Reviews of professor Abagael West

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really liked Dr West and am very glad I took them for bio 2 over the other profs. They have a forgiving grading scale- you can lose points and still get 100%. Exams were straight forward- prepped with homework questions and notes from their lecture and was always very prepared. Liked their lectures- incorporated applications of content.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
They explain difficult concept well, their handwritten notes are very helpful. Their exams are not too bad (4 exams including the final, no drops) Do the achieve and go over recitation worksheets to help you with the exams.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There is > 30 min of work as homework everyday and there is no teaching done during lecture even though it is mandatory to attend. I honestly feel like I have learned absolutely nothing and the semester is more than half way over. I wasted my money taking this course because the professor doesn't even do their job. The professor is very unhelpful.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. West is a good choice for Bio 2. The weekly homework was the textbook chapter + the practice set which all helps. Their lectures were engaging and used good examples to aid learning. They seemed a bit unapproachable at times, but overall, they're a caring professor, and the exams were straightforward. Recitation worksheets were also beneficial.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. West was genuinely one of the worst professors I've had at Pitt. Their lectures were useless and they were constantly yelling at students, even cursing at them on occasion. Recitation worksheets were very unhelpful. Their tests weren't too bad though. Three exams and final and gives in-class participation for tophat. Would not ever take again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
West in summary:
Ignored students sitting with their hands raised right in front of them
Lecture slides=regurgitations of textbook
Refused to post slides before class/went super fast
Homework=time blackhole
Refused access to past exams, impossible to improve
SO rude to students+no respect
Made my fav subject bio, garbage

Waste of tuition money :P

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
They are a good professor, entertaining lectures that were recorded and had credit for coming to class. We had reading quizzes and adaptive quizzes where some questions appeared on the exams. Exams were straightforward for the most part but some of the exam questions were unnecessarily hard. Overall, net positive experience.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
meh. best bio 2 prof out of the worst. v clear grading criteria, so you knew exactly what to get for an A. use the learning curve assignments, summative quizzes, and recitation worksheets to study for tests. didn't let us see what we got wrong on exams, which was annoying. pay attention to lectures + read the textbook and you'll do fine.