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Biology

R. Furbish

BIO230 · BIO215 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

Avoid if you need a ; students report crushing exams and broken learning paths.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavy nightmareUnclear lecturesTough graderMemory dump examsAvoid for biology
  • Consistently low quality ratings with
  • Exams described as , and memory-based with crushing study load
  • and unsupportive for anatomy and bio foundations

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

Students report D-, withdrawals, insane exams, and that even passing without an A is unlikely.

Both online and as effectively out of reach.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Anatomy and bio content plus six-hour study nights and .

Difficulty ratings cluster at 4-5 across formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warn you will not pass if .

and several in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Every review says no to taking again and several explicitly say stay away.

Zero recommendation across online and in-person comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Repeated tough grader labels plus D- and .

Format shift

; online also shows D-.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Huge reading load, lecture-heavy prep, and .

Format shift

and test load.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

, and unsupportive despite some notes that .

Format shift

Online critiques shallow breakout teaching; in-person critiques chaotic lectures and exams.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Nearly every review stresses .

Format shift

Test-heavy tags dominate both formats.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO courses are called test-heavy disasters with , and grades that sink or force withdrawal.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“This Professor killed my dream on becoming a biologist.”
BIO215
“Very unclear everything in , and is a .”
BIO230

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

heavy pre-class reading and videos, thin lecture help, then breakout groups instead of teaching.

Main concern

Professor does not bridge how hard anatomy is for students learning remotely.

What students said

“Professor Furbish was not able to realize how difficult learning anatomy was for every student in the course.”
BIO230

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

huge material, unclear questions, and .

Test heavyMemory-based examsUnclear test questionsInsane exam volume

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and no path to an A.

Insane examsUnclear test questionsMemory gradingTough grader
“ . Lectures are all over the place.. for evaluating students knowledge.”
BIO215
“the amount of . You will not pass lol.”
BIO215

Online

Online review focuses on heavy pre-class prep and weak .

Test heavyHeavy pre-class readingBreakout-group heavy
“She has you read and watch videos before class and then barely skims over questions and immediately sends you into breakout groups”
BIO230

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This Professor killed my dream on becoming a biologist.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 strongly consistent negative reviews on BIO215/BIO230. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation

5/100

“stay away”

📚 Teaching Quality

15/100

“Her lectures are unorganized, a lot of things are misspelled (meaning you need to do extra work to clarify)”

🧪

18/100

“ . Lectures are all over the place.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are all over the place
  • She's nice, but an obviously inexperienced teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You will not pass lol. And if you do I can guarantee it won't be an A.

Theme 3

💔 About Impact

  • This Professor killed my dream on becoming a biologist.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five consistently negative reviews from 2017-2021 with and lecture critiques, though sample remains modest.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO2153 reviews
BIO2302 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2