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Life Sciences

Jamie Beavers

BIO006 · BIO110 · BIO003 · BIO106 · BIO06 · BIO6 · 98 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
51.95%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you have strong time management and a light load; expect but not easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyTough GraderGet Ready To ReadPassionate But DemandingTimed Exams
  • BIO6/BIO006 is widely called one of the hardest courses on campus with heavy memorization and few grade buffers.
  • Passionate and accessible in office hours for students who commit; .
  • Online sections draw much harsher feedback on 1-minute-per-question exams and limited recovery if you fall behind.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible with constant textbook study, flashcards, and office hours, but exams and practicals are high-stakes with little grade padding.

Online and drops; in-person students more often report As after heavy effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Genetics and Bio6 content is dense, fast, and memorization-heavy, with .

Both formats call the material hard; online adds time pressure that makes content feel even harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping lectures or labs hurts exams and practicals.

; some online sections list attendance as no but still demand full engagement.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

committed pre-med types recommend her; .

In-person recommendations are mixed-to-positive for hard workers; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tough grader tags dominate; curves and help late-term but .

Format shift

Online students more often report unforgiving timed tests; and EC.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly reading, long lectures, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online adds lengthy prerecorded lectures and busywork; .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students split between calling her passionate, caring, and clear in .

Format shift

In-person praise for passion and office hours is stronger; online reviews more often call lectures useless.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades rest mainly on lecture exams, lab practicals, and and .

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online timing rules are the .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO006/BIO6 is demanding and test-heavy, but many students who put in heavy study time praise her passion, study guides, , and office hours.

Main concern

, and grades driven by few high-stakes tests.

What students said

“This was the hardest class I've ever taken. 2 lecture exams and 2 lab practicals, 5 biotech quizzes and the final.”
BIO006
“She is a kind, supportive professor. Cares about student success. Lectures are engaging, labs intense but .”
BIO006
“this class is very hard and you need to put in lots of work and study time to get a good grade. .”
BIO06

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Bio6/Bio110 is frequently described as high-stress with long prerecorded lectures, busywork, and severely timed exams that many students failed or dropped.

Main concern

One-minute-per-question exams with no question toggling and .

What students said

“By far the . For exams, you basically have 1 minute per question and cannot go back and forth between the questions.”
BIO06
“If you actually care about your mental health and GPA this class is not for you. Everyone was failing all the .”
BIO006
“Im usually a straight A student with a 4.0 GPA and couldn't do well in this class for the life of me.”
BIO06

Exam style

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Exams are high-stakes and time-pressured, especially online, with difficult practicals and limited ability to recover.

Timed ExamsOne Minute Per QuestionNo Question ToggleLab PracticalsFlashcard Allowed SometimesWebcam Proctoring Mentioned

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; some terms allow a flashcard/notecard and occasional curves.

Lecture ExamsHard Lab PracticalsFlashcard On Some TestsOccasional Curves
“youre allowed a flashcard on the exams and she offers throughout the semester.”
BIO006
“ . 6/41 got an A.”
BIO006

Online

, sometimes without toggling, and one review reported camera proctoring.

One Minute Per QuestionNo Toggle Between QuestionsProctored Webcam MentionLong Timed Finals
“ and no room to toggle between questions so you can't go back and check your work.”
BIO06
“we were obligated to purchase a camera because we are being Proctored by the tutors and professor Jamie.”
BIO06

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is the hardest class I have ever taken BUT most people who take this class are planning on attending medical school so it prepares you for that. YOU MUST STUDY if you want to pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (15 online, 35 in , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She is so passionate about everything she teaches and is more than happy to elaborate on anything that .”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“ lighter load - studying for this class felt like a full time job!”

🧪

32/100

“For exams, you basically have 1 minute per question and cannot go back and forth between the questions.”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“I would suggest Professor Beavers to anyone who is confident in their own abilities.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • but effective
  • so disorganized and boring
  • and will happily re-go over material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This was the hardest class I've ever taken
  • 6/41 got an A

Theme 3

⏰

  • 1 minute per question and cannot go back
  • you were not able to open up tabs! 120 questions for 60 minutes
  • Everyone was failing all the exams

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

98

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across years with , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 524

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 3 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

4

C 4

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1