Chris Schneider - Boston University, Boston, MA

Professor: Chris Schneider

Department: Science

College: Boston University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Schneider went off on so many tangents that I felt I never knew what was relevant to the class. Enthusiastic, but not a great explainer.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC155
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Schneider gave absolutely incredible lectures. Not only was he brilliant, but engaging and entertaining. He not only gives you the information that is required to pass the course, he gives you an insight into a lot of very relevant issues. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very good at teaching and is very interesting!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Schneider is an excellent lecturer who really shows interest and passion in his class. Likewise, Schneider's very approachable and is open to questions and comments. He does have a lot of material on his slides so just pay attention and copy any missed notes via the website after each lecture.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BI416
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chris is a professor who takes feedback very seriously. He loves to teach and he loves the material. He is willing to engage with students and makes lots of jokes. I loved taking this course with him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BU107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

It's obvious that he loves the subject, which is awesome to be around. He is a wonderful professor that makes the course interesting. He makes the material very easy to comprehend and grasp. Wonderful prof.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Interesting powerpoints with pictures and videos. Exam just based on lecture. Funny guy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BI309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Schneider is a great professor! He is clearly passionate about evolution, and he works with students to make sure they're getting a lot out of the class. Exams are straightforward, from lecture. Two scientific papers that take some effort but are interesting to write. Did not use the textbook AT ALL.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was very good, very interested in what he was teaching and very engaging as a lecturer. Would recommend him

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great professor, can tell he's interested and knows the topic. Taught more of origin of life and less evolution which was nice. Exam was right on the lecture, his PowerPoints were easy to take notes on.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BI108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

easy..

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Genuinely cares about the material he's teaching. Pay attention to cladistics and phylogeny and you should be set. Nice guy and if you put the effort in, you'll do fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BI309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Evolution is really interesting, and Schneider is a great professor, but there is just wayyyyy too much crammed into this single semester course.. aka this is not an easy class. To do well, attend all of his lectures and take good notes -- and WORK YOUR BUTT OFF ON THE TERM PAPER. If you do well on that, you can really pull up your grade.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BI309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A nice easy going guy. Will always take the time to stop and explain something if it is not understood. Very fair. concepts of evolution can be abstract at times, try and read the book to clarify the main points of the lectures and start your term paper early.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His lecture time was cut short, so his shortened exam was definitely the easiest out of the four(although his past exams were known to be harder). His voice is very calm and soothing so it's difficult to stay awake at times. Just listen to what he says and the exam should be fine.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Though lectures were boring at times, the class overall was interesting. Test material was straight from lectures, and was definitely one of the easier BI 107 tests.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's NOT boring--I found the lectures on the origins of life to be fascinating; if you don't like bio then you probably shouldn't be a doctor. Is way more cohesive than Wasserman. Make sure you understand cladistics, phylogeny and parsimony for the tests, and you are set.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His lectures are incredibly boring (but that could just be the material). His test wasn't too hard though. He's pretty straight forward

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Excellent lecturer, keeps your attention through the whole class and puts in funny ancedotes and stories to keep the mood light! Overall excellent professor

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BI107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pretty good prof., knows his stuff and makes sure you know it too. :)