Damhnait McHugh - Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Professor: Damhnait McHugh

Department: Biology

College: Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL340
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I love Prof. McHugh. She's the absolute nicest lady and is so caring. She's very accessible and her standards are clear. We knew many of the test questions in advance for the final. It's not just an easy A, but her grading is very fair and effort is rewarded. Excessive work was never an issue, just pay attention in class!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Damnait is a great professor! Very invested in the course and wants us all to succeed. She is a HOOT and tries to make class engaging and fun. Very accessible outside of class. Highly recommend!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO181
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

McHugh really cares about her students, even though she teaches in a well enrolled lecture hall. Moves a bit fast during lectures, but that's where your own studying comes into play. You will need to read the textbook and attend PLTLs to do well in the course. She also encourages meeting with her at office hours which is great.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL206
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a tough professor, but really helpful if you ask for help. Her office hours are the key to success! Also, make sure you participate and do your readings!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL254
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have to admit that I loathed this class. Lectures were long and boring and there was far too much information to study for each test. There was no lab credit given, yet McHugh asked everyone to do invert drawings each week that still took 3+ hours. She always seemed confused as to why we weren't interested, yet never made anything interesting.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIOL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tough grader. Sometimes unclear with instructions. Don't recommend

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She definitely rushes through the topics, but she puts the powerpoints up before exams. Pretty tough grader, but not impossible.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice and helpful during office hours, but rushes topics during class. Overall an average professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She has a great personality but not the best teacher. She runs threw slides like a kid changing channels and doesn't post slides prior to class. She posts them days before quiz.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL211
• 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:

Very nice lady, always has loads of energy! She is always smiling and makes 211 as interesting as she can

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's funny, entertaining, and very nice but writes really fast (a little viciously) on the board. She's from Ireland and has that great accent, so i loved listening to her talk. class is interesting and quizzes and tests were fairly straightforward..it was a very painless class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIOL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful and a great teacher

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Made class interesting. As long as you are able to keep up with note taking, do the reading, you should be fine on exams. Very approachable and helpful if asked

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, learned a lot, bit of a tough grader but it's a pretty easy B, gotta work for that A tho.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO211LAB
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A good lab professor, but a tough grader on reports. She is willing to help by looking over reports before handing them in. Helpful outside of class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

really nice- always smiling. goes fast in class sometimes and it becomes hard to take down all the notes

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CORE109
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A nice enough lady, but is completely nuts when it comes to plagarism... nuts