Reviews of professor Breno Fragomeni

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Don't rely on lecture slides for information, read the textbook. Grading is pretty straight forward and he wants you to do well. If you don't understand something, ask, he explains things better one-on-one. Stay after class or attend office hours. Super friendly and very passionate about genetics, just doesn't convey the information best in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was Fragomeni's first year teaching this course, so it was a little choppy and rough at some times. I think once he gets another year under his belt he will be a great professor. Although, his tests were pretty hard and you have to get the textbook since he pulls questions from chapter readings. Overall not a bad professor but not great either

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Fragomeni is a generous grader for sure. There is some language barrier and you can't understand him sometimes nor the exam questions, but he is understanding and tries his best. If you don't go to class, you need the textbook. The exam material is from all the information he has given you including labs, quizzes or even side notes from lectures.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Literally just read and take notes on the chapter, fill out the study guide and you'll be fine. He's not the greatest lecturer but he's a nice person. Weekly quizzes (easy) and problem sets (basically gives you the answers during class). Tests were pretty easy for me. A lot of people found this class difficult tho so idk, but READ THE TEXTBOOK!!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Fragomeni made learning genetics a very achievable task. Tests this semester were open note/textbook, no LockDown browser/video surveillance. Would recommend the textbook, not as important in the first few weeks though. "Quizzes" weekly, 5-6 questions with 3 attempts, 3 tests (MCQs and FRQs) + a final. Honors conversion wasn't too difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Fragomeni was probably one of the kindest professors I have ever had. This course is difficult but he is always willing to help and explains better one on one. He is an extremely understanding person and wants to help you succeed. Most of the exam content will be found in the text book. There is a lot of reading too.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nice guy and knows his stuff but the problem sets are stupid hard and the tests are annoying with short answer questions. Be prepared to stay up past midnight doing his problem sets.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I enjoyed this class at the beginning of the year, but now that It's the middle/end of the semester, I've realized this class is not structured well or organized well at all. It takes him forever to grade everything, and his exams are quite difficult. He's a nice person, but in order to make this class more manageable, it needs a lot of adjusting