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Science

Katy Metzler

BIO10 · BIO1O · BIO21 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you want a rigorous biology grind and can memorize dense material for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderExam HeavyRigorous DetailNice but HardBio Weed-Out
  • and demand highly specific detail with class averages often below C.
  • Personality reads as kind at first, but many students report and a condescending classroom vibe.
  • Passionate bio students who study beyond slides and office hours can still earn strong grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A requires deep study for C.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Content is dense, fast-paced, and covers a large volume of lecture and lab material.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as and lecture sections.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

and will use office hours; others call it a hate-bio experience.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Students repeatedly call her a .

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and large lecture-lab test coverage.

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

and ; others say she sets students up to fail and talks down to them.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Multiple lecture and lab exams plus a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO10 and BIO21 feel exam-driven and fast-paced; some students thrive with deep study while many and .

Main concern

and expect very specific recall.

What students said

“Don't let her niceness fool you, she's a .”
BIO21
“STUDIED my butt off and still proceeded to fail. 700900 of the .”
BIO10
“ , but .”
BIO21

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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and essays and demand highly specific regurgitation of large content.

In-Person ExamsMultiple Choice Plus EssayDetail-Heavy RecallTest Corrections on MC

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Lecture and ; multiple choice and essays; study guides often miss what is tested.

In-Person ExamsMultiple Choice Plus EssayDetail-Heavy RecallTest Corrections on MC
“Gives 1 lab exam, 2 lecture exams, and the final. All of which cover a TON of information which she expects that you regurgitate back in very specific detail.”
BIO21
“ and essay questions, and the study guides don't offer much assistance since not much of it is covered on the exams.”
BIO10
“ though, so there is still hope if you didn't do as well as you thought.”
1035

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't let her niceness fool you, she's a . Not a good teacher!”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person , and mixed teaching tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝

88/100

“700900 of the . THAT ARE NOT EASY.”

⚖️

24/100

“Don't let her niceness fool you, she's a .”

❤️ Helpful for Motivated Students

50/100

“If you are passionate about learning biology and want an instructor who will inspire and . Metzler.”

🔥 Polarized Classroom Climate

42/100

“I was a biology major coming into this class, and now I'm not.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is exceptional in lecture and lab.
  • Her teachings are very condensed and fast-paced.
  • She talks down to her students and treats us like children.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • .
  • The and specific.
  • I put in an average effort and got a 79.1, which she bumped up to a B.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • !
  • 12 the and the other 12 is multiple choice.
  • Everything you need to get an A is on moodle.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen detailed in-person reviews from 2014-2016 and toughness, though all data is older.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO107 reviews
BIO215 reviews
10351 review
BIO1O1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

1

B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1