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.

This class would have been an easy A if it were not due to my sheer laziness. It's structured so that as long as you don't literally fail the tests and do all of the easy/busy work and extra credit you get an easy A. That being said, the tests are disproportionately difficult compared to the material they give you in class. Seriously—it's ALL application. Don't get fooled by the weekly assignments. The discussion worksheets are closer in difficulty, but still much easier than the test questions. The textbook is overly, extremely long and detailed, but you should probably still read through it to get some few important details. I recommend looking over clicker questions (extremely important—some are repeated on the test!) and go to the problem-solving sessions.
Most importantly, don't slack off like I did and don't get fooled by what the syllabus says—they allow wiggle room so you can miss 1 discussion worksheet, 2 lectures, 2 pre-class reading guides, etc. but if you get marked off those points get counted as well. It's really easy to miss deadlines so don't plan on any just because you're lazy.

Overall: LOVE these professors, but BEWARE of the AoLs, and GO TO ALL THE CLC SESSIONS POSSIBLE.
Professor and Maloy and Braybrook taught this class, and I LOVED THEM. They are the best professors I have ever had. However, the assessments of learning (AoLs) related to class material, but only taking notes on class lectures and going to class was NOT enough to pass these AoLs. These tests threw in unrelated topics and subjects that were never discussed in class. The CLC Sessions help you be prepared for these AoLs but if you can, obtained previous classes' AoLs and study them completely. Anyways, Good Luck!

Maloy was great! Definitely take this class if you could, his lectures are decently engaging.

Take LS7A with Maloy!!! He is the best professor, classes are always engaging and never boring. Launchpad is a bit tedious but after the first midterm you'll figure out how to pick out what is actually important to know for tests. Tests were all online on CCLE and had individual and group phases so you had a chance to take the test twice to improve your score. I loved this class and would take it with Maloy again in a heartbeat.

Tests were pretty difficult, it's all application of the knowledge you learn. Pay attention to discussions and clickers! That's what the tests are like. None of that memorization nonsense. Anyway, Maloy was always understanding (I literally forgot to turn in my group final and he still let me. I would've gotten a C in the class but I got an A. He is,,,,so kind) and would always bring his dog to sit at the front of the room (WHAT A SWEETIE. SO FLUFFY AND CALM AND SOFT) and you could pet him!!! Take this class with Maloy!!