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Don MacRae - Camosun College

Professor: Don MacRae

Department: Biology

College: Camosun College

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: BIO150
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very fair professor who prepares you for your finals and guides you to the path of success! Witty jokes and cares about your concerns and questions. Thank you Don!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: BIO150
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Wonderful learning experience ! Thanks Don.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: BIO150
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don is a great teacher, everything you'll ever need is available on d2l. Lectures are optional, Labs are not (duh!) I might give this course a level 3 difficulty ONLY because it is anatomy. There is a lot to learn! Would 100% take this course again

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: BIO150
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

such a great guy

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: BIO126
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Nice guy but he really doesn't teach, he pretty much just tells you things he wants you to remember without explaining anything. His lectures are incredibly boring and hard to pay attention to. He makes sure that you know what to remember but his lack of teaching makes it so hard to learn.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: BIOL126
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don is a really fabulous person. He is sweet and genuinely cares about each one of his students. I hate to say this about him because he is just so kind, but his lectures are very boring and difficult to concentrate on. Labs with him were great because he would often do the whole lab prior to showing us, so they were easy, but had long intros.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: BIO104
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Don is a great prof, for BIO104 the class is super easy to pass. He is super funny, though sometimes he can get distracted in lecture, it is always a pleasure to listen to his little personal stories. Great prof, especially for first year!

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don is great. It is up to you as a student to pay attention. He will teach the material whether you are sitting at the back talking or whether you are invested in the material. As someone who was invested, I found his lectures entertaining and thoughtful. He is engaged as a teacher and a person and I would recommend any of his classes!

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don is an excellent first-year professor to have. Both his lectures and sense of humour are quite dry. I found his class to be a great GPA booster; all you really need to do to get an A is study the online quizzes and show up for labs. Don is a very generous marker and will give you plenty of opportunity for extra credit.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very nice teacher. I had the best experience with his class, especially the labs. He is very helpful and he really makes the labs enjoyable. He is also generous with marking. He gave us a chance to get bonus marks on the final exam. The quizzes are straightforward and the exams are quite easy. I highly recommend him. I rate him 5 stars.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: BIO124
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Don is an excellent professor. He is consistently able to to take complex concepts and convey them in ways that are easy to grasp. He fosters a strong fundamental understanding of biology and guides students to apply that knowledge. Don is endlessly patient and will always make time for his students.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don is an extremely easy marker. Do the homework and get an A, basically. Easy labs, lots of opportunity for extra credit, easy tests. Extremely dry lectures, though!

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: BIO124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His Bio 124 class was awesome! Very clear with what would be on the tests and had good activities to help remember all the information required for tests. If you ask him what to study and put in a little work theres no way to fail this class. On top of that if you're in to low key humour his lectures can be hilarious.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don is an amazing prof! He makes biology make sense. He is very funny and doesn't try to make things unnecessarily difficult for students. You come out with a great understanding of biology and even maybe a bit of confidence to try another bio class. Highly recommend. You will not be disappointed. Textbook optional. I found reading it helpful.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don was the most wonderful first-year teacher I could have ever asked for. He genuinely wants you to pass and gives you all the necessary tools to do so. His lectures are always filled with informative videos, and he always has a funny story to keep things interesting. He gives plenty of opportunities to re-do quizzes and is great about absences.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His classes are great. Lectures are a bit heavy on information but they're really good for d2l quizzes. Labs are fun and easy too do

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very organized! Clear expectations. Sometimes portrays that there is not a hard and fast answer, nit because he doesn't know the answer, but likely because he wants students to think for themselves, and, not be intimidated by biology! I think it works! He is hilarious, and I look forward to his class!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Wow, only a few weeks in with Don, but love him already! Took the class because of the amazing reviews and I see that they are very true! He is hilarious, very fair, clear in his expectations, and makes biology interesting! I had no interest in biology before, but I will definitely be taking more bio class! He makes biology seem attainable for all.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: BIO124
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don is the best bio prof hands down. Easiest A+ you will get. Super caring and loves what he does. He truly wants you to do well and succeed.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: BIO103
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Super friendly and caring. My favourite bio teacher by far. Taking bio 124 because he will be the teacher.

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