Simon Wahla

ANATOMY001 · BIO003 · BIO3 · ANATOMY1 · ANATOMY01 · BIOLOGY3 · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 63/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 69.84%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you want to truly learn anatomy and will put in serious daily work; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough but fairOffice hours goldNot for lazy studentsLecture heavy

Anatomy is hard and test-heavy; grades reward consistent daily study and office hours.
He is passionate and helpful if you participate, but brutal if you coast.
many call him career-changing; others cite rushed lectures and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are possible with full effort, study guides, and office hours, but and .

Online students and little ; in-person A earners still stress daily study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Anatomy content is dense, accelerated terms pack huge volume, and lectures move fast with .

Both formats call the material hard; online adds self-teaching pressure and expensive Pearson materials.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping hurts, with tags like Skip class? You won't pass.

A few as optional; nearly all in-person reviews mark it mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About seven in because they learn a lot, but only if they are willing to work hard.

In-person enthusiasts dominate recommendations; unless desperate.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

; and curves are rare, though study guides clarify what is tested.

Format shift

Online comments stress no curve and little more often than in-person ones.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of and , and daily study expectations especially in 4-5 week terms.

Format shift

Online students also cite ungraded but and weekend due dates.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many praise practical clinical examples, passion, and office-hour help; critics say he rushes slides, mumbles, or .

Format shift

; online is more mixed on organization and tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and lab tests; homework and participation support but rarely carry the course.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online also uses Proctorio in at least one term.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person anatomy is lecture- and ; students who study guides and ask questions often thrive and praise his clinical applications.

Main concern

Brutal lecture exams and .

What students said

“If you .”
ANATOMY001

“by week 3, about 2/3 of the class dropped. Professor Wahla is tough but you will learn so much.”
ANATOMY001

“Hard professor but fair, most people do not do well in the class because of time management.”
ANATOMY1

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online and accelerated sections are intense with , and uneven organization; success still hinges on office hours and study guides.

Main concern

, and expensive required materials in some terms.

What students said

“Very time consuming class. You actually have put in the work and has strict Protorio rules.”
ANATOMY1

“ and it felt like I was a first year medical student.”
ANATOMY001

“I took this class over summer, prof. is hard but fair. The work is a .”
ANATOMY1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams dominate the grade and are widely described as .

Test heavyLecture examsLab examsStudy guidesProctorio onlineLittle curving

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person lecture and lab exams are tough but doable with study guides and office hours; alignment with lectures is debated.

Lecture examsLab examsStudy guidesTest heavyNo heavy curve

“ but doable as long as you do study guide.”
ANATOMY001

“ . His lecture did not correlate with the tests.”
ANATOMY001

Online

Online exams are hard and time-consuming; at least one section used strict Proctorio rules with heavy study demands.

ProctorioTest heavyExtra credit occasionalHard exams

“has strict Protorio rules. Not for the faint of heart!”
ANATOMY1

“The and .”
ANATOMY001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (11 online, 39 in , and teaching passion. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“by far the . that teaches.”

📚 Workload Reality

26/100

“This is one of the hardest class I've ever taken in my life.”

⚖️

36/100

“Looking for an easy A? This class ain't it.”

👍 If You Grind

68/100

“if ur on the fence about this teacher dont be, u need this teacher. !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is strict but teaches you with practical information which made the experience worthwhile.
He does not make you feel dumb about asking questions.
Gives practical application examples.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

.
but doable as long as you do study guide.
once you do what he expects you to do then you're getting an easy A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's caring and you can tell he loves to teach.
Get ready to get yelled at in front of everyone.
Yes hes a little condescending but hes also very charming.

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across 2020-2026 with , and work ethic; quality is polarized but patterns are stable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536

4 out of 57

3 out of 53

2 out of 56

1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

C+ 3 · C 3

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 4

Simon Wahla

x x x if you want to truly learn anatomy and will put in serious daily work; skip if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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

⚖️ x x

👍 x x If You Grind

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

if you want to truly learn anatomy and will put in serious daily work; skip if you need an easy A.

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👍 If You Grind