Reviews of professor Cynthia Wei

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Super interesting class however there was always so much busy work and things were assigned simultaneously. There was never a point in the semester where I felt as though I finally had a break from her class. Tests, quizzes, projects, papers. Tests and quizzes are open note though and do the readings because she incooperates them into her exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Wei is an angel. She truly cares about her students, loves what she teaches, and sometimes brings her dog to office hours/class. That being said, her class is a ton a busy work and there's def easier SFA options. She rarely gives As on projects and papers so make sure to do well on the open-note tests. Loved Wei, not so much her class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
quizzes are really not that hard, they're all open-note so i literally just copied from my notes. two group projects and two papers. really nice and passionate and talking to her out of class about the papers/annotated bibliographies is helpful. just make sure you explain everything really clearly. decent amt of reading but it's not the worst

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was wayyyy more than I wanted and needed for my freshman Science for All requirement. She assigns so much busywork for homework, mostly a ton of reading. Each night for homework was at least 4-6 tasks. Dr. Wei is very kind, I did enjoy her passion for nature, and she is flexible with deadlines, but the class felt very tedious overall.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm not a science person & I thought this was an easy SfA. You have to put in effort to get an A, but it's possible with little work. Don't do the readings unless they're part of graded assignments. Fill out her study guides & you'll get A's on the tests & quizzes (all open-note). She takes feedback really well and incorporates it when possible!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Great Professor, but be ready to do busy work and generally tons of work. Not worth taking for your science for all unless you actually like science. If you do, it will be extremely rewarding to work with her, but if you are just looking to finish your requirement, look elsewhere! This class is a LOT of work

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very sweet professor. Her class is demanding in terms of homework, quizzes, and tests but that means that your grade is not reliant on one exam.  Also, all tests are open note which definitely helps.  Clearly knows what she's talking about, very qualified.  Cool guest lecturers as well.  Brought her dog to class on the last day!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Wei is a very sweet person, but class format is unbearable. Quizzes every two weeks on absurdly specific content covered in lectures. Not particularly difficult but it leaves you feeling like a high schooler again. Way too much work and way too little learning is done. Content is still somewhat interesting though. Dont take if you want free SFA