Professor: Jim Slauch
Department: Biology
College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Champaignâ€"Urbana, IL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Slauch is amazing!! Truly one of the best MCB professors at U of I. His criteria is clear and easy to follow. Attend lectures, put in the effort, and you will get an A. Don't cram and follow along with every lecture. He's not an easy A professor, but he made the class so interesting. I wish he taught more MCB classes!
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Slauch was very nice and cared about his students. I always went to office hours and he would go over anything that I would ask about and beyond. He is very knowledgable about the field of genetics. He is also a medical school professor and would be a great reference in the future for some students.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His lectures are engaging and concise; he lets you know what you need to know for exams and what is just supplementary detail on the subject. He puts complicated concepts into colloquial terms, so it's beneficial to pay close attention during his lectures. He only tests on material covered in lecture/discussion; there should be no surprises.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Slauch is hands down the best MCB professor at U of I! You can tell he is passionate about what he teaches and is so knowledgable when it comes to the microbiology field . He makes lectures engaging with his enthusiastic descriptions! His exams are definitely challenging, but its stimulating and you actually learn the material!
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Slauch is a great professor. You can clearly tell he is passionate about what he lectures. Students sometimes get mad because he makes the exams difficult. All he is trying to do is make you work hard for an A in the class. If you put time into it and go to office hours, do a little work on this class every day, you can get a decent grade (A)
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Slauch is cool. He's a good teacher. He's also very good at writing exams. They'll be very in depth and tricky, but if you study enough you can do well on them. It's a challenging class but it's manageable.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- 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:
Dr. Slauch is great. Very energetic speaker with a sharp sense of humor. He's the perfect cool scientist :). This class requires a lot of studying and critical thinking, but that's to be expected in college, folks. If you put in a lot of work, you're going to get a grade you want and you will enjoy this class :).
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is an okay professor. He is not a good speaker/lecturer, and the material itself is difficult. Also, this is a weed out class, so there are things that are unnecessarily difficult, like the homework. His tests aren't bad, but I prefer Dr. Farrand's tests because Dr. Slauch uses awkward wording. Also, Dr. Slauch asks really picky questions.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His tests are easier than Farrand's but still require a lot of work. Be sure to do well on the first test because a lot of it is review of 150. Go to office hours every week for homework and find a group of friends to work on homework/quizzes with. Slauch is a great professor but the material is very difficult.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He has a very awkward smile. He is easy to understand and keeps your attention well. Not boring. His exams are easier than Farrand's but they still require detailed studying. Record the lectures. Do it. Book is not very important. He has many office hours and he is overall a very nice guy. Waves to me from his car when he sees me.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Slauch wasn't a bad teacher, but the course was really poorly run by the course coordinator, and therefore miserable. He's very clear during lecture. Pay attention in lecture and don't skip class because the book is worthless.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very hard class; he's difficult to follow.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
not gonna lie..slauch is hot..haha but seriously he's hot..in addition to that useful info..slauch was a great teacher/hot..his teaching style was very clear..he kept us engaged during class and he is always available for extra help..his exams were challenging but with enough hard work..an A is very much possible to achieve/he's hot
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- 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:
Slauch was a really good prof. He made the lectures very engaging and if you get the chance to talk to him after class, you will see that he's the nicest guy. He's always smiling when he explains things to you. You can tell he really loves MCB. Fine, his tests weren't the easiest but if you paid attention in class and studied, you should be fine.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Slauch was clear and held your attention. He was also fair and very approachable. Not the easiest class, but you can do well. He was much better than Farrand
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- 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:
Really good lecturer. You can really succeed in this class if you take good notes (or buy a recorder if you tend to miss things) and learn every detail of the powerpoints. Slauch does not try to trick you on tests- they are directly from what he talked about in lecture.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Homework was very difficult. Little details much more important than big concepts....for some reason.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good lecturer, and he makes you understand the concepts. Too bad the tests and homework do not reflect these concepts, but instead see if you can remember miniscule details instead of key points. The tests are impossibly hard. If you thought you could take MCB 250 AND still have a life, you are sadly mistaken. Pre-meds, prepare to be weeded out.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Terribly hard class, The homework is not at all reflective of the exams. No practice exams to help guide you. Terrible.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MCB250
- 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:
This is probably one of four difficult MCB/Pre-med classes you'll take. Slauch is a good teacher, but his exams are a difficult. I recommend you get a recorder and tape the lectures & listen to them before tests. Falling asleep in class is easy and very detrimental to your grade...buy a recorder, go to discussion, study hard and you'll be fine.
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