Reviews of professor Shaun Brinsmade

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If at all possible, take biochem a different semester with another professor - I didnt think the class itself was all that difficult (not easy, but about average) but he is an awful teacher - poor delivery of content, messy/unclear exams, and his bad attitude made the class hard. One of my worst experiences at Georgetown (Taken online)

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I thought Micro would be a chill upper level elective, especially with all the tests being take-home, but the grading for them is unclear and the questions are very tough. Its nice that tests aren't all the grade, but between journal club presentations and the research project - there's a lot of work. Didn't feel listened to in office hours.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Unfortunately Professor Brinsmade's class ended up being my worst class of my Georgetown career. Unless you are truly interested in Microbiology, I would not recommend; as without this interest his lectures are dry at best. He claimed he wanted to be there for students, but my peers and I were upset by his dismissive attitude in office hours.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Shaun Brinsmade will ruin your life & your interest in biology. He is a ridiculous grader; his comments/feedback don't make sense - he seems like he didn't even read your project. I would highly advise against anyone ever taking his class, as it will bust your GPA and ruin your morale after getting feedback contradictory to what he previously said.