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Ronny Choe
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Most Helpful Review
Summer 2019 - Of all the courses I've taken at UCLA, this may be the most work-intensive class i've encountered. I was excited to take this class because I wanted to learn about how different areas of science come together to find treatments and cures for disease. Although the class delivered on this expectation in a rewarding way and I feel I learned a LOT about Muscular Dystrophy, I offer a warning to future potential peers. Be prepared for the demands of this class, especially if taking it during summer session with other classes. Every week you had to watch between 5-8 "mini-lectures" which could sometimes be up to 50 minutes. Additionally, you had to do 1-2 homework assignments and 1-2 piazza posts per week. While this may not seem like a lot, the homework assignments are incredibly in-depth and I ended up spending a lot of time on them. Some of the assignments were also unclear with what they were asking and the instructors were slow to respond to Piazza questions. Besides the weekly work, you need to complete a short community video production and a 12-page max paper. However, these major assignments (which together make up almost 40% of your final grade) all fall within a week of the end of the quarter. So be prepared to have to do a lot of work in a little time. Furthermore, the exams are quite challenging. Though I scored well, I felt pressed for time and it doesn't help that the online proctors sometimes have technically difficulties that require them to interrupt your test. So overall, if you really want to learn about disease, take this class. If you are looking for an easier upper-div science elective, maybe consider some other options first.
Summer 2019 - Of all the courses I've taken at UCLA, this may be the most work-intensive class i've encountered. I was excited to take this class because I wanted to learn about how different areas of science come together to find treatments and cures for disease. Although the class delivered on this expectation in a rewarding way and I feel I learned a LOT about Muscular Dystrophy, I offer a warning to future potential peers. Be prepared for the demands of this class, especially if taking it during summer session with other classes. Every week you had to watch between 5-8 "mini-lectures" which could sometimes be up to 50 minutes. Additionally, you had to do 1-2 homework assignments and 1-2 piazza posts per week. While this may not seem like a lot, the homework assignments are incredibly in-depth and I ended up spending a lot of time on them. Some of the assignments were also unclear with what they were asking and the instructors were slow to respond to Piazza questions. Besides the weekly work, you need to complete a short community video production and a 12-page max paper. However, these major assignments (which together make up almost 40% of your final grade) all fall within a week of the end of the quarter. So be prepared to have to do a lot of work in a little time. Furthermore, the exams are quite challenging. Though I scored well, I felt pressed for time and it doesn't help that the online proctors sometimes have technically difficulties that require them to interrupt your test. So overall, if you really want to learn about disease, take this class. If you are looking for an easier upper-div science elective, maybe consider some other options first.
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