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Biology

Matt Berry

BIO47 · BIO10 · BIO101 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
73.68%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Solid option if you stay on deadlines and study lectures carefully, especially for BIO101 labs; online ecology is riskier.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDrops lowest scoresStrict deadlinesLab and group workTest heavy at timesPolarizing online
  • Many students earn As when labs and and lowest scores are dropped.
  • Online sections are more polarized with self-teach and useless-notes complaints.
  • Labs, group projects, and attendance.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

BIO101 can be an easy A with on-time work, but strict deadlines and .

Online BIO101 often called easy if on time; some online BIO10 reviews say hard to pass without self-teaching.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Core bio and ecology content is manageable with notes, but exams and .

In person more often easy-to-pass; online ecology feels heavier.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while lectures may be optional or .

In ; some online sections list attendance no.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Roughly three-quarters would take again, with strong BIO101 fans and a .

In person skews more positive; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

and rounds grades, but is strict on lateness and .

Format shift

Online students .

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Weekly labs and quizzes plus exams and a major project; .

Format shift

Some older online or summer sections felt very time consuming.

Teaching experience

Good

64/100

and help in lab; others say he is hard to reach and notes miss exams.

Format shift

In person teaching praise is .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes, multiple exams, labs, and a large project share weight; several tag test heavy.

Format shift

; BIO101 stresses labs and group project.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In , and fair with dropped scores, though .

Main concern

and a .

What students said

“A high grade is very achievable.”
BIO101
“Drops 3 lowest labs, 2 lowest quizzes, and .”
BIO10
“ .”
BIO10

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ranges from easy A with match exams and help is slow.

Main concern

Strict no-late policy plus weak lecture-to-exam alignment frustrates some online students.

What students said

“Easy A if you manage to turn everything in on time!”
BIO101
“online lectures and notes are essentially useless when it comes to the exams”
BIO10
“his lectures are very important to watch so you can do good on the exams”
BIO-47

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard bio testing with quizzes and .

Weekly quizzesMultiple examsDrops lowest examStrict deadlinesGroup project

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, quizzes and ; and may reword exams from presentations.

Drops lowest scoresLabs then quizzesExam from presentationsNo remakes
“ .”
BIO10
“everything and quizzes. Just study and you'll do good.”
BIO10

Online

Online students say exams matter a lot and sometimes feel mismatched with notes; .

Test heavyLecture-based examsStrict no late work
“ and 4 exams.”
BIO10
“the . as well.”
BIO-47

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy A if you manage to turn everything in on time! He is very strict on turning the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, balancing BIO101 praise with . Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

64/100

“ , and engaging. ”

⏱️ Deadline Strictness

40/100

“He is VERY strict on deadlines and his lectures/notes are Useless.”

🎯 Grade Safety Nets

72/100

“Drops 3 lowest labs, 2 lowest quizzes, and .”

🧪

65/100

“There is one big project that's 1/4th of the grade and that can be intimidating.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Pretty funny guy
  • , and his lectures are not boring
  • he seems to really enjoy what he does

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A high grade is very achievable
  • Pay attention to detail and you will pass this class no doubt
  • You basically have to teach yourself

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Experience

  • Keep a
  • you pretty much need to teach yourself throughout the course
  • the because

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

19 detailed reviews across online and in person with .

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO1019 reviews
BIO108 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1