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Biology

Amanda Gerrard

BIO20 · MS20 · ANAT025 · BIO19 · BIO · MS4 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
54.29%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take her if , and if you need soft feedback and fast grade posts.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging LecturesPhone Ban StrictOnline Exam RetriesPolarizing ToneSlow Grading
  • Many students love entertaining lectures and call her the GOAT for BIO; others find her rude when questioned.
  • Recent if you keep up weekly work.
  • Phone use, disorganization, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many report easy A with consistent weekly work and dual exam tries; .

Online more often easy-with-retries; and less guided.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Intro bio content is approachable when lectures land, but volume of and sometimes hard wording raise demand.

Online difficulty often rated lower; older in-person BIO20 harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

; lectures sometimes optional but she dislikes no-shows and phones, and review days matter.

Online mostly flexible; if .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

: love her energy and retries, or flee the tone and disorganization.

Online is mixed-easy; and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

, yet tough grader tags and picky wording still appear.

Format shift

Online retries raise leniency; older in-person felt harsher.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly lecture and moderate load.

Format shift

Hybrid/online still has lots of weekly assignments.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Highly entertaining when it clicks; frequent complaints about irritability, tangents, and .

Format shift

; online help quality criticized.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly quizzes, labs, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes dual-try quizzes/exams; and lecture testing.

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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO ranges from GOAT engaging labs/lectures to avoid , and no study guides.

Main concern

Harsh reactions to questions/phones plus inconsistent organization and grade posting.

What students said

“She is the GOAT. Her lectures are engaging and make the lecture time fly by.”
BIO
“She is often very very rude to students who ask questions.”
BIO20
“If you do the work, it's an easy A. If you don't do the work it's an easy F.”
BIO20

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online BIO20 is often easy with , but responsiveness and .

Main concern

, and uneven communication.

What students said

“Online was ez. and exams twice. .”
BIO20
“DO NOT expect to have ur assignments graded quickly - it takes her over a month.”
BIO20
“Awful. She is .”
BIO20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Recent classes often use online quizzes/exams with two tries; .

Online exams two attemptsWeekly quizzesLecture-based testsNo study guides sometimes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

recently; older comments describe tough in-class style tests without study guides.

Online dual-try examsWeekly quizzesHard wordingNo study guides
“The and can be attempted twice.”
BIO
“ ; the wording can trip you up, so study hard.”
BIO20

Online

Online reviews clearly and exams; proctoring tools are not clearly proven.

Two exam attemptsTwo quiz attemptsOnline tests
“Exams and and had two tries.”
BIO20
“ and exams twice.”
BIO20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you do the work, it's an easy A. If you don't do the work it's an easy F.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting dual-try exams, lecture energy, and tone conflict. Credibility rating: High.

🐐

70/100

“She is the GOAT. Her lectures are engaging and make the lecture time fly by.”

📱 Strict Phone Culture

40/100

“Don't have your cell phone out as it's rude and you're going to piss her off.”

🔁

75/100

“The and can be attempted twice. Easy A and you'll have a great time getting it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are entertaining and .
  • She went off on tangents, talked a lot about her personal life
  • She's sarcastic, intelligent, and a little harsh but never for the wrong reasons.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Online was ez. and exams twice.
  • She hasn't posted grades all semester.
  • If u attend her class & understand what shes teaching then youll be fine.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Tone & Help

  • She is .
  • She gets MAD when you ask questions.
  • This class made me hate bio completely.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years show stable themes of entertainment vs rudeness, with enough recent online dual-attempt detail.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 511
3 out of 510
2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 1 · A 15 · A- 4

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Not_Sure_Yet 1