Reviews of professor Maria Meza-Lopez

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took this class for GE. Professor Lopez's lecture is a little bit boring but you don't have to attend every class to get A. She basically just go over the powerpoint slides. She is a really caring and nice professor and willing to help if you have any questions. You have extra credit and quiz every week The finals are open book. Its an easy A.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Honestly I took Bio55 and BioSci1A and they're are literally the same class. Many of the lectures overlap and the quizzes are online. Right now I have high A's in both courses. Would recommend, never really went to class. She reads off the slides so I didn't feel the need to attend (slides are posted online as well)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
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Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Lopez is a super sweet professor and really likes the material. Lectures are a little slow but she does her best to make them exciting. Gives TONS of extra credit which gives you leniency during the final. I didn't even study for the final and got a 98%.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She's really nice. Her classes were clear and proper. The grade was consist of summaries, weekly online quizzes, weekly extra credit works, and a final. No homework and no mid-term, and reading assignments were not mandatory. Go to officer hour if you have any troubles, then you will be fine. I got A+ on both her two classes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
She is a new professor. Took 1A as a GE because I'm interested in Biology. She structured the class in an amazing, nonstressful way. Quizzes and final are open note, and online. Extra credit each week. Summaries/papers due once in a while. She drops two lowest quizzes and one lowest summary. If you want an easy A and to learn, recommend!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Her class is initially quite frustrating because she reads directly off her slides so content is often somewhat difficult to understand by listening to lecture. Attendance is optional so I found it easier to just go over the slides (which she posts on canvas) on my own time. Weekly quizzes are online, few assignments, weekly extra credit option.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It's an easy GE, she encourages participation during lectures but you don't get points taken off if you don't. There's weekly quizzes and extra credit options. I feel lectures are mandatory to get a clearler understanding of the topics discussed. It was her first quarter teaching so she may have seemed nervous at first. She's actually really nice.