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Biology

Pamela Moniz-Shiao

BIO1 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Only take her BIO1 if you and labs; not a chill easy-A bio option.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyTough ExamsLots of ContentStudy Guides HelpPolarized Reviews
  • BIO1 is content-heavy with and .
  • Some students praise , and her caring help; and lectures dull.
  • Expect mandatory attendance, paid materials, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A needs heavy studying; curves and help but exams and practicums stay hard for many.

All evidence is in-person BIO1; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students say too much first-semester bio content with fast lectures and tough practicums.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most recent reviews mark attendance mandatory with daily or participation quizzes.

Older , but recent BIO1 leans required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half praise her help and slides; half warn of , and crushing workload.

All in-person; polarity is about effort and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Tough grader tags and , though some mention dropped grades and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and constant study for exams and practicums.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

and caring; others call them snooze-fests or hostile, so quality is mixed.

Format shift

In-person only; recent reviews still split positive and very negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple exams, lab practicums, and quizzes dominate; .

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are in-person BIO1: dense lectures, hard tests/practicums, mixed warmth vs frustration, and study-from-slides advice.

Main concern

Exam and practicum difficulty plus heavy content can tank GPA if you understudy.

What students said

“Literally everything on the .”
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“Impossible exams. unless you want to devote all your time to this class.”
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“Exams were tough but . and had .”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and practicums are frequently called tough or impossible even with study guides and .

Hard ExamsLab PracticumsStudy GuidesCurvesSlide-Based Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person BIO1 tests pull heavily from slides and lectures; practicums and timed exams raise difficulty.

Hard ExamsLab PracticumsStudy GuidesCurves
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“Average on tests with Curves is a 60%.”
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“Literally everything on the .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you want to devote all your time to this class. Average on tests with Curves is a 60%.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person BIO1 reviews with mixed tones. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Content Overload

32/100

“Too much info for a first semester bio class.”

🧪

34/100

“Impossible exams. unless you want to devote all your time to this class.”

🎯 Slide Strategy

70/100

“Literally everything on the . Dont use the pearson website or textbook.”

👍 Supportive Side

65/100

“ and caring. It's a hard class so you have to study a lot.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures sometimes boring.
  • She explained the info well.
  • She is a very chill professor with so so study guides.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you NEED to study because almost everything is going to be on the tests.
  • and had .
  • this p2w class is locked behind a paywall.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • The prof is cool but the class is hard.
  • if you're lost.
  • hate this teacher. useless, didn't learn anything.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only 11 reviews with strong polarity and some very old comments reduce consistency confidence.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO111 reviews

Reported outcomes

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Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3