Reviews of professor Summer Hayek

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Hayek is one of the best professors I've had at UNM. You can tell she puts actual time into making sure the material is engaging and informative. Her tests are also fair and accurate to the material she covers. It's a difficult subject, but perfectly reasonable to get an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is the worst! Always posts her test review at the last minute. Her tests are difficult and time-consuming, with only 50 minutes to answer 25 questions! She doesn't teach anything in class. She provides her power points a day before the lesson and then quizzes you on them. Don't take any classes with her or you'll end up suffering.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Hayek knows her stuff, and clearly cares that you learn the material. This was her first time teaching the class and she clearly struggled to create it from scratch, but this was not from a lack of dedication or knowledge. Very fair, willing to remove questions students did poorly on, and clear in her learning objectives.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Biochemistry is as difficult a subject as they come, but Dr. Hayek makes learning biochemistry extremely accessible. This course is structured to give plenty of opportunity for all types of learners to grasp the material. As long as you keep up with all the homework, you will do good in this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She posts things last minute and make exams very difficult

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Disorganized, late to post HWs, comprehension checks and materials are posted maybe a day before class making it impossible to prep for the graded iclicker questions. High stress class. No time to ask questions, lectures are rushed getting through problems. TAs were the only redeeming quality.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Summer was a great professor. She could be a bit disorganized at times but any disorganization on her part was always in the student's favor. She's extremely transparent about what she expects from students and what material they will be tested on. She also offers plenty of clear & useful study material. Definitely recommend!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Exams are lengthy with each question containing a paragraph of background information. Then, each answer option is lengthy, difficult to understand, and often containing double negatives. English as a second language, dyslexic, or just a slow reader? Good luck. Exams assess English, test-taking, and critical thinking skills, not comprehension.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Hayek is very disorganized - class material that was quizzed on in class was often posted 1 night before, and included 1-2 hour long lectures and 50+ slides to review. Exams were difficult, and questions were phrased in confusing ways. Was often late to her own office hours.