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Biological Sciences

Megan Fentress

BIO22 · BIO3 · BIOL3 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Prefer her in person for BIO22 if you will study hard; be cautious with online .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing Lectures In PersonSlide-Reading OnlineTest HeavyClear Criteria When StrongPolarized Format Split
  • In-person BIO22 reviews largely , and care.
  • Online and some Bio3 , and heavy testing.
  • Course content is hard, but grades of A/B are common when students already have bio background.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many students still earn A or B, but comments stress real study load and .

Online students report harsher difficulty; in-person students more often say hard but fair.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Genetics/bio content and dense exams make this intellectually demanding for most students.

Both formats call the material hard; online .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory and treat participation as important.

In-person and as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

, while online detractors tell students to avoid.

Recommendation is much stronger from in-person BIO22 than from online sections.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Exams often match lectures and reviews; , but reported grades cluster at A/B.

Format shift

In-person students emphasize fairness; online students more often say tough or opaque.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lecture-heavy and test-heavy structure plus labs and .

Format shift

Online labs and papers draw extra complaints.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Teaching quality is excellent for many in-person students and poor for many online students who say she only reads slides.

Format shift

and weak online delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Students repeatedly describe exams, quizzes, and test reviews as the core of the grade.

Format shift

Online and in-person both center exams; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO22 students often call her caring with , and fair exams drawn from class material.

Main concern

Still a hard bio course with and substantial testing.

What students said

“She provided amazing and insightful lectures, and I appreciate how all her exams reflected the material covered in class!”
BIO22
“I actually had time to learn and not just memorize.”
BIO22
“tests were as expected. and there wasn't anything not on the .”
BIO22

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, describing lectures as reading slides, poor organization, and .

Main concern

Weak live teaching quality and .

What students said

“The . Mrs. Fentress does not teach you she rants often”
BIO22
“ .”
BIO22
“she doesnt actually explain any of the material and . I learned nothing.”
BIO3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and review content; reviews do not clearly prove special proctoring software.

Lecture-based examsTest reviewsQuizzesLabsNo major proctoring details reported

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reviews, with no major surprises.

Exam reviewsTests from lecturesClear expectations
“no surprises on the and .”
BIO22
“ !”
BIO22

Online

Online comments focus on hard quizzes/exams and .

Hard quizzesExam-heavy gradingDense detail recall
“We were give less than 10 mins because she was so unorganized.”
BIO22
“Made us recall unwanted details that .”
BIO22

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Bio 22 is by no means an easy course, but Dr. Fentress helps you get through it!”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting a . Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪

75/100

“She provided amazing and insightful lectures, and I appreciate how all her exams reflected the material covered in class!”

💻 Online Delivery Weakness

20/100

“she only read the a good instructor”

📊 Hard But Often Fair Grades

42/100

“The class is hard but she explained as expected.”

❤️

70/100

“For the final if it was higher than a exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing and insightful lectures
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Bio 22 is by no means an easy course
  • I learned a lot from her.
  • I learned nothing.

Theme 3

🧭 About Support

  • She was really flexible and understanding.
  • .
  • she was always accessible when I had questions or needed help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

13 fairly recent reviews with a but limited long-run consistency.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO2210 reviews
BIOL32 reviews
BIO31 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

5

B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values