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Life Science

Dorna Sakurai

BIO9 · BIOL1234 · BIO2 · BIO3 · BIOBIOL · BIOL9 · BIO1288 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
29/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
13.33%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other option and are ready for and heavy busywork.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest MismatchProctorio ExamsHeavy HomeworkGroup Projects Online
  • and lecture material, making As very hard.
  • Online , and group projects students hate.
  • A small minority of and curves, but recent tone is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are rare; students report , and curves that mainly save Bs, not free As.

Online reviews hammer A difficulty hardest; a but still not easy As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

and fast pace make the content feel harder than a standard intro bio course.

; online adds Proctorio and volume that raise perceived difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory and .

Online comments split on mandatory attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Very low take-again rate and .

; in-person has a minority of fair-and-knowledgeable praise.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

; partial credit is scarce and answers often marked incomplete.

Format shift

Online students emphasize harsh grading more than the few positive in-person fairness comments.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of homework, readings, group projects, and .

Format shift

Online reviews stress 1-3 hour homework blocks; and projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

, and fails to prepare students for exams.

Format shift

Online teaching quality is widely panned; a few in-person students still find her knowledgeable and approachable.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and assignments and discussions.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online adds Proctorio-weighted exams.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call her fair and approachable if you grind, and .

Main concern

Even with and finals leave students unprepared.

What students said

“She's fair and makes you work for your A. Do the work, do the and essays/projects and you will do fine.”
BIO2
“The , but when it can to the exams and after doing all the reading.”
BIO9
“Unless you have no choice, find a different professor.”
BIO9

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and poorly run group projects.

Main concern

Study and Proctorio makes cheating or note-checking impossible.

What students said

“Tons of homework, and no matter how much you study for the an A even if you memorize the whole book and her study guides.”
BIO2
“This class is ridiculous. The the class.”
BIO9
“Prof provides study guides but few of the questions on the guide are on the tests. It is impossible to prepare!”
BIOL9

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

trick items, and poorly aligned with study guides.

ProctorioTrick QuestionsStudy Guide MismatchEssay PortionsCurve

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as very hard with confusing all-of-the-above style items and weak study guides.

Hard In-Person TestsConfusing Multiple ChoiceWeak Study GuidesCurve
“her tests for the in class BIO 2 are so hard and they do not encourage learning whatsoever.”
BIO2
“when it can to the exams and after doing all the reading.”
BIO9

Online

, and frequently miss study-guide content.

ProctorioNo NotesStudy Guide MismatchTrick Questions
“for the , so there is no way you can check your notes.”
BIO2
“The Exams (5 chapters worth) are taken with get easily flagged.”
BIO2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Please steer clear!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, , and heavy workload. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

18/100

“ .”

📝

24/100

“The study guide and !!! The test are so hard and much more detailed compared to the material she gives us.”

📚 Heavy Load

26/100

“She give you a massive amount of homework that takes you between 1-3 hours to do.”

🧑‍🏫 Teaching Quality

30/100

“during lecture videos, she reads word by word what is written on the .”

Theme 1

📊

  • It is impossible to prepare! I only passed this because the class is graded on a curve.
  • An A is very difficult.
  • and .

Theme 2

💻 About Online Format

  • for the , so there is no way you can check your notes.
  • .
  • Also, we had a ! WHY THO

Theme 3

⚖️

  • so , and she can barely teach.
  • She's very vague and her instructions are often ambiguous.
  • she's such a and the course went by so fast.

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

32 detailed reviews spanning many years with and heavy-load themes support high confidence.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 58
2 out of 511
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1