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Biology

Laila Barada

BIO20 · BIO41 · BIO4L · BIO1 · BIO41L · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other BIO option and can handle a crushing workload with little support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming WorkloadTough GraderMinimal Teaching6PM DeadlinesTest Heavy
  • , and tests with little actual instruction.
  • Online sections often rely on YouTube/Khan Academy with and .
  • Older in-person BIO20 reviews were more mixed, with some praise for lectures and field trips.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some students earn As, but , and test averages around 60% make an A costly.

Online students stress impossible weekly loads; and clearer paths to A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings and , and and hard to absorb.

Both formats call the pace and volume hard; online adds time-pressure from 6pm due dates.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as mandatory in some sections and not required in others, with mixed enforcement.

as no or yes inconsistently; several in-person BIO20 reviews stress coming to class.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most recent students urge others not to take her due to overload, weak teaching, and harsh policies.

Online reviews are nearly all avoid; a and field trips.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and low test averages dominate, with limited forgiveness for late work or illness.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize unforgiving drops and hard scoring; .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students describe work for multiple courses at once: 20+ quizzes, many homework sets, smartbooks, and frequent exams.

Format shift

Both formats report crushing volume; online winter/short terms feel especially brutal.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

Recent comments say she rarely teaches, reuses messages, and and documents.

Format shift

Online is rated much worse for teaching; and humor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Many quizzes, midterms, and homework and smartbook work.

Format shift

and quiz clusters every few days; in-person BIO20 stresses long exams worth most of the grade.

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

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

older BIO20 students liked lectures and field trips, while recent BIO41 students report crushing homework and .

Main concern

and ; exams dominate grades.

What students said

“yeah only way to pass this class is to cheat tbh she gives so learn anything”
BIO41
“Go to class! She will tell you what will be on the tests.”
BIO20
“TERRIBLE. Stay AWAY. The other BIO 41 instructors are a better choice.”
BIO41

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BIO is widely called lazy and overloaded, with reused announcements, 6pm Sunday deadlines, and almost no real teaching.

Main concern

Huge , and .

What students said

“She provides zero help when students struggle and you literally have to look up answers to get them in homeworks.”
BIO41
“Not a single lecture, everything was on youtube or khan academy. I've never heard her voice.”
BIO4L
“This class has the work for 3 classes with other professors.”
BIO41

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent and high-stakes, with practice sets that still leave many students underprepared.

Multiple QuizzesMidterms and FinalTest HeavySmartbook Practice

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and high weight, sometimes fill-in-the-blank plus many multiple choice from lectures and book.

Long ExamsLecture-Based TestsHigh Exam Weight
“For exams you have 50 questions fill in the blank & 100 multiple choice.”
BIO20
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BIO20

Online

Online , and exams into short windows with 6pm due times.

Smartbook AssignmentsModule QuizzesMultiple ExamsTight Due Windows
“The and smartbook are usually 50+, the system .”
BIO41
“4 tests , 20+ Quizz, 20 Assig, 20 Home”
BIO41

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you like your mental health. Never and will not respond to emails until about 3 days later. HORRID.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews across online and in-person BIO courses, weighted toward recent detail-rich comments. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Crushing Workload

12/100

“This class has the work for 3 classes with other professors.”

🎓 Teaching Quality

25/100

“Not a single lecture, everything was on youtube or khan academy. I've never heard her voice.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“TERRIBLE. Stay AWAY. The other BIO 41 instructors are a better choice.”

⚖️

22/100

“the average class grades is 60% on the tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She provides zero help when students struggle
  • She never did anything for herself. Not a single lecture
  • She is extremely knowledgeable... break down very complex... concepts

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty detailed reviews span 2018-2025 across online and workload and teaching.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 513

Course coverage

BIO4112 reviews
BIO205 reviews
BIO11 review
BIO41L1 review
BIO4L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2