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Biology

Rachel Tamayo-Elizondo

BIO20 · BIOLOGY22 · BIO5 · BIO22 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
0/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.9

The decision

unless you can teach yourself biology under a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProAvoid warningSelf-teaching requiredTest heavyHeavy workloadHarsh grading
  • Students almost unanimously describe the class as , and .
  • as , and poorly supported by study guidance.
  • Grades and comments show a very high effort cost with little perceived teaching value.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

5/100

Getting an A appears extremely difficult because students report , and widespread low grades or withdrawals.

Both formats are negative, but grading and exam overload.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

8/100

The course feels intellectually overwhelming because students must read broadly, teach themselves, and prepare for .

The online review also reports difficulty, while and poor guidance.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

One in-person tag says skipping class means you will not pass, but comments also suggest class time often adds little learning value.

; the online review does not clarify attendance rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

0/100

Students strongly warn against taking her because they describe rude , and little support.

Both online and in-person evidence is negative, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

3/100

Students report , and many low grades or drops.

Format shift

, while the online review is negative but less specific.

Workload

Overwhelming

2/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and little time to study for exams.

Format shift

Both formats mention heavy workload, with in-person reviews giving more detail.

Teaching experience

Awful

2/100

Students consistently describe her as , and reliant on slides rather than teaching.

Format shift

Both online and in-person reviews criticize teaching, with in-person evidence far more extensive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

95/100

Reviews repeatedly describe the class as exams, and cumulative finals.

Format shift

Both formats mention tests, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are consistently severe, citing rude responses, , and .

Main concern

Students report needing to know everything with little useful instruction or .

What students said

“ .”
BIO5
“Final exam is cumulative plus 28 essays to study for and .”
BIO22
“Terrible professor. Reads off of a PowerPoint in lecture, expects you to read and know everything.”
BIO5

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is strongly negative, citing unprofessional behavior, poor support, and heavy testing.

Main concern

Students may receive and exams.

What students said

“She is unprofessional, and rude and would not put in the effort to help her students.”
BIO20

Exam style

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Exams are described as heavy, broad, timed, and harsh, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

Test HeavyTimed ExamsCumulative FinalNo RetakesNo CurveBroad Exam Scope

Assessment risk

Strict

8/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

no retakes or curves, but do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book rules.

Test HeavyTimed ExamsCumulative FinalNo RetakesNo CurveBroad Exam Scope
“The exams are 100 questions each along with lab exam that are 50 questions and timed.”
BIO5
“Final exam is cumulative plus 28 essays to study for and .”
BIO22
“Her response when asked what to focus more on for !"”
BIO22

Online

The online review says the course is test heavy but does not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, webcam use, or .

Test Heavy
“She is unprofessional, and rude and would not put in the effort to help her students.”
BIO20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

0/100

“Please do yourself a favor and if you must wait a year to get into another class.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

2/100

“Terrible teacher. You are required to teach yourself 90 percent of the time.”

🧪

8/100

“The exams are 100 questions each along with lab exam that are 50 questions and timed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Get ready to teach your self.
  • Terrible professor. Reads off of a PowerPoint in lecture, expects you to read and know everything.
  • She uses another professors material and basically just reads the slides and doesn't help it make sense.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • because 'in the medical field there are no redo's'.
  • So exams.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • She will belittle you to every question you ask.
  • Shes rude when you ask questions.
  • Her class was so stressful it put two people in the hospital.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across years are extremely consistent, detailed, and unanimously low in quality rating.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 514

Course coverage

BIO56 reviews
BIO224 reviews
BIO203 reviews
BIOLOGY221 review

Reported outcomes

F results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1