Virginia Meyer

BIOL342 · BIOL305 · BIO342 · BIOLOGY342 · BIO440L · BIO440 · BIOL440 · BIOL320 · MICRO440 · BIO441 · MIRCO440 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 26/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Avoid if you can; expect to teach yourself most of the material and fight for .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderConfusing LecturesHeavy MemorizationTest HeavyUnorganized

Microbiology is extremely demanding with heavy memorization and .
, and sometimes demeaning when questions are asked.
and , but most still struggle for a C even as strong students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report grinding for a C, with and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Micro content is dense, formula-heavy, and paced poorly, with large chunks often left for self-study.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory, and daily quizzes make skipping costly.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

, and many students explicitly tell others to pick a different professor.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

24/100

; partial credit is scarce and spelling or .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and overlapping lab and lecture exams are common.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Students often praise her passion for microbes but , and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Lecture exams, lab practicals, and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and self-study driven, with frequent complaints about disorganization and harsh grading.

Main concern

, and rude or unhelpful responses to questions.

What students said

“her lectures are confusing, you can't tell when she is just telling a funny microbiology story or lecture on something important”
BIO440

“Take this class if you want to work your ass off to get a C.”
BIO440

“imagine a that your professor never lectured on”
440

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 hard, often worded oddly, and .

Tricky WordingCumulative FinalHeavy MemorizationLab PracticalsStudy Guides Inconsistent

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab practicals are described as tricky, long, and sometimes based on untaught chapters.

Tricky WordingCumulative FinalLab PracticalsMetric Quizzes

“the way she worded the ”
BIO440

“ to learn on our own because she ran out of time”
440

“The . 50% multiple choice, the other 50% watch out!”
BIO440

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ . I am an A student and had the HARDEST time in this class but the professor gave no help and the way she worded the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting themes of hard micro content, weak lecture organization, and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

34/100

“her lectures are confusing, you can't tell when she is just telling a funny microbiology story or lecture on something important that you will need to know for the test.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ .”

📝

28/100

“Take this class if you want to work your ass off to get a C.”

⚖️

24/100

“Grades very hard;not lenient at all.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She rambles a lot and will go off topic A LOT
She is completely and uncomfortably rude to students
she doesn't teach. She expects you to go home and learn everything on your own

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Prepare to suffer
if you want an A
I studied about 30 hours a week and pulled off a B

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Exams

Study guides are excessive
multiple students literally walked out in tears

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes of difficulty, disorganization, and low recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 510

3 out of 519

2 out of 515

1 out of 514

Course coverage

BIO44022 reviews

BIOL44010 reviews

BIO3425 reviews

MICRO4403 reviews

BIOL3052 reviews

Show 7 more courses

BIOL3422 reviews

4401 review

BIO440L1 review

BIO4411 review

BIOL3201 review

BIOLOGY3421 review

MIRCO4401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B 1

C range

C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Virginia Meyer

Avoid if you can; expect to teach yourself most of the material and fight for x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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 Clarity

🚫 Recommendation

📝 x x

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🧪 About Labs and Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

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

Avoid if you can; expect to teach yourself most of the material and fight for .

📝

⚖️