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Biology

Michele Handelsman

MICROBIO · BIOLM01A · BIOMO1 · BIO1A · MICRM01 · MICROM01 · BIOM01 · BIOLM01 · MICRMO1 · BIOM01A · MICROMO1 · BIO1 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you will study hard; and an A is doable with her materials.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStudy-guide driven examsCaring and organizedTest-heavy microClear grading criteriaExtra credit friendly
  • Microbiology is content-heavy and demands steady study, but her study guides and .
  • Most students say an A is realistic if you put in the hours; a .
  • and she is widely described as , and quick to help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

48/100

An A is repeatedly called doable with study guides and flashcards, but students say you must work hard and put in many hours.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Micro and related bio are dense, lecture-heavy, and explains clearly.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and tags warn that skipping class risks failing.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About 80% would take her again and many call her one of the .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

, and help, but some students still label her a tough or tricky grader.

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

Students report lots of , and frequent tests or lab quizzes.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Dominant praise for , and useful study guides, with only a small minority finding her unhelpful.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and short answer drive the grade, supported by lab quizzes and some projects.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person micro and intro bio with organized lectures, Canvas materials, study guides, and ; heavy content but if you study slides and guides.

Main concern

Volume of material and or expect a free A.

What students said

“Follow her study guides & you'll get an A . Lots of !”
MICROMO1
“Micro is not an easy class and you have to work very hard but and .”
MICRMO1
“An A is DEFINATELY do-able, but you gotta study what she gives you.”
MICRMO1

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 are content-heavy but usually aligned with slides and study guides, with .

Study guides map to free responseMultiple choice plus short answerExtra credit questions on testsSlide-focused review

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and short answer; study guides often match free-response items and .

Study guides for free responseMultiple choice and short answerExtra credit on exams
“Her study guides make up the free response portion of the exams.”
MICRMO1
“Lots of !”
MICROMO1
“most of the questions are multiple-choice, there are several short answer questions.”
MICRM01

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. H is one of the . I LOVE how organized she is with the class... Follow her study guides & you'll get an A .”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor H is one of the . Micro is not an easy class and you have to work very hard but and very helpful.”

📚 Path to an A

48/100

“An A is DEFINATELY do-able, but you gotta study what she gives you.”

📝

55/100

“Her study guides make up the free response portion of the exams. There is a lot of info bc of the course itself but the .”

⏱️ Workload Reality

34/100

“Be prepared to spend many hours studying for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very intelligent & professional but also has a .
  • Structures her class in a way that is easy to follow and .
  • She is also GREAT at responding quickly to emails.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is not an easy class, and you need to put in a lot of time and effort but it is very possible to get an A!
  • People always make this class to be extremely hard, but If you are dedicated... you will succeed.
  • Many students .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She wants the .
  • even to VERY RUDE students.
  • Kind Teacher!

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed in-person reviews span many years with strong consistency on organization and workload, though grade reports are incomplete.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values