Nelly Pante - University of British Columbia

Professor: Nelly Pante

Department: TBD

College: University of British Columbia

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nelly was a good choice for Bio 200. Her no-nonsense teaching style worked well for the material, and kept the class moving so we got through all important topics. She has a heavy accent, but spoke slowly so there was no trouble understanding her. The exams are notoriously hard, but Nelly did her best to help us succeed.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• 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:

She has a really thick accent which makes it hard to understand what she's saying, however, you'll get used to it. Lectures aren't content-heavy but she'll incorporate helpful practice questions and worksheets. The course is hard in general; the tests are all written questions and an essay outline, but the profs do try to make sure you're prepared.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nelly was a good lecturer, it's just that the course content is super boring and dry. She was caring and funny, with the occasional side comment/joke that was super savage. If you don't show up to lectures, her slides are really helpful as well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty good proff overall. Her slides are extremely good at summerizing key information, and she focuses the course towards exams a fair bit. Her accent and soft voice do make it a bit hard to concentrate sometimes though, and it would be helpful if there was less time spent on redundant information.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Pante has great lectures, and excels in summarizing the information relevant to the exam. Any complaints about her volume are directly related to the fact that the students in her classes refuse to shut up when she's lecturing. She explained things very well. For BIOL200 the textbook is online. Make sure to do the pre-readings.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clear slides and is passionate about bio but is very quiet in lectures and is sometimes very hard to understand, also doesnt do many questions in class so thats not great. Struggle to concentrate in class as she is so so quiet

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best Bio200 prof! Super kind and caring, and also taught the course material very well. Attendance is necessary, but a lot of exam type questions are hinted throughout the lecture so it is only beneficial for you in the end. Very organized and helpful as well, and this is coming from someone who struggled a lot with biology content.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her accent and voice makes it hard to understand during the lecture. However, her slides and the content is great. She makes clear what you need to understand and lets you know when there is a certain concept students tend to mess up on.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed my class with Dr. Pante. I have had difficulty understanding the online notes or her lectures at first, but if you find her after class / during office hours, she would explain it to you in a detailed way which will make you understand the material. She's super friendly and approachable. I'm also good with her accent. 10/10 :-)

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Has good lecture notes but her accent makes it so hard to understand so it takes such a conscious effort to pay attention. her explanations aren't great and sometimes when she asks the class questions she fails to explain what the right answer is. That being said she seems very nice

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof at the beginning but one incident ruined my entire experience of this course. I was not happy about her attitude. She once told me to wait till the next person's questions were answered simply because I always had questions after class. She also had a strong accent that I had so much trouble understanding.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her accent is very lovely, and she tries to keep the class entertained. The flaws are in the course structure itself (not her) as there are no answer keys provided for problem sets. Lots of heavy content. Do not get behind. Midterms and final are more based on understanding and applying concepts to experiments, not the actual content itself.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a very nice professor with a few accents, which makes it a bit hard to understand her. Her lecture slides are amazing and she does her best to help you understand a topic when you ask. The sample problems are nice but there's no answer key. The unfair thing is final grading where I feel is unfair for people who did well during the midterm.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Her slides are extremely helpful. They're detailed, with crucial info + figures. I found her very kind and knowledgeable, always with really important things to say. Understanding her wasn't hard (she made evident effort to be more clear), except the students in my class would not learn to stop talking over her. Go talk to her 1 on 1, you'll see!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 200
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very hard to hear her voice and distinguish the words with her thick accent

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• 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. Panté is so kind! She does have an accent, but I've never had an issue understanding her. She explains things in such a clear manner, and it makes me really enjoy her class. Bio is pretty different than what I'm majoring in, however she makes me actually enjoy it. The exams are all written, but the content is pretty easy. Highly recommended!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I did not feel like lecture was a necessary part of this course. I attended avidly up until the first midterm, after which I realized that Pante's lectures are significantly lacking in material, are hard to understand, and take conscious effort to remain attentive during. I recommend taking this course with Mazari and studying online materials.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL01
• 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:

Excelente profesora

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BIO200
• 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:

what a joke never went to class and the exam was identical to 2004 exam lol too bad 4 ppl who didnt buy the 2004 package lol