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josef pentek

BIO220 · FA20BIO2201949 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.8

The decision

if you are ready for a and heavy self-study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderExam heavyNo study guidesLecture heavyOffice hours help
  • BIO220 is extremely hard with exam means often in the 50-60% range.
  • Grading is tough and .
  • A minority praise office hours and lecture organization, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

and need extreme effort or luck for an A.

Online and ; online adds daily homework grind.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Content is information-heavy physiology with and high difficulty ratings.

Both formats describe the course as extremely difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and lateness can risk being dropped from the class.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most and unclear study targets.

Two older or minority reviews praise him, but the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

and in-person.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and .

Format shift

Online review stresses 2-3 homework items daily; .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some call lectures brilliant and office hours excellent, but and teaching fails the class.

Format shift

In-person opinions split; the single online review is strongly negative on teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

while quizzes and .

Format shift

; online also piles on quizzes and homework.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO220 is lecture- and and .

Main concern

Exams over 50% of the grade with class means often failing and .

What students said

“Provides no study guide for exams so .”
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“exams are worth more than 50% of your entire grade.”
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“The and difficult.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online review calls him kind as a person but overwhelming with , and .

Main concern

and answers must match his phrasing exactly.

What students said

“He exhausts the students with lots of .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, very hard, dominate the grade, and .

No study guidesExam heavyLengthy difficult examsLow class averages

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and class means often sit near failing.

No study guidesExams over 50% of gradeLengthy difficult exams
“This class does not have a , and exams are worth more than 50% of your entire grade.”
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“ exams were in the high 50% to low 60%.”
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Online

Online quizzes and they are rejected.

Rigid answer matchingHeavy quiz and exam load
“Your answers on the quizzes and or else he wont accept it.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . This class does not have a , and exams are worth more than 50% of your entire grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (1 online, 6 in-person), highlighting harsh exams and split teaching views. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉

18/100

“The and difficult.”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“ .”

📚 Teaching Split

35/100

“His lectures are brilliant they are separated by topic so you can just revisit the topic you are struggling with.”

⏰

15/100

“If you do not show up on time, you will be at risk of being dropped.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • mean grade throughout the class for exams were in the high 50% to low 60%
  • By sheer willpower and luck did I managed an A

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lecture heavy
  • most available and accessible teacher
  • not a good teacher

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • 2-3 homework everyday and
  • Test heavy

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews with recent 2025-2026 detail and mixed but .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIO2206 reviews
FA20BIO22019491 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1