Suzie Bailey

BIO100 · BIO204 · BIO101L · 204H · 81 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 60.47%
Difficulty: 4.1

The decision

if you want real molecular bio mastery and can handle flipped dense lectures and ; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFlipped classroomHard examsLecture heavyInspirational for bio majorsHeavy workload

Expert, passionate BIO204 teaching with university-level rigor and strong UC-transfer prep.
Flipped dense lecture videos, weekly group work, and hard multi-select exams make the class polarizing.
Fans call it life-changing; others report 50-60% exam averages and overwhelming weekly hours.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough multi-select exams, low class averages, and work.

Hard A path is consistent online and in person; a .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Molecular biology content is dense and university-level; most students call BIO204 one of their hardest classes.

Both formats describe high intellectual load; online COVID sections felt especially packed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; skip-class-and-fail tags appear often.

In-person and online both treat lecture/video completion as effectively mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About 60% would take again: bio ; grade-chasers often would not.

In-person fans are many; online reviews skew more negative on workload and response time.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

, and hard multi-answer exams keep grading strict.

Format shift

; open-notes exams sometimes soften online test delivery only.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Dense , and frequent exams routinely demand many hours weekly.

Format shift

Overwhelming workload is reported online and in person.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Deep expertise, passion, and strong support for committed students; flipped dense videos and .

Format shift

In-person praise is stronger; online reviews more often cite non-response and harsh labs.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

; labs and group projects matter but .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO204 is a flipped hybrid: dense pre-class videos, in-class group work and ; many bio majors love her while others say run.

Main concern

and tough cumulative exams with limited flexibility.

What students said

“Doctor Bailey is incredible. Her class was the best and most inspirational that I've ever taken.”
BIO204

“Online lectures are highly dense, hard to digest and . and you will likely run out of time.”
BIO204

“Run fast and far away!!”
BIO204

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online or COVID-era sections still use flipped videos, weekly group work, and ; , and email non-response.

Main concern

, and limited flexibility online.

What students said

“Flipped lecture format and zoom is spent doing all group work so nothing is taught in class.”
BIO204

“ and averages are about 50-60%.”
BIO204

“it feels like she is teaching students in a PHD program not at a community college”
BIO204

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are content-hard with multi-select and cumulative items; some terms are open notes online but still difficult.

Hard multi-select examsChoose all that applyCumulative testsSome open-notes onlineCrib sheet limited help

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often cumulative; some terms allow open notes or crib sheets that only help a little.

Hard multi-selectCumulative examsCrib sheet limited helpOpen notes in some terms

“ and you will likely run out of time. Crib sheet only helps so much.”
BIO204

“they are online and open notes. EZ B if you do all the labs and HW right while getting a C or B average on the tests.”
BIO204

Online

Online exams are described as very hard with roughly 50-60% averages; .

Hard examsLow averagesTest heavy

“ and averages are about 50-60%.”
BIO204

“Tests are HARD questions are ”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She is both strict and beloved. You will work for your grade, but in the end you will have grown immensely as a student. Literally life changing.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in person), highlighting flipped-format rigor and polarizing outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Doctor Bailey is incredible. Her class was the best and most inspirational that I've ever taken.”

🔥 Difficulty Reality

22/100

“it feels like she is teaching students in a PHD program not at a community college”

👎

25/100

“Run fast and far away!! Class started out with 30 students, we ended with about 10.”

💪 Transfer Prep

85/100

“Professor Bailey's class prepared me extremely well. She provided such a good foundation of biology that I am finding upper-division coursework easy to understand.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

flipped learning style
Dr Bailey is so friggin cool and sooo funny
Lectures are not lectures - they are pre-recorded scripted videos

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and you will likely run out of time
Exam averages around 50-65% are common
You will work for your grade, but in the end you will have grown immensely

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

so much info
Expect 6-12 hours of
This class should count as 6 units bc of the work load

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with detailed, consistent themes on flipped format and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539

4 out of 516

3 out of 510

2 out of 58

1 out of 59

Course coverage

BIO20443 reviews

BIO1005 reviews

204H1 review

BIO101L1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 9

B range

B+ 4 · B 10 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4

Suzie Bailey

x x if you want real molecular bio mastery and can handle flipped dense lectures and x x; skip if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

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 Quality

🔥 Difficulty Reality

👎 x x

💪 Transfer Prep

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want real molecular bio mastery and can handle flipped dense lectures and ; skip if you need an easy A.

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