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Horticulture

Lisa McAndrews

PLANTMATERIALS · HORT62 · HORT54 · HORT63 · CANATIVES · HORT1B · HORTHORT · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you want a passionate horticulture instructor and can handle a distinctive, sometimes wandering teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDeep Horticulture KnowledgeEngaging And FunnyPatient And CompassionateAcquired TasteField Trips
  • Most students describe McAndrews as exceptionally knowledgeable, engaging, funny, and memorable.
  • Her classes are usually rewarding and grade-friendly when students do the work and study.
  • A minority of comments say her style can feel off topic, abrasive, or hard to manage.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Good grades seem very attainable with work and studying, though several reviews say the classes are not effortless.

Only in-person reviews exist, so the grade .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

The courses are approachable for many students, but the content and and adjustment to her style.

compare.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly establish .

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

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend her for her knowledge, humor, compassion, and memorable teaching.

Recommendation and is strongly positive despite one major negative outlier.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students report good grades are very achievable when they do the work and study for tests.

Format shift

, and they generally describe fair to lenient outcomes.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Workload appears manageable, but , and enough material that students still need to study.

Format shift

as formulaic or manageable rather than effortless.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most reviews praise her as knowledgeable, engaging, funny, patient, and unusually impactful, despite one harsh negative review.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person, with strong praise and a small amount of style-related criticism.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention tests, labs, and course work, but do not provide enough detail to classify the class as .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention assessments, and the evidence is limited.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All evidence is from in-person reviews, which are overwhelmingly positive and emphasize knowledge, humor, field trips, and strong learning value.

Main concern

Her personality and teaching style are an acquired taste for some students.

What students said

“The fieldtrips are amazing.”
HORT62
“she is just so amazing!”
HORT62
“Very abrasive .”
HORTHORT

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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Reviews mention tests but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Tests MentionedExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but do not clearly prove the .

Tests MentionedPolicy Not Clearly Proven
“as long as you do the work and study for the .”
HORT62

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ magic lady!”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and learning value. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“The information just flows from her, and the amount of knowledge I have gained is life changing.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

94/100

“ .”

⚖️

76/100

“VERY GOOD CLASS. HARD TO NOT GET A GOOD GRADE.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Magical. Knowledgeable. Interesting. Engaging. Talented.
  • Extremely knowlegeable, super keen wit, very thorough in
  • . Smart, very funny, quick-witted, very knowledgeable, yet humble--nice.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • It's not to say that her classes are easy, because they're not, but they are a lot of fun and you can't help but learn.
  • as long as you do the work and study for the .
  • VERY GOOD CLASS. HARD TO NOT GET A GOOD GRADE.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fit

  • Acquired taste for sure sure.
  • she's sort of an acquired taste.
  • Very abrasive .

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because 13 reviews provide rich but mostly older evidence, with strong consistency and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HORT624 reviews
CANATIVES2 reviews
HORT1B2 reviews
HORT632 reviews
HORT541 review
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HORTHORT1 review
PLANTMATERIALS1 review

Reported outcomes

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B range

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