Reviews of professor Aurelie Rakotondrafara

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I absolutely loved Botany 123! I took this as honors optional and the honors project was super interesting! The class covered many interesting topics and the labs were super engaging! My TA was amazing and I've heard good things about all of them. 10/10 would recommend this class and Prof. Rakotondrafara!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Good professor and a fun class. Definitely catered towards nonscience majors, so if you have taken literally any biology class before it will be mostly review and not much work. Labs are often quite self-guided and therefore a lot of fun. The class is not difficult and the professor and TAs do a great job explaining everything.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
doesn't explain anything clearly and expects A LOT in case studies. Also, did not allow us to use a notecard on exams

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Rakotondrafara's class was fun and informative. Most lecture material was review of high school biology and environmental science, yet I appreciated learning about plant pathology, agricultural disease management, and how to be a conscientious consumer. I enjoyed the labs; most were self-directed with a small lab group, and the TA helped too.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Rakotondrafara is passionate about DNA and genetics that's very clear in her teaching. She asks for a lot of in-class participation to gauge the class' understanding of the concepts and was really useful. She also welcomes questions during lectures. FYI, she has a thick French accent and sometimes speaks quickly. Tests are MC and very fair.