Samantha Young

BIO110 · BIO120 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 16/100
RMP rating: 1.6/5
Take again: 12.5%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

unless , and prepare for exams that may not match lecture coverage.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredFast lecturesTest heavyDisorganizedPoor exam alignment

Most students say they had to teach themselves large parts of the course.
as difficult, test-heavy, and poorly aligned with lectures or study guides.
, while lecture-course reviews are strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even students who earned A grades say they fought for , and self-teaching.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The course content feels challenging because , and students must learn much of the material alone.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Participation and because students say skipping class makes passing harder, even though lectures are criticized.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Most students warn others away because of , and heavy self-study demands.

because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students , and exams with material not covered in lecture or study guides.

Format shift

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Reviews repeatedly say , and self-teaching.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Most reviews describe rushed lectures, poor explanations, disorganization, slow grade posting, and weak support.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

The course is repeatedly described as .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a difficult biology course with , and .

Main concern

The biggest concern is that exams and study guides often do not match what was taught.

What students said

“I felt like I taught myself 70/30 of the material.”
BIO120

“Class avg. .”
BIO120

“This is not an easy A”
BIO120

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 high-risk because students report vague guides, uncovered questions, and very low class averages, while .

Test HeavyMultiple Choice ExamsPoor Exam AlignmentLow Exam Averages

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews clearly describe test-heavy assessment with multiple-choice exams and questions not reliably covered in lecture or guides.

Test HeavyMultiple Choice ExamsPoor Exam AlignmentLow Exam Averages

“ so that was nice.”
BIO120

“Study guide had nothing to do with exams.”
BIO120

“ our book.”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Unless youre willing to fight for an A or B, this is not the class for you.”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

20/100

“Professor Young comes to class seeming like shes never ready, gives heavy lectures, and never fully covers any topic that .”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

14/100

“Shes a nice lady, but not a ”

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22/100

“Class avg. .”

Theme 1

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her class is lecture heavy, goes through the material super quickly and speaks in a very low voice.
Horrible at explaining material & always had to read textbook myself to understand.
Sam does an ok job at teaching this subject but I felt like I taught myself 70/30 of the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This is not an easy A
Unless youre willing to fight for an A or B, this is not the class for you.
You definitely have to put A LOT of effort for her class.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

Her study guides are pretty vague & the material on them may or may not be on the exams.
Study guide had nothing to do with exams.
our book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

The sample has only 8 reviews, but they are recent, detailed, and highly consistent in their criticism.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

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2 out of 50

1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO1207 reviews

BIO1101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

No reported values

C range

C 1

D range

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F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

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👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Exams

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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

unless , and prepare for exams that may not match lecture coverage.

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