MCDB 118
FINKELSTEIN R
Ruth Finkelstein
2.0
117 reviews

117
2.0
MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 19 Years Ago

WORST PROFESSOR I'VE HAD. End of story. Class couldn't be more boring, reflected by the fact that about 10% of the people actually understand wtf is going on. She is monotonous, says the same thing over and over, and tests you on your ability to memorize worthless details. STAY AWAY FROM THE FINK!!!

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 19 Years Ago

She needs to retire. Worst teacher at UCSB. Tests are impossible even if you are an expert at the material. Tries to confuse the hell out of you on every question. Completely unapproachable and very moody all the time. Only way to get an A is to get lucky no joke.

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 20 Years Ago

worst teacher i've ever had in my life. not only is she boring and a bad teacher all together, but she is unapproachable and rude to students. i hate her.

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MDDB1B . Finkelstein R 20 Years Ago

She is an EXTREMELY boring professor who seems to have no apparent interest for teaching at all. She just stands in the same spot all lecture and talks in this monotonous voice about very boring material. Her tests are extremely hard and the practice quizzes don't help b/c they don't reflect the difficulty of the tests. Makes your GPA go way down.

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MCDB101A . Finkelstein R 20 Years Ago

OMG! SHE MADE MY LIFE SOOOOO MISERABLE THAT QUARTER. Her tests are the worst tests you could imagine to take EVER. Basically : "It's A but not B, It's A, B and C, it's not B but it could be A or D, or it's none of the above except E" She just wants to screw you over with her Plant hormone questions. AVOID!!!!!

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 20 Years Ago

Horrible lectures. Tests are extremely hard!! Material not intresting and she makes the test questions tricky, like none of the above, or ab, or ac and that kind of thing. Avoid at all costs!

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 20 Years Ago

God she was terrible.

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

ruth-less. very hard final but there's a curve, so don't cry

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

she's the worst teacher that i've had so far...doesn't explain anything clearly, shows no interest in trying to help you, and writes the most difficult tests imaginable. she killed any interest that i had in that class

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

SOOO BORING! avoid at all costs. Material sucks and she sucks MORE at teaching it. NO SENSE OF HUMOR - will never crack a joke and is so monotone! made me hate Bio and i got As in all the bios before. HORRIBLE!

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

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MCSB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

it seems that she is testing you not on the material but on how well you take tests!

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

Tests are soooooooo hard

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 21 Years Ago

boring lectures, and gives hard tests

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BOT . Finkelstein R 22 Years Ago

Enjoyed Ruth. Not the most dynamic lecturer, but not terrible. Not sure why so many folk complain about the grading. Too much time on DP to earn a A?

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 22 Years Ago

Nearlly impossible to get an A in this class, unless it's the only class you are taking...or you are very smart!

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BIO2 . Finkelstein R 22 Years Ago

sooooo boring

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 22 Years Ago

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MCDB112 . Finkelstein R 22 Years Ago

plant development, not too many people in class. her tests are pretty straight forward and from lecture.

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MCDB1B . Finkelstein R 23 Years Ago

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