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Biology

Fumio Ogoshi

BIOL175 · BIO175 · BIO241 · BIOL135AC · BIO101C · BIOL241 · 112 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
53.33%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you want a demanding biology course and are ready to study consistently from day one.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest-heavy examsCritical thinking requiredTough graderCaring but polarizingHigh workload
  • Students agree the , and built around deep conceptual understanding rather than memorization.
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who find him caring and rewarding and students who describe him as discouraging or unclear.
  • Getting an A is possible, but it requires strong study habits, tutoring, office hours, and sustained effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say it requires heavy studying, tutoring, office hours, and strong conceptual understanding.

Both formats describe high effort, but online reviews make the A feel more dependent on self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The course content is concept-heavy, fast enough to punish memorization, and often .

In-person and online reviews both describe difficult biology content, with online students adding that the lack of lectures made it harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

as formally mandatory, but many students say skipping class or missing notes makes passing unlikely.

, while online reviews focus more on keeping up with self-paced materials.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Students recommend him for serious learners, but because of , and discouraging interactions.

In-person recommendations are split, while online reviews lean more negative except for a few students who liked the challenge.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Grades rely heavily on difficult exams and detailed expectations, with .

Format shift

more often saying exams did not match preparation.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students describe heavy studying, labs, reading, tutoring, and routine homework.

Format shift

, and lecture notes, while online workload centers on self-teaching and readings.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He is described as knowledgeable and caring by many, but .

Format shift

and office hours, while online reviews more often criticize the lack of teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Multiple reviews say grades are , and a small number of major assessments.

Format shift

Both formats describe exam-heavy grading, with and group work.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly polarized, praising his knowledge and care while warning that and test-heavy.

Main concern

The biggest .

What students said

“You definitely have to work for your grade, and truly understand the concepts.”
BIOL241
“ .”
BIO241

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, with repeated complaints about self-teaching, limited lecturing, and .

Main concern

Students often felt they had to teach themselves difficult material.

What students said

“This man AT ALL and gives 20 ppt slides with .”
BIO241
“He at all and expect us to teach the lecture to ourselves.”
BIOL241

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are described as difficult, conceptual, lengthy, and central to the grade, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, or closed-book policies.

Test HeavyConceptual ExamsLengthy QuestionsFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

conceptual questions, but they do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Lecture ExamsLab ExamsLengthy Conceptual Questions
“The course is very test-heavy and is only graded on 3 exams, a PBL project, and labs.”
BIO175
“The so study hard, and you'll pass.”
BIO241

Online

Online and self-teaching, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Tough ExamsTest HeavyNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“ , but staying engaged makes all the difference.”
BIO241
“what I learned .”
BIOL241

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You definitely have to work for your grade, and truly understand the concepts.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“He gives you everything you need to learn and succeed, but you need to pull your own weight”

📈 Grade Effort

30/100

“You will put in work to get your grade.”

🧪

25/100

“ is an accomplishment.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He gives really good life advices, lectures in a way we can understand better.
  • Heavy on DOES NOT teach, his IA taught more than him.
  • He is always showing examples to how the concepts apply in the real world.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you even have the slight inclination of hoping this will be a painless, easy pass, don't waste your time enrolling.
  • An A is definitely possible depending on what you do with your time.
  • if you really want an A.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • Questions are very conceptual, so don't just try to rememeber definitions but actually try to understand the content.
  • .
  • and probably will be tested on.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

112

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews span many years, include detailed course experiences, and consistently identify the .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 558
4 out of 519
3 out of 512
2 out of 55
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 2 · A 16

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 1