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Biology

Alexandra Dallara

BIOS41 · BIOL4 · BIO4 · BIOL30 · BIO21B · ANAT1 · BIOL31 · BIO31 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
69/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
63.41%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take her if you want a and can handle heavy organization demands, frequent studying, and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and accessibleHeavy homeworkTough detailed gradingEngaging lecturesDisorganized course setup
  • Students often praise her energy, kindness, office-hour help, and .
  • The main complaints are disorganized Canvas , and harsh or .
  • Good grades are possible with steady work, but this is not a low-effort biology class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic with , and , but students repeatedly warn that grading and exams require careful effort.

Online and in-person reviews both show grades are reachable, but online comments stress homework volume while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The biology content , but students describe fast, dense material with quizzes, labs, and lots of self-study.

Online reviews emphasize workload and reading, while , and confusing course organization.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

43/100

Some reviews mention hybrid flexibility and late work, but , and attendance being important.

Online , while in-person evidence suggests attendance and deadlines can strongly affect grades.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

and useful support, but negative reviews are strong enough to make her a fit-dependent choice.

Online reviews lean more consistently positive, while and serious warnings about grading and organization.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

as fair if you follow expectations, but many students call her picky, tough, or unwilling to round grades.

Format shift

and , while in-person reviews add complaints about no makeups and strict detail requirements.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and study time outside class.

Format shift

Both formats show heavy workload, with online reviews focusing on assignments and , and .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Her teaching is widely praised as caring, funny, and clear, though organization problems and some harsh experiences lower consistency.

Format shift

Online students praise her passion and support, while in-person students praise lectures but report more confusion from changing structure.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and exams, with exams and free responses carrying noticeable weight.

Format shift

Online reviews mention homework, projects, and proctored tests, while , and homework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

many students love her lectures and care, while , and lots of work.

Main concern

Students who need tight organization or .

What students said

“The !”
bios41
“She is also a .”
BIO21B
“She changes things throughout the course, causing consistent confusion.”
bios41

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly positive about her support and lectures, but and .

Main concern

The online workload and .

What students said

“her lecture slides are very unorganized, her grade pointing system is crazy, takes forever to grade anything, and .”
BIO21B
“Professor .”
BIO31
“ , but I had no problem because I studied...”
BIOL4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is mixed, with some lecture-based or study-guide-supported tests but , and .

Proctorio MentionedCamera MentionedPop QuizzesHeavy ExamsFree Response Precision

Assessment risk

Varies

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and one camera-related test comment, but they do not clearly prove a uniform closed-book policy.

Pop QuizzesFree Response PrecisionCamera Mentioned
“some of the ”
BIO4
“Gives out a lot of quizzes and we're not even told the right things to study.”
BIO21B
“make sure your free responses are on point cause it is a big grade on the exam”
BIO21B

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention Proctorio in one course and otherwise do not clearly prove a .

Proctorio MentionedNo Clear Open-Book Evidence
“ , but I had no problem because I studied...”
BIOL4
“her study guides didnt match with the tests.”
BIO31

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The ! Very caring and will help you whenever you need it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and organization. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ , and would help you whenever you ask for help.”

⚖️

45/100

“She wants every thing to be perfect.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“there is TONS of hw but it will help in the long run for quizzes and exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and easy to follow.
  • she has an amazing way of teaching and making you understand the material.
  • Her lectures are great but include material not in the textbook.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She is also a .
  • but fair-work equals grade.
  • She doesnt round up grades no matter what.

Theme 3

🧭 About Organization

  • and lecture videos, hard get used to
  • Everything felt like it could have been streamlined.
  • the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is strong because 41 reviews span many years, courses, formats, grades, and detailed comments with repeated themes.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 56
3 out of 56
2 out of 56
1 out of 54

Course coverage

bios4110 reviews
BIO21B9 reviews
BIO316 reviews
BIO46 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 6 · A 11

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

7

C+ 3 · C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1