Reviews of professor Michelle Casad

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Casad taught advanced cell bio the way that all senior level courses should be taught. She assigned minimal homework but we did focus on papers that require some reading outside of class. Two midterms, one online final, two short papers. But attendance counts for a lot so you gotta show up to class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This has been one of the hardest classes I've taken at UW so far. Although Professor Casad seems nice and knowledgeable, her lectures were completely disorganized. Exams were mostly data based and were long and difficult. She is also a very strict grader. I wish I could say that I learned something throughout this class but I really didn't.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great content, not-so-great professor. Still enjoyed the class and learned a lot. Didn't read the textbook or study that much outside of class yet still got an easy 4.0. You have to pay close attention in lecture and take detailed notes--slides aren't that helpful. Casad is disorganized and doesn't answer questions well, but she is a nice person.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Casad clearly wants her students to do well, but her lectures are all over the place and her test questions aren't clear. Often times you will get the right answer but only get half credit because you didn't specifically mention a specific term/concept she thought of. Also, her tests are VERY data based. However, I still feel like I learned a ton.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Taking this class, I honestly couldnt tell how much of the information that was presented that she even knew. The class was disorganized at best. Quiz sections did not match up at all with the material in lecture; they were essentially a different class. Stay far away from this class unless youve taken other upper-level physiology