AI Rate Professor

Biology

Janice Clymer

BIOLOGY107 · BIO107L · 210B · BIO107 · BIOL107 · BIOL210B · BIO210B · BIO101 · 117 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
45.45%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you are a serious bio major ready to prioritize this class and study constantly; otherwise pick another professor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLecture HeavyHigh ExpectationsUC-Prep Workload
  • Extremely content-heavy bio with cumulative, multi-part exams and .
  • Many students call her knowledgeable and UC-prep, but equally many say lectures are dry, rushed, or .
  • As are rare without massive study; GPA risk is a common warning.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A , and ; many hard workers still land B/C or fail.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Content is university-level with 30+ chapters, dense lectures, labs, and cumulative tests that overwhelm most students.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tags say skip class and you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

and UC prep; the rest strongly say stay away for GPA safety.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; curves and tiny rarely save borderline students.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

quizzes, and multi-day cumulative finals pile on.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

45/100

some praise knowledge, passion, and office hours; many call lectures boring, rushed, or poorly aligned to tests.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade is driven by , and frequent quizzes over lighter homework.

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

and and brutal pace: 30+ chapters, pop quizzes, cumulative finals, and strict grading that rewards only nonstop study.

Main concern

GPA damage from sheer volume, tough multi-day cumulative exams, and lectures that .

What students said

“ if you want to get at least B for your transfer or your GPA will be dropped because of this class.”
210B
“Prof. Clymer's Bio210B will be on of the .”
BIO210B
“Boy she is tough but very knowledgeable, and passionate. Tons of information, tons of reading.”
BIO107
“Stay away!!!!!!!!!!!”
BIO210B

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

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and short answer/essay, and are widely described as much harder than lectures.

Cumulative FinalMulti-Day FinalMultiple Choice Plus EssayLab PracticalsPop QuizzesNo Clear Review

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person finals can span two days with 100 MC plus essay/short answer and are fully cumulative across many chapters.

Cumulative FinalTwo-Day FinalMC and EssayLab PracticalsPop Quizzes
“Final are 2 parts for 2 days, 1 day is 100 multiple choice questions, and short answers. They are cumulative.”
210B
“ . Lab exams are only difficult if .”
BIO210B
“ and it's ALOT of stuff.”
BIO210B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you want to get at least B for your transfer or your GPA will be dropped because of this class. Terrible class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized teaching views. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Brutal Content Volume

18/100

“Not because the concepts are hard to grasp, but because of the sheer amount on information she'll press onto you, (32 chapters total).”

🧪 UC-Level Prep vs GPA Risk

42/100

“Overall, if because you will LEARN a lot.”

📝

28/100

“Final are 2 parts for 2 days, 1 day is 100 multiple choice questions, and short answers.”

💬 Split Teaching Views

45/100

“She is a very sweet, knowledgable teacher who wants you to succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She loves biology but you can tell she doesn't love teaching.
  • Lectures are long and boring.
  • She is a sweetheart and so passionate about biology!
  • Monotone. Lots of time and studying required.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely have to work for an A!!
  • I studied hard and ended up with a 69% that she wouldn't raise so .
  • but came out with a solid B.
  • If you love your GPA stay away.

Theme 3

📖

  • . 3 required field trips.
  • 3 exams, 1 cumulative final worth 25% of your grade, 3 lab practicals.
  • Beware of pop quizzes.
  • is only 2 or 3 points, not worth it comparing to 100 points for exam.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

117

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across BIO107 and BIO210B from 2010-2018 show consistent themes of high difficulty and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 527
3 out of 516
2 out of 526
1 out of 531

Course coverage

BIO210B22 reviews
BIO10711 reviews
210B6 reviews
BIOL210B4 reviews
BIOL1073 reviews
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BIOLOGY1072 reviews
BIO1011 review
BIO107L1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1