Reviews of professor Maria Cattell

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I honestly think she is the worst professor I have ever took for a biology course. Her lectures are very vague and shows no information. She talks way too fast. She offers extra credit but literally, she only gives partial credit. Her worksheets are horrible and worth a number amount of points! Shes totally not worth to take.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She basically fries your brain in lecture and then you are expected to watch several more hours of lecture even after the 4 hour class period. She gives you homework that takes hours to do even before a test... I wouldn't recommend.. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
the powerpoints dont have enough information, talks way too fast to understand or to take notes; rambles during the lecture, unhelpful when it comes to asking questions

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Cattell was given little to no support from the department and had to design the course on the fly. She did a great job, all things considered. She is very understanding and, if you put in the effort, is willing to accommodate work and circumstantial obstacles. While none of the material was altogether difficult, there was a lot of it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. C doesn't teach. She's an incredibly knowledgeable professor, but has no idea how to make her knowledge digestible for beginner students. So, she has created a curriculum that focuses on learning the material outside of class and reinforcing inside of class. Don't take her class unless you have ample time to dedicate to understanding bio.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Plan to dedicate A LOT of time to studying to succeed. Pre-recorded lectures to watch outside of class and class conversations/work happens under the expectation you have some background already. Its tough, but the professor answers questions, has office hours nearly every day (even on Saturday), and is really knowledgeable about the topic

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is a great professor overall and is tough but if you do your work, it's not that bad. We had to do readings and lectures were optional but I only did the readings. I unfortunately should've put the video lectures as my top priority since that is where she has similar wording to her tests and work. The readings are honestly best to skim.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you want to get a "passing" grade with a D or low C, class isn't mandatory each day. She lectures all class and none of it ever makes sense. You ask her for help and she leaves you more confused. Gives extra credit, also doesn't make sense at times. Tests you on things we never learned in class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Horrible teacher, if you take her for BIO lab she gives weekly quizzes that she says are based on the labs from last week and the current week. They are never actually based on labs and are almost impossible to pass. She is also very rude sometimes