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Life Science

Marci Spiegler

BIO9 · BIO1220 · BIO1196 · BIO2 · BIOBIO · BIO1210 · BIO1213 · INTROTOBIO · BIOLOGY · BIO3 · BIO · BIOLOGY3 · BIOL1210 · BIOL1200 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other option and are ready for a hard, high-stress Bio course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerRude and CondescendingHard TestsMonotone LecturesStrict Lab RulesAvoid if Possible
  • Most students call her rude, condescending, and one of the worst Bio professors at SMC.
  • Tests are hard and often cover material beyond lectures or study guides.
  • Attendance and ; many advise dropping or switching sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A takes , and still often ends in C or lower for average students.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Intro Bio content is taught at a high bar with long lectures and material students must master mostly on their own.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as required, with and classroom rules and little tolerance for exceptions.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

The dominant student message is to run, drop, or pick anyone else for Bio.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Many call her a and grades partly on favoritism.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students report lots of , and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A few praise passion or office hours, but , and uncaring teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and most reviewers.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Bio lectures feel monotone and controlling, with and strict classroom rules that many students find hostile.

Main concern

Harsh demeanor, unclear study guidance, and grades.

What students said

“ABSOLUTELY THE MOST RUDE AND INCONSIDERATE HUMAN BEING I HAVE EVER MET.”
BIOLOGY3
“RUN FROM HER CLASS!!! THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HER TEACHING WAYS.”
BIO3
“ and she expects you to study 8 hours or more per week.”
BIO3

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and she watches students closely during tests.

Hard In-Person TestsStudy Guides IncompleteStrict Test Proctoring

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as extremely hard, poorly aligned with lectures, and strictly supervised.

Hard In-Person TestsStudy Guides IncompleteStrict Test Proctoring
“ and what she puts in the study guides doesn't even cover half of what is actually on the test.”
BIO1210
“she , and watches over your shoulder like a general”
BIO2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“RUN FROM HER CLASS!!! THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE HER TEACHING WAYS. IF YOU WISH TO FAIL OR .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and avoid advice. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

20/100

“FIND ANOTHER PROFESSOR. RUN AWAY. RUN AWAY.”

📚 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Teacher lacks ability to properly instruct students.”

📝

32/100

“HARD Professor! She doesnt cover very much material in her lectures and the .”

😠 Classroom Climate

22/100

“She is very rude and has favorite students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are monotone, but pay attention because they will be on the test.
  • she doesnt know how to teach... her class structure sucks
  • Her lectures are very and lack any clarity.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Fairly easy to earn a C
  • If you're a full time student with an A/B average expect to get a C or lower.
  • I barely got a C in this class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She treats you like you're five and unintelligent.
  • She is horribly condiscending.
  • crazy teacher and very mean to the students.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews spanning many years with highly consistent negative themes support a strong read of student experience.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 57
2 out of 514
1 out of 520

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1