Lesley Williams

BIO220 · BIO101 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 42.86%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you want to truly learn biology and ; skip if you only need an easy credit.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesTough graderTest heavyConceptual examsLecture heavy

, and passionate with strong concept building.
, and often mismatch lecture emphasis.
Mandatory attendance and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students say you must work hard for an A through conceptual synthesis, not memorization, and exams are tough and timed.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content builds carefully but and are often harder than lectures suggest.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping class hurts your chance to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Many call her best bio teacher ever for learning, but lower take-again rate and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and complaints that essays must match her exact expectations dominate reviews.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and test-heavy load are repeatedly mentioned.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students praise clear, passionate, well-structured lectures and .

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Course is test-heavy with homework.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO101/BIO220 students praise her clear, passionate lectures but frequently , and .

Main concern

Essay-style exams with strict timing and .

What students said

“She is the ! Yes, you will have to work for your A as you are expected to understand things conceptually not just regurgitate information”
BIO101

“there is way too many essay type questions that an hour is not enough time”
BIO101

“Great instructor with lectures that are structured, methodical and follow her lecture objectives”
BIO220

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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, and often feel harder or differently weighted than lectures.

Essay examsTimed in-person testsConceptual synthesisNo take-home exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and require conceptual answers matching her standards; take-home is not allowed.

Essay examsTimed testsConceptual questionsNo take-home

“She .”
BIO101

“ and she expects everyone to write the essays exactly the same”
BIO101

“ to time, she only gives enough time to rush things”
BIO101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She is the ! Yes, you will have to work for your A as you are expected to understand things conceptually not just regurgitate information, but you will learn so much from her.”
Voice snapshots generated from 19 in-person reviews, and workload pressure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ ! I've taken numerous classes and never had an so well.”

📝

28/100

“there is way too many essay type questions that an hour is not enough time to focus on each one”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“ ! !!”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“ if it's just for credit because you will go to .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures that are structured, methodical and follow her lecture objectives
and is really funny
uses analogies when introducing complex concepts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

you will have to work for your A
EASY class, got all 70 out of 70 on tests, as long as u pay attention

Theme 3

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and she expects everyone to write the
She
only gives enough time to rush things and finish it

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

19 detailed in-person reviews spanning 2010-2017 with consistent praise for teaching and consistent criticism of exams.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

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2 out of 51

1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO10115 reviews

BIO2203 reviews

11561 review

Reported outcomes

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Lesley Williams

x x if you want to truly learn biology and x x x x x x; skip if you only need an easy credit.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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In person

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

👍 Recommendation Split

📚 Heavy Workload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏱️ x x x x

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if you want to truly learn biology and ; skip if you only need an easy credit.

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