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Biology

Audrey Chen

MICRM01 · MICROBIOLOGY · MICROM01 · BIOM01 · BIOLM01 · BIOM01A · GENBIOM01 · MICRO · BIOMO2A · BIOM02A · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want real mastery and will use office hours, not if you need an easy bio or micro.

Best fit · Effort For RewardThorough FeedbackCaring but DemandingTest HeavyOffice Hours HelpfulNursing Prep Ready
  • Excellent preparation for medical and nursing pathways with .
  • Coursework is hard and exam-heavy; As require consistent study and reading.
  • A minority of COVID-era reviews criticize pre-recorded lectures and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is attainable but only with , and office hours; she does not hand out free As.

Online and ; micro is especially demanding.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Micro and major bio , and cumulative finals.

In-person micro reviews are toughest; some online bio felt more manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping costs lab and lecture performance.

Both formats .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About three in because she is supportive and prepares students well.

; a COVID cluster of in-person/online complaints is more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

54/100

Clear criteria and , but tough short answers and .

Format shift

; a few pandemic reviews allege no curve and delayed grades.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and multiple exams create high load.

Format shift

Online micro especially warns not to stack other hard classes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Students repeatedly praise knowledge, clarity, office-hour help, and medical-field readiness.

Format shift

In-person and most online reviews are excellent; a COVID subset called pre-recorded lectures weak.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams, lab practicals, and quizzes dominate, with projects and .

Format shift

and lab quiz heavy.

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

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and rigorous, with tough short-answer exams.

Main concern

Fast dense lectures and if you fall behind.

What students said

“Dr. Chen has been the field.”
MICROBIOLOGY
“It takes lots of preparation, studying, and consistency... one of .”
MICROM01
“She has plenty of , and helps anyone struggling.”
BIOM02A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews mix strong praise for hard but supportive micro with milder bio notes about study guides and tests.

Main concern

Very time-consuming workload when stacked with other hard classes.

What students said

“Very hard class, but one of the . Very friendly and helpful.”
MICRM01
“She made the concepts really easy to understand and did not assign a lot of homework.”
BIOM02A
“Just watch the lectures and make sure to do the study guide and actually study.”
BIOM02A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are rigorous and concept-heavy, but study guides and office hours improve odds.

Hard Short AnswersCumulative FinalsWeekly Lab QuizzesStudy Guides Help

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and weekly lab or chem quizzes.

Short Answer ExamsCumulative Lab and Lecture FinalsWeekly Quizzes
“this woman does not go easy on you, especially when it comes to the short answers on the Exams.”
MICRO
“Lab and and there are no study guides.”
MICRM01

Online

Online notes hard time-consuming exams with and study-guide support.

Hard ExamsDetailed FeedbackStudy Guides
“ so you know what you did right and wrong.”
MICRM01
“ .”
BIOM02A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. Chen has been the field. The amount and quality of feedback that she gives is SO thorough.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in person), highlighting rigorous bio or micro prep and caring support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Chen is an outstanding professor who cares about biology and her students.”

📝

84/100

“she will tell you every single thing you did wrong to receive the grade that you did.”

🏋️ Workload Reality

30/100

“Get .”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ . Chen... one of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Made sure every student understood, broke down lectures at a very basic level
  • She is very knowledgeable about everything In Micro
  • so ask her any questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was the hardest class I have ever taken
  • An A is possible but it is very hard
  • If you are looking for an easy MICR class, this is not it

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • kids
  • Very friendly and helpful.
  • Sweetest professor, well-educated and knows her material

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

85

Lifetime ratings

89/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across micro and bio with long time span and detailed workload descriptions yield high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 560
4 out of 513
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 3 · A 22 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

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