Tom MacRae - Dalhousie University

Professor: Tom MacRae
Department: Biochemistry
College: Dalhousie University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Class deals with a lot of memorization as there are alot of pathways and a lot of proteins that have specific roles. He goes over the class material at a good pace, and is helpful. You need to understand eveyrthing or else the test will be hard as half of the final is fill in the blanks and T/F. Overall, exam is fair.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. MacRae is a good professor for Cell Biology. Be prepared to do a lot of memorization, as he tends to ask very specific questions on his midterm and his final exam (i.e. you'd better know everything about everything he talks about, otherwise you'll end up with an unpleasant surprise).
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Amazing!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BIO1000
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome prof. People may complain because he is hard but those people never went to class or didn't study enough. Great prof (even though he loves the Habs). Would definitely take another class from him if I could.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL1010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr.McRae probably one of the best profs at Dalhousie!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL1011
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of the best profs at Dalhousie.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL1010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very nice, very friendly and very funny. However, I slacked a little just because he seemed like a really nice guy and I ended up doing super bad on his exam. You gotta know everything when you write his exams!!!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent lecturer, has a tendency to go off topic but never to a fault. At second year level the material was never terribly easy, but if you went to the classes and kept on top of the material the tests weren't as brutal as you would think. Overall, great prof.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent prof. Sure, the tests were sometimes tricky, but he was still an excellent prof who knew what he was talking about and made the subject clear. Also very approachable and helpful, and classes were always interesting.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Super smart dude and teaches well but.......his tests suck (you get a -1 if you answer the mc question wrong.......so know your****).... he loves what he does too.....that makes him very approachable anytime
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL1011
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His class was soo informative that honestly, if you go to lecture and study your notes, you can easily do well on the infamous exam. He was an excellent prof. He knows what to repeat and emphasize and he really makes you interested in the material. He's amazing!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: BIOLO1010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Understands what students been to know, so he repeats these concepts several times. Hard to fall asleep while he speaks, he almost commands attention. Hands crowds very well and speaks with great knowledge and clarity.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL1010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very clear, consise lectures. Made key concepts abundantly clear, and has a voice that's easy to listen to.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL1010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
An excellet professor- his lectures are clear, friendly and well-paced. And about the infamous exam- despite some questions being challenging, it is honestly not overly difficult. As long as you study the material well and don't cram the night before, you should do just fine.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL1010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Mr. Mac Rae is a SUPER nice guy. He is a very good professor in that he is clear in class and will repeat things if necessary. He is always willing to help.HOWEVER I MUST WARN YOU : HE IS HARD: DIFFICULT EXAMS. Even if you study VERY hard, you need to know the material INSIDE OUT BACK FRONT INVISIBLE everyway to do good. anyways, good luck! :)
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great guy... funny and good prof. Lots of material though and exams were hard!
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: BIO1011
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome prof! Makes bio class interesting, hes great at lecturing if you want to take notes. Study really really hard, know some tricks for solving mc exams and you should do fine on his midterm.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great lecturer. Very well organized. Funny. But as everyone else said, the exams are brutal. You must know a TON of material to do well on the exams.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BIOL2020
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good Prof, makes going to class fun. Covers alot of material but has it well organized. Tests are difficult but doable if you understand your material, you can't just memorize/recognize.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: BIO1010
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great prof, one of the best in ways of teaching, but the midterm was very challenging, no matter how hard you study.
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