Reviews for Marjorie L. Reaka
Average Rating:| Anonymous Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: C December 16, 2010, 5:42 pm | She was very boring and didn't work well with students concerns. It seemed like she could have known what she was talking about but she didn't convey any of it to the class. Avoid taking her at all costs. |
| loveReaka Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: A August 25, 2010, 8:27 am | Hands down. She is the best and easiest professor I have ever talk to or associate myself with. I had an average of 96.5 in the end and did not even try at all. she tries to make her exams trickery but does a bad job on it. IS TOO EASY. STRAIGHT UP FROM POWERPOINTS. PLS, DONT EVER READ DA TEXTBOOK. Guys igonore every comment below me and take her. you will never regret it. Promise you. |
| Anonymous Course: BSCI338B Grade Expected: December 20, 2009, 11:01 am | Dr. Reaka knows the material extremely well, which means that this course covers ALL major marine animals from a billion years ago - which REALLY means that the lectures are very very dense and often contain personal diving stories. Only about 20% of the class showed up to lectures because she posted her complete slides online. Grade-wise a B isn't difficult as long as you study for the STRAIGHTFORWARD midterm and cumulative final. There was an optional paper if you wanted to raise your grade - NOT extra credit, the weight of the midterm and final were decreased so that the paper would be like a third assignment. I would highly recommend this class - probably one of the easier bio courses. |
| aralchen Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: A August 26, 2009, 8:35 am | The good: 1. Very open to questions, especially after class. 2. Notices those who ask questions and try hard; this actually helps her determine your final grade. If you have 88% and have been trying very hard, she'll throw you a bone and give you the A. 3. Exams are fair - if you've been attending lecture and paying attention, then you'll certainly get the A. 4. Hands down, knows her stuff The bad: 1. Overly detailed lectures make studying a living hell. Make sure to approach her after class to sift through the crap and get the meat of the lecture. 2. Beware: you'll know more about her days in Berkley and her Cornell-attending, lacrosse playing sons than you've ever wanted to. 3. She's boring. VERY boring. Overall: avoid if you can, but don't be too bummed out if you get her. |
| Anonymous Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: A May 23, 2009, 12:38 pm | people aren't lying when they say she is boring. my notebook is filled with doodles just because I could not pay attention. She talks about random stuff during lecture and tests you on stuff entirely different. If you have to take her, she's not so so bad. Don't waste your time reading the book. Most test questions come from the lecture notes and the other questions come from out of no where. But the book probably wouldn't help you anyway. Also, make sure you do well in lab because it'll really pull your grade up in the end. |
| Anonymous Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: May 21, 2009, 8:47 pm | I had a bad experience with Reaka as my bsci106 professor. She only responded to 1 out of my ~10 emails and her excuse at the end of the semester was that she never received any of my emails. She also said at the beginning of the semester that she was going to curve the class, but in the end, she decided not to. Well, she did curve 2 points but that doesn't help at all. 2 points is like a 0.02% additional to your grade. I needed 5 more points to get a B (had a 78.8%), but she refused. She is monotoned and is so boring. Avoid her if you can. |
| commonchaos Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: B May 4, 2009, 7:43 am | The course content was appropriate and on topic and I did learn from My TA and lab section. However, I did not learn from the lecture portion of the course. the instructor went off topic a considerable amount and did not follow the syllabus that was given at the beginning of the semester. Only take her if you have to and there is no other choice. |
| UMDstudent11 Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: March 10, 2009, 9:46 am | Very very boring teacher who will put you to sleep. Not willing to cooperate with students to have review sessions or put lecture slides online. Tests are very confusing and made more difficult than they should be. Horrible professor do not take her. |
| tallboyt Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: A- November 16, 2008, 9:28 pm | Although her lectures may be dry, some are interesting and she really enjoys some of the lectures. I've seen other bsci106 tests and by far hers are the easiest. Tests are straight forward. No book reading is necessary; only lecture notes. I recommend going to class to hear the lectures - makes the class easier, but you can get the notes online. |
| Tinnacious Course: BSCI106 Grade Expected: May 19, 2008, 7:47 pm | Knows what she's talking about, but extremely boring. |