Reviews of professor Esprit Saucier

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very comprehensive lectures that cover the material that is needed, but cuts out a lot of the extra stuff that the textbook covers. The textbook can be helpful to review if there is a principle that you didn't understand in lecture, but I didn't think it was necessary. The more you participate the more you will get out of it.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Most disorganized class ever. You either will or will not pass and that isnt dependent on your study habits at all, but how she's feeling. You will also learn absolutely nothing you already didnt know.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Does a good job for not being a botanist. Is willing to learn with you if she doesnt know the answer.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Talks a lot and her tests are not always lining up with what we are learning in class. Sometimes has a bad attitude as well.I would not have passed her class without going to their TA hours.If you put in the work to learn and not just memorize you can do well. She will give random class participation assignment's that can really mess up your grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class is poorly structured. You do not know what exactly will ever be on the exams. Most days she will just lecture from a power point, so if you miss you are most likely not missing much. The textbook is only used for the mylab and mastering homework. It seems like she is winging it most days and it feels like there is no preparation.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's nice, but her class is VERY unorganized. She gets off track a lot and goes on a lot of tangents. She says attendance isn't mandatory, but she gives in class participation assignments, and you can't make them up. Her exams and quizzes don't match lectures. Be ready to teach yourself all the material at home.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took BIOL 112 and BIOL 376 with her. She is a great professor. She knows so much and she is very funny. You can have a conversation about anything with her. If you have a good attitude and do your best, you will most likely succeed.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very odd class to be honest. She had a couple days where she just didn't show up to class and didn't tell anyone. Kinda funny. She is a good teacher though that cares about Biology. She just doesn't care a whole bunch about introduction classes which is fine. Easy A with a little bit of studying. Open note tests too.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You need to be self motivated to learn the material because it is a lot of memorizing. Very interesting. Good for foundational knowledge on evolution and anatomy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
very unorganized in lectures and assignments, unclear communication about expectations. this class is supposed to be the new marine biodiversity but it was just a repeat of invertebrate zoology. avoid at all costs.