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Rana Khankan

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Easiness 2.6 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 2.9 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.2 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.3 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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LIFESCI 7C
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
May 20, 2021
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A

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

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LIFESCI 7C
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
June 13, 2021
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A

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.

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March 30, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A

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!

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March 29, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A

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.

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March 27, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: N/A

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.

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March 14, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A

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.

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March 29, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B-

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.

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June 17, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A

Dr.Khankan is one of the best professors and lecturers at UCLA!!! I had her for 7A and decided to take her for 7C as well and she truly is very caring. She allows us to try the problems on our own and is a very engaging lecturer. However, I will say that the course, 7C, itself is definitely not easy since the material and the exams require a lot of critical thinking and require you to connect a lot of concepts and body systems/processes together. The exams are also a bit tricky with the amount of info they provide and how some things are worded, however, I felt pretty prepared from the exam due to AAP PLF sessions and reviewing the Clicker questions. This course is not at all memorization heavy which I saw a lot of classmates trying to do, they give you the diagrams and pictures in the exam but you just got to connect and critically think!! I personally really loved human physiology and this had to be my favorite course in the 7 series.

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May 31, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: N/A

Although Dr. Khankhan is kind and willing to assist students even outside of class, the course itself is too rigorous with too many useless assignments and readings. The professors literally tell us not to take notes because we "won't use them" and instead tell us to use the reading guides, which aren't nearly as helpful, in fact they're useless, but mandatory. The homework problems and practice exams are unhelpful as well because they're nothing like the exam questions in the least. The lectures are very unhelpful, the exam questions are several paragraphs long each with very tricky wording. It's very disingenuous for professors (whose role is to guide and educate students) to try so hard to trick students into getting the wrong answer despite knowing the material well- you can ask any student who has taken the LS7 series and I guarantee you they will agree that the exams are the worst part of the courses. I hope this changes in the future as the LS7 series is supposed to be preparing students in the Life Sciences field, but instead seems to knock them down, forcing them to hate Biology and feel as though the countless hours they have spent mastering the material is nothing but a waste.

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Jan. 25, 2023
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A-

Khankan is super nice and a good professor but the tests are astronomically harder than the clicker questions and practice exam questions.

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LIFESCI 7C
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A
May 20, 2021

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

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LIFESCI 7C
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: N/A
June 13, 2021

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.

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LIFESCI 7A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 30, 2020

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!

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LIFESCI 7A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 29, 2020

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.

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LIFESCI 7A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: N/A
March 27, 2020

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.

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LIFESCI 7A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 14, 2020

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.

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LIFESCI 7A
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B-
March 29, 2020

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.

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LIFESCI 7C
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
June 17, 2023

Dr.Khankan is one of the best professors and lecturers at UCLA!!! I had her for 7A and decided to take her for 7C as well and she truly is very caring. She allows us to try the problems on our own and is a very engaging lecturer. However, I will say that the course, 7C, itself is definitely not easy since the material and the exams require a lot of critical thinking and require you to connect a lot of concepts and body systems/processes together. The exams are also a bit tricky with the amount of info they provide and how some things are worded, however, I felt pretty prepared from the exam due to AAP PLF sessions and reviewing the Clicker questions. This course is not at all memorization heavy which I saw a lot of classmates trying to do, they give you the diagrams and pictures in the exam but you just got to connect and critically think!! I personally really loved human physiology and this had to be my favorite course in the 7 series.

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LIFESCI 7C
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: N/A
May 31, 2023

Although Dr. Khankhan is kind and willing to assist students even outside of class, the course itself is too rigorous with too many useless assignments and readings. The professors literally tell us not to take notes because we "won't use them" and instead tell us to use the reading guides, which aren't nearly as helpful, in fact they're useless, but mandatory. The homework problems and practice exams are unhelpful as well because they're nothing like the exam questions in the least. The lectures are very unhelpful, the exam questions are several paragraphs long each with very tricky wording. It's very disingenuous for professors (whose role is to guide and educate students) to try so hard to trick students into getting the wrong answer despite knowing the material well- you can ask any student who has taken the LS7 series and I guarantee you they will agree that the exams are the worst part of the courses. I hope this changes in the future as the LS7 series is supposed to be preparing students in the Life Sciences field, but instead seems to knock them down, forcing them to hate Biology and feel as though the countless hours they have spent mastering the material is nothing but a waste.

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LIFESCI 7A
Quarter: Fall 2022
Grade: A-
Jan. 25, 2023

Khankan is super nice and a good professor but the tests are astronomically harder than the clicker questions and practice exam questions.

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