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Biology

Lisa Thompson-Eagle

BIO55 · BIO50B · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
41.18%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want ruthless nursing-school prep and thick skin; and pick a gentler section.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyNursing prep intensityHarsh classroom toneDisease card memorization
  • Very hard microbiology-style prep for nursing with , and memorization of disease cards.
  • admirers say tough love builds real healthcare readiness; critics cite condescension, anxiety, and low averages.
  • Attendance mandatory; grading is strict with some and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are rare without massive memorization, study guides, and ; .

Both online and ; online comments are especially negative on fairness.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Average difficulty 4.5 with , and constant reading.

In-person reviews detail disease memorization and ; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

; late students report being locked out of class.

Both formats report mandatory attendance; lock-out .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Would-take-again near 41%; nurses-in-training who want rigor and difficulty.

Positive recommendations cluster in recent in-person BIO-55; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

; writing assignments score low and class averages often crash without heavy study.

Format shift

In-person and ; appears mainly in stronger in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and high-stakes exams leave little downtime.

Format shift

Workload intensity is consistent across formats; disease-card volume is described in in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some call her thorough and caring with tough love; many report condescension, confusion, and unprofessional insults.

Format shift

Online reviews are almost purely negative; and hostility complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Lecture and ; quizzes, disease cards, and test-heavy tags appear constantly.

Format shift

; online and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but some students credit her for nursing readiness if they study constantly.

Main concern

, and overwhelming memorization load.

What students said

“she preps you very well for nursing school. as long as you use her study guide.”
BIO-55
“HARD class but add her berating, yelling & insults on top of it.”
BIO-55
“This class is far from a cakewalk, but it is hard for a reason.”
42718

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online BIO-55 reviews are strongly negative: , and rude tone.

Main concern

and hostile vibe with little support.

What students said

“Dr.Lisa was very strict and expects us to know so much on the first days. She had favorites and treated people differently”
BIO-55
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BIO-55

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are thorough, nursing-style, and high-stakes with .

Test heavyStudy-guide aligned examsDisease card memorizationLecture-heavy grade weight

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and disease-card memorization; lecture can be about 75% of the grade.

Study guide examsDisease cards on finalLecture 75% of grade
“ as long as you use her study guide.”
BIO-55
“you will have to memorize 70 diseases on the final”
BIO-55
“Lecture is 75% of your grade!! She is very thorough with her tests.”
BIO-55

Online

and expectations extreme from day one; no student-friendly exam format is described.

Hard examsStrict expectations
“ .”
BIO-55

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“if you want to be in health care this class will show you how hard it can be when getting into nursing or any healthcare. so prepare yourself to STUDDYYYYY”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (2 online, 15 in-person), highlighting rigor, grading, and climate. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Difficulty & Prep

12/100

“Disease cards will absolutely destroy you, heads up if because you will have to memorize 70 diseases on the final”

💢 Classroom Climate

20/100

“HARD class but add her berating, yelling & insults on top of it. Has us walking on eggshells daily”

🏥 Nursing Readiness

70/100

“Took her last year and now I'm in the nursing program and I can honesty say she preps you very well for nursing school.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class average was very very low
  • Lecture is 75% of your grade!!
  • Nudge sheets are very similar to the exams so study those

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes jokes, but is very condescending and makes you feel dumb
  • Dr. Lisa is a good teacher, but she expects you to be able know every single thing
  • She pushes you to succeed and gotta adore her for her tough love

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • She will call you out during class if you do something wrong
  • This professor is downright sadistic in their demeanor

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen detailed recent reviews (2022–2024) with , and classroom climate.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 57

Course coverage

BIO-5512 reviews
427183 reviews
Bio50B2 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 5