Justin Strauss

ZOO145 · ZOO200ANATOMY · BIO210 · BIO200 · BIO100 · B10210 · BIOL210 · ZOO200 · BIO230 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 85.11%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you will grind every day; skip if you want a free ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesTest HeavyExtra Credit LifelinePassionate Anatomy MentorWork Hard Earn A

Anatomy is genuinely hard but and never try to trick you.
, and one-on-one help make an A realistic if you study daily.
and fill-in-the-blank tests demand full memorization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

An A is very achievable with , and , but pure memorization workload is high.

Online reviews stress 40+ hour weeks and timed tests; and open labs as A pathways.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Anatomy volume, fill-in-the-blank practicals, and fast summer pacing make content intellectually heavy.

Both formats call anatomy hard; online summer sections feel especially relentless.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and warn that skipping class means missing essential material.

and you will not pass; online attendance is mixed but lectures are still required viewing.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

87/100

Students call him a top anatomy professor whose passion and fairness make the .

In-person BIO210 praise is near-unanimous; online BIO100 outliers pull recommendation slightly down.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

64/100

Tests are hard but and lab full-credit for completion soften grades for students who show effort.

Format shift

Online BIO100 reviews call him a ; in-person BIO210 students say he is fair with lots of EC.

Workload

Heavy

27/100

Weekly quizzes, massive memorization, and .

Format shift

Online students report 40+ hour study weeks; and lecture review.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and one-on-one help define the experience for most students.

Format shift

In-person praise is strongest; a few online BIO100 reviews felt unsupported.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade is driven by frequent quizzes plus multi-part exams with fill-in-blank, multiple choice, and essays.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online adds .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students overwhelmingly , and fair exams that reward constant study and lab time.

Main concern

and heavy weekly quizzes punish last-minute cramming.

What students said

“Put in the work and you WILL be rewarded”
BIO210

“He's the . His lectures are straightforward and detailed.”
B10210

“Take his class but expect to work hard.”
BIO210

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online anatomy is extremely study-heavy with 40+ , and mixed praise for .

Main concern

Some BIO100/BIO210 online students report and .

What students said

“Be ready to study 40+ hours. Did this course in the middle of pandemic at it was online no option for facetoface.”
BIO210

“Please do not risk ruining your GPA on this dude.”
BIO100

“Literally the . His lectures were so organized and .”
BIO210

Exam style

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Exams mirror lectures and labs but demand full recall with fill-in blanks and no crutches.

Fill-in-the-blank practicalsEssay questions given aheadNo note cardsLecture-aligned testsWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

the test, and lab model practicals without note cards.

No note cardsEssay prompts previewed75 fill-in blanks commonOpen lab before exams

“There is , so you really need to know your stuff.”
BIOL210

“ but tells you what they will be before hand”
BIO210

Online

, and essays under tight timing with heavy practical image memorization.

Timed fill-in-blankLecture video basedLab practical images

“ questions. Lab practicals ALL fill in the blank!”
BIO210

“you cant even read the .”
BIO100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you put in the work, study, ask questions, you will get an A. and lectures, so he isn't trying to trick you.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (6 online, 44 in person), highlighting teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ . Answers any and all questions. He has the best and most informative lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

87/100

“Definitely in the top 3 best professors I have ever had.”

📚 Workload Reality

27/100

“You really need to have no job and no life in order to even pass the class”

⚖️ Grade Payoff

54/100

“Put in the work and you WILL be rewarded”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and the .
He draws diagrams throughout the lecture that make it easier to identify the structures
The passion he has is contagious.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Anatomy is not easy, but if you put in the work, study, ask questions, you will get an A.
75 FILL IN THE BLANK EXAMS but he does offer EC.
There is , so you really need to know your stuff.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

he will help you one on one in class to memorize things.
He also is a pretty laid back guy. !!!
Always stays after class for students who need help.

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2014-2026 with consistent themes on lectures, workload, and grading.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538

4 out of 54

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2 out of 51

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 11 · A 16 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

MustTake

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Reality

⚖️ Grade Payoff

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Support

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F

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