Lesley Blankenship-Williams

BIO212 · BIO135 · MICROBIOLOGY · BIO145 · ZOO135 · MICRO200 · ZOO203 · BIO220 · BIO211 · ZOO200 · BIOL212 · BIO101 · MICR200 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 74.36%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you want to truly learn and can dedicate major study hours; skip if you need an easy science grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesLecture objectives as study guidesHard but fairTest heavy scienceHigh expectations

Microbiology and physiology are genuinely hard and time-consuming
Most students who put in

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are earned through heavy weekly study and objective mastery; she does not hand out grades.

Online and ; online nursing prereqs feel especially intense.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Micro, physio, and related courses demand deep conceptual understanding well beyond light intro science.

Some lighter marine mammal online courses are milder, but core BIO and micro reviews dominate difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

74/100

Majority would take her again for learning quality despite toughness and a vocal minority who felt talked down to.

In-person BIO212 praise is especially strong; older online outliers are more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Strict and concept-focused but transparent; extras like dropped exams or appear in some terms.

Format shift

Both formats call exams fair if objectives are done; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and group projects require many weekly study hours.

Format shift

Online and in-person both warn about 20-30 plus hour study weeks for top grades.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly call lectures clear, engaging, and among the .

Format shift

In-person energy is highest; online video lectures still earn strong praise with some tone complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Several lecture exams, lab practicals, and .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; lecture objectives double as the .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is widely loved for , and fairness, though a minority call her patronizing under stress.

Main concern

Outside study demand is very high; .

What students said

“Her lecture objectives are exactly , so .”
BIO212

“Lesley is beyond smart, SO FUNNY, she has so many stories that go along with the lecture”
BIO212

“Hardest class I have taken so far.”
BIO212

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and objectives, but intro courses can still feel too advanced and some find her tone cold.

Main concern

and occasional reports of condescending help responses.

What students said

“Tough course but amazing professor. You will work hard for your grade.”
BIO211

“She is enthusiastic about the material, and the video lectures present the information in an engaging manner.”
BIO135

“this class is a PREREQUISITE for nursing school. Treats the class as if you are immediately in the medical field”
BIO211

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard but predictable if you master her lecture objectives and .

Lecture objectives match examsConcept application not pure memorizationMultiple exams plus lab finalExtra credit on some exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

a low exam, and include lab finals and group work.

Lecture objectives as study sheetDrop lowest exam sometimesLab finalConcept explanation required

“Her lecture objectives are exactly , so .”
BIO212

“if she teaches something be ready to explain that same thing back to her in the same exact way or .”
BIO212

Online

Online reviews describe objective-aligned quizzes and and many study hours.

Lecture objectivesFree response difficultyLots of video material

“I struggled a lot, especially with the , but her class is reasonable if you go the extra mile.”
BIO211

“Quizzes and .O.'s.”
ZOO135

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you put in the work and meet her halfway, she will get you to the other side.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 microbiology and biology reviews with mixed but mostly positive teaching themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Excellence

90/100

“Her lectures are very straightforward, interesting, engaging and informative.”

📘

85/100

“Do the lecture objectives and it makes tests 100 times easier.”

🔥 Real Difficulty

30/100

“Definitely was the hardest class Ive ever taken and I had to truly put all my effort in to get an A”

👍

74/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

SO FUNNY, she has so many stories that go along with the lecture that actually help concepts stick
Excellent knowledge. Get ready to study
hands down the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You need to understand the concepts, it's not just memorization
Study at minimum 30 hours per week more if you want an A
what you put in to the class is what you'll get out of it

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality

she makes lectures extremely boring and
Seems intimidating but she's friendly!
Respect her and she will respect you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

87/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across micro, physio, and related courses with stable themes on rigor, objectives, and teaching strength.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 559

4 out of 510

3 out of 59

2 out of 53

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 17 · A- 3

B range

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

C+ 1

D range

D+ 3

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3

Lesley Blankenship-Williams

x x if you want to truly learn and can dedicate major study hours; skip if you need an easy science grade.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Lecture Excellence

📘 x x

🔥 Real Difficulty

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Personality

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want to truly learn and can dedicate major study hours; skip if you need an easy science grade.

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