Reviews of professor Yunrui Du

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Du is very hard to understand when she lectures. I had to basically teach myself bio 102, and her slides are basically the exams, but make sure you really listen in class and write down what she does

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took her for 101, and it was fine so I took her for 102. Big mistake. There are 4 exams and they're so difficult & weighted so heavy that if you get one badly grade you're screwed. Her accent is so difficult to understand so lectures get so boring, the material in these units is so hard it just makes me worse to understand. The classwork is easy.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had her for both Bio101/102 and she teaches better 101 than 102. I will not lie, her exam this semester was way harder than last semester. But if you go to her after hours, learning commons and studying every day, you will pass the class. Sometimes students complain so much about her but don't give her the full 110%. Her classwork is easy.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It is hard to understand her due to her heavy accent. She is a very nice lady but the class is hard if you fail one quiz, you can't get your grade back up.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
would not take her. i had her for bio and it was so bad i couldnt understand her. it was kinda hard

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Litterly have to teach yourself. She can barely speak English or get a word out yet all she does is read the powerpoint. its like nothing makes sense becuase she gives no explanation and expects you to already know it

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Du is really nice and genuinely cares about her students and about biology, but she's not a great professor. It was hard to understand her at times, and she sped through material without fully teaching it. Go to review sessions with your peer fellow and take notes. Be prepared to teach yourself, textbook was helpful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very nice but her lectures are slow and unclear. Only reads off of the slides and usually goes so slow that there are no days for review. She obviously cares about her students success but the amount of terms you have to memorize given the poor teaching is too much and overwhelming. Can only study and basically teach yourself off the slides.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Du's entire class is difficult, unfair, purposefully tricky, and has annoying extra requirements. Homework is due on Sunday night, tests are meant to trick you, most lecture slide material is wrong or weirdly complex. She has a tough accent to understand for some, clogs up the blackboard stream, and sends "important" emails only on the weekend.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Du is very sweet and she makes herself available outside of class. She is very lecture heavy and it can be difficult to pay attention, because she isn't that engaging. However, I did very well in this class because I took AP Biology in High School. Her tests can seem tricky at first but as long as you can apply what you have learned, it's easy.