Everyone is just soft. Lalo is the GOAT. If you put in the work to learning about the biological processes instead of just trying to memorize questions, you will succeed in the course. Everything he asked on any test was on the slides or said in his lecture videos. I hate that his name is getting dragged on here.

Lalo is a nice guy and a mediocre professor. Lecture is mandatory and as long as you memorize everything on his slides & complete his practice tests, you'll be fine. One of those classes that you have to memorize everything since a lot of his tests ask very specific/trick questions. If you took AP Bio, you'll be fine. If you didn't, best of luck

Lalo is a very kind and courteous professor that really cares about his students wellbeing and learning. Regardless, his teaching isn't great, because he can be hard to follow and sometimes breezes through tested info. If you take time to fully understand his slides to a tee though, you can get an A in this class because his exams are fair.

Bro did not want to teach genetics thoroughly and that was all on the final. My grade dropped 10% after the final and now I'm at a C.

He sucks at teaching. Great guy, but makes everything 10x more complicated than it needs to be. Don't take introductory biology with him unless you took AP Bio, because you will have no clue what's going on. Makes up logic for genetics questions and expects you to use his made-up logic.

not that bad, he was somewhat behind in lectures and quizzes/tests did have some errors. I do believe however that the class and his lecturing was not that bad, I found this class to be relatively easy, office hours were helpful, he was very accessible and was a very fair man. I think a lot of the criticisms are overblown, don't let it deter you.

Really nice personality and seems very fun and caring but terrible lectures. Lectures are very confusing and unorganized. He often comes to section to finish lectures as he falls behind schedule. TA in the class is not helpful. He also makes errors and mistakes on his tests so be aware.

Lalo is an incredibly kind professor and wants all his students to do well. If you put in the effort, and follow Lalo's clear guidelines to do well in the class, you will succeed. He encourages coming to his office hours and is very available to answer questions. He formats the class in a way that is easy to understand.

I dont understand the hate for Lalo. He is so sweet and wants his students to succeed. He is very clear about what is on the midterms and finals and his practice exams are almost identical to the types of questions asked on the exams. So far one of the best upper div biology teachers I have encountered. Also, he does explain the lectures very well.

Lalo gets so much hate for no reason. Lectures were so clear and he emphasized everything on the exams well. Practice tests were really helpful and his office hours were an amazing resource. He is so knowledgeable, kind, and helpful. If you have the chance to take genetics with Lalo do it!

Lalo is the sweetest professor and gets a lot of hate for no reason. I understand some of his lectures can be slightly unclear but if you go back and watch the recordings they make perfect sense. His tests are extremely fair and easy (very similar to the practice exams he gives). He cares a lot about his students and their success.

Lalo is the nicest guy, but he is not a very good prof. His lectures are very shallow, not well-taught, and don't prepare you at ALL for the hyper-specific questions on exams. He also spends too much time doing introductions, and talking about material that aren't exams during lectures, So, we were always behind on material.

Every time, without fail, when Lalo comes up in conversation, he's described as a nice guy. Unfortunately, and everyone agrees, being nice does not teach genetics. His lectures are inarticulate, disorganized, and confusing, often making mistakes and having to correct them. First B- after straight A's. Class could've been interesting. Lost potential

Take genetics/get an overview of what genetics is before taking his class. His lectures aren't only confusing but he also give out many misinformations. Go to office hours because students will correct him in office hours but he won't notify all the students that he made corrections. The WORST final ever because he cannot teach.

He's a sweet guy but a horrible lecturer. He has an awful teaching style and doesn't include important information that ends up on the exam; I basically taught the second half of the class to myself. There were numerous errors on questions for both the second midterm as well as the final. He doesn't even know how to put grades into Canvas correctly

Seriously the worst teacher I have ever had in my life. He doesn't even know what he is saying in the lectures, information is always wrong, and he gets confused about his own content. He always grades everything wrong and there are always answers that he says are correct that are not correct and he has to go back and change them. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! He is the worst teacher I have had at UCSB thus far and wish I would have read the reviews on here before

I feel really frustrated by Lalo and his teaching style. His lectures are very hard to follow and he ALWAYS fails to include important information/ material that is included on the tests, and instead he chooses to breeze over or spend no time reviewing. Going to lecture sometimes feels counterproductive as I feel more confused after the fact.

Lalo literally has a heart of gold. He's one of the few professors that show up every lecture with a smile on his face and genuinely cares so much about his students. Taking bio in the summer runs FAST but keep up with the lectures slides and practice exams and iclicker questions. Test are hard but fair if you study well.

I think that Lalo did a good job lecturing but he would often spend too much time on topics leading to him having to speedrun biotech on the last day. His test questions were also kind of hard as wording was vague. The TA didn't even know the answer. I also wish that there was a greater emphasis on the text book. Just review the slides weekly.

Incredibly hard test giver. Every class I've had with him has been much, much harder compared to many other professors that teach the same classes (MCDB 1A and 101A). Avoid him if you can, the other profs that offer these courses are way more forgiving with the same material.

Lalo definitely cares about his students, and is an all-around friendly guy! He does tend to speak fast though, so I preferred to watch his recorded lectures. His tests are fair, and going to office hours definitely helped prepare me more for them.

This class is definitely challenging regardless of the professor. His exams are hard and you need to study a lot over a long period of time to do well. Do the reader sets and ask questions as soon as you have them because they will add up. Go to office hours and clarify things you need asap. If you do these things you'll do well in the class.

Definitely a teacher that gets too much flak. Having taken MCDB 1A, 1B and now 101A, he has significantly improved clarity and seemed to readjust back to teaching live lectures. Tests are pretty fair, similar enough to his practice exams even if the concepts can get quite confusing. Keep up with the material and its an extremely doable class.