Reviews of professor Marieken Shaner

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Shaner is a great professor. Your grade is out of 300 points. You take 4 exams, the 4th exam is considered your final but it's not cumulative. You're able to drop your worst exam out of the first 3. Take advantage of the 5 easy extra credit opportunities which are 5 points each. Her exams are based solely on her lectures, so take good notes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great lecturer, never boring, and course rich with exciting material. Related info to current events (like COVID19) and I will carry what I learned into other classes and life. 4 fair tests, definitely take notes and review often; 1 EC question at the end of each test. Do well on weekly quizzes (25% of grade). Lucky to have had this prof!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I am so lucky to have had Marieken this past semester for Micro Bio. She took a historically challenging course and made it super interesting and engaging for her students. You get to drop your lowest test score so study well for the first three and you can skip the last!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are the key to success on her exams. Don't bother buying book. Make flashcards I saw difference in my grade when I did them and STUDIED them. PAY ATTENTION when my day dreamed or checked my phone Id miss key points or explanation. Definitely need to put some effort into this class. Shes inspirational tho.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shaner could not have made this class easier. There are 4 exams and one is dropped, also she gives 8% in extra credit which means you have to average an 82 to get an A-. People complaining probably didn't attend lecture bc she doesn't take attendance. I probably committed 2 hours outside of class a week and easily got an A. Take her!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a phenomenal lecturer and very passionate about the subject. Write down everything she says and make flashcards. Her tests are hard, but if you know the lectures you will do well. She drops a test and gives 5 extra credit opportunities which are a big help. You will learn a lot in this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
amazing lecturer!!! just record her material or take note and review it before the exam and you will be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her tests are based purely on lecture, so pay attention and take good notes! Everything is fair game so don't be distracted. She has two asynchronous lectures and one synchronous lecture every week, and a quiz every other week through Canvas. Quizzes aren't a joke, luckily her lectures are engaging and she is very passionate about Microbio.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's really understanding about online learning. She speaks pretty fast during her lectures, but she records her zooms and posts them on canvas so you can re-watch them. The quizzes were pretty straight-forward and based off the lectures. She also drops your lowest quiz score.