Colby Linder

BIOL22 · BIO24 · BIOLOGY22 · PHYSIOLOGY · BIO22 · ANATOMYBIO20 · BIO21A · BIO5 · BIO20ANATOMY · 94 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 92.86%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you want a strong biology professor who makes hard material manageable but still expects real studying.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesCaringExtra creditChallenging contentExam guidance

Students overwhelmingly praise Linder as engaging, caring, funny, and and physiology courses.
The courses are not easy intellectually, but he makes them manageable with , and approachability.
, and keeping up with exams, labs, essays, and homework.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is very doable with , and , but students repeatedly warn that physiology and exams require real work.

and ; online reviews are positive but include one warning that the class is extremely hard.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The course content is challenging biology and physiology with memorization, labs, essays, and though his teaching makes it clearer.

Both formats describe the content as hard, with online BIO22 sounding especially demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and clear about what to study.

, but and more detailed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

He is often described as lenient and , and exam preparation.

Format shift

, while one online review wished for more .

Workload

Moderate

46/100

Workload is moderate to heavy because students mention , and memorization, but most view it as manageable.

Format shift

Online BIO22 is described as very hard, while in-person reviews balance workload complaints with strong guidance and support.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Linder is consistently praised for , and making difficult biology understandable.

Format shift

Both formats praise him, with and support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades are exam-centered, with , and some assignments or papers.

Format shift

In-person reviews detail lecture and lab exams, while and assignments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly praise his lectures, , and while acknowledging tough science content.

Main concern

, and memorization require steady effort.

What students said

“ . LINDER! His class was absolutely AMAZING!”
BIO5

“Physiology is not an easy course, but he makes it very entertaining and fun to learn.”
BIO22

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are positive overall but split on workload, with one calling BIO22 extremely hard and another calling him the .

Main concern

Online physiology can and vocabulary.

What students said

“One of the HARDEST class ive ever taken.”
BIO22

“By far the course!”
BIO22

Exam style

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Exams are serious but student-supported because he often provides notes, essay , and .

Open Notes MentionedEssay Questions Given AheadMultiple-Choice And Essay ExamsLab ExamsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

69/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab exams, multiple-choice and essay questions, open-note exams in one review, and essay questions provided ahead of time.

Open Notes MentionedMultiple-Choice And Essay ExamsLecture ExamsLab ExamsEssay Questions Given Ahead

“He always replied fast to emails and offers after each lecture exam and they are also open note.”
BIO22

“ and Essay.”
BIO22

“Lecture notes and .”
BIOL22

Online

Online reviews mention difficult lab exams and do not clearly prove webcam, .

Lab ExamsVocabulary-Based Lab Exams

“ lab reports so start early on creating flashcards for them.”
BIO22

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . LINDER! His class was absolutely AMAZING! Bio-5 was so smooth with him. Amazing, funny lectures, prepares us well for , and . He cares about his students so much! .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Professor Linder is probably the . He teaches a complicated subject and takes his time to break it down in order for everyone to understand.”

👍 Recommendation Level

94/100

“Dont think twice about registering with him. Do it !”

📚 Effort Required

68/100

“This is not an easy class but as long as you do the work you will be fine.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are amazing and so engaging, .
He made learning physiology so much fun.
He explained everything very clearly, had lecture notes prepared for us.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Physiology is not an easy course, but he makes it very entertaining and fun to learn.
and STUDYING will likely get you the grade you want.
An A is this class is very doable.

Theme 3

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There are 3 lab exams and 4 lecture exams.
Lecture notes and .
The most challenging part was keeping up with homework and .

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Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with detailed, consistent themes make the evidence highly credible despite a few negative outliers.

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Quality ratings

5 out of 583

4 out of 54

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2 out of 52

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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BIOL227 reviews

BIO55 reviews

ANATOMYBIO202 reviews

BIOLOGY222 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 14 · A- 4

B range

B+ 5 · B 6

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

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No reported values

No letter grade reported

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FairEffort

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Recommended

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Level

📚 Effort Required

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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