Reviews of professor Shailaja Allani

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly, she's a great professor. You get graded by few things which makes it a little difficult but if you go to class and take notes you know what to expect. She's a very fair grader and makes class fun.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Allani was an amazing professor to me this semester. Biochemistry is a really hard subject and she tries to engage you the best she can. She gave a whole letter grade of extra credit and she drops an exam. I would say keys to success are to review her slides and Iclicker slides and her practice exams. She really wants you to learn.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Great professor. Very helpful during class and available during office hours. Grade is based entirely on CHALLENGING but fair exams with an additional 10% (iClicker + Homework) E.C. Don't bother buying iClicker through Macmillan like I did originally (They never gave me access. It was a waste of money.) Buy it from iClicker's website instead.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Allani is a great professor and very calm. Her test are based on material she goes over in class so if you come to class and review the material, you will not have a hard time getting an A on her class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The lectures give a tone of info. reads off slides, get ready to study. 4 exams, including final. Best 2/3 for the first three exams, so the lowest gets dropped.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Biochemistry is a difficult course, but professor Allani gave helpful study guides and PowerPoints to study the material we need to know for the tests. 4 tests including a cumulative final, and 1 drop, all multiple choice. Hw is not graded, its only extra credit (that can boost your grade by 10 points).

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Biochem is a hard subject, but her exams have some of the most specific and challenging test questions that I have seen.She added an entire chapter onto the 3rd exam without reviewing it in class. She drops your worst score of the first 3 exams. Cumulative final is 40% of your grade. She gives extra credit which could boost you up a letter grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Allani has good intentions and wants us to pass, but her way of explaining concepts makes it 100 times more difficult than it should be. It is sad that I was able to understand concepts by looking up youtube videos and not by her own teachings. Powerpoints are taken from the book. She does not put any effort into explaining anything.