Cynthia Schauer - Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Professor: Cynthia Schauer

Department: TBD

College: Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Save both your mental health and your GPA and skip Cynthia. If you want to feel belittled, worthless, and talked to like you're stupid: this is the place for you! No seriously, I would rather change my entire major than take another class with her. Exams are worth 50% of your grade so let's hope you ace every one of them!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you fail one exam, it's hard to get your grade back up. I felt like I was supposed to know everything before I took the class. She knows her stuff but it was hard to keep up, I feel like the slides and what she wrote down were never on the quizzes or were worded so bizarre you overthink the question. my reports were good but not good enough4her

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cynthia Schauer is THE most competent instructor I have had at KVCC. I am a 5th year senior at WMU and I've taken a few classes here to get credit on the cheap. From my experience, she teaches a rigorous course on par with university standards. If you value the quality of your education, look no further. Cynthia knows her stuff extremely well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely unorganized lecture, notes on board badly organized or drawn. Power points made badly without main info that we will be tested on it, mostly a bunch of pics she copies from web. Does not make it clear what you will be tested on. Adds a bunch of extra info/stories to lecture instead of focusing on test content. Friendly lady tho

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would never take her again. No idea where she pulls her information from. I was in class everyday and took notes and downloaded power points. still failed.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• 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:

Cynthia is one of the best professors ive ever had. She is extremely caring, and will go out of her way to help. Micro is a very challenging course, but if you are willing to put in the effort it wont be as bad.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This course is tough and she expects a lot out of you. You need to put in extra time outside of class and dedicate yourself. Follow the study guides and go more in depth and you will be fine. Shes awesome and very passionate, which is inspiring. Shes approachable and helps to keep everyone organized. Ive learned a great deal from her.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor takes the time to invest in her students even outside of the classroom semesters later. She is kind, caring, and very compassionate. I took her for micro and it was a lot however she was willing to explain things. I would love to have her as a professor again if I had to take more science classes. She is one of a kind.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HCR118CELLBIO
• 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:

Cynthia was a great teacher! She always answered your questions without making you feel like an idiot,like most teachers. She was so understanding and caring!! She is also funny, which is a plus! Apply yourself and you shouldn't have one problem!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HCR118
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You have to make sure that you attendant class throughout the entire 8 weeks. Lecture is something that you don't want to miss because almost every week you have a quiz due that's based off lecture. Taking notes is always the best so that you can go over your notes and be sure to pass your quiz. Didn't use the book as much so i wouldn't get it.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

By far the hardest class I've ever taken. This class was SO hard. I studied all the time. Cynthia's lecture is all over the place and it makes it very hard to take good notes. She's very scatterbrained and her lecture is confusing with the powerpoint she makes. She won't help you very much in the lab. Wish I could explain some more but I ran out.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HCR118
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is the sweetest professor, she is kind of difficult but if you listen and study you will be fine.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HCR118CELLBIO
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cynthia really makes sure you know she is there to help you at anytime. She even came to our study group on a Sunday in her personal time. She expects you to work at learning, not just show up. Anyone saying she's a bad professor wasn't willing to put the work in. Tests are a little tricky, be careful.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HCR118
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cynthia doesn't play, she expects you to pre-read the material before coming to class each day. Then in class she expects participation. She will ask you questions. She tries to guide u to the answer but is often confusing how she does it. She was very helpful outside of class. She seems intimidating but is truly a kind soul. Ask & she will help.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BIO118
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I loved Cynthia and the way she taught her class. She lets you know she's there for you the whole way through. You definitely won't float through cell biology because it's not an easy subject but if you do the work as she suggests and participate in class you'll be fine. She's so passionate about what she teaches, a truly awesome professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I gave Cynthia some credit for being encouraging but her tests are ridiculously hard and she is not approachable in lab for questions. Her midterms and final exams are beyond what anyone should be expected to know, and when you ask a question in lab she will only tell you that you're not correct and walk away instead of being more supportive.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cynthia will see you for what you are. Don't take her classes if they're a check in the box for your degree program. But if you're passionate, and actually care about the subject matter, Cynthia is an incredible leader help you realize your goals. She WILL let you know if you aren't cut out for the field. Which is a much needed trait in a teacher

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIO130
• 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:

She is very scatter brained. Although she knows her stuff her lecture is all over the place which makes it hard to take good notes. She makes up and writes her own quizzes with a lot of trick questions, so read the questions carefully! She will expect you to read and fully understand the class information before coming to class. Very hard Class!!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HCR118CELLBIO
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cynthia expects you to already know the material in class before learning it,and when you ask questions she makes you feel stupid and says you should already know the answer and tells you to ask class members for the answer. very scatterbrained jumps from topic to topic. i learned absolutely nothing from her, i learned more by teaching myself.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HCR118
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cynthia is a very great instructor, she really does her best to get everyone involved! I enjoyed her class very much, but I'm not much of a morning person. So my brain was only half awake! Very sweet lady!