Reviews of professor Samantha Young

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worse prof I ever had. Rushed through lectures, was never fast enough to jot down notes. Horrible at explaining material & always had to read textbook myself to understand. Study guide had nothing to do with exams. Class avg. on exam was always F. Even the bio majors in this class struggled. I learned so much more in lab with Prof Nicholas Gekakis

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Goes way too fast through her lectures & sometimes wouldn't post them to canvas until the night before an exam. Her study guides are pretty vague & the material on them may or may not be on the exams. Hardly ever responds to emails. Be ready to take a lot of time outside of class for studying if you want to pass with a decent grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
It seems to me that this professor would benefit more on being an online teacher. Her lecture is straight out of the book and doesn't seem to explain things or relate them to anything to help learn. She never had an answer to a question. Also, her lack of compassion, I feel she doesn't enjoy teaching. Exams had questions not covered in lecture.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This was a lab class, which of course participation really matters, she explains things fairly well for the lab. I highly recommend reading the lab manual as everything in the book goes over what will be on the quiz for the next class. The professor is fairly nice but doesn't seem to know some of the material well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you know you wont have the time to teach yourself what she lectures do not take this class. She provides a study guide but it does not help AT ALL! Her class is lecture heavy, goes through the material super quickly and speaks in a very low voice.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Sam does an ok job at teaching this subject but I felt like I taught myself 70/30 of the material. I worked hard for my grade in this class. I put in hours of reading just to stay atop this class. All her exams were m/c so that was nice. You definitely have to put A LOT of effort for her class. If not, then please steer clear! This is not an easy A

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Unless youre willing to fight for an A or B, this is not the class for you. Professor Young comes to class seeming like shes never ready, gives heavy lectures, and never fully covers any topic that later shows up on tests. Heavy studying outside of class is absolutely mandatory for success. Shes a nice lady, but not a good professor, steer clear

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Inconsistent, disorganized, careless. Have to beg her to input grades or post material. Always weeks behind. Exam questions not covered in lecture or in our book. Received pts. back every exam when she admitted her answer key was wrong, and that we had not learned that topic yet. Class avg. was 60 on every exam. It's not your students, it's you.