Valerie Narey

MCBIO2751 · BIOL1229 · BIOAA · BIOL21 · MCBIO1 · MCRBI2601 · MICRO01 · MICRO1 · BIO21NMICR1 · BIO21 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 64/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 69.44%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you want to truly learn microbio and can dedicate major weekly hours; skip if you need a light Easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCaring and passionateTest heavyHeavy memorizationTough but fair for manyFun labs

Students love her energy, organization, and empathy, especially in microbio lectures and labs.
, and heavy memorization.
An A is possible but costly; many nursing prereq students work extremely hard for B or A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many earn A or B only after daily study, flashcards, and ; some say no life outside the class.

; sparse online comments still call the class tough despite some high grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Microbio content is dense with species-disease memorization, fast pacing, and .

Both formats describe heavy memorization; one recent online student found it easier with smart study.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory with skip-class-you-wont-pass tags and warnings to never fall behind.

In-person strongly mandatory; but most online still said yes.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Majority recommend her for learning and kindness, while a sizable minority say the .

Online sample is small and mostly positive; in-person is mixed but if you accept hard work.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

; many others call her picky, dock points easily, and tough on labs.

Format shift

; in-person splits between fair-with-EC and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

and lab exams, and constant memorization dominate time.

Format shift

Workload complaints are mostly in-person; online also reports high study load.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and genuine care balance the intensity for most students.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats; a minority .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Many quizzes and lecture or alone.

Format shift

; online also stresses exams and studying.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Dominant picture is a caring, organized, inspiring microbio professor with , and a relentless test-and-memorization load.

Main concern

and and sink GPA for underprepared students.

What students said

“Hands down the hardest class I have even taken.”
MICRO1

“TAKE HER CLASS! She is so sweet and so well.”
MICRO1

“This class took up my entire life. The amount of tests and work she gives make the class miserable.”
MICRO1

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviewers still praise her kindness and learning design, with one noting straightforward exams and another calling her a but .

Main concern

Still demanding memorization and workload; one older negative thread mentions dense weekly load and proctored tests.

What students said

“Both lecture and .”
MCBIO1

“She can be a little bit of a stickler when it comes to grading, but her .”
MICRO1

“Want to learn take her, probably one of the thoughest classes I've taken and .”
MICRO1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent, detailed, and hard with heavy memorization; one review mentions zoom-proctored tests.

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab exams with dense multi-chapter questions and little room to slack.

Test heavyMultiple lecture and lab examsHard memorization questionsExtra credit on some exams

“Exams (9 of them) are incredibly difficult.”
MCBIO1

“ .”
MICRO1

“Her exams and and you really gotta study hard for it”
MICRO1

Online

but still demanding exams; one older course mentioned zoom-proctored tests.

Hard examsZoom proctored tests mentionedStudy intensive

“Both lecture and .”
MCBIO1

“ ”
MCBIO2751

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Hands down the hardest class I have even taken. Dr. , but very straight forward in what she expects from you.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in person), balancing passion and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“She is so sweet and so well.”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“This class took up my entire life.”

🧪

36/100

“Exams (9 of them) are incredibly difficult.”

👍

68/100

“If you have the !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

incredibly kind and caring
makes learning about invisible microbes relatable and fun
and wants everything done in a specific way

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

you wont have a life if you want an A
She
It's not easy to get an A, but it is possible if you put in the work

Theme 3

🔬 About Labs

The science classes
doing things
5 unknowns which i thought were fun

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with rich detail and consistent core themes of .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539

4 out of 55

3 out of 58

2 out of 55

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1

Valerie Narey

x x if you want to truly learn microbio and can dedicate major weekly hours; skip if you need a light Easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Intensity

🧪 x x

👍 x x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🔬 About Labs

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want to truly learn microbio and can dedicate major weekly hours; skip if you need a light Easy A.

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