So many ridiculous works. Very unreasonable.

Maloy is an absolute king. Not only did he adapt well to online learning because of COVID, he also was super lenient to us because of all the hectic stuff going on in the country. Like this guy seriously empathizes with his students and understands.
As for the class itself, I am an engineering student and was told by other engineering students that this class was going to be easy and basically a GPA boost, and they were right. If you had good teachers in high school for AP Bio, this class is basically just a review of everything you did there, and it's a breeze. The only homework is launchpad assignments, which everyone complains about, but I really did not think they were that bad. We had launchpad due two times a week, Tuesday and Thursday, and each assignment literally only took me an hour. On rare occasions maybe like an hour and a half, but also sometimes less than an hour. (I also never took notes on the launchpad material, I know some people do). The tests are not too bad, either; sometimes he puts in some really tricky questions, but even after getting those wrong you can still get an A / high B. I did not study for any of the tests.
Discussion sections and lecture are both mandatory. Both give you grades for participation, and they try to make everything super collaborative. So it's super easy to make friends.

This class is definitely not easy at ALL. It requires sooo much time, to the point where one homework assigned for one night amounts to 3 hours if not more. The midterms are extremely difficult and do not have anything to do with your understanding of the general concepts. They are basically a bunch of diagrams with T/F questions or multiple choice and Maloy makes them so tricky. Many people are failing, however some are doing very well. It all depends on how much time you are willing to put in. This is NOT an easy class and the TAs are not very helpful. The CLC hours are very helpful though. However, I do want to say that the best part about this course was Professor Dasgupta! He was so nice and so kind and helpful and he is a genuinely funny and great professor! I wish he would have taught more than he did.

I scheduled a meeting with him in Week 9. I forgot to go, and I haven't talked to him since.

Dr. Maloy is hands down the best professor I've had . He is really approachable and his office hours are very helpful, He really tries to get to know his students.
The work itself is very doable. My recommendation would be to go to all of the review and office hours he has.
The tests are true/false questions. Not too bad but one word can change the whole answer so read thoroughly.
The class is based on points so try to compile as many as you can to be ready for the midterms and final. I personally did horrible on my midterms and final but because I went to class, did the hw and went to the labs I passed the class. What I'm saying is that if you fail one midterm you still have many more other things to fall back on. It'll be okay.
Study as you go and if you get confused for something ask that same week or you will fall behind.
My grade had nothing to do with Maloy, it was all me. He is a great professor.

LS7A was one of the first classes I took at UCLA and I absolutely loved it. Dr. Maloy is one of the most wholesome professors I've had and you can really tell he cares about the success and understanding of his students. The material can be a little tricky at times, but as long as you are doing Launchpad, going to discussion, and answering all the clicker questions in lecture you should be totally fine. If Jay is ever a TA again, I would highly recommend going to his section. Overall, great class and Maloy is literally the best.

OVERVIEW:
150 points - Launchpad
>>>50 points each for reading, review quizzes, and practice exams
90 points - Midterm #1
>>>62 multiple choice questions (2 bonus)
120 points - Midterm #2
>>>62 multiple choice questions (2 bonus)
200 points - Midterm #3
>>>102 multiple choice questions (2 bonus)
80 points - Discussion
72 points - Clicker participation
10 points - CCLE reflection questions
722 total points available (although there were about 8 points worth of extra credit surveys as well!)
There's a lot to love about Dr. Maloy's LS7A lecture. He's an energetic professor and is very passionate about teaching. The use of clicker questions and review quizzes on LaunchPad (the online textbook) really helped me gage how well I understood the course. There are a lot of resources for those who are struggling: I'd highly recommend going to the Collaborative Learning Center's Problem Solving/Q+A sessions to review each week's material and to professor/TA office hours. The lectures themselves are really engaging - full of colorful diagrams and opportunities to work with your neighbors - and Dr. Maloy was a terrific presenter. Dr. Maloy also used worksheets during the lectures to emphasize key points, which were especially handy when preparing for the exams.
However, the LS series may seem daunting at first. LaunchPad can be somewhat deflationary, as the practice exams are very challenging. Each week, you are assigned reading on LaunchPad, followed by straightforward review quizzes, which you can attempt up to 3 times and pause if needed. However, the practice exams are a different story. They are timed and you only have one shot at them, making them very stressful. There are answers posted on Quizlet (everyone seems to be aware of this, even the Learning Assistants), but I'd caution against using those. The practice exams, while they are quite stress-inducing, are very helpful when studying for the exams. Additionally, each one counts for a mere 5 points out of 722, so they aren't especially weighty in final grades. These are a helpful tool to succeeding in the course.
Dr. Maloy really emphasized student learning, which was great! He dedicated 10 easy course points to watching educational videos about the science of learning and filling out surveys about how we perceive our own ability to learn. In the face of my first quarter's near-constant stress, these reflection questions were a pleasant reminder that, even when faced with difficulty, I was capable of overcoming it. I was never able to go to Dr. Maloy's office hours because of an unfortunate schedule conflict, but I emailed him several times. He is very prompt with his replies and cares deeply about addressing student concerns.
It's also great that there are a LOT of points in this course, which gives students quite a bit of room to struggle and learn without seriously jeopardizing their grades. Overall, it was a great experience despite some initial difficulties. I'd give this course a 5/5, although it was certainly challenging, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in life science and cells/molecules.

Dr. Maloy is the best professor in the life sciences department hands down. He makes an effort to know and help his students in any way he can and is just a genuinely nice person overall. He replies to emails promptly as well. His teaching is great and he makes it clear what is expected of us in the class. Go to his review sessions before midterms and the final! They're incredibly helpful.
The material itself is easy: more concept application than memorization. Use clicker questions to study. LA problem-solving sessions are useful if you want more explanation of concepts.
Launchpad is a pain and takes a lot of time if you take notes alongside it. But if you take notes, your understanding of the material will definitely be better than those who don't.

Maloy is a decent professor. He is very passionate about learning styles and the "flipped classroom" format. Everyone definitely hates Launchpad, but if you stay on top of it this class isn't too bad conceptually. The tests were straightforward multiple-choice. Grading schema was very friendly.

Before I begin, I'd like to inform those that I took him for LS 107, not LS7A. I couldn't find Maloy under LS 107 or LS 4 for some reason and I don't want to go through the trouble of adding him cause I'm lazy. Anyways, Maloy is not that bad of a professor. He is clear, has good practice problems, reflect his exams on his lecture and clicker questions, and provides a lot of extra credit (I think my grade was boosted by 4% thanks to it). My only problem with him is that he may be too easy. I'm not sure if it's because I took the class during summer, but it seemed very easygoing in his LS 107 class. I'm not sure how it was for others, but the class median for the first exam was a 68/90, avg. for second was 72%, and final probably something like a C to a C+. I would highly recommend Maloy if you want a do-able, yet a little challenging at times Genetics course. Hung Pham is the other Genetics professor whom I believe seems to be harder than Maloy, comparing Pham's exams to Maloy's. Clicker required, textbook not, 2 midterms + final (summer 2018), ~680 points, 1st exam 90pts, 2nd 120pts, final 200pts, video quizzes 50pts, participation during class & discussion 60pts, CCLE assignments (free points) 80pts, clicker ?'s 80pts, 27 pts extra credit you can easily earn.