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Biology

Azalia Contreras

BIO211 · BIO205 · BIO212 · BIO220 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can handle inconsistent teaching and are ready to study biology independently when needed.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizingHelpful To SomeRude To OthersMemorization HeavyInconsistent Teaching
  • Student opinions and rude or unclear.
  • BIO211 reviews are more positive than several older BIO212 and BIO205 complaints.
  • Success appears possible with attendance and work, but teaching consistency is a major risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is possible if students attend and do the work, but challenging memorization and inconsistent instruction raise the effort cost.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The biology material requires real memorization and cannot .

Only in-person reviews describe the course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Several reviews say going to class is important, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends heavily on fit because positive comments about help and clarity are balanced by strong complaints about rudeness and .

All and is highly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some students say grades are reachable with work, but others call her unfair and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

The workload appears manageable but , and memorization for tests.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Teaching reviews are polarized, with many helpful comments offset by serious complaints about rudeness, clarity, and support.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and memorization, suggesting a balanced but test-relevant structure.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are highly mixed, with some students calling her helpful and clear while others describe her as rude, unfair, or hard to understand.

Main concern

The main risk is inconsistent teaching quality and uneven student support.

What students said

“Great and fair teacher IMO.”
BIO211
“Terrible teacher. Is very rude and does not want to help students.”
BIO211
“Very difficult to understand and ”
BIO212

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, quizzes, and free response memorization, but do not .

Tests From Lecture ClaimedFree Response QuestionsQuizzesReviews do not clearly prove proctoring

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and free response questions, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Tests From Lecture ClaimedFree Response QuestionsQuizzes
“There is some really challenging memorization for free response questions on the test”
BIO211
“Says everything on the tests and but .”
BIO220

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The material can't be faked, so go to lecture and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Very difficult to understand and ”

⚖️

50/100

“There is some really challenging memorization for free response questions on the test, but you are told exactly what to study.”

👍 Recommendation Fit

48/100

“I enjoyed the class and work.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She made the class easy to follow and made bio fun for me!
  • Very difficult to understand and
  • Horrible teacher. She has no idea what she is lecturing about.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • The material can't be faked, so go to lecture and .
  • If you go to class and turn in the work you can do really well.
  • Just go to class and do the work and you'll do well.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support And Attitude

  • She's willing to help you and cares that you do well in the class.
  • Terrible teacher. Is very rude and does not want to help students.
  • Poor attitude, unhelpful, immature.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

and provide detailed, though highly conflicting, evidence.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 55
1 out of 55

Course coverage

BIO21115 reviews
BIO2123 reviews
BIO2203 reviews
BIO2051 review

Reported outcomes

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