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Biology

Elisabeth Thompson-Eagle

MIC1 · MICROBIOLOGY · BIO34 · BIO1H · MIC1FALL14 · BIO55 · MICRO1 · BIO1 · BIO50B · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
61.36%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want real nursing-prep rigor and ; skip if you need a gentle easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyLecture heavyNudge sheetsPolarizing blunt styleNursing-prep rigor
  • Microbiology with Dr. Lisa is consistently among the hardest science courses at the college, with tricky exams and heavy memorization.
  • Students who study PowerPoints, nudge sheets, and disease cards often finish prepared for nursing; others call her harsh or rude.
  • and tests dominate; she provides resources but does not hand-hold.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many As exist among grinders, but and some withdraw or leave with lower grades despite effort.

Nearly all evidence is in person; online has almost no grade detail.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students repeatedly call micro the hardest class of their lives with memorization, disease cases, and tricky tests.

In-person BIO55/MIC1 drive this judgment.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Attendance is almost always marked mandatory with .

In-person evidence dominates; the one .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

Majority of and nursing readiness despite difficulty.

; online is negative but n=1.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader tags and tricky exams are common; and appear but standards stay high.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly disease quizzes, cards, labs, and constant study of PowerPoints create a heavy ongoing load.

Format shift

and bio courses.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Strong lecturer who supplies PowerPoints, nudge sheets, and office hours; tone can feel harsh to some.

Format shift

In-person teaching highly praised; single online review is harsh on style.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams, finals with disease cases, and .

Format shift

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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

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and life-changing for nursing prep; a vocal minority report rudeness, belittling, and .

Main concern

Blunt or harsh interpersonal .

What students said

“I absolutely love and adore Dr. Lisa. She is an amazing professor”
BIO55
“RUDEST PROFESSOR EVER!!! Constantly belittles students”
BIO55
“NO PRESSURE, NO DIAMONDS!”
BIO55

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single online review is strongly negative on tone and approachability despite a high numeric quality field, so treat online evidence as thin.

Main concern

Described as condescending and hard to approach.

What students said

“Awful teacher, condisending, intemitating and hard to approach with concerns”
MIC1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard and application-heavy; study guides help but .

Test heavyTricky exam questionsNudge sheetsDisease cases on finalWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams use PowerPoint-based material, nudge sheets, labs, and clinical-style disease cases.

Tricky testsNudge sheetsDisease case finalWeekly disease quizzes
“All of her lecture notes are on the exam”
BIO55
“ and extremely difficult”
BIO55
“ and has nothing to do with the objective learnings”
BIO55

Online

Only one online review; it does not clearly describe exam logistics beyond calling the experience test heavy.

TEST HEAVY
“teaching style is terrible and inhibits learning”
MIC1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“NO PRESSURE, NO DIAMONDS! I recently finished her Microbiology course, and it was without a doubt the hardest science class I've ever taken in my life!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), balancing rigor praise and interpersonal criticism. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Extreme Difficulty

18/100

“The HARDEST class I've ever taken”

💎 Teaching Payoff

76/100

“Dr. Lisa can TEACH”

❤️

60/100

“ and caring and wants everyone to succeed but you have to study”

👍 Recommendation

64/100

“If you cannot handle Dr. Lisa then you probably, hate to say, aren't cut out for a science based career”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is an amazing lecturer which made class enjoyable
  • She can be blunt which can come off as rude
  • NUDGE SHEETS ARE GOLD!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Think like Dr. Lisa and I promise you'll do well
  • you will be pushed to your absolute limit

Theme 3

💔 About Harsh Tone

  • Constantly belittles students and makes them feel bad
  • makes you feel like you aren't smart enough

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

100

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail and stable hard-but-excellent themes yield high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 567
4 out of 58
3 out of 510
2 out of 55
1 out of 510

Course coverage

BIO5521 reviews
MIC120 reviews
BIO13 reviews
BIO1H1 review
BIO341 review
Show 4 more courses
BIO50B1 review
MIC1FALL141 review
MICRO11 review
MICROBIOLOGY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 1 · A 16 · A- 2

B range

10

B+ 2 · B 8

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

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