Shannon Jessen

BIO23 · BIOL22AND23 · BI023 · BIO22 · BI022 · BIOL23 · BIOL23AND23L · BIOL1 · BIO1 · 116 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 25/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 37.89%
Difficulty: 4.4

The decision

if you want an intense challenge and can handle , and a polarizing teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHeavy workloadTest heavySelf-taught feelPolarizing

Reviews are sharply divided, but many students , and weak support.
Positive and prepares serious medical-field students, but only if they accept a very demanding course.
Getting an A is possible but costly because students , and high expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible but requires major effort because reviews repeatedly mention tough grading, difficult exams, heavy studying, and little or no .

Both formats describe hard grading, with online and in-person reviews showing a few effort-based success stories.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The course content is difficult and often becomes harder because students describe , and self-teaching.

Online reviews frame the class as overwhelming and self-taught, while but still describe very hard science content.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

38/100

Recommendation is low because many students warn others away , and a teaching style that does not work for them.

Online evidence is strongly negative, while from students who value rigor.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly call her a and describe difficult written exams, limited partial credit, no , and low test averages.

Format shift

Both formats show harsh grading evidence, with online reviews .

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Many reviews describe lots of , and several hours of daily studying.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize heavy asynchronous workload and deadlines, while and many objectives.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Some students find her caring and rigorous, but many describe her as rude, unclear, unorganized, or forcing students to teach themselves.

Format shift

Online teaching experience is mostly negative, while praise and severe criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Assessment is heavily exam-centered, with frequent mentions of quizzes, written exams, free-response questions, and high-stakes testing.

Format shift

Online and , and test-heavy grading.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are split between students who value the rigor and , and heavy workload.

Main concern

The course can feel punishing because , and support is inconsistent.

What students said

“STAY. AWAY.”
BI023

“You HAVE to work for your grade in this class.”
BIO23

“Prepare to work for four hours+ a day on her class.”
BIO22

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, , and a self-taught feeling.

Main concern

Students report and exams, and very hard free-response testing.

What students said

“ ”
BI023

“ and EXTREMELY hard!”
BIO23

“you basically have to teach yourself because her lectures ”
BI023

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe very difficult written or free-response exams and tricky questions, but do not clearly prove webcam use, Lockdown Browser, open-book rules, or formal proctoring policies.

Free Response ExamsWritten ExamsDifficult ExamsTricky QuestionsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Strict

20/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and little test prep, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or strict proctoring.

Written ExamsFree Response ExamsTricky QuestionsNo Study Guide Mentioned

“All exams and , but .”
BIOL23AND23L

“most of which is free response.”
BIO23

“ and and specific.”
BIO1

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention free-response and two-part exams, but do not clearly prove webcam use, Lockdown Browser, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Two-Part ExamsFree Response ExamsSelect-All QuestionsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

“She gives 2 part exams, one part multiple choice (with a good chunk of them being 'select all that apply' questions) and one part essay questions with at least 4 questions.”
BI023

“ and EXTREMELY hard!”
BIO23

“ micro class”
BIO23

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You HAVE to work for your grade in this class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and polarization. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Workload And Stress

16/100

“Prepare to work for four hours+ a day on her class.”

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20/100

“ and EXTREMELY hard!”

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Many times it felt like we had to teach ourselves.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

You HAVE to work for your grade in this class.
Out of all the professors I have ever taken, she is the .
There is no room for error, unless you want to lose 10 percent of .

Theme 2

🧠 About Teaching Style

You are pretty much expected to teach yourself in this class.
She forces you to use your brain which is a very important skill in the medical profession.
She will make you a better student, a better nurse, a better person.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

STAY. AWAY.
Taking her class has caused my mental health to diminish drastically, .
Tough class, lots of info, but she makes it easy & fun.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

116

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across formats and years provide rich, consistent evidence of high difficulty and polarization, despite disagreement about whether the rigor is valuable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531

4 out of 517

3 out of 59

2 out of 515

1 out of 545

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

B+ 8 · B 7 · B- 4

C range

C 4 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2

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HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⚠️ Workload And Stress

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

🧠 About Teaching Style

⚠️ About Student Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want an intense challenge and can handle , and a polarizing teaching style.

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