Meredith Dorner

BIO1LAB · BIO44 · BIO93 · BIO81H · BIO81 · BIO1 · 79 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 52.46%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Only take Dorner if you can study hard for ; , but this is not an easy A GE.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyCaring but HardLecture Videos HeavyFlipped ClassroomAP-Style Exams

Students agree she is kind and and feel AP-bio hard.
Flipped or video lectures plus dense reading create a heavy time load for intro and majors bio.
and late-work flexibility help, but .
Online BIO1 often uses Proctorio; and finals.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many A's exist, but comments stress , and little recovery after one bad score.

Online BIO1 and in-person BIO81 ; lighter BIO44 or .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and AP-style application questions make content feel harder than a typical intro GE.

BIO44 reading courses are milder; BIO81 and honors are clearly hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Online is often asynchronous, while many BIO81 sections mark attendance mandatory for live practice or lab.

; in-person majors sections more often require presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

supporters love her care and and time.

Polarization is strong in both formats; online GE .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

and generous late policies appear often, but .

Format shift

Both formats note ; exam harshness is louder in BIO81 and online BIO1.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Long , and multi-hour exam prep are common.

Format shift

Online reading load is high; .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

, and knowledgeable, yet many say lectures race or flipped videos leave them unprepared for exams.

Format shift

In-person flipped hybrid draws more teaching complaints; online structure is clearer but .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Midterms, finals, and with quizzes and discussions secondary.

Format shift

BIO44 is more quiz and discussion based; BIO1 and BIO81 remain exam-heavy.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and hybrid BIO81/BIO81H reviews split: many praise care and organization, others say flipped lectures and AP-style exams waste class time and punish beginners.

Main concern

and can dominate the grade after dense video prep.

What students said

“ . Her lecture videos are ~60 mins per week with a 3 hour Zoom meeting”
BIO81

“The lecture videos make it very difficult to grasp concepts and because there was no actual teaching during class times, it felt like 3 hours of my day were wasted.”
BIO81H

“ . Her tests are very difficult for no reason”
BIO81

“be prepared to spend at least 8+ hours per exam, assuming you want that A.”
BIO81H

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online BIO1/BIO44 is , and high-stakes midterms or finals that many call too hard for intro bio.

Main concern

Proctored or high-weight exams and .

What students said

“No matter how long/hard I study, the is an 80%.”
BIO1

“mid-term and final exams are worth around 50% of your grade combined and both pose hard MC questions”
BIO1

“ . ”
BIO1

Exam style

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Core exams are hard, high-stakes, and sometimes proctored online; and finals dominate.

AP-Style QuestionsProctorio OnlineHigh Exam WeightOpen-Note QuizzesConfusing Wording

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person BIO81 exams are AP-like, sometimes essay-heavy or trickily worded, with .

AP-Style ExamsLab ExamsEssay QuestionsNo Reliable Study Guide

“ ”
BIO81H

“2 lab exams that were about 80 questions and you had to know every detail of the labs”
BIO81H

“ , as they have a high baseline difficulty and she grades them quite harshly”
BIO81

Online

Online reviews cite Proctorio finals, timed quizzes, and hard MC questions.

ProctorioHigh Exam WeightTimed QuizzesOpen-Note Quizzes

“ . ”
BIO1

“the mid-term and final exams are worth around 50% of your grade combined and both pose hard MC questions”
BIO1

“ . No leniency, with USElESS STUDY GUIDES!”
BIO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ if you're taking other major classes. you have to dedicate so much time since lectures are videos online”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (14 online, 36 in . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Professor Dorner was a really kind and caring professor. I think ”

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28/100

“ . I was shocked with because nothing I studied was on there.”

👍 Split Recommendations

52/100

“Honestly don't understand the hate.”

⏱️ Workload Warning

28/100

“be prepared to spend at least 8+ hours per exam, assuming you want that A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She taught my class flipped classroom style
Sweet lady but horribleee lecturer
her lectures are full of fun and entertainment

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

This class should not be this difficult but she makes it extremely hard to get an A
.!!. but
SUPER EASY A. Basically AP Bio again

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

she is a very sweet professor, and she was more than willing to help me when I reached out
she's sweet, just can feel frustrated with the class
Super nice and

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many bio courses and and caring-but-hard themes, supporting high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 16 · A- 3

B range

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 8

Meredith Dorner

Only take Dorner if you can study hard for x x x; x x x, but this is not an easy A GE.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 x x

👍 Split Recommendations

⏱️ Workload Warning

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Only take Dorner if you can study hard for ; , but this is not an easy A GE.

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