AI Rate Professor

Microbiology

Valerie Wong

BIOL100A · BIO100A · MICRO20 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a and are ready to study hard for a fair but tough grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerThorough lecturerTough graderHeavy memorizationHelpful and accommodatingHard but fair
  • Excellent thorough lectures with real help and humor, but .
  • and .
  • Microbiology and intro bio demand heavy memorization and steady work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible but , and one reported grade was only a C+.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content needs heavy memorization, a huge textbook, labs, and students call Micro20 very tough.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as mandatory and say going to lecture is needed to understand the material.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Students call her thorough, sweet, and inspiring, but still warn the course is hard and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students say and .

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Work is described as reasonable overall, but effort.

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students praise thorough lectures, humor, and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms and and textbook study as the main prep path.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise her clarity, humor, and willingness to re-explain, while warning that midterms, finals, and .

Main concern

Difficult exams and supportive.

What students said

“She is very thorough, but the midterms and .”
BIO100A
“This is by no means an easy course! It requires a lot of memorization and a lot of devotion!”
MICRO20
“ and her tests are mostly focused on the text rather than the notes.”
BIOL100A

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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Exams are hard and lean on the textbook more than slides, with .

Difficult midtermsDifficult finalTextbook-focused testsIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are described as difficult and more text-based than lecture-note based.

Difficult midtermsDifficult finalTextbook-focused tests
“the midterms and ”
BIO100A
“ than the notes”
BIOL100A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. and super accomodating! She will explain something 50 different ways until you get it!”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, , and heavy memorization. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“She is a wonderful lecturer and professor and is capable of answering all questions that you pose”

📈 Course Difficulty

28/100

“This is by no means an easy course! It requires a lot of memorization and a lot of devotion!”

⚖️

30/100

“ and her tests are mostly focused on the text rather than the notes”

❤️ Supportive Style

80/100

“She understands and will help you. She also has humor, and is nice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She was a good teacher. She is very thorough
  • She will explain something 50 different ways until you get it
  • Always smiling. Helps out with questions and concerns

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • the midterms and
  • Micro20 is a very tough course. Be prepared to shed a lot of tears

Theme 3

📚 About Materials

  • than the notes
  • Slides-based course + lab
  • Get the PDF version of the book. Saves money.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only four detailed 2015 in-person reviews exist, but they are consistent on teaching strength and .

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

MICRO202 reviews
BIO100A1 review
BIOL100A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values