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Biology

Michelle Kowalewski

BIOL125 · ANIMALPHYS110 · BIO100 · ZOOL110 · ZOOL39654 · BIO124 · ZOO110 · Z00110 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
40.74%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Skip unless and can ; many say take someone else.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderQuizzes misalignedLecture heavyTest heavyPolarized reviews
  • Recent students report quizzes and and trap questions.
  • Older BIO100 reviews praise her as caring and clear, so the experience is highly section- and era-dependent.
  • Online sections draw the harshest , and little help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some As appear, but and if you study hard.

Online reviews stress brutal quizzes; and struggle reports.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Biology and chem-heavy content plus fast or many.

Both formats report high difficulty; online adds confusion about due dates and content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and note participation or .

; online is mixed or not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

and recent comments repeatedly say take someone else.

; online and recent in-person lean strongly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and nitpicky quizzes dominate, though a few call older sections fair.

Format shift

Online plagiarism and misspelled-answer issues worsen perceived harshness.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Lecture and test heavy with .

Format shift

Online weekly quizzes and reading feel heavier than some in-person BIO100 terms.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

caring and , and misaligned for many recent students.

Format shift

In-person praise clusters in older BIO100; online teaching quality is widely panned.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize quizzes and tests; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO100 is split: older fans call her the ; newer reviews say she is robotic, condescending, and test-heavy.

Main concern

Lecture and and uneven lecture quality.

What students said

“ if you don't want to struggle to teach yourself”
BIO100
“ ”
BIO100
“She speaks like a robot and doesn't know what she's talking about half the time”
ZOO110

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students often call quizzes , and support thin, with some plagiarism accusations.

Main concern

, and little help when you ask.

What students said

“very bad online ”
ZOOL110
“I have never struggled so hard in a class.”
ZOO110
“Dont use her lecture notes to answer questions, because you will be counted as plagiarism”
ZOOL110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are often described as trap-heavy, poorly aligned with lectures, and unforgiving.

Hard quizzesFill-in-the-blankTest heavyMisaligned questions

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention hard quizzes and exams, study guides that do not help, and graded .

Hard quizzes and examsTest heavyStudy guides unhelpful
“This professor gives the hardest quizzes and exams.”
Z00110
“Test and .”
BIO100

Online

Online students report difficult weekly quizzes, fill-in blanks, typos, and .

Difficult weekly quizzesFill-in-the-blankTypos on quizzes
“ ???”
ZOOL110
“her quizzes and in any of her lectures”
ANIMALPHYS110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you don't want to struggle to teach yourself”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews spanning 2016-2025, weighing recent online and in-person complaints against older BIO100 praise. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

40/100

“She speaks like a robot and doesn't know what she's talking about half the time”

🧪 Quiz Alignment

30/100

“a lot of ”

👍 Recommendation Split

38/100

“ ”

⚠️ Online Risk

25/100

“very bad online ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures were pretty boring too.
  • She speaks like a robot
  • Amazing professor, was able to meet with her in person

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • of the time
  • questions are set up for you to fail
  • easy A if you just sit down and study the material

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • things are due Fri night so u don't even get the weekend
  • Accused class of plagarism
  • Google is your only resource!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews across years and formats with consistent tough-quiz themes give solid confidence despite polarization.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 57
1 out of 59

Course coverage

BIO10010 reviews
ZOOL1105 reviews
ZOO1104 reviews
BIOL1252 reviews
Z001102 reviews
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ZOOL396542 reviews
ANIMALPHYS1101 review
BIO1241 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2