Angela Yau - Santa Fe College

Professor: Angela Yau

Department: TBD

College: Santa Fe College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BSC1101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Save yourselves! Yau's exams are insane. Run as fast as you can!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BS2025
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took this class on-line and it saved me from having to take a much harder class like biology. A great choice for sure!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BCS1101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

100% regret taking this class. I didn't get to learn anything with a free mind because I was focused on figuring out her strangely worded exam questions. All my classmates said the same thing. Too bad, because I love biology.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Yau Yau is alright, honestly. I found the material in this course to be challenging, though, and her tests will make or break your grade. Some of the questions are overly difficult for no reason. There are very few assignments, only tests, quizzes, and discussion posts, so I never spoke to her at all. Didn't get much out of it, honestly.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrifying. There is no communication with this professor. She claims she has fixed the issue and blames it on Canvas, but this is unfortunately NOT the case. At least the book was very interesting. I adore biology, but her exams come from outer space. Seriously, you could find answers in the text. Tests are proctored.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ZOO1503C
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

All in all I'd say she's just okay. I've had worse professors but she definitely wouldn't make it into my top list. She lives in MD so she's really not connected with her students at all and she can take up to a week or more to reply to emails. Also the group projects are terrible. Almost no guidance was given to us on what she expected.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ZOO1503C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

The first exam is difficult if you aren't sure what to study, but overall the class is easy to follow.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BSC1101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Highly recommend AGAINST taking this class. Like a lot of the other reviewers mention, she never responds and her exams are out of this world hard.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENC1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took Yau in the summer for an online course. I had to with drawl from the class with a W. She never responded to any of my emails and the quizzes and test were really hard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Yau only responded to a couple of my questions. In an online course, this is unacceptable. After reading some reviews, I thought I could tolerate her BSC1001, but no. Many of my classmates complained the tests were impossible... I agree!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I cannot stress this enough... DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Tests were impossible. Even with the open book quizzes there was no right answer. I messaged Prof. Yau with questions and she never responded. She knew she was wrong. Save your GPA! I made a B+ somehow. It killed me. Interesting book, though.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BSC2050
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her online Energy Ecology class was easy! One group project to make a powerpoint, one 8 hour community service project and write a paper on it, two exams, weekly quizzes, and weekly discussion posts. The class is at least an easy B, the only hard part are the two exams! Note: Her Biology class is harder than the ecology and behavior she teaches.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ZOO1503C
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The tests were tough, and I didn't really think previous class work prepared you for them. Luckily the material was fairly interesting, but still very tough. Ended up giving extra credit but didn't tell you it was extra credit. Group project was bad being online. Makes you do community service and get documented then write paper about it.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I wish I had not taken this class simply because the tests were impossible. I tried so hard, but the questions were too ambiguous, as many students complained about openly on discussion forums. The book was great, though!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BSC2050
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I thought this was a great class. We had weekly discussions and quizzes which were due every Sunday night giving the whole weekend to prepare which worked well with my schedule. There was a field study project which I was not crazy about but all in all a great class. I have signed up for her next semester.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ZOO1503C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Her online animal behavior class was awesome! I had an A so I did not have to take the final exam! one group project to make a powerpoint, one 8 hour community service project w paper, two exams, and weekly quizzes and discussion posts. Easy class and you learn a lot! Note: Her Biology class is harder than the ecology and AB she teaches.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

4 Tests (50 questions) , 2 assignments(1 original response to a post and 1 response to a classmates post), and 1 five-question quiz each week. The weekly assignments are not an issue, tests are super hard, and the questions are poorly worded. You're expected to know everything from the book and more. You cant use notes or the book while taking it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BSC2050
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

LOVE her classes. Took two. Weekly discussion posts (2), weekly (easy!) quizzes, 2 exams, 1 group project, 1 volunteer project. Clear cut syllabus, you know exactly what to do and when, extremely appreciated when you're doing online classes! She loves her ecology and spreads it to her students. I like to teach myself, so if you don't, be prepared..

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is an online class and the professor was not particularly good in responding to emails. The quizzes are pretty easy however do not prepare you for the exams. The weekly postings are not difficult.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BSC1001
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was expecting an easy online class, but I was quickly caught off guard. The weekly quizzes and discussions are manageable but the exams are practically impossible. Look for random questions that are irrelevant to the quizzes. Its tough to get in reach with her since she takes awhile to respond through email, even worse she lives out of state.