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Biology

Elizabeth Fontaine

BIO141 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
41.67%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you are comfortable with , and a strict classroom style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing teaching styleHard examsHeavy readingStrict gradingSupportive for prepared students
  • Reviews are highly polarized, with some students calling her caring and clear while many recent students warn strongly against taking her.
  • BIO-141 lecture is described as fast-paced, reading-heavy, and .
  • Lab appears much easier than lecture, but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A high grade is possible with major studying, office hours, and corrections, but as hard and strict.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Physiology is described as fast-paced, reading-heavy, and dependent on understanding material before class.

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Reviews suggest class presence and preparation are strongly expected, and one student says slides are withheld so students do not skip.

; there is no online attendance evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Recommendation is low because many students describe the class as , and stressful despite some strong positive reviews.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they are polarized but lean risky for lecture.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students mention tough grading, picky exam answers, difficult tests, and limited room for mistakes despite and .

Format shift

much more lenient than lecture reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

The course requires heavy reading, study guides, video assignments, group work, and .

Format shift

All workload evidence is in person and mostly comes from BIO-141 lecture.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Some students praise her clarity and care, but many recent reviews describe rude behavior, poor structure, and .

Format shift

Only in-person evidence exists, and the strongest split is between supportive students and students who felt unsupported.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews repeatedly , and high-stakes physiology tests.

Format shift

All assessment evidence is in person, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a very demanding and polarizing biology course with , and mixed views on her supportiveness.

Main concern

The and a teaching style many students find rude, fast, or unclear.

What students said

“Physiology is hard and fast-paced, but she always makes time to help.”
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“ . A very strict and unethical teacher who expects so much but teaches horribly.”
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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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because students describe hard, detailed exams with short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions, though .

Hard ExamsShort AnswerFill In The BlankTest CorrectionsIn-Person Exam Shift

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe hard exams with , and at least one switch from online to in-person exams.

Hard ExamsShort AnswerFill In The BlankTest CorrectionsIn-Person Exam Shift
“ is short answer and fill in the blank so you either know it or you don't.”
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“ motivated me to study harder.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Physiology is hard and fast-paced, but she always makes time to help.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“Her class had NO structure.”

📈 Difficulty Level

24/100

“Physiology is hard and fast-paced, but she always makes time to help.”

⚖️

24/100

“ is short answer and fill in the blank so you either know it or you don't.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and is always available to help.
  • Professor goes over her PowerPoints only and and it is not my way of learning.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She offers test corrections on exams, except the last 2 as
  • She's also "unnecessarily picky" ( . run away!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Experience

  • If you get offended easily or !
  • She really cares about her students and has good humor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 24 detailed in-person reviews cover recent semesters and consistently show a polarized but demanding course experience.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 58

Course coverage

BIO-14124 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 5 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Rather not say 1