Reviews of professor Margaret Birney

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Although shes very informative during lab shes always very stern and some what aggressive, its hard to ask her questions comfortably. Lecture wasnt mandatory. She gets side tracked a lot during lecture.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you want to learn, take Professor Birney. You WILL suffer, but you will definitely learn & be prepared for future science courses. Her teaching style is thorough, but I think she gives way too much information to actually retain. Exams are SUPER tricky & you really have to know the material inside & out. Take at your own risk!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Awesome professor. Exams are a combination of multiple choice questions from previous homework assignements, as well as written response questions. She gives you study guides that are word for word the written responses on exams. Also holds a review session before exams, and goes over specifically what to write for each question to get full credit.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Honestly, trust the reviews. Professor Birney is an unreasonably tough grader and she's all over the place with the material. You will never get her short essay questions right. She often goes off topic and rants about COVID and her horses. She also takes too long to grade lab assignments. Like months. I would highly recommend taking someone else.