Reviews of professor Giulia Gurun

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The Lab course is one of the most challenging courses in the MCDbio department. Although you learn how to write scientifically, the grading is very specific and it can be tough to understand what was graded so office hours are important. Its a very stressful course and would recommend to not take the class and the lab at the same time if you can

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Wow I'm sorry to read comments that Prof Gurun is condescending or unapproachable - she's so the opposite. She is intimidating at first, but most confident, supersmart people are. I did have to work hard, but it reflected in my grades and I learned a ton.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Physio is dense and detailed, Giulia truly broke it down and made it easier to digest through her flow charts. Most people who say her class is hard are unable to adapt to a different testing and teaching style (detailed free response and MC). She is intimidating but still approachable, smart, and has clear expectations and tips on how to study.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Giulias Human Physiology course are the 2 hardest classes Ive ever taken at UCSC. You got to know all the small details to even get a C. However, by the end of the course its surprising how much you learn due to the study strategies she recommends since its a lot of material she goes over. Despite this, the material is very interesting!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible teacher

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Giulia's honestly a great, caring professor. Her lectures were interesting, well presented, and she somehow timed it to end right when her slides ended even though she was just talking from the top of her head idk she's just so knowledgeable. Her grading is hard and it's just a dense class. She is intimidating but easy to talk to once you try it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
2 quizzes, 1 midterm, 1 cumulative final. Course is curved. She has clear expectations and offers numerous tips on how to study and do well on her class through pre-reading quizzes (not part of grade), textbook reading, vocab lists, and worksheets in discussion. If you study as she suggests its NOT difficult to get at least a B.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the most difficult classes you'll ever take at UCSC! This professor will challenge you with a whole new style of "grading your test" that you've never seen before at any of your upper div. classes! You'll see that you may think you're putting down the right choice, you may be on the right path but with your own words! In the end, it's wrong!