Sandra Adams - Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Professor: Sandra Adams

Department: Biology

College: Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her lectures are so long and boring to the point it makes me sleepy in class. I do fall asleep in the lecture by mistake. She covers 3-5 chapters in one lecture; thus, this class is very fast paced. The lab is okay because you work and socialize with your lab partners but doing lab work is confusing because her instructions are complex.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher who really cares for her students and wants you to do well. Even though attendance for lecture is optional, unlike lab, don't miss them because she tells you what is on the exams. As long as you study each chapter after it is taught, do all your lab work, and get good grades on the homework you will get over a B in this class!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If youre the type of person that has the self-discipline to start studying for tests more than week before, you'll do fine in her class. If you study only the night before you wont pass. Her tests are hard, but not impossible. You should only take her if you're a biology major because you will finish the semester really knowing the material

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very sweet person. Lectures are really fast pace and lab is very easy. 4 exams and the lowest exam gets dropped. Exams are really hard and challenging, show up to every lecture, understand everything from the textbook, and still will not get an A. HW count for alot and are sometimes hard. Not a good choice if you're not a Biology major.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took her class some time ago (non-bio major). One should only take this class if you have a HIGH level knowledge of advanced biology/bio concepts. Lectures and textbook do not prepare you for exams which deal with 100% concepts, as she only gives you facts of biology but not situations (which appear on exams). A lot of self learning is required.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you want a good grade, do not take this professor. Her exams are so hard and she is tough at grading.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Adams is one of the best professors. Don't get me wrong she is super difficult, however she cares about her students and that is what makes it worthwhile. It helps recording her lectures & listening back to them later because you are able to catch hints for what will be on the exams. Overall, I would recommend her to anyone that wants to learn.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A student until i came in contact with adams, Tests are ridiculous and she gives no clear understanding of what is on them. be prepared to not be confused in lecture because she gets angry at questions even had her say "that was covered in last lecture not answering that" do not recommend find someone else

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO101
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is a professor who wants to see you work your hardest. If you take her class be prepared to work very hard, she will make you a better student. It was too difficult for me because i started off very poorly I was afraid i would fail the course so i decided it was better for my GPA to just drop the course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is one if the worst professors that I have ever had so far in my junior year of college. She gives you a test on 6 chapters from the textbook and doesn't give you any hints on what exactly is gonna be on the test. The test is 50 multiple choice and 6 short answer questions. There is no way to prepare for her exams, find another professor.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr Adams is a nice lady but her exams are EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, when I first started her class I lacked to believe the ratings, believe them. Hard exams, no explanation, no outlines. Highest mean is a 65. She is an extremely tough grader, and takes off points for everything. Application is key in her class. I am a A student and I do not recommend.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Adam is a very nice lady but her exams are extremely hard. She doesn't do reviews or outlines for any exams, which I feel is a disservice to her students. The lab portion of the class is very poorly taught and hard to understand. She does give homework . The majority of the people were confused and didn't answer any of the questions she asks.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Adams is one of the toughest professors I've taken so far. She teaches like she expects you to know everything already and her tests are impossible. You have to love bio and put all of your time into it to get a decent grade. She gets very mad when students don't know something she thinks is easy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIO113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Adams is horrible. I took her my freshman year (biology major) and I did okay. I asked her if there would be any extra credit or anything to help me out. She said "I suggest you withdraw from the class." she is mean and not helpful. I went to my dorm after class and withdrew from the class. She was the reason I switched my major. DON'T TAKE!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Adams is the nicest Biology professor one could ever have at MSU! She made me fall in love with Biology. Her lecturing style is the best and makes everything clear and dooable. Her passion for the course drives your passion towards studying. Would love to take her for every course at MSU!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

There are 4 majors issues in this class: 1. Tests are tough beyond normal; feels like a graduate course. 2. Unnecessary length of questions and unclear questions in tests. 3. Lectures feel long and VERY boring. 4. Instead of teaching at a slow steady pace to better understand, she teaches at a quick pace to match the timelines of the syllabus

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL112
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's such a great person and I really did love taking her class as a freshman biology major. However, her test are extremely hard and kind of unclear. She requires you to truly understand the information because there is so much application on the tests. Overall, rough class but she's such a cute professor. TEXTBOOK used only for studying.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Adams is yet another awful biology professor at MSU. She teaches general biology 1 at too high of a level for what it should be taught at. Her exams are brutal: tough multiple choice questions and even tougher 6-8 open ended questions. The lab is easy because a grad student teaches it. You take her class, EXPECT TO WORK YOUR TAIL OFF!!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 112
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Adams is definately one of the more challenging professors I had. She expects a lot from her students, and wants you to learn. At the same time, if you take advantage of how smart she is, you will succeed. Anything she repeats twice is a test question. Her tests are hard, but when I did succeed, I can say I learned a lot.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 112
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super difficult professor. She very nice, but her test are crazy hard, in order to even get a passing grade you must read the complete chapter. Quizzes are mega short like 3-5 questions long yet they are difficult and barely help it will most likely bring down your grade. You will have no time to study for other classes if you take this professor.