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Biology

Catherine A. Crouch

BIO20 · MARINEBIO · BIOLOMARI · BIOBIO · BIOL101 · H0669OCEAN012 · MARINEBIOLOGY · BIOTECHNOLOGY · MARINE20 · BIO60 · BIO1 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless and are ready to memorize every detail with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal memorizationTough graderTalks down to studentsTests mismatch notesNot intro-level
  • Most students call the class and .
  • Lectures and study guides often fail to .
  • A minority who study nonstop and read the book report learning a lot and occasionally earning high grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Even hard workers report Cs and Ds; and exams are described as nearly impossible.

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Students must memorize every lecture detail, textbook content, phylums, and .

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

, quizzes every class, and penalties for missing.

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most comments say run away, worst professor ever, or .

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Students call her a , and picky wording rules.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

and lab exams, long study guides, field trips, and massive memorization.

Format shift

Workload reports come only from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many call lectures rushed, dry, or unclear while a few praise her passion for the subject.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on , and harsh lab practicals.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, assigned seating, daily quizzes, ruthless lab and lecture exams, and frequent complaints that notes and study guides do not match tests.

Main concern

, and overwhelming memorization crush many intro students.

What students said

“Very strict and ! Lab exams are insane, your memory ! Beware.”
BIO20
“ . SHE IS HORRIBLE. MORE THAN HALF THE CLASS IS FAILING.”
BIO20
“Not an easy teacher, so .”
BIO20

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and frequently said not to match lectures or guides.

Timed multi-part examsLab practicalsEssay testsLecture-quiz every classStudy guides that miss material

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab exams demand complete-sentence answers, heavy memorization, and sometimes last-minute added diagrams.

Lab practicalsEssay examsTimed finalsDaily quizzesStudy-guide mismatch
“ time for answering questions.”
BIO20
“She said there would be no diagram to label on the final, but as we show up to take the exam!”
BIO20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . SHE IS HORRIBLE. MORE THAN HALF THE CLASS IS FAILING.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2016, highlighting teaching, grading, and . Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Teaching Disaster

28/100

“ !!! .”

🧠 Memorization Nightmare

14/100

“You must remember every tiny detail of each lecture, plus everything that is in the textbook.”

⚖️

16/100

“Very strict and ! Lab exams are insane, your memory ! Beware.”

🚫

20/100

“PLEASE..I'm warning you...RUN AWAY FROM THIS CLASS!!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • PPT are long, boring, useless.
  • The lectures are very rushed and key information is not emphasized on her powerpoints.
  • She also talks down to students a lot.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Half the class failed. 70% of students dropped the class before the end of semester.
  • .
  • I studied my butt off and received a C.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • SHE HAS NO HEART. SHE IS COLD, BITTER, EVIL, AND HAS NO MERCY.
  • she seems so sweet, but then she'll snap every so often and talks down to students.
  • She's a tough cookie, but you learn alot.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

53

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show strong consensus on difficulty and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 56
3 out of 57
2 out of 515
1 out of 520

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1