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Biology

Bethany Acquistapace

BIOL22 · BIO31 · BIO22 · MICRO22 · BIOL31 · BIO1 · BIO22N · 105 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
67.11%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you can dedicate serious weekly study time for nursing-level anatomy or micro and will use every resource she provides.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyTough GraderCaring but Self-TeachLecture HeavyHigh Study Hours
  • Anatomy and and lab practicals dominating the grade.
  • Students who put in heavy weekly study time and use study guides can earn As; crammers struggle.
  • She is widely described as caring and accessible, but lectures often and the book.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are possible with consistent heavy study and study guides, but and there is .

Both online and in-person reviews stress hard-earned grades; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Nursing-level anatomy and micro demand heavy memorization, structure-function mastery, and multi-chapter exams.

Difficulty is high in both formats; online students more often call the pacing and self-teaching extreme.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and note that skipping hurts success on exams and labs.

; some online sections are asynchronous but still expect full engagement with labs and chats.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

because she cares and supplies materials, but many warn the course is brutal if you need an easy A.

In-person recommendations are warmer when students want nursing rigor; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

, few dropped scores, and grades hang mostly on exams and practicals.

Format shift

Online and anti-cheating focused; in-person still strict but with more mentions.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report 25-35 hour weeks, , and constant self-study.

Format shift

Online reviewers more often cite unrealistic weekly hour demands; in-person also heavy but framed as nursing-level rigor.

Teaching experience

Good

62/100

Many call her caring, knowledgeable, and , while others say lectures are PPT-heavy and you teach yourself.

Format shift

and personality; online critiques focus on video pacing and self-teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Four lecture exams, lab practicals, and homework weight.

Format shift

; online adds timed multi-question labs and exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise her care and office hours but , and the need to memorize structure-function deeply.

Main concern

and heavy weekly content load.

What students said

“4 Lecture Exams, 4 Lab exams, canvas quizzes are basically your grade”
BIOL31
“you will be teaching yourself!”
BIO31
“ choice”
BIO22

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are asynchronous with detailed lecture and lab videos, but grades and and some time-pressure complaints.

Main concern

Very high expected study hours, grade and labs, and uneven lecture clarity.

What students said

“she began by saying she wanted a minimum of 30 hours a week dedicated to this class, which is absurd for a non-summer course”
BIOL31
“ !!!”
BIO31
“Your and labs”
BIOL22

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

chapters, and drive most of the course grade.

Test HeavyFree ResponseLab PracticalsTimed ExamsIn-Person Finals

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; study guides help but standards stay high with little curve.

Free ResponseLab PracticalsTest HeavyStudy Guides Help
“ choice”
BIOL22
“50% of your ”
BIOL31

Online

Online students report long timed exams and , and strong anti-cheating focus.

Timed ExamsLab HeavyFew Graded Homework Points
“exams have 67 and labs have 50 questions with like an hour time to do both”
BIOL22
“Little to no homework thats only worth 5 points, so the ”
BIO31

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is NURSING. It isnt easy, and it isnt made for everyone. Its hard, the material she is teaching is hard, but if you want a professor that cares about you and will help you succeed, then she is it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person anatomy and , and care. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Very knowledgeable, but you will be teaching yourself!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

64/100

“ ”

⚖️

30/100

“She does not drop the lowest grade for either a test or ”

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“she expects you to study for 25-35 hours a week which is unrealistic for some people”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • you will be teaching yourself
  • Always open and practicals
  • She provides all the material you need for an A, it's on you to use it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Impossible to get an A in this class no matter how hard you study
  • An A IS possible. IF you work for it
  • This is not an easy course and it requires a LOT of time

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Awesome all around professor
  • she is such a lovely person but she never taught
  • Very compassionate and sweet
  • she genuinely cares

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

105

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning 2019-2025 across anatomy and micro, with , and her caring but rigorous style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 556
4 out of 515
3 out of 58
2 out of 511
1 out of 515

Course coverage

BIO3115 reviews
BIO2212 reviews
BIOL318 reviews
BIOL227 reviews
MICRO224 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 2 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 5 · B 7

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1