BIOL 3000

contrary to the other reviews, i didn't really find cell biology to be nearly as bad as most people made it out to seem--going to class is a must imo! even though he records his lectures, i feel as if being able to pause and take notes almost diminishes your ability to see the big picture of the lecture, which is often more important than the little details which you can refine later anyways. during lectures, i basically wrote down everything he said, but do note that he often repeats things several times. i didn't touch the textbook a single time and you really don't need to, and should def opt out. he always uses several homework questions on exams, so make sure to basically memorize all of them EARLY (anki, quizlet, wtv). i know the course forum reviews and course average looks scary, but i really believe this class wasn't nearly as bad as orgo. my biggest piece of advice would be to start reviewing early, even if that means just staring at the slides without understanding them. simply priming yourself with the content is way better than cramming things in, and although some test questions may require a little thinking, the large majority imo were simply knowledge checks (i.e do u know x/y). i know many people do a "week in review" for every 3 lectures, or even every lecture, but i managed to get an A basically just by reviewing everything a week before the exam and honestly didn't touch the course material much outside of class if there wasn't a test. he also "curves" the grades by changing the grading scale, so anything above a 89.5 was an A and 87.5 was an A-, and it was basically the same for B's and C's. another thing to note is that mike is lowk super rude unless you fit a certain demographic which you will recognize very quickly,