Arja McCray

BIOLOGY20A · BIO020A · BIOL20B · ANATBIO · 20A · BIO25 · BIO20AB · BIOIIFALL · BIO1B · BIOIILAB · BIOL20A · BIO1 · BIOL2OA · BIO20B · BIO20A · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 76.47%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you want to actually learn A&P and are willing to study hard for fair, well-supported grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesCaringExtra creditClear grading criteriaStudy guides

Widely praised as a students to succeed.
Course is content-heavy and test-focused; an A requires steady study, not minimal effort.
Study guides, , and organized materials make hard material manageable for committed students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many As are reported, but students stress that study guides and hard work are required; it is not a free A.

Online students more often call study-guide path an easy A; in person stresses hard but .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

A&P content is dense with lots of reading and lecture material, though she simplifies concepts well.

Both formats describe heavy content; online can feel busier with more assignments.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

78/100

and many glowing reviews for teaching quality and student support.

Strong praise in both formats, with a minority of .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Generally fair with and clear criteria; a minority call her a .

Format shift

Online and and .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Lots of , and lecture content, but many say it is manageable with study guides.

Format shift

Online pandemic-era reviews .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Dominant theme , and strong organization.

Format shift

Praise is consistent online and in person across many years.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple exams with MC and ; .

Format shift

; online format details vary.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews overwhelmingly call her an if you study the bold notes and guides.

Main concern

Heavy content and exams with no notes; and .

What students said

“Take her class! Get in before it fills up!”
BIO20AB

“ but fair, read the material she gives you and pay attention in lecture and you should be fine.”
BIO20A

“No .”
BIO20A

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students mostly praise organization, study guides, and caring lectures; a few found the volume and .

Main concern

Dense material and occasional heavy online workload; one review mentioned a proctoring service.

What students said

“if we learn according to that study guide and are well prepared for the .”
BIO20A

“she gives study guides and .”
20A

“This class is not an easy A, but it helps you learn and obtain the materials and prepare for your career.”
BIOL20B

Exam style

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Exams are hard but fair when you study her guides; .

No notes on examsMultiple choiceLab body-part identificationStudy guidesPractice testsExtra credit on exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and body-part ID with no notes allowed; guides and bolded notes map closely to tests.

No notes allowedMultiple choiceLab identificationIn-person final

“No .”
BIO020A

“The first two exams include multiple choice and body part identification, while the .”
BIO020A

“ and her lab exams are literally from the lab booklet.”
BIO20A

Online

Online students highlight study guides and practice tests mirroring exams; one older review mentioned a proctoring service.

Study guidesPractice testsHard but fair tests

“she gives study guides and .”
20A

“The but it makes you study.”
BIOL20A

“I did hate the fact we had to use a proctoring service because I really believe it's an invasion of privacy.”
BIOL20A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Take her class! Get in before it fills up!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and effort-reward themes. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Excellence

88/100

“She's a great lecturer, and understanding for full-time working students.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

78/100

“ .”

📖 Effort For Reward

62/100

“This class is not an easy A, but it helps you learn and obtain the materials and prepare for your career.”

🎯

70/100

“if we learn according to that study guide and are well prepared for the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures were clear, and well thought out.
Her lectures are entertaining, relatable
She made difficult material, easier to work through and understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

but fair
If you want good grades, you need to work your butt off.
Show up, participate and and you will do well.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

caring and passionate about her students success
Bless this wonderful professor, she is a gem.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with strong consistency on teaching quality, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 556

4 out of 59

3 out of 53

2 out of 53

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

C 1

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Arja McCray

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⭐ Teaching Excellence

👍 Strong Recommendation

📖 Effort For Reward

🎯 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

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