Nena Hewette

BIOL22 · BIO23 · BIO11 · BIOL11 · BIOL023 · BIO32 · BIO22 · GENERALMICRO · 193 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 65.38%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you will study lecture content daily and ; many students strongly urge taking someone else for micro.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavy lecture examsPolarizing teaching styleTough lab graderStudy guides disputedStrict on absences and makeups

and many students find them unfair or poorly aligned with slides.
BIO11 and some online sections feel manageable; BIO23 micro draws the harshest failure and gatekeeping complaints.
Supporters say study guides and note-taking work if you treat it like nursing-level rigor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

As require heavy daily studying of lectures and often textbook details; .

Online intro bio is much easier to A; in-person micro and anatomy-style courses drive the hard-work signal.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Science content plus dense lecture detail, tricky multiple-choice, and and strategically hard.

BIO11 online is milder; BIO22/BIO23 in person are consistently described as challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and students report little to no makeup flexibility for .

In-person comments dominate on inflexibility; online BIO11 more often lists attendance as no or light.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

, but recent micro reviews are intensely negative while other courses get strong praise.

Online reviews trend more positive; in-person BIO23 is the .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

Tough on exams and , and limited meaningful .

Format shift

; and exam toughness dominate complaints.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lecture studying, labs, quizzes, and sequences.

Format shift

Online BIO11 is lighter; in-person micro and physiology-style courses feel heavier.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

, and organized; many others call lectures vague, unhelpful in lab, and demoralizing.

Format shift

Online and non-micro courses skew more positive; recent in-person BIO23 reviews are strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Lecture exams often around 60 percent or more of the grade, with labs and quizzes secondary.

Format shift

Consistent across formats, though online intro uses more module quizzes and a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and study guides; critics report unhelpful labs, unfair exams, and no flexibility for emergencies.

Main concern

, and reports of unhelpful or hostile lab climate especially in BIO23.

What students said

“ ... now the .. just expect to fail every time, study guide or not.”
BIO23

“I would 100% recommend professor Hewette. She was always straightforward with her teaching and kind.”
BIO22

“She will not excuse you for medical reasons, deaths..”
BIO23

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online BIO11 and some sections feel structured and manageable with modules, quizzes, and a .

Main concern

and steady weekly work; .

What students said

“This class is pretty easy as long as you keep up with your work! I took this class for the summer.”
BIO11

“ . Weekly content in one module, always on time, grades were also very quick to get back to.”
BIOL11

“Study lectures like your life depends on it, also record what ”
BIO23

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and limited forgiveness, so risk is high.

Lecture-heavy examsTricky multi-select MCStudy guides contestedPop quizzes in labHigh exam weight

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and many students say study guides or slides alone are insufficient.

60%+ lecture examsComplex multiple choiceLab practicalsPop quizzes

“Lecture exams are worth 60% of the grade, but she offers opportunities that make a difference on the .”
BIO23

“ : A. Answer B. Answer C. Answer D. A & B E. C & B F. None of the above”
BIO22

Online

Online exams and and reading study; micro remains high-stakes.

Module quizzesLecture-based examsStudy guides not always enough

“REVIEW ALL sources she provides (articles, videos, MMWR) they WILL be on the .”
BIO23

“There are 15 sections in the module, 2 quizzes per section (usually) and 1 lab or writing assignment”
BIO11

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Seriously do not listen to the positive comments here. I know MULTIPLE people who've tried to take this class… all have had several negative experiences including myself. She's the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (9 online, 41 in and lab experiences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split

45/100

“ . Approachable and motivated to receive feedback on how she can make the . One of my favorite professors.”

📝

32/100

“ in the biology field instead of what's in the book.”

👎

20/100

“please just do your future students a favor and quit your job so someone useful can actually teach this class.”

👍 Supportive Counterpoint

70/100

“If the study guide was completed and well understood the as difficult. Focus on what she says the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She was always straightforward with her teaching and kind.
Doesn't go over material clearly. Is very vague in lecture
and ignores everyone

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

your grade !
If you want to get a A all you have to do is focus on the study guide for lecture.
Get more than 3 questions wrong and you have a B.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Flexibility

Doesn't care if u have a family or medical emergency
Professor Hewette is very caring.
will fish to accuse people of cheating in her class

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

193

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with strong recent volume, polarized but , and course-by-course differences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 560

4 out of 546

3 out of 514

2 out of 532

1 out of 542

Course coverage

BIO2318 reviews

BIO2217 reviews

BIO118 reviews

BIOL112 reviews

BIOL222 reviews

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BIO321 review

BIOL0231 review

GENERALMICRO1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1

Nena Hewette

x x x if you will study lecture content daily and x x x x; many students strongly urge taking someone else for micro.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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 Split

📝 x x

👎 x x x

👍 Supportive Counterpoint

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character & Flexibility

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 will study lecture content daily and ; many students strongly urge taking someone else for micro.

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