Gina McDonald - James Madison University

Professor: Gina McDonald
Department: Chemistry
College: James Madison University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: GSCI104
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She is a nice woman, but she cannot teach a gen-ed class. She treats the class as if everyone is as a chemistry major. She's excited about the subject, but when the class gets an 65% test average 2 out of the 3 times, something is up.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM361
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Her ppts include a few lines of incomprehensible text with tiny figures she rarely explains. Used the phrase, "Your book covers this so I'LL LET YOU look at it," as an excuse not to teach. Blatant she only cares about her research and sees teaching as a burden. If there was a "worst professors" category her face would be the icon you click on.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM131L
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's so annoying. She's kind of all over the place. She expects you to know a lot about chemistry. This class is pretty time consuming because she makes you do in depth lab reports and she's SUCH a hard grader. Try to switch out. GOD SPEED chem sucks
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM361
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class sucked. Whatever you think biochem. is about, you're prob. wrong. she's highly confusing and even confuses herself on a daily basis. i managed a c but that was with a LOT of work. What worked for my was group studying and talking out the notes to a friend who was in it too. Not impossible but super difficult.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM361
  • 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:
Sometimes confusing, tests are hard, you ave to work twice as hard to get a B+ then you would to get an A in any other class. But over all intersting class, her lectures are intesting, and she is fun and nice
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: GSC
  • 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:
One of the best teachers I've ever had at JMU.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: GSCI101
  • 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:
she's really cool and her tests are hard, but the information is really interesting.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM131L
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Super easy-never had to do a full lab write up. Midterm and final were clear as could be. Teaching definitely not her 1st interest. Don't let her intimidate you the 1st day. She comes off as tough, but likes to joke around.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: GSCI101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The course is hard itself and this professor does absolutely nothing to help. She purposely makes her tests tricky and then yells at the class for having a low average. There aren't many good gsci prof. but there has got to be someone better than her!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: GSCI101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
im not doing to well in this class..even though she has some interesting topics, she doesnt explain it very well, she reads right off the slids, i wouldn't take her if you dont have to
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: GSCI101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fun. Likes chemistry and science. Interesting topics. Tests way too hard. Averages on all four between 60-70. Give easy homework that raises your grades though.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM131L
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Took it Fall 01=had only a final and it was a breeze! A researcher, not teacher
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