Reviews of professor Melissa Pespeni

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There's a ton of info in lecture and the lectures are not recorded. Hope you can write quickly! The recitation section is not enjoyable at all and really a pain if anything. Pespeni, overall, is brilliant and really passionate about genetics. However, she definitely expects the students to be just as passionate.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
she is one of the worst professors I have ever had. Apart from her horrible lectures, which she didn't even make, she was not caring at all. I was in the hospital at one point and needed to reschedule an exam, which she made seem like it was my fault and showed absolutely zero sympathy with barely any flexibility in rescheduling

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was the most mind numbing class I have ever taken. Melissa talks in a monotone voice, and talks from the moment class starts to the moment it ends. She doesnt ask questions, there is no participation, it is literally three hours of her droning a week. Exams are incredibly difficult and had unrealistic grading. Graders were petty.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her grades are harsh, as in, one letter misspellings of complex molecule names got zero credit on exams. She also was rude to me when I was ill and asked for an extension. It was the only time I missed class or an assignment. She stated that didnt want to see me asking for anything from her again, because she would decline and guilted me.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pespeni is great. The course is by no means easy but she tries to give you all the tools you need to succeed and gives tons of practice problems, review slides, and a study guide for exams. She is very approachable, and very accessible. Tests were very fair, and if you really learn the material you will do well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Pespeni is incredibly smart and a very inspiring female figure, she is very willing to help after class and in office hours, because she can skip pretty quickly through her slides. The textbook is a must as there is a lot to learn outside of lecture but overall a great professor and kind perso

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's very passionate about genetics and her lectures made me much more interested in the subject. Very kind, inspiring teacher. Tests were a bit challenging but totally fair. Study, do practice problems, and you should be fine. I recommend the textbook for skimming and practice problems but lecture most important.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
very passionate about topic. usually very good about "dumbing down" her immense knowledge to undergrad level but topics are still very difficult. takes a min to respond to emails. tests are pretty difficult w lots of application questions. lots of clicker questions during lecture which is actually pretty helpful for understanding material.