Ashley Howard

BIOL212 · BIO212 · 73828BIOL212 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 97/100
RMP rating: 4.9/5
Take again: 95.83%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

If you need micro, take Ashley Howard—study the lectures and she will set you up to succeed.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHidden Gem MicroAmazing LecturesClear Exam AlignmentExtra Credit & RetakesCaring & Accessible

Near-universal praise for engaging microbiology lectures that .
Workload is real but manageable with study guides, objectives, and supportive policies.
Students repeatedly call her a must-take and one of .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many As and A+s when students study lectures and objectives; fair grading, , and a .

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Microbiology content is inherently dense, but and structure .

Evidence is in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

96/100

Roughly 96 percent would take her again and reviews almost uniformly urge students to enroll.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

, and retake options make grading student-supportive without being a free pass.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, and a group project create steady work that students call manageable.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

and exceptional accessibility and care.

Format shift

In-person only; one older hybrid-era complaint about organization is an outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and a research/group project dominate, with .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person micro is demanding but , and strong student support.

Main concern

Dense lecture material still requires serious studying despite excellent teaching.

What students said

“TAKE HER CLASS! and fun.”
BIO212

“Micro is hard, but Howard makes it amazing!”
BIOL212

“ , so no surprises or trick questions.”
BIO212

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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Exams closely follow lectures and learning objectives, with , and extra-credit support.

Lecture-Aligned ExamsStudy Guides/ObjectivesExam RetakeExtra CreditNo Trick Questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams match lectures, often with pre-exam review; and are frequently mentioned.

Lecture-Aligned ExamsPre-Exam ReviewRetake One ExamExtra CreditProctored Exams

“ , so no surprises or trick questions.”
BIO212

“There are 5 exams, you can retake one of them”
BIOL212

“There is an opportunity.”
BIO212

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“TAKE HER CLASS! and fun.”
Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews with near-unanimous praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“Professor Howard is literally the best. She is passionate, funny, and just a delight!”

📝 Fair Exams

82/100

“ , so no surprises or trick questions.”

❤️ Student Support

94/100

“she was more than willing to accommodate and make sure I was able to focus on getting better”

👍

96/100

“She is one of the !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures
makes complex topics easy to grasp
passionate about Microbiology

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

challenging, but fair
Study her lectures and do the lecture objectives

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

true gem of a professor
Caring
Accessible outside class
kind-hearted, intelligent, and professional

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four recent, highly consistent in-person reviews with detailed assessment descriptions produce strong confidence despite zero online sample.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522

4 out of 51

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO21216 reviews

BIOL2125 reviews

73828BIOL2123 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 12

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

C+ 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Ashley Howard

If you need micro, take Ashley Howard—study the lectures and she will set you up to succeed.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 Fair Exams

❤️ Student Support

👍 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

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