Mary Rees

BIOLMO1 · BIOM01A · MICR01 · BIO1 · MICRO101 · MICROBIOLOGY · BIOM01 · MICROM01 · MICROMO1 · MICRO01 · MICRM01 · MO003 · M01 · MICRO · INTROBIO · MICRO1 · BIOMO1 · MICROINTR · BIOMO1A · BIOLM01 · BIOM02A · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you can put serious weekly time into labs and study; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderTest HeavyHeavy LabsPassionate but PolarizingSelf-Study Required

many praise passion and help, many call lectures boring or disorganized.
Tests and labs are hard and work-heavy; A , and often .
Not an easy A; fair for students who stay on top of work, rough for overloaded schedules.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with , and , but many hard-working students still land B or C.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Intro bio can feel manageable, but micro and upper bio are content-heavy with tricky tests and dense labs.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

55/100

Supporters love her passion and help; , and unfairly hard, so fit depends on work capacity.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

and hard concept tests, though some note a small curve and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent labs, projects, reports, and reading make the course hard to balance with a full load or job.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Students split between clear passionate teaching with real help and .

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and assignments carry heavy and quizzes.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person bio and micro with , and mixed lecture quality; students who memorize objectives and .

Main concern

, and uneven lecture clarity can sink grades despite effort.

What students said

“ but her passion for biology is huge and she has no problem helping you after class.”
BIOM01

“There's so keep up.”
MICRO01

“To get an A in this class, memorize any concept questions she mentions.”
MICRM01

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

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- and concept-based with tricky wording; studying objectives and notes is essential.

Concept QuestionsLecture-Based ExamsPicture LabelingLab FinalTricky Wording

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, sometimes picture labeling, with lab finals covering all labs.

Concept QuestionsLecture-Based ExamsLab FinalTricky Wording

“ and picture labeling.”
INTROBIO

“For . They all will be on the final.”
MICRM01

“?' . .”
MICRO01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! Go to class, study, complete the - and you'll get at least a B.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Professor Rees is an AMAZING teacher. but her passion for biology is huge and she has no problem helping you after class.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“There's so keep up.”

📝 Path to an A

38/100

“To get an A in this class, memorize any concept questions she mentions (best tip I can give, I promise you).”

⚠️ Polarizing Experience

40/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Sweet teacher. .
She is just really professional doing her job, respectful, and supportive.
Basically had to .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you do not study at all.
I did every lab, ok on tests (C's) all the , all work and still got a C.
Got an A :) To get an A... memorize any concept questions she mentions.

Theme 3

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TONS and TONS of labs, projects, reports.
Stay on top of .
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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 510

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Mary Rees

x x x if you can put serious weekly time into labs and study; skip if x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Reality

📝 Path to an A

⚠️ Polarizing Experience

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🔬 x x x x

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 can put serious weekly time into labs and study; skip if .

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