Reviews of professor Valerie Wong

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Would strongly recommend you avoid her at all costs. Really nothing against her as a person overall, but nothing she does helps you for her 3 midterms or final consists of an online discussion with a few people who participate. Felt more like a self taught class. In person class but everything was online? makes it very ridculous.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Wong's lectures are detailed, and exams and quizzes are based on her slides. There are readings and a quiz every week. Three exams, no final exam, only a mini-project. All assignments and exams are online. She gives students chances to ask questions throughout the lecture and takes time to answer them. Overall, great professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Indulge herself in biology jokes. Lectures are read off power points, not clearly explained, but posts the slides on canvas. Training quizzes during lectures. Pop quizzes, at least one a week. Posts videos that are help, otherwise just entertaining. DIY study guides in randomized groups for each midterm. 3 midterms and 1 final taken online.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took BIO 1010 during the Fall 2022 semester. As a freshman, I do NOT recommend this professor at all. No one joins her Zooms, and there's a lack of engagement in the class. She tries making Biology fun, but she's making no progress in bettering her teaching. Take another course, or consider a professor that can make learning fun.