Reviews of professor Fredrick Dooley

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is hard. You have to be willing to work for it, but Ricky wants you to do well. He is extremely patient and competent, and is willing to do what it takes to help you get where you need to be. HIGHLY SUGGEST for the entirety of the Bio sequence. If you want to get into UW you go through him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of my top professors, if not the best professor, I have had. Best lectures hands down. Look forward to going to class. A LOT of work and difficult class, but if you put in the work, you will see the results. Would take his classes over and over again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dooley is VERY funny and loves his huskies. I took his bio 183 not 221 and it's super easy to pass and he accepts late work! He's a very funny guy and has fun lectures. There is a lot of reading to do, but nothing too difficult. 2 tests a week which sounds scary but they're 10 questions max about readings. He gives full credit for completing tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Ricky's funny, and he makes sure to engage with the students constantly. Everyone fails the exams, but he normalizes the grades, so the highest grade becomes the new "A", and the scale is shifted (NOT curved). Accessible outside of class, and generally a solid prof. Lots of reading is required. Lots of assignments, but they aren't too hard.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Dooley is very knowledgeable about biology but has trouble communicating. Tests are ambiguous but reasonable because of grade normalization. Class is pretty unhelpful but study questions and readings will get you through. Smart guy, likes to toot his own horn, but he's done a lot of interesting research. I'll stress again, troubled communicator

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a very caring teacher his lecture is so funny. if you don't show up for class or don't do the work that he assigned there is no way you will pass also, if you're having trouble in his class just go and talked to him he's always there to help anyone out and if you miss an assignment because of something he will re-open it for you.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is intense. We had 5 quizzes plus a practice exam due every week. his class is no joke. He is the type of teacher that assigns readings and then assume you learned the whole lecture by reading it. every single one of his classes felt like a review day for an exam the next day if you can handle it he's a really cool dude just doesn't really teach

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Dooley is very knowledgeable on content material, and explains concepts well. Lectures are recorded for later use. But there were times where he would look down on students as well as insult other faculty behind their backs during class. Not the most pleasant personality. No empathy towards students caught in extraneous circumstances.