Donna Crone - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Professor: Donna Crone

Department: TBD

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4620
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor. Kind and always willing to help. Lecture heavy, but if you try hard, getting a A is not hard. 100% the best professor in RPI.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BIO4620
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher, passionate about the subject. Lots of content so going to class and paying attention helps. If you do so you will succeed. Homework is easy, you get two tries and best grade is taken. 100% would take the class again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4630
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Crone is great and so far my favorite professor at RPI! I took both 4620 and 4630 with her, got an A in both. It's lecture heavy, but homework in both classes are easy and interesting. 4620 is basic homework and exams, but in 4630 there is a fun group project and paper; exams also have take home components. Crone is super caring and friendly!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4630
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class I've ever taken, and I've taken Data Structures. None of the questions on her homework or take home tests can be found on google, in the textbook, or in her lecture slides. The class consists of Crone's understanding of useless current events in Molec Bio. The necessary information can be found nowhere except in Crone's brain.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4620
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Homework is EASY. 10 mindless multiple choice after every lecture, and you get two attempts if you didn't get a 100 the first time. The tests should be no problem if you do your reading. The final is a joke. 100 multiple choice from old homework and tests, and it replaces your lowest test grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Covers a lot of topics very quickly without any particular order. The class could be restructured to flow better and focus on the big picture rather than memorizing protein names and specific bits of information.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4740
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cell and Dev lab is a straight forward class, but if you do not put in the hours or pay attention to what she says, you will be lost in the class. She clarifies anything you have a problem with and ALWAYS willing to help students. She's helped me immensely in the course, giving me a B was more than generous. Very understanding and nice to talk to!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MOLECBIO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Crone is a lovely person! Although she does recite off the ppts, the exams are mostly based off the slides. She may become angry sometimes but only when justified. She dislikes it when people ask unnecessary difficult questions. She also strongly dislikes it when people with grades already in the A range try to get points back on exams.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4620
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Crone is a horrible teacher. She basically recites her powerpoints in class and if you ask her any questions she yells at you. Don't bother going to office hours, she only complains about how much other work she has and does not do her job as a professor.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4720
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Donna Crone is a lovely person and a great teacher. She teaches through PowerPoints, which constitute most of the exam material. Course is 80% tests and 20% homework. Many of the homework answers come directly from the book, so it is beneficial to read it. She is willing to answer any questions and is great if you go to office hours.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL4760
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Crone knows who is trying and it matters to her. She is also great one on one. I failed the first exam, went and talked to her. We worked out a better time for me to take the next exam and my grade pulled a 180. She is not the easiest woman to follow in lecture but she's very approachable and will help you if you ask.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MOLEC000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Crone is an excellent professor. Some students didn't like her because she often had to yell at the class for talking over her at the beginning of class which shouldn't be happening anyways. I always found her to be very pleasant and helpful. The homework is relatively easy and the exams are even easier if you look at back tests. Great class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MOLECBIO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Crone is an excellent professor. The homework was relatively easy and the exams were even easier if you look at back tests. Some people didn't like her personality because she often had to yell at the rude students who thought it was acceptable to talk over her at the beginning of class, but I always found her to be very pleasant and helpful.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MOLEC0000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not a good teacher;she stutters all the time while lecturing.Her office hours are okay,but if you ask a question that's on the test,she won't answer your q's.She yells at us like we're children and keeps saying how she's stressed out and has many things to do.Her tests are okay,just memorization no understanding.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BCBP4310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is interesting. Gave only one test, which is not much of the grade but easy, and gives lots of help. The rest of the class is readings with short responses and a few short papers and presentations. She is hyper but passionate about subjects covered.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MOLEC000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very easy. Tests are usually 70% back test. Online homework is straight forward. Her exams are based one what she teaches in lecture. So know her lecture notes and the back test..and you're golden.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BIO4620
• 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:

Class was fun to take. Homeworks are from the text and test are mostly the same as the back test. The class can get boring at times but it is an easy A.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I have had the pleasure of taking Donna's classes and serving as her TA twice. There is no one more helpful at all of RPI.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIO23
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Crone is one of the most enthusiastic, helpful teachers I"ve ever had! The work we did in her lab during the last summer of my grad work there was thrilling! As a teacher, I appreciate all her hard work, her thorough knowledge and her kindness!

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Boring ... talks like a research paper.