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Biology

Amy McWhorter

BIO121 · BIO11ANATOMY · ANATOMY · BIO1160625 · BIO1 · BIO97 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
64.29%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Take her for anatomy if you will study hard from day one; do not expect an easy free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesTest heavyExtra credit on examsLab hitlistsCaring but no spoon-feeding
  • Anatomy is memorization-heavy with grade driven almost entirely by lecture and lab exams.
  • She is widely seen as the best IVC anatomy option: , and frequent .
  • Genetics and some older lab reviews are much harsher than recent anatomy feedback.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

and hitlists help, but an A still demands nonstop memorization and .

Evidence is almost all in person; the one online A still required heavy continuous study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Anatomy content volume and lab practical depth make the course intellectually and memory-heavy for most students.

Both formats describe high difficulty; online added short-answer and .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

as not mandatory, but skipping leaves you behind on dense lectures and labs.

and mandatory; online was not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

Most students call her the best anatomy pick at IVC if you work hard, with more hate on genetics and a few harsh older reviews.

Recommendation strength is driven by in-person anatomy; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Frequent and , though a few students say she will not curve low averages.

Format shift

Leniency claims come mainly from in-person anatomy.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Huge memorization load plus multiple lecture and .

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Recent anatomy praise ; genetics and some lab-structure complaints drag the average.

Format shift

In-person anatomy is strongest; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grade is dominated by multiple lecture exams and weight.

Format shift

Online also centered on four lecture and four lab exams plus quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

supportive lectures, dense lab practicals, hitlists, and ; genetics sections draw more criticism.

Main concern

Lab practicals and pure memorization volume sink students who fall behind.

What students said

“Anatomy is tough no matter who teaches it, but and . She gives a hitlist of all the terms for lab”
BIO11ANATOMY
“90% of your grade are exams, 4 lecture and 4 lab. She gives questions on every exam though and a hitlist of what terms are fair game”
BIO11ANATOMY
“Wouldnt NOT recommend her anatomy class, youre grade is based completely on a few tests and lab exams. Even when the class test average was 30-40% she would not curve”
ANATOMY

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Single online anatomy section with live meetings, and multiple-choice lab exams; student still earned an A with .

Main concern

Course remains high volume with no cramming allowed.

What students said

“Online w live meetings. Recorded lectures, 4 lecture exams short answer & essay responses, 4 . She helped me a lot in office hours”
BIO11ANATOMY

Exam style

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Exams are dense and high-stakes but usually drawn from lectures and posted hitlists rather than pure trickery.

Lecture examsLab practicalsHitlist termsExtra credit questionsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard lab practicals, often with EC and term hitlists.

Lab practicalsLecture examsHitlistExtra credit on examsNo curve sometimes
“She gives a hitlist of all the terms for lab, so you'll know exactly ”
BIO11ANATOMY
“90% of your grade are exams, 4 lecture and 4 lab. She gives questions on every exam”
BIO11ANATOMY

Online

Online used short-answer/essay lecture exams and multiple-choice lab exams with quizzes; .

Short answer lecture examsMultiple choice lab examsQuizzesRecorded lectures
“Recorded lectures, 4 lecture exams short answer & essay responses, 4 ”
BIO11ANATOMY

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Anatomy is a difficult class but Dr. Amy gives you all the materials to succeed, and and lab hitlist. Put in the work and you will get a good grade!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting anatomy teaching, exam structure, and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Dr.Amy was an amazing professor! Anatomy is a challenging course and is very memorization-heavy, but Dr. and wants you to succeed.”

📝

70/100

“ and even gives hitlists for .”

🔥 Workload Reality

28/100

“This class is HEAVY! But go figure - its Anatomy. It's not hard, but huge volumes to learn.”

👍 Recommendation Split

66/100

“Out of all the anatomy teachers, you're a thousand percent better off with her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and she makes sure not to go too fast
  • She's basically telling you what to study
  • , and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The difficulty really is the volume of memorization
  • Grade
  • You'll get guaranteed A for sure if you listen and review everyday

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs

  • and difficult
  • She gives a hitlist of all the terms for lab
  • STAY in well in lab

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years with consistent anatomy themes and and format signals.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 512
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 59

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 5 · A 15

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 4