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Biology

Ayra Parsa

BIO20 · BIOL20 · BIO424L · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
70/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can attend consistently, memorize a lot, and study actively for a demanding biology course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInformation heavyClear guidelinesParticipation mattersStudy requiredMixed exam support
  • Students and and participation.
  • BIO20 is information-heavy and requires steady memorization and study.
  • The main concern is fast pacing and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Good grades are realistic for students who show up, participate, and study hard, but the material is too memory-heavy to be an easy A.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

The biology content is information-heavy, fast-paced, and memorization-driven even .

All course difficulty evidence comes from in-person BIO20 and BIO424L reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Students repeatedly say participation, punctuality, and not skipping class are important to passing.

, and they present it as important rather than optional.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and caring teaching, but negative reviews warn about fast lectures and confusing test help.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Students call him straightforward with clear guidelines, but and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

The workload is driven by heavy memorization, lecture material, review days, and repeated study rather than many written assignments.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

He is often described as , and straightforward, though some students find him fast or unhelpful during tests.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and exam preparation.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a demanding but learnable biology class with , and heavy memorization.

Main concern

The course moves fast and .

What students said

“You WILL need to study but participation makes studying easier”
BIO20
“There's a lot of material to memorize, but if you study it is doable.”
BIO424L

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams appear standard but demanding, with , and occasional pop quizzes.

TestsPracticumsPop QuizzesReview Days

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and review days, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser policies.

TestsPracticumsPop QuizzesReview Days
“sometimes his wording is hard to understand on practicums.”
BIO424L
“DO NOT miss review days or pass up .”
BIO20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There's a lot of material to memorize, but if you study it is doable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and attendance; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“He cares about his students learning and understanding.”

📚 Course Difficulty

38/100

“ very fast”

⚖️

58/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He teach you tricks to remember things like acronyms and sayings which is AWESOME.
  • He cares about his students learning and understanding.
  • very fast

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is a very information heavy course so find a study partner who is motivated.
  • If you do the work and show up to class you will pass.
  • There's a lot of material to memorize, but if you study it is doable.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • If you ask a sure you understand the question.
  • sometimes his wording is hard to understand on practicums.
  • DO NOT miss review days or pass up .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Only 6 reviews are available and they span many years, but they provide , and mixed exam support.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO204 reviews
BIO424L1 review
BIOL201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1