Reviews of professor Robin Schow

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Robin seems nice, but she's pretty robotic. It's an easy class but there are a few things you need to know. One: attendance is conditionally mandatory, meaning sometimes there are required in class projects. Two: you should take biology before this course. Three: grading is done by TAs who all grade differently, and a rubric isn't always provided.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Meh. I was kind of excited about this class because I was interested in the subject matter, but the lectures were often confusing, and Professor Schow was sometimes aloof (e.g., she acted a bit snooty when we asked her questions about the in-class assignments). The material was also a lot more biologically-based than I expected.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Robin was awesome! I liked her class and the content of the tests was clearly stated in the textbook or her lectures. As long as you attend lectures and read the textbook you will do just fine in her class. The tests are online with a 48 hour window and open book. She is nice and open to any questions because she understands we are all learning.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Attendance is not mandatory unless there is an in class assignment, which she tells you about in advance. Exams are open note which is not always the case with other nutrition classes. The class gets into the biochemistry of nutrition which can be a lot sometimes. If you have to take nutrition, take it with Robin.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Robin doesn't grade on participation, but will often have in-class assignments that one must attend to receive credit. Her lectures are EXTREMELY BORING and she only reads off the slides. Although her exams are easy, they are not graded consistently because her TAs grade differently.