Reviews of professor Abagael West

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
They are a great teacher for bio 2. Very straightforward class as long as you read the textbook and go to lectures. Exams are not hard as long as you study decently.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
mandatory lectures (3-4 tophat questions), very fast paced, and slides are content heavy. 3 exams, 1 final. can't see what you got wrong on exams. homework is easy and some questions are on the exam. 

dr west doesn't offer study guides/review sessions unless the utas do. apparently they don't help the utas prepare for the study sessions either.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The worst bio professor I have had. She did not answer any emails and lectures were very insufficient. Exams had some many mistakes. Very impersonable. Wish I took another professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
They were an ok professor, wish I took another. Their exams (4 exams) and homework (due every week) were fairly simple and I had an A- going into the final. They made the final so difficult I finished a whole letter grade below what I was on track to doing. They are also very passive aggressive during lecture, I would try to avoid if possible.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Inaccessible outside of class, rude, can't see old exams, and never replies to emails. However, exams are straightforward, HW is tedious but guaranteed 100%. You will learn a lot and it's easy to do well in the class. Not my favorite but significantly better than the other bio 2 profs. Use UTA study guides & review sessions to your advantage.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. West is a solid choice for bio 2. There is "free points" worked into their grading system which is really helpful; basically there's 350 points but it's only graded out of 335. The exams can be hard but they are multiple choice which helps. Homework takes me long to do, but is basically on completion. Overall a pretty good choice.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
took this class spring 2023 and Dr. West was fantastic. exams were 40% of the grade (+ curved), mainly it was weekly quizzes. but you take each quiz twice, 1st on your own and 2nd collaborative, your final grade is the avg of these two scores. some questions can be a bit iffy but just look over the homework and textbook and you'll be fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. West graded fairly and exam questions were very straightforward. They used lots of visual examples/explanations and gave "participation points" for being in class. Dr. West didn't allow students to look at their exams, which made it hard to study for the final. They advocated for students learning, but were sometimes a bit too temperamental.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Tbh the best bio 2 prof out of the options. I do not regret choosing them but you will be thrown off at how unapproachable they can seem. Despite their fast-paced lectures, they are a good lecturer and if you do miss anything they say, you can rewatch the lectures!! They post the lectures and PowerPoints(Slides after lecture). Choose west!