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Biological Sciences

Farah Sogo

BIOL180 · BIO125 · BIOA180 · BIO · BIO180 · BIO283 · BIOL283 · 155 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
60.61%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a rigorous bio lecture and will fully memorize notes; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavyPassionate lecturerApplication examsStrict on cheatingStudy hard for A
  • Many students say and energetic if you show up and memorize notes.
  • Exams often feel trickier or more applied than study guides, and .
  • Online reviews and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible but usually requires deep memorization of slides and heavy study; many call it easy B hard A.

Online students rarely report easy As; if you only study her notes.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Dense bio content, long lectures, and .

Online difficulty ratings skew high; outliers.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass without lectures.

; a few say optional if notes are obtained.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

61/100

About 61% would take again: learners who want rigor recommend her; .

In-person recommendations are mixed-positive; online .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

, and nitpicky scoring outweigh occasional .

Format shift

Online is especially strict; in-person includes more extra-credit comments.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and heavy note memorization create a heavy load.

Format shift

; in-person also reports long homework.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many praise passionate clear lectures and , while and condescension.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is common; online teaching ratings are mostly low.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Grades rest mainly on a ; .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online also mentions camera-proctored exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fair notes-to-exam matches for studiers , and condescension claims.

Main concern

and occasional mismatch between study guides and tests.

What students said

“As long as you get the notes down in class and do the HW and study those, you should do fine on the tests.”
BIO180
“once you get to the study guide.”
BIO180
“Dr. Sogo's class is NOT easy- it's made to push you.”
BIO180

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online BIO180 feedback is mostly negative: room checks, and low take-again intent.

Main concern

Webcam proctoring and .

What students said

“ , show our id and the room”
BIO
“ and the material must be known front and back.”
BIO180
“Her study guides were long and frankly, nothing on it was really on the test.”
BIO180

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and often emphasize application or detail; online adds camera/ID room proctoring.

Application questionsStudy guide mismatch reportedCamera and ID room check onlineExam heavyTrick questions

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but many students report trick or highly specific questions and low averages.

Lecture-note basedTrick questionsCumulative finalExtra credit questions
“Lots of .”
BIO180
“If you had the lecture notes in front of you, you would get 100% on every exam.”
BIO180

Online

and room scan, no revisiting answers, with hard application items.

Camera requiredShow ID and roomCannot go backApplication questions
“ , show our id and the room, once u answer a question on the test u can't go back to change it”
BIO
“The questions instead of being straight forward AND they're tricky.”
BIO180

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ something- you will have to push yourself, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting exam weight, lecture passion, and online proctoring. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“She is a very kind and and .”

📝

32/100

“Grade is based almost entirely on the exams. .”

🔥 Passion for Bio

80/100

“Professor Sogo, really loves what she does.”

🖥️ Online Proctoring

25/100

“ , show our id and the room”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Shes a GREAT person but that does not make her a GREAT teacher.
  • She is an amazing lecturer.
  • Her lectures could feel really long because there's so much info.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy B but a hard A
  • and the material must be known front and back.
  • Do not have to learn anything . Just attend lectures and she will tell you exactly what you will see on the test .

Theme 3

⚖️ About Fairness & Rules

  • She was unreasonable when it came to certain things and was EXTREMELY paranoid about cheating.
  • the restroom.
  • She reported me for cheating which never happened

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

155

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews over many years with , and teaching passion yield high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 567
4 out of 542
3 out of 516
2 out of 514
1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 7 · A 8

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 6

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2 · Rather_Not_Say 1