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Biology

Susan Tanimura

BIO20 · BIO11 · BIOBIO · ANATOMY · BIOLOGY11 · BIO20LAB · AABB2201 · HISTA2201 · ANAT11 · CLASS2201 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you need rigorous anatomy prep for nursing or medical paths and can devote major weekly study time; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerUniversity-level anatomyHeavy workloadHard testsHelps if you hustleNot an easy A
  • Anatomy with Tanimura is consistently framed as community-college content taught at university intensity.
  • Students who put in many weekly study hours and ask for help often praise her dedication and .
  • Students seeking a smooth grade frequently call tests random, lectures , and the load overwhelming.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students repeatedly say As require 4-5+ and practicums, and that this is not an easy A.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Anatomy volume, fast lectures, and and memory intensive.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

and after-class study sessions are strongly implied as necessary even though a formal policy is not spelled out.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Highly recommended for serious medical-track students who want depth, but widely discouraged for anyone needing lighter anatomy.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and help sessions exist, but tests and practicums are described as extremely hard and picky.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Comments cite 25-30 hours a week, constant printing and memorization, and little room for other classes.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

She is knowledgeable and goes above and beyond for motivated students, yet many find lectures disorganized or .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Hard tests, quizzes, essays, drawings, and lab practicums drive grades .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person anatomy lecture and lab demand long hours; dedicated students credit her help and transfer-level prep, while others report and .

Main concern

, and uneven clarity of lectures and practicums.

What students said

“Not easy A, but no anatomy class is.”
BIO11
“you will get a University-type education at a Community College”
BIO11
“Unless you have ”
BIO11

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are tough, detail-heavy, and sometimes said to include material barely covered in lecture.

Hard quizzes and testsLab practicumsEssay and drawing itemsDetail-heavy questionsExtra credit available

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests and practicums are described as extremely hard with broad or unexpected detail questions.

Hard examsLab practicumsRandom or book-detail itemsStudy guides sometimes mismatch
“Test and in lecture”
BIO11
“ .They are hard and they are random question that never were cover in class.”
AABB2201
“ . a lot of essay and some drawing.”
BIO11

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you're looking for an easy A, you're in the wrong field of study.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person anatomy reviews, highlighting rigor versus support themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Dedication

55/100

“She will go above and beyond to try and help you understand.”

🔥 Course Difficulty

22/100

“hard, hard and hard. towards end of semester i felt like i needed anti-anxiety meds.”

📈 Not An Easy A

28/100

“Not easy A, but no anatomy class is.”

⚖️ Recommendation Split

52/100

“If you are taking this class to be in the . If not, this class may be too much.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Stays late with students, very dedicated teacher
  • She is more than willing to help students who ask for help
  • lectures are and her quizes are hard too

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • studied about 4-5 hours and struggled to get a B
  • Im talking putting in 25 - 30 hours a week to succeed
  • she gives out a lot of

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • GREAT professor and
  • , but a tough teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over several years show a stable, polarized but coherent picture of a hard anatomy professor.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
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1 out of 58

Course coverage

BIO1140 reviews
ANATOMY2 reviews
AABB22011 review
ANAT111 review
BIO201 review
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BIO20LAB1 review
BIOBIO1 review
BIOLOGY111 review
CLASS22011 review
HISTA22011 review

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