps you learn. Lectures are dense but pay attention and take notes and you'll be fine.