Reviews of professor Michael French

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Michael French is an amazing guy and an amazing professor. Life on Earth isn't the most interest class, but he makes it fun. He takes a while to grade things and is pretty lenient on due dates, but you still need to do your work to the best of your ability. Super funny, would love the chance to take him again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
This course was probably the best I ever had at UNH. Amazing professor, you are literally learning every class. There are only 3 case study assignments for the semester. Therefore, you are not worried about getting homework done and think they are useless if students are going to cheat on it. You will never sleep in his class with his funny jokes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
BIO 150 is supposed to be research-based, but my class simply carried out his research project. We did not get to design any of our own experiments. His grading is arbitrary at best. Papers were given back sometimes months after submission. Labs went long more often than not. Overall, converted me from a bio major to a chem one! Avoid at all costs!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have taken 3 classes with Professor French. He is definitely one of the best professors I have ever had. He is very caring and understanding, always accessible, and he wants his students to do well. He does expect you to know a lot about the class material and be able to apply what you have learned to hypothetical scenarios so be ready to study.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The level of difficulty seems to vary depending on how flexible you could apply things you learned. I only get passing grades on exams regardless of how hard I try. It is depressing, but Professor French is very accessible and understanding. The class is fine. But I won't recommend it if you are not fond of being estimated by creative questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is very funny and helpful! If you don't pass his class, it's because you don't do the work. He's makes 9am classes fun and I would definitely want him as a professor again!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor French really knows his material well and is a very clear lecturer. The BIO-251 quizzes are challenging because he makes you apply what you learn and forces you to think outside of the box. However, he is a fair grader and always willing to help outside of class. He is also a very nice person. I highly recommend him as an instructor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. French is funny, caring, and always available to help outside of class. I really enjoyed taking his class and learning from him. The labs were challenging, but I learned so much about proteins and biochemistry. A very rewarding experience overall.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. French was by far the best professor I had at Grinnell. He was always available to answer questions and genuinely cares about his students. Lectures were always very clear and while tests were definitely challenging, they were not impossible. He wanted us to be specific, think complexly, and make connections, which made me a better student.