Reviews of professor Paul Straight

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The tests were definitely challenging, but I would highly recommend reading the textbook and doing the workbook to do well on exams. He also gives a fair amount of extra credit pts. to your overall grade in a form of reading quizzes. Dr. Straight knows his stuff, but lecture moves kind of fast.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Straight's exams are SUPER tough. If you want to get an A in this class you have to know all of the biochemistry COLD. He does this thing where he'll take four correct statements on a MC question and then change one small word or small part of the statement so it is not true. However, he does keep lecture entertaining and helps outside class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Straight is one of the most caring professors I've ever had at Texas A&M. This does not mean that his class is easy, but he will definitely try to help you outside of class if you need it. His exams ARE difficult if you do not prepare properly. You need to know everything to a T. He's awesome though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His extra credit to be fair did bump up my average but not enough to salvage my grade. His tests are the hardest thing I have ever taken, the free response section is awful and you barely get feedback. READ EVERY PAGE OF THE TEXTBOOK. Be prepared to teach yourself everything, take very detailed notes from the textbook because his lectures suck.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a really great professor. His knowledge of biochemistry is very clear, and he is able to effectively communicate that to you as the student. This course covers a large amount of material, so there is no dancing around studying it. But Straight has great lectures and ppts that really break down what is fundamental from each section.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Feedback is extremely lacking and lectures were hard to follow. There are no answer keys so there is no way to know what you missed. You MUST read the textbook if you want to have any chance at not receiving an F on the exams. The class averages were in the in the 60s for EVERY exam. Only a few practice problems so expect to teach yourself biochem.