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Biology

Carlene Tonini

BIO210 · BIO250 · BIO100 · BIO260 · BIOL250 · BIO110 · ANATANAT · BIOL110 · BIOL260 · ANAT250 · BIOLBIO · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself biology content and only need to survive the requirement.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesSelf-taught courseTest-heavy workloadUnclear gradingIndependent learners only
  • Most students describe lectures as scattered, off-topic, and poor preparation for exams.
  • The course can sometimes produce decent grades through or easy exams, but students often say they learn little.
  • Workload and assessments feel inconsistent, with many complaints about busy work, vague expectations, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students mention and B grades, but the and heavy portfolio or homework make the A unreliable.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The biology content is already demanding, and students say alone.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews rarely state a , though several students describe class time as low-value or a waste.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they do not clearly prove a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Students overwhelmingly warn against taking her because , and poorly taught.

All , and it is consistently negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Grading is inconsistent because some students report easy grades or while , and unfair point differences.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and busy work that does not match exams.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most comments describe her as disorganized, off-topic, unclear, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

65/100

Reviews mention tests, finals, pop quizzes, portfolios, , and , so assessment is mixed but test-heavy.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are heavily negative, , and uneven workload.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say lectures do not teach the tested material.

What students said

“This is a self taught class.”
BIO260
“lectures were all over the place.”
BIO250
“ and the things she puts on her "study guides" are almost never helpful”
BIO260

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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Exam evidence is mixed, with some open-note or cheat-sheet comments but many complaints that from unexpected material.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesOpen Notes MentionedCheat Sheet MentionedUnclear Study Guides

Assessment risk

Varies

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as test-heavy and inconsistent, with a few student-friendly features but many complaints about unclear or unexpected questions.

Test HeavyPop QuizzesOpen Notes MentionedCheat Sheet MentionedUnclear Study Guides
“lectures are slow...but !”
BIO100
“i do however like that she allows a .”
BIO250
“ and irrelevant to the "study guide" she gives you.”
BIO260

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You will leave this class feeling as though you have learned nothing the entire semester.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and self-study. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Professor knows a great deal but lacks the .”

⚖️

30/100

“On the same assignment, she gives two different grades, the 90%er gets full points while .”

📚 Workload Cost

25/100

“The portfolio due at the end of the semester is only worth 100 pts but the time it takes to complete the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are nothing more than talking about her upcoming ski trips or "back in the day" type stories.
  • Her lectures are all over the place and I would agree with others you learn little to nothing.
  • She simply reads "random" things off of powerpoint (FROM THE BOOK PUBLISHER!)

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She only gives A's & B's so if you want an but don't expect to learn anything.
  • Lots of .
  • and others relatively easy- its hard to know.

Theme 3

🧭 About Self-Teaching

  • You are basically teaching yourself and you need to really read the book.
  • If you like teaching yourself, this is your class.
  • You need to teach yourself the material thru other sources.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 in-person reviews across many years repeat the same concerns about disorganization, self-teaching, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 59
3 out of 54
2 out of 515
1 out of 527

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1