Reviews of professor Andy McMillan

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class sucks and is a lot of work. You're graded on: Pre-lab and post-lab due every week (pre-lab is just participation points). 3 papers total. Lab notebook needs to be very detailed. But McMillan isn't bad. He's always willing to answer questions and he's very accessible outside of class. He's one of the best at promptly responding to emails.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He's nice but I'm not sure he understands what he's trying to teach. Lectures are confusing and disconnected, and he seems generally unsure about answering questions. LOTS of tests, 5 for the summer semester (3 is avg), and difficult tests that were not connected to the material. Unclear, difficult class that required more than its worth

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had more homework for this 2 credit class than my other 11 credits combined. He waits until the last minute to grade things so don't assume you are doing well. His lectures beforehand are also not helpful. My partner and I relied heavily on the lab assistant for understanding the labs.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly, he does not know how to teach. He never has a clear answer for any question. He is generally a nice guy and I bet he wants his students to succeed, but in labs his expectations are way too high and he doesn't even grade our work he has students grade them. I don't know why hes still working as a educator. Made me feel unmotivated.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. McMillan is very flexible with students. he tries very hard to make learning biochemistry easier and puts a lot of work into his lectures. He is always willing to admit when something needs to be reworded or his own knowlege needs to be checked. Provides lots of resouces and help for doing well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures could be more clear. I am confused often, but it makes more sense when i read or find videos. He provides a lot of places to get points so exams don't tank your grade. Not very good at answering questions though despite this, he always will try to answer my questions in different ways until it makes sense. Exams are tough but fair

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not proficient at explaining lab contents/background. Expects you to be like a PhD student. Too much time spent outside of lab. 3 papers expects it like a journal article, peer reviews, lit reviews, quizzes, notebooks (tough grader), project design, pre&post presentations etc. This should be a 4 hour credit lab.