Lynn Norman at University of British Columbia | Rate My Professors (2024)

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• BIOL121

  Jun 28th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIOL121

  Jun 28th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Such a caring prof. Ppts have all the information needed for the final exam, but most questions on midterms/finals are problem-based. She does read off from the slides but gives some practice problems and tips/tricks. The exams themselves and marking were fair.

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• BIO121

  Jun 6th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Jun 6th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  One of the kindest people I've ever met! Fantastic teacher, and pretty easy class. Posts lecture recordings and slides online. I wish I could take more courses with her.

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• BIO121

  Jun 4th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Jun 4th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  shes so chill and easy to talk to after class, also the exams are very fair

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• BIO121

  Jun 2nd, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Jun 2nd, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Super nice and included a lot of interesting and engaging aspects to her lectures. I did not fall asleep. Very clear on what is testable and not testable, and the tests are very fair.

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• BIO121

  Jun 1st, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Jun 1st, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Very caring prof, lectures were interesting and she often got the entire lecture free cookies which is a W.

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• BIO121

  Apr 16th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  BIO121

  Apr 16th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  angel of a women, responds to emails so fast, so considerate when it comes to deadlines and holding extra office hours. Its the end of my second yr and out of the 36 credits I've taken lynn has been by far the best prof. She has been so helpful when it came to accommodating me for my deffered exam and is overall v passionate abt her work.

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• BIO121

  Apr 11th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  BIO121

  Apr 11th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  A truly amazing professor and person. Lynn made this class an absolute joy to take!

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• BIO121

  Jan 28th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Jan 28th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Caring professor! Lecture heavy but there were no pre-readings or pre-reading quizzes to do. Gives good examples on how to deal with explanation questions! I recommend reviewing those examples before exams.I also recommend doing practice exam questions before checking the answer key to see where the marks are coming from in exams.

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• BIO121

  Jan 6th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Jan 6th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Lynn is so nice and does everything to make sure that students are well prepared for midterms/exams. Though Lynn can be a bit disorganized, it didn't hinder my learning. I found the grading criteria to be very specific and difficult to adjust to but it is doable to get a good grade if you put the work into it!

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• BIO121

  Jan 6th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Jan 6th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

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  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A-

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Lynn was a really sweet prof she's always ready to improve and accessible outside of class. She puts a lot of effort even the night before exams for answering questions. Quizzes are straightforward with lots of time. Content is lecture heavy but she's helpful in extending deadlines. Overall would highly recommend!

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• BIO121

  Jan 5th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  1.0

  BIO121

  Jan 5th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Super nice professor who tries to give you the absolute best chances of success in the course. Slideshows are super useful, assignments and weekly quizzes are relevant but not punishing, and interesting case studies give deeper insight into the materials. Final exam was extremely straightforwards. If you need this class, take it with her.

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• BIO121

  Jan 5th, 2024

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  BIO121

  Jan 5th, 2024

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : B

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Dr. Lynn is such a caring prof! Even though I did not receive a stellar grade, I can tell that she wants her students to succeed! My lower grade was definitely because I didn't take the chance to ask her questions, which she loves answering, lol. I hope Dr. Lynn also teaches upper-year classes because I'd love to be in her class again. Love her.

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• BIO121

  Dec 31st, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Dec 31st, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Dr. Lynn Norman is a loving and outstanding professor! She genuinely cares about her students and wants them to succeed. The exams for this course were relatively easy but required lots of explanations. I would say the first exam was the most difficult. I would highly suggest choosing her as a prof if you are interested in BIOL 121!

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• BIO121

  Dec 23rd, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  BIO121

  Dec 23rd, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Dr. Norman speaks out of the kindness of her heart. Although our lectures were in the morning, she empathizes with students. Her kind personality shows out in the lecture slides and Canvas messages. It is evident that she cares about building rapport with students. She gives plenty of office hours beyond what's required. Thank you Dr. Norman!

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• BIO121

  Dec 19th, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Dec 19th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Be warned that the lectures are very heavy, but its worth it because there's no pre-readings or anything like that. She's an amazing teacher who's very caring towards ALL her students and she gives plenty of leeway depending on your circ*mstances. She explains all topics perfectly and her assignments are all related to the exams.

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• BIO121

  Dec 7th, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  BIO121

  Dec 7th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : Not sure yet

  Textbook

  : Yes

  Lynn is school mom. She is very helpful & highly accommodating to everyone's needs.

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• BIO121

  Nov 26th, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Nov 26th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  Lovely teacher, and wonderful to talk to outside of class. There is a lot of content, but if you put in even a bit of work it will show. Weekly homework, but it is very digestable and relevant to what you need to know for the midterms.

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• BIOL121

  Nov 6th, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  3.0

  BIOL121

  Nov 6th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : A

  Textbook

  : Yes

  really good super sweet and funny would take again for sure! good lectures too:)

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• BIO121

  Oct 29th, 2023

  Quality

  3.0

  Difficulty

  2.0

  BIO121

  Oct 29th, 2023

  she's trying very hard to make the students like her.

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• BIO121

  Aug 25th, 2023

  Quality

  5.0

  Difficulty

  1.0

  BIO121

  Aug 25th, 2023

  For Credit

  : Yes

  Attendance

  : Not Mandatory

  Would Take Again

  : Yes

  Grade

  : B+

  Textbook

  : N/A

  The other ratings speak for themselves, she is an amazing prof and probably the best prof at ubc.

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