Brenda Wilson - University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Professor: Brenda Wilson
Department: Science
College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MCB100
  • 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:
Professor Wilson helps students a lot. During online mode, she helps every student question as her best ability, despite not the most clearly. However, she cares about her students. She even sometimes holds extra office hours with students along with Professor Kieffer. Definitely pay attention to group projects as well. Lowest scores would be drop.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MCB100
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Class was fine until we went online. Then, tests got super hard even though I was getting average scores before. Since this class will be online again in the fall, skip it until the spring and take another class you need instead.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MCB436
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
For a one credit hour course, you have to do a lot. However, it was not too bad. The lecture topics were pretty interesting. The group projects are what you make of it and were not too tedious. Just beware of the quizzes! There are not a lot of points you can miss.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MCB250
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She is brilliant (has degrees from Columbia, John Hopkins, and Harvard) but that does not mean she is interesting. Even Shankland could not stay awake in lecture. Her exams were more straight forward than in MCB 150. All exam material comes from her lectures. Pay attention to all the details. This class weeds out the weak. Free iClicker points.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MCB426300
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Wilson is one of the best professors in the School of MCB. She genuinely cares about her students, and is an extremely fair grader. If you put in the effort she expects of you, you will do well. However, her classes are difficult. You have to work for your grade. But I enjoyed her classes enough to take every single one she taught at the time!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MCB300
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Overall this class sucked. Tests were so hard it isn't even funny. And seeing as tests are almost the only grade for the class... Its a shame, because I may have enjoyed the class if it was not so difficult. The only thing that is good about the class is the curve. As for Wilson, all she does is reads off slides.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MCB300
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class was harder than I had heard from others. The tests are super tricky with short answer questions at the end worth 1/3 of test grade. Everything is off the powerpoints, but there is SO much information. The quizzes are really tricky too, but if she gives practice probs def look at those.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MCB426
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Love, love, love this class! It is very difficult at first, but it enhances your problem solving techniques. I have learned more in this class than all my MCB courses combined. She is amazing, and knows her material. She actually makes you think and not just memorize and forget everything after the test.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MCB426
  • 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:
This class is one of the hardest MCB classes I have ever taken and I put in a lot of time. It was totally worth it though. If you go to office hours, go to class, and do a lot of practice exams you will do great. I went from getting a 47% to a 95% on my exams and got an A in the class bc of Dr. Wilson's awesomeness!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MCB426
  • 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:
I really enjoyed this class. People who say that it is too hard are just plain lazy. If you pay attention and/or go to office hours, you'll do great.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MCB426
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Brenda Wilson is so hot. She's a great professor too.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MCB426
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Be PREPARED TO STUDY!!! This class is one of the most difficult classes I have ever taken, but you will learn a lot. Study the practice exams and go to office hours to get the answers to these. Her test are essentially generated from these old tests.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MCB426
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class was hard, but I learned more in it than in all of my other classes combined that semester. She knows her material, and has real life examples to back it up.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MCBIO326
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A knowledgeable teacher and does care about the education of undergrads- but not very considerate. Also has some very odd (outdated) notions about women in science.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MCBIO
  • 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 professor.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MICROBIOLO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
good prof, but EC is not, its part of the curve!
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