Shawn Farrell - Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Professor: Shawn Farrell

Department: Biochemistry

College: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Too concerned about his ego. Doesn't care about his students. Self-absorbed.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOCHEM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BC341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I did poorly on the first test and asked him how to improve for the next one... he literally told me "well there's really no hope for you, if you did THAT bad, you'll probably fail" and gave me no further guidance.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Arrogant, self-absorbed, unavailable, doesn't like questions during class, poor lecturer; exams difficult and tricky. Big fan of: Tai Kwan Do, professional cycling and science fiction.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

not good. the worst part is that he has a monopoly on BC 351 in the department

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He left for ~two weeks for "vacation" (to work on his book). He left us with a grad student who basically read overheads to us all period. It was infuriating. His class is about memorizing his choice of topics--bad instructor (he not even a prof

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Farrel makes his students feel very stupid and not worth his time.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class is all memorization; tests are mostly trick questions

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BC351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Articulate, funny, and helpful. Relates material to life, not a pushover.