Average scores were 58% and 64% on midterms. I got a 70% and 75% and still got a C+ in the class so the curve is marginal. She only curves at the end of semester after all points are in so you never know what grade you actually have in the class. Just reads off lectures we have no idea what questions might be on exams so rely heavy on section.

this class made me miss the gen chem series, which i never thought i would. the tests are insanely difficult and off of the smallest details, rather than general concepts. i only started to pull my grade up after skipping lectures and entirely self studying by the textbook. there's a curve, but it isn't as generous as she advertises it to be tbh.

This course was extremely hard, it was impossible to get a high grade on the midterms and final because you have no idea about what she is going to test. The lectures are unorganized and barely helped your learning, most of the slides were copy and paste from the reading.

Low is lowkey funny, but the class was extremely out of pocket. Exams are extremely difficult/detailed and not like the quizzes at all. Do a lot of practice problems (use the textbook online problems and Quizlets). Read the textbook either before or after the lecture, and pay attention to both! Start studying a couple days before the exam.

Low is tough, but doable. Need to put in the work though, beyond the level of psych majors. Read parts of book that are not clear in class, start studying a week out, and write it all out until you can teach it someone else. It is memorization at minimum, and the rest all application. Know the stuff that seems irrelevant, it'll pop up on an exam.

She calculated my grade incorrectly by 80 points, which came out to about 20%. Every single one of her tests had an average of a failing grade. Her quizzes were nothing like her test questions (tests were 100 times more difficult)

The professor lacks the skills to effectively teach the material in a way that helps students learn and succeed in the course. Study often and thoroughly. To pass the course you need to go to office hours, rewatch lectures, use Quizlet, watch Youtube videos for further explanation, and most importantly READ THE BOOK!

Low has very specific tests and it's very difficult to do well on her exams without putting in the effort. You literally need to know everything that she goes over in lecture but sometimes it can be confusing. I don't think she's as bad as a lecturer as people say but to do well in the class, you need to put in A LOT OF EFFORT!! It is doable!!

pros: -professor: n/a -course itself: the material is informative and interesting cons: -professor lectures too fast and does not use the full allotted time of said lecture window -prep for exams provided is minimal and misleading, midterm/final exam practice tests are much easier and simplistic than the actual exams -class averages quite poor

No matter how hard you study, redo the practice tests, and review material, you will not pass midterms and final. Tests are very specific and what is tested is often random, specific. I even resorted to outside sources such as youtube videos and problems to study yet I still failed. I have never failed a class in my life until this one. Avoid her.

Horrible. Test questions are extremely difficult compared to the practice tests and quizzes.

Professor Low is hard. Passing is possible, only if you study, study, study! And study right. Her syllabus says to study from her slides, but you should read the book and use her slides as a guide. Tests are SUPER detailed and are usually specific details from the text. You should really focus on this class if you take it.

Low is brilliant, and nice and funny. But she cannot teach, make a good slideshow, or write a test. This is a hard class, and good luck studying for the horribly written tests with her horrible lecture slides. Luckily, she knows its hard and she curves the average of each test(the averages ranged from 50-60%) to a B-. Avoid this class if possible.

tests are so hard and insanely specific. She seems sweet and is funny sometimes ig, but she just reads off the lecture slides and doesn't contribute much to the lecture. online quizzes are easy iykwim but don't boost your grade at all.

Second time with Low. Overhated in my opinion but she still isn't great. Her lectures are extremely boring and dense, but they aren't in unintelligible. The problem is the MC section on exams, which is incredibly convoluted. Need to know everything she says, puts on slide, and digest the concept as well. Hard class overall with not a lot of prep.

Professor Low's class is manageable if you really put in the hard work and effort. I tried really hard for both midterms and received good scores, but it was not easy. She is a sweet person and I did find her lectures interesting (it's important to attend as many as possible). If you put the time in, you can succeed in this class!

Worst prof I've had here. Lectures disorganized/hard to follow, tests insanely specific/difficult no matter how you study. After MT1 I resorted to studying only from the textbook because it was far more helpful than any of her lectures. Unfriendly, acts like your questions are an inconvenience. Made this class WAY harder than it should have been.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER! Avoid at ALL costs. Professor Low is genuinely praying on the downfall of her students. Her lectures are completely copy and pasted from the textbook and she covers very surface level concepts but tests you on random/specific topics. Have a questions? Don't even bother trying to ask (she will either ignore you or flame you).

Professor Low's content was very hard to follow and went very quickly. The tests were pretty hard but doable. Low does record all of her lectures and post them though which was very awesome. There is also no homework besides weekly online classes so the workload is very manageable besides the hours needed to study.

This professor is unprofessional when students approach to ask questions. She is very abrasive and aggressive and is known for making fun of her students during class. I was forced to drop the class because of a conflict with one of the test dates and she has no flexibility and will accuse you of trying to help others cheat.

Lame class that everyone has to take. Everything is very scuffed and you will be unsure of a lot of things. Post-lab and Pre-lab questions suck and are poorly written/wrong. Easy class if you listen to the TAs and follow their directions.

A genuine just joke of a class. Don't take this class seriously or try to learn anything, even if you try it's so unbelievably managed that you won't, period. The only thing redeemable about this class is that everyone gets A's if you turn things on in time, which is a little sad. Hopefully one day UCSB intro bio can be free of Alice and the "team"

Man Dr. Low is so funny but holy butt does she make her tests hard. Majority of questions on midterm and final are fill in the blank or short answer. Maybe five or six multiple choice thrown in at the beginning. The short answer isn't too bad as she sometimes gives partial credit but man the fill in the blanks would be the most obscure enzymes.

Joke is the only good word. No organisation, no clear expectation, a huge mess. Nguyen is not accessible out side of class room, she's like a ghost who tries to haunt down every possible student who needs to unfortunately cross paths with her. Lazy is pretty nice in this case when it comes to exam in which every question was copy pasted.