Reviews of professor Laura Austin

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Disorganized, often late to class. Super slow lectures. Not engaging. There are often typos in her tests/quizzes/assignments. Very slow grader. She's a good person and I can tell she likes biology. She tests you on material that hasn't been covered in class and is very particular when she grades. Often goes on tangents. Highly do not recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took this class in fall, and Dr. Austin was incredibly strict and rude!  Tough grader who will make you feel like an idiot for not knowing or understanding something, and will be furious if you perform on a test poorly!  PowerPoints had only pictures, and tests covered nothing from book nor lectures. High expectations, disrespectful attitude!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Overall, Professor Austin is a very good teacher. She offers extra credit options and clearly wants you to pass. The homework can get difficult at times but it's not too bad. I rarely used the textbook for anything other than lab so you might be able to get away with the free online textbook she offers and not waste your money.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Austin is a passionate and overall great professor, despite what a lot of the reviews say. She definitely has her pros and cons, but overall her lectures are fairly well organized and the homeworks are extremely helpful to better understand the class material. The tests are challenging, but she has a lot of resources to prepare you for it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's not the most structured or organized teacher, but she's clearly passionate about teaching this topic, gives us strategies to memorize bones/muscles. Most students didn't use the textbook, and listened/took notes during lectures instead. The homeworks help you learn, exam questions are fair, and there are test corrections!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very tough grader whose lectures only had pictures. Can be passive-aggressive. Do not skip class or you will not pass. Exams were also much harder than what was covered in class. Intimidating to talk to as well.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Austin is a kind professor overall but is very unclear and unorganized with her lectures. I would say the textbook is clearer than her lectures and powerpoints. She also goes really slow and sometimes over explains things that make lectures boring and hard to keep up with. Her quizzes can be hard as her criteria for them aren't very clear

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Laura is a very good professional, it's seen that she knows biology (not just material) very well. explains very clear and has a lot of helpful study materials.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have had her 3 times and loved class every time. I think her tests reflect her lectures perfectly, she explains information super well, and she feels very approachable and passionate about what she teaches! She is a gem

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Austin is a pretty good teacher. Her tests for a&p 2 were very difficult but she makes up for it with test corrections.