Yancy Aquino

BIO250 · BIO130 · BIO260 · BIOL250260 · BIOL250 · BIOL260 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 67.27%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you can study daily for A&P and will use ; do not expect a light or low-stakes science course.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtra credit heavyTest and lecture heavyProctorio onlineMemorization intensivePolarizing A&P

Anatomy and physiology demand heavy memorization, long lectures, and .
Generous and dropped lowest scores help motivated students earn As, but homework and .
Online sections often use Proctorio; quality ratings and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with constant studying plus , but tests dominate and .

Online students lean harder on extra-credit Zoom; in person still requires heavy memorization for practicals and exams.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

A&P content is dense, lecture heavy, and repeatedly described as requiring hours of daily study.

Both formats call the material hard; summer online is especially overload-prone.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and EC, while others report attendance not mandatory.

Online often ties EC to Zoom; in .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

; fans praise structure and EC while critics warn about boredom, Proctorio, and .

In-person recommendation is warmer on average; and workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

and dropped quizzes help, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online comments stress EC and Proctorio fairness issues; in person stresses test wording and practicals.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly labs, long lectures, frequent quizzes, and research or practicals create a heavy time load for .

Format shift

Online summer and labster work draw the strongest overload complaints.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

, and and pointers; a sizable minority say lectures drone and self-teaching is required.

Format shift

; online is more split on lecture energy and email responsiveness.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes, midterms, finals, and practicals drive the grade while homework and .

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online adds Proctorio quizzes and sometimes solo research projects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In , and support, while others call lectures boring and exams long or hard; labs and practicals remain tough.

Main concern

Lecture-heavy pace, cumulative or long exams, and .

What students said

“Prof is a great science communicator that draws out physiological processes via stylus and makes metaphors, making everything easy to understand.”
BIO260

“This man expects you to learn the whole friking book and remember absolutely everything.”
BIO260

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and lots of extra-credit Zoom opportunities.

Main concern

, and very high study load for summer terms.

What students said

“Save yourself and . 4 quizzes and lowest is dropped but he uses proctorio.”
BIO260

“He gives tons of extra credits!!! The quizzes, exams and as he stated, right from his lecture videos”
BIO260

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are high-stakes, often proctored online, and and drops.

ProctorioQuiz and exam heavyLab practicalsDropped lowest quiz or examExtra credit questions

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lecture-based questions; proctoring tools are mentioned less than online.

Long examsLab practicalsLecture-based testsDropped lowest exam

“Lots of weekly homework and long lectures. Mostly memorization. and .”
BIOL250260

“5 exams and so only 4 are scored.”
BIO250

Online

Multiple reviews confirm Proctorio on quizzes or exams, weekly quiz cadence, and practicals drawn from lectures and labs.

ProctorioWeekly quizzesMidterm and finalLab practicals

“4 quizzes and lowest is dropped but he uses proctorio.”
BIO260

“He uses Proctorio for exams and they can be a bit challenging but still within the scope of the class!”
BIOL260

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If given the opportunity to take Professor Aquino DO IT & youll thank yourself later! ... theres tons of ! !”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (17 online, 33 in person), highlighting A&P intensity, , and proctoring. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Heavy Science Load

28/100

“This class will have u studying at least 2+ hours a day to keep up with all the material.”

🎁 Lifeline

70/100

“He gives tons of extra credits!!! ... he gives so if you just attend.”

🧪 Exam and Proctor Risk

34/100

“Save yourself and . 4 quizzes and lowest is dropped but he uses proctorio.”

🎯 Teaching Split

66/100

“Prof is a great science communicator that draws out physiological processes via stylus and makes metaphors, making everything easy to understand.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lecture videos and
His lectures could put anyone to sleep; he drones on without enthusiasm.
Love this dude. Couldn't ask for a better teacher.
Very helpful and and thoroughly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

You will need to work for your grade tho. Bye freetime.
Truly need to memorize all the materials in order to pass the class.
if you are looking for an easy A , this is your class.
If you're relying on hw to bring your grade up. You're screwed!

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Exams

WRITE IT DOWN! ...
he uses proctorio
.
Very little points for labster labs that can take 2-3 hours

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years and both formats, with consistent themes on workload, EC, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524

4 out of 520

3 out of 58

2 out of 510

1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 16 · A- 2

B range

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Yancy Aquino

x x x if you can study daily for A&P and will use x x; do not expect a light or low-stakes science course.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Heavy Science Load

🎁 x x Lifeline

🧪 Exam and Proctor Risk

🎯 Teaching Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🧪 About Labs and Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you can study daily for A&P and will use ; do not expect a light or low-stakes science course.

🎁 Lifeline