This is more of a review for the class than Khankan, but this is one of the most poorly structured classes I've taken. LS 7B and A were annoying but doable, but the first two exams have been my worst two in my life. The resources (especially launchpad) really don't help and they are not very accommadating, hopefully it gets better when its back in person or they change the course structure

Take Khankan (or Esdin, honestly both great professors; you shouldn't worry about this aspect). She is really clear in her explanations and is able to connect ideas from previous weeks to what we learn later in the course (which I really appreciate).
But as for the course, easily the worst of the LS7 series. Take it from someone who loved Anatomy&Physiology in high school and is a PhySci major, this class ruined a lot for me. OK that may be a bit overdramatic but still, this class was something else. LS7A and 7B were doable as the material was easy to learn and exams were predictable. Nothing against Prof. Khankan, but the terribly worded and confusing tests and utter uselessness of the textbook made this class too stressful and unnecessarily difficult.
The class is structured similarly to the two previous courses, so theres not much to add on. Do the extra credit (it can really help your grade) and utilize Campuswire. Also, shoutout to Kevin, my favorite TA ever.
And one more thing...big thumbs down to the series because it takes so damn long to release test scores. Should take two days MAX.

While the whole LS7 series is not structured really well, Professor Khankan makes the best out of it. By always being engaging, funny, and very informative of the material, she makes this series not so bad after all. In all honesty, she is the best professor for LS7A!

Professor Khankan makes a boring class unboring. Took it with Pires the first time, BIGGEST MISTAKE I'VE MADE AT UCLA. If you are bored with Khankan, oof, try taking 7A with Pires, you will die of boredom (quite literally). But with Khankan, man, she actually makes me want to pay attention, she is extremely helpful and quite funny at times. She brings so many positive vibes to the classroom and tries to work with what she has. The class is not as easy as others but that is simply due to the LS department itself, which professor Khankan has no power over. Professor Khankan makes it so that you are not afraid of questioning things and making your own questions, to her every question is a great question. I would definitely take a class with her again.

Aside from the professor, the class itself is structured in a way that makes you struggle. There is no practice exam questions or anything that is LIKE the exam. The launchpad questions are a breeze compared to the exam itself. The exams are more structured as a "What IF?" and not a "What is" type. You really need to analyze all possible scenarios that could happen if things are missing in a certain part of a process. Some questions are really confusing because they are given as statements rather than as questions.

Professor Khankan is incredible and teaching and really cares for her students. She made biology (a subject I hated in high school) interesting and exciting and her class made me excited to work hard because it would always show on the exams. I really appreciate this professor and for sure take her if you have the chance.

I honestly LOVE Khankan. She is really good at explaining concepts and clarifies any questions you have. Before each exam she held on the hill office hours at like 10pm which I appreciated very much. The class itself is a lot of work depending on the type of student you are. For me, I need to read and review everything because I won't get it on the first try. I took a fair amount of notes on launchpad, reviewed clicker questions, went to PLF sessions and CLC sessions which made me succeed in the class. Exams are all application type questions so when she tells you to understand the concepts instead of memorizing small details, she means it. Would take her again.

Prof Khankan was seriously a lifesaver for 7A. The material through launchpad is super dense and sometimes difficult to understand and apply, but Dr. Khankan does a great job explaining the topics and applying them in clicker questions. She's super funny and comes up with relateable examples to demonstrate and remember certain things. I honestly don't think I would have had such a good experience (considering the course) with any other professor, and I wish she taught 7B as well. To do well in the class in general:

DO ALL THE EXTRA CREDIT YOU CAN. The extra credit points throughout the quarter let me prorate the final, which I was definitely not in the correct mindset to take with everything else going on this quarter.

Do the launchpad. Some people can get away with not really reading through it, but for me, I read the text and took good notes every week, and it honestly helped me learn a lot.

For exams: all you need for prep is to go through the learning objectives (I like to write them) and the clicker questions again. If I have time, I like to go through the lecture slides too since sometimes there's some niche topics that'll pop up on the midterms.

The professor is amazing. Everyone recommends Dr. Malloy / Dr. B, and they are great as well. Dr. Khankan is just as great in terms of willingness to help students and is also very engaging in lecture, if not better.

LS7A is a course that's exactly the same no matter who your teacher is, so honestly who you take it with doesn't matter beyond which professor you vibe with. All homework / tests is exactly the same across everyone, and it's honestly a lot of work. You get out of the course what you put into it - ie, you get a better grade if u did all the homework/readings than if you didn't.

You DO need an iclicker APP - don't get the physical remote you don't need that. You just need the app but just wait until you get the syllabus (week 0) before you buy anything. Book is Biology How Life Works 11th edition by Morris.

MY ISSUES: the midterms/final. They are called AOLs and they are the absolute worst. A lot of them are worded so vaguely and so many questions are literally wrong. But I suppose the TA strike might have affected this. You can still manage to get an A on the tests if you learn to think like the professors and you read through the iclicker questions and make practice questions for yourself. There's a group portion on tests too that lets you work with an assigned group of people on the exact same question set, so that's also nice to your grades.

Our final was a disaster; at the time I'm writing this 900 people signed a petition for a curve but that's a different story.

Okay, honest review time... This class is the HARDEST class I have taken at UCLA and I am so grateful I got it over with. The material itself is not that hard to learn (except the week on osmolarity ew). The workload is a lot because of Launchpad so I would recommend taking easy classes alongside it. The exams are AWFUL (there is a special place in hell for the people who write them). Everyone (including me) failed the first midterm with a D average, so prepare yourself. They will literally say "this part of the body is working abnormally" and from there you are magically supposed to know if it now produces more or less of something???? But honestly, to do well I would say know every diagram given in CLC, lecture, launchpad, and the handouts. SERIOUSLY KNOW THE DIAGRAMS ON THE HANDOUTS, THEY WILL BE ON THE EXAM. And do not let this class become something you dread (like I did) because it really prevented me from doing my best. And, duh, do the extra credit. One day we should all revolt against the LS 7 series !!!!!

I feel mixed leaving a review since I really wish I could rate Dr. Khankan separately from the standardized curriculum of LS7A. As far as Dr. K is concerned, I absolutely loved her as a professor. She is very fair, understanding, easy to approach, and an extremely engaging professor. Her lectures serve more as a review of what you cover in the textbook, as per the flipped classroom curriculum, but I found it a bit difficult to take any meaningful notes on paper because she moves super quickly. I definitely recommend downloading the lecture slides and annotating them. Attendance is taken through iClicker. I found a pdf of the textbook and just bought the iClicker separately since achieve is not a requirement.

If you're used to a lot of structure in your classes, I definitely recommend this class as a first quarter course because it holds you accountable right away instead of realizing how behind you are once the first midterm rolls around. The workload is manageable, and I spent probably 8 hours tops on work every week outside of studying for midterms and finals.

As far as the actual standardized class goes, I'm not a fan. I dislike the note guides because I like taking my own notes, so I ended up doing notes twice. The exam questions test you more on how well you understand the questions than the actual material. The professors as a whole often do not fix mistakes on the grounds that they offer extra credit, so it shouldn't matter. There's a large section of the class that focuses on "growth mindset" and "interior locus of control", which is quite tedious after you finish the first set of reflections. This is the only class I took where I felt like I had busy work.

TL;DR if you have to take this class as a major rec, I definitely recommend Dr. Khankan. If you aren't a life science major and/or do not need this class, I'd skip it if you aren't good at mcq tests and don't like a super structured class with a lot of small assignments.