Jill Sohm

MICROBIO20 · MICRO020 · BIO108 · MICRO20 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 73/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
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Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you will attend, use the study guides, and study details; be cautious outside that context.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear Micro LecturesStudy Guide DrivenApproachable HelpTricky Detail TestsMixed Course Feedback

For MICRO20, most students praise clear lectures, study guides, and fair, no-surprise quizzes.
The material is still challenging, so grades reward consistent study more than .
One Ecology visiting-prof review is extremely negative and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Most say you can do well by studying the guides, but the material is hard and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Microbiology content is repeatedly described as hard .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

70/100

Most Micro students recommend her for clarity and help, .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

64/100

and study-guide aligned, though some call questions detail-heavy or tricky.

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Students , and real study time for quizzes and exams.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Most and approachable; outliers call her boring or unfriendly.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Assessment centers on quizzes and exams tightly tied to lectures and study guides.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fair with study guides, while one non-Micro review is harshly negative.

Main concern

A minority report boring slides and ; the BIO108 review is an .

What students said

“ and easy to understand. Material is hard yet she makes it interesting.”
MICRO20

“She gives you a study guide with what you will be tested on and if you study, you will do good.”
MICRO20

“probably the .”
BIO108

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are mostly straightforward if you study the guide, with occasional complaints about tricky wording.

Study GuidesLecture-Based QuizzesStraight From PowerPointDetail-Heavy Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lectures, though one student found questions confusing.

Study GuidesStraight From PowerPointDetail-Heavy Questions

“ . No surprises.”
MICRO20

“Exams are straight from powerpoint. ”
MICROBIO20

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MICRO020

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She gives you a study guide with what you will be tested on and if you study, you will do good. No tricks, very straight forward.”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting Micro clarity, study-guide testing, and one strong Ecology outlier. Credibility rating: Medium.

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72/100

“great teacher. and makes the material understandable.”

📝 Study Guide Fairness

64/100

“95% of the .”

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20/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Clarity

and easy to understand.
if you need help.
She uses Powerpoints to focus on the important material

Theme 2

📈 About Tests and Difficulty

Material is hard yet she makes it interesting.
. No surprises.
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Theme 3

⚠️ About Negative Experiences

She is boring. Reads off the powerpoint.
probably the .
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

61/100

Evidence confidence

Eight fairly detailed reviews from 2012-2014 show a outlier.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 52

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2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MICRO205 reviews

BIO1081 review

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Jill Sohm

x x x x if you will attend, use the study guides, and study details; be cautious outside that context.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

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📝 Study Guide Fairness

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Clarity

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if you will attend, use the study guides, and study details; be cautious outside that context.

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