Reviews of professor Konstantin Khrapko

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
While Dr. Khrapko is very intelligent, his class is organized terribly. The peer grading system is broken and run by his TA, and the assignments are a pain. The lectures are long and difficult to sit through, and I won't know my grades until the day of or before the optional final. Overall, I would advise against taking this section of the course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Khrapko is incredibly knowledgeable and kind. He cares a lot about genomics, and tries hard to teach very difficult concepts. There is NO busy work in this class, so you just focus on making sure you understand content. Being involved during class by asking questions is the best way to succeed. Very generous with extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Konstantin's style is unique and challenging, and so many students are uncomfortable in his class. But this is not a bad thing. He challenges you to think critically, and if you do then you will be rewarded not only with an A but also with more skills and knowledge than you thought you could ever get from a single class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolute gem of a human being. Super passionate about what he teaches and wants everyone to succeed. That being said, he is brilliant - almost too brilliant to be teaching college kids and lectures can be decently unorganized. But if you show up and pay attention you will do perfectly fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Even those that do not see Prof. Khrapko as a good professor will agree that he is a wonderful person. I, however, also thought his approach to BIOL5591 was both innovative and useful. Students may be initially uncomfortable in a peer-graded, lecture-based course, but the key to success is not working against the system, but to embrace it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Some may not see it clearly, but one of the best professors at Northeastern! 10/10 would take again, this is not a professor for taking a class, he is one to insight wonder and interest!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Really nice man and clearly loves what he is teaching - however, the lectures are extremely long and disorganized and the peer-graded homework is normalized to a curve (but we're not provided with answers keys to use while grading). If you're not required to take this class and don't have a deep interest in genomics, I would not recommend.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The professor is brilliant but is not a great teacher. Doesn't explain a lot of terms. This class requires a lot of attention. So if you struggle with a long attention span, this class is very difficult. Class is not structured well and I learn better with organized lectures so I had a horrible time keeping up with the content.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Worst professor I've ever had. He's clearly intelligent but has the worst presentation skills. Nothing is made clear in class and the grading criteria for peer-graded homework is so arbitrary. Definitely need a solid study group.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Yes.