Reviews of professor Linda O'Reilly

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She seems very kind but not an amazing teacher. She posts the lectures online but she doesn't post the correct answers to the homework though so unless you made it to class or go to office hours you won't know if you're doing the topics correctly. She also goes off topic often in class so many days we didn't even finish going over the notes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I wish lectures were less group work based and more actual teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Just a clarification - I had Linda O'Reilly for BIOSC 1820, Metabolic Pathways and Regulation. Linda is an incredible upper-level biology professor. Her flipped classroom style helps you learn independently and allows her to focus on your progress and questions in class. Extra credit is given for good attendance and on exams! Final NOT cumulative.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. O'Reilly is very kind, but cannot teach bio. If you are actually good at bio (did well in AP bio), then this class will be a easy, but if you are looking to actually do good in this class and are mediocre at bio, then it's hard. Tests are worth 77%, can drop 2 of 6 tests. You do TopHat's in class and majority of learning is independent.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
O'Reilly was a good enough professor. The class is structured by out-of-class pre-lecture videos with questions you answer and then re-answer in class, class lectures, weekly homework assignments, and 4/6 tests. Her test format was great and easy and always matched up with her practice exams. If you can teach yourself material, I recommend her.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
professor o'reilly is really sweet but over complicates her lectures and you have to teach yourself the lessons. Test heavy you take 5 total exams and they are difficult and heavily weigh your grade. wouldnt take her again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
O'Reilly does a decent job at covering material, but you definitely need to get outside help in order to be successful for this class. Her tests are fair, but you need to read questions carefully; little mistakes are killer. There's an outside lecture for each class so you will need to time-manage well in this class. Her office hours will help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Even though I got an A-, I would not recommend taking Dr. O'Riley. While she's a super nice person and genuinely cares about her students, she is not great at teaching bio 1. She's far too smart to be teaching an intro level class. She goes into so much depth and I had to study REALLY hard for exams. Honestly, the UTA's saved my grade, so helpful.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. O'Reilly is a good lecturer and designs the class to be very accommodating grade-wise.  You're allowed cheat sheets, quiz drops, and bonus questions.  That being said, for students who haven't taken a bio class before, this class can be extremely difficult.  Study a lot and study consistently.  Most of your grade will come from exams.