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Biological Sciences

Melinda Riccetelli

BIO220 · BIO210 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid unless you already have strong chemistry/physio background and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLots of HomeworkUnhelpfulChemistry-Heavy
  • Most students find her rude, unhelpful, and confusing on BIO220/BIO210.
  • and she resists curving .
  • A minority praise lectures and support when students already have strong science prep.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even heavy studying often yields C or drop; and rare A reports show an A takes serious grind.

Both online and and ; only one older in-person review reports an A with effort.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Content is chemistry-heavy, fast, and abstract; students without prior Chem struggle heavily.

Online and in-person both describe extreme difficulty; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Multiple reviews mark attendance mandatory with no flexibility described.

; the online review also says mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

; common themes are rudeness, confusion, and unfair tests.

Online is fully negative; positive outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags dominate; she .

Format shift

Online and and harsh exams.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of homework and test-heavy tags appear across recent BIO220 reviews.

Format shift

Workload complaints are consistent across formats.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Many say she confuses, talks over, or belittles students; a minority call lectures amazing.

Format shift

In-person opinions split by era; online review is strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tags and comments emphasize tests that .

Format shift

Both formats highlight test-heavy assessment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and test-heavy; a few older reviews call her engaging and fair with .

Main concern

Rude interactions, material from untaught chapters on tests, and .

What students said

“This professor was not helpful or .”
BIO220
“ .”
BIO220
“One of the and approachable.”
BIO220

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single online BIO220 review describes Harvard-level , and .

Main concern

, and unhelpful responses to questions.

What students said

“Are you ready for a Harvard education at a community college? Then this is the class for you.”
BIO220

Exam style

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, and rarely curved.

Test HeavyNo CurveUntaught Material on Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

match tests and material pulled from untaught chapters.

Test HeavyStudy Guide MismatchTough Grader
“doesn't relate the "study guide" to any of her tests”
BIO220
“Pulls material from other chapters when have not went over and puts it on the test”
BIO220

Online

Online review says she pulls questions from other chapters and .

No CurveQuestions From Other Chapters
“ so ”
BIO220

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . I studied so much in this class and gave it my all and still didn't understand the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews (1 online, 7 in , and chemistry prep. Credibility rating: Medium.

😤 Teaching Quality

32/100

“ .”

📉 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“ .”

📝

28/100

“Pulls material from other chapters when have not went over and puts it on the .”

⚖️

22/100

“ so ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • you try to ask her a question and she will make you feel stupid or just completely talk over you.
  • One of the and approachable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Are you ready for a Harvard education at a community college?
  • I studied so much in this class and gave it my all and still didn't understand the material.
  • unless you have taken Chem, or have a strong science .

Theme 3

🧪 About Chemistry Expectation

  • She is all about Chemistry. So if
  • unless you have taken Chem, or have a strong science background

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews spanning 2010-2022 with mixed eras; recent comments are detailed and consistently negative, older ones more mixed.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO2207 reviews
BIO2101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1