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Biology

Sandra Vierra

BIO20 · BIOL01 · BIO1A · BIOLOGY20 · BIO1 · BIOLOGY2 · BIO01 · BIO1243 · BIO50 · BIOL50 · BIO18 · BIOL20 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
31.43%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach dense micro/physio material and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyStudy Guides MismatchTough GraderLecture HeavyPolarizing
  • Many students say and feel unfairly hard.
  • Course is test-heavy with long lectures, labs, and .
  • A minority praise curves, , and caring help if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report Cs and Bs after heavy studying; an A and guides.

; online adds organization and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Microbiology and physiology content plus long lectures and dense labs make the course intellectually and logistically hard.

Difficulty is high in person and online; summer sections feel especially fast.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory, with clickers or pass-risk if .

formats.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Take-again rate is low and many recent reviews .

In-person opinions split; online leans more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

; curves and EC help some, but and picky.

Format shift

; others say no meaningful curve and harsh scoring.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Long multi-slide lectures, frequent exams, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Workload is heavy in person; online hybrid still piles labs and dense tests.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

and praise for knowledge, care, and help when approached.

Format shift

Recent in-person and online reviews skew more negative on clarity and organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades and lab .

Format shift

; one review notes Lockdown Browser on exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many call lectures confusing and exams mismatched to guides, while and if you grind.

Main concern

Study guides often fail .

What students said

“ and don't match the study guides, so it feels like you're studying the wrong material.”
BIO20
“Sandra is a nice person but a horrible professor. Study guides don't match, lectures are vague.”
BIO18
“The class is not easy, but she's easy to .”
BIOL20

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and hard multi-format tests.

Main concern

Hybrid setup with weak online facilitation and .

What students said

“Hybrid class with lecture being pre-recorded and online for you to view but can't interact with.”
BIO18
“Lectures were old videos of .”
BIO20
“She does not know how the facilitate online classes.”
BIOLOGY20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

guides, and sometimes use Lockdown Browser.

Test heavyStudy guide mismatchFill-in-the-blankLockdown BrowserMultiple formats

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as extremely hard fill-in, matching, MC, and short answer, sometimes with Lockdown Browser.

Lockdown BrowserFill-in-the-blankStudy guides not predictiveCurves sometimes
“ .”
BIOL20
“ and don't match the study guides”
BIO20
“Expect several fill in the .”
BIOL20

Online

Online reviewers describe difficult multi-format tests and weak alignment with .

Hard multi-format testsSlow gradingPre-recorded lectures
“ in, short answers).”
BIO20
“Takes forever to grade as well.”
BIO18

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Her . The only good thing I can say about her is that .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting exam mismatch, heavy testing, and polarized recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

📝

28/100

“The study guide only covers about 5% of what is on the .”

🎯 Teaching Clarity

45/100

“Her lectures were long and confusing. The material made sense when I taught myself, but .”

👍 Minority Support

70/100

“If !”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • study guides don't match
  • I would

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are long and
  • reads off her PowerPoint
  • She's such a sweet lady, she is very willing to help

Theme 3

🧪

  • Lots of homework
  • 1-2 exams a week

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews over many years show a stable and teaching clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Audit/No Grade 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 2