Sumana Pasala

BIO20 · BIOL40 · BIO23 · BIO12 · BIOL12 · BIO6476 · BIO13 · BIO22 · BIOL23 · BIOL20 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 36/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 51.61%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

Take Pasala only if , and tolerate inconsistent communication.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest-heavy gradingMixed lecture qualityHard examsEmail issuesHigh effort required

Student experiences are polarized, with some praising lectures while and weak communication.
, and students often say tests are hard, poorly matched, or .
Online reviews add specific exam-proctoring concerns, including Proctorio and proctored tests.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A grades are possible, but students repeatedly say they , and surviving difficult exams.

Online reviews stress proctored hard exams, while and mixed lecture preparation.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Biology content is demanding, reading-heavy, and often exam-focused, with many students saying .

Both formats describe challenging content, but and prerecorded slide reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

45/100

Recommendations are split because some students like her clear lectures and support, while , and organization.

Online reviews are more negative about proctoring and email response, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Grades are often dominated by high-stakes exams, and students frequently call the tests hard or poorly aligned.

Format shift

Online and online comments adding proctored testing concerns.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students mention lots of , and frequent studying.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize reading and , while , and study load.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Teaching feedback is sharply mixed, but , and slow emails lower the score.

Format shift

Online reviews more often cite prerecorded or slide-reading lectures, while teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews repeatedly say exams make up most of the grade, with homework and labs serving as smaller supports.

Format shift

, and online reviews also mention proctored exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and complaints about reading from slides, hard exams, and unanswered emails.

Main concern

hard and lectures may not prepare them well.

What students said

“whole grade based on 2 tests, gives no guidance.”
BIOL23

“ . You need to spend time in reading and also make sure you attend all classes.”
BIO20

“She doesn't teach at all. she reads straight off the powerpoint.”
BIOL20

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe a reading-heavy, test-heavy class with , and explicit proctoring concerns.

Main concern

Online students most , and weak lecture support.

What students said

“The and are the only thing that I had a tough time on and that really affected my grade.”
BIO12

“Unless you want to use Proctorio, which I refuse to put on .”
BIO12

“ and are extremely difficult, lectures are boring and read straight from the ppt.”
BIO23

Exam style

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The because students repeatedly describe difficult, high-stakes tests, and online reviews explicitly mention proctoring and Proctorio.

Proctored Online ExamsProctorio MentionedTest-Heavy GradingHard ExamsFew High-Stakes Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring requirements.

Test-Heavy GradingFew High-Stakes TestsHard Exams

“Grades were basically determined on the 3 exams and the final, worth 70% of our grades.”
BIOL40

“Test make up 70% of .”
BIOL40

“whole grade based on 2 tests, gives no guidance.”
BIOL23

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention proctored exams and Proctorio, with tests described as difficult and often poorly aligned with .

Proctored Online ExamsProctorio MentionedHard ExamsTest-Heavy Grading

“The and are the only thing that I had a tough time on and that really affected my grade.”
BIO12

“I dropped .”
BIO12

“ and are extremely difficult”
BIO23

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“No matter . unorganized, never actually teaches, gets annoyed at questions, rude, retaliatory and will change things that were supposed to help you, whole grade based on 2 tests, gives no guidance. Horrible teacher all around.”
Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and communication across online and in-person formats; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“You teach yourself in this class. The professor just reads through the powerpoint and .”

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25/100

“Grades were basically determined on the 3 exams and the final, worth 70% of our grades.”

👍 Recommendation Split

45/100

“Awesome inspiring teaching. Ignore the students who do complain.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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lectures are boring and read straight from the ppt.
She gives an amazing lectures
She doesn't teach at all. she reads straight off the powerpoint.

Theme 2

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The and are the only thing that I had a tough time on and that really affected my grade.
The .
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and not on memorization.

Theme 3

📬 About Support & Communication

Never answered emails.
She communicates well within 24 hrs.
Difficult
she will help you.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

The rating uses 31 reviews across online and in-person formats, with detailed and , and communication.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 59

3 out of 51

2 out of 54

1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 4

B range

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2

Sumana Pasala

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

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👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

🧪 x x x x

📬 About Support & Communication

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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

Take Pasala only if , and tolerate inconsistent communication.

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