Reviews of professor Francesca Leasi

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Leasi gave me opportunities and helped me understand biology outside of class. Just ask and she is always happy to help. She gives quizzes with questions identical or similar to the exams, multiple extra credit opportunities, she is always happy to respond to questions in class and out of class. Honestly, I could not ask more.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Leasi is not the best IMO. The tests are the same questions as the homework questions, so study those and you should be fine. Attendance is mandatory even though it felt pointless to go because she just reads through her power points which she also posts and you can barely understand. Not a terrible class if it's your only option

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her lectures were all over the place. She seemed like a nice person but there was a little bit of a language barrier and her test questions were often confusing. She gives extra credit which is nice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I'm a great student, I got A's all through Bio 1 and I have a 98 in Bio 2 lab but every test I took in her class I borderline failed.  Even studying in every way I could think to study didn't prepare me for the tests.  I knew all the information but the phrasing on the tests kept me from doing well.  She also gets annoyed when you ask Q's in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The comment below is the exact opposite of my experience (same class, same semester). Dr. Leasi is extremely accessible, responds quickly and nicely to emails, and offers office hours out of the regular schedule, if requested. And yes, she gives partial credits for multiple answer questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved Prof. Leasi. Her lectures are good and it's pretty clear what's going to be in the exam. I thought genetics was difficult to pass but she made it super interesting and easy. Very helpful during and outside class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
her class is focused on the textbook assigned quizzes, this should be your pure focus. Most of her lecture and extra additional learnings are pretty off-putting to the tests she gives. I focused on her test reviews (she said to focus on this in her office hours), and she only ended up putting maybe 5-10% of the review questions on test. don't rec.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Leasi is great

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I had Dr. Leasi for Evolution. Her lectures aren't good and they certainly don't align with her exams. Many of my classmates agreed that no amount of studying was helping. The tests are confusing and unclear. It was a very frustrating experience, and I would not recommend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Leasi is very funny and personable, but it wasnt super imperative to show up to lecture because most of it was just her reading off the powerpoints that are already posted online. I definitely recommend going to visit her office hours if you are struggling as she will be more than willing to re-explain the material, just be responsible!