Reviews of professor Jessica Merricks

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honest opinion, Good professor, its clear she cares about what she does, but classes are very boring and I often find myself asking "why are we doing this assignment? It seems pointless" The class overall is easy as long as you keep up with work which theres not a TON of, but you dont really get breaks in work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Merricks is such a chill professor and very understanding about mental health. The class was Sophomore Seminar, so it wasn't the most interesting, but I feel like she made it as bearable as possible. I highly recommend you take her for this class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not a good honors seminar. Very bio-focused and difficult unless you have a lot of time to memorize useless information. Lots of complicated charts and slides with no notes to explain them. Quizzes have multiple answers that could be argued as correct. 2000-word "personal" reflections that require applying research to deceased loved ones.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Extremely caring and student-driven. She's chill and is willing to work with you outside of class. Lots of homework but if you put in a small amount of effort it's an easy A. I learned a lot about different perspectives and left class with a more open mind than when I started.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved and 100% recommend Dr. Merrricks! Her class was very easy and I actually learned so much about basic biology as a non major. The labs were in the class so you don't have to do the extra three hour class. It might seem like a lot of busy work but honestly it helped my grade.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very mediocre, she understood that the class was for non majors so she didn't make you memorize or get into details about stuff which was good. However we were given so many assignments that were too long and felt like busy work. Weird amount of papers and a lot of writing for a biology class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Even though it is obvious Dr. Merricks' passion is Biology, she understands that BIO101 is for non-majors. She makes the class understandable and engaging and she is never condescending. She's SUPER caring and always willing to help inside and outside of class. Her class is mostly a lot of busy work but overall an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Merricks is one of the best professors is had my whole freshman year, during the time I had COVID and missed 3 labs she was very understanding and more than happy to work with me once I felt better! She cares for mental health. Able to access her outside of class through remind if not email! 4 unit test no final overall 100% recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Merricks has only been at Elon for one semester and everyone already knows that she's the bio teacher to get. She's absolutely fantastic. She has a great balance between lecture and activity, homework isn't bad, tests are on exactly what she says they'll be on, she's an easy grader, and just a genuinely nice and funny person. Really enjoyed!