Sumana Pasala

BIO55MICRO · BIO24 · BIO25488 · 20700HYBO · BIO45 · BIO55 · BIO27932 · BIOL55 · BIO125013 · BIO1 · BIO101 · 53 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Take her if you will attend, study daily, and as the real grade driver; skip if you need an easy A or a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyTest heavyClear grading criteriaPolarizing labsConcept maps

Microbiology is content-heavy and exam-weighted, so score.
, and caring help; critics report disorganization and dismissive lab interactions.
and low-effort students struggle, while consistent study pays off with fair grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

As are possible with steady study, but exams dominate and .

Both formats stress exam performance; online As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Microbiology concepts, weekly chapters, and most students.

; online hybrid notes mainly flag fast pacing.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and warn that skipping lecture hurts performance.

; a few online sections note optional attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

About two-thirds would take her again, with strong praise for and fairness complaints.

; online winter workload draws more mixed feedback.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Clear criteria help motivated students, but and .

Format shift

In-person reviews split on fairness; online notes .

Workload

Heavy

36/100

, and and often summer-intensified load.

Format shift

Online short terms report especially dense homework and long lectures.

Teaching experience

Good

63/100

and concept maps excellent, while and messy labs.

Format shift

; online reviews lean nicer but workload-heavy.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Lecture and while .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize exams; online .

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person micro and bio sections split between glowing lecture praise and , and .

Main concern

Lab organization and is completed.

What students said

“This professor is very straightforward ... Your grades are a huge reflection of the effort you're putting in. She has amazing concept maps.”
BIO55MICRO

“Not an easy A, you actually have to act like adults and put in the effort to learn.”
BIO55

“SUPER test-heavy. tests are 60% of the grade, you need to do well on the tests because weekly hw will NOT help ur grade.”
BIO55

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online and hybrid sections still feel lecture-heavy with weekly work and ; pacing can be fast in short terms.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Winter Hybrid class is fast paced. ... . She's a great professor, nice, and easygoing.”
BIO1

“Get ready to read. Make sure to pay attention to every detail said inside her lectures. and the , however you MUST pay careful attention.”
BIO55

“She's an ok teacher but . 7 pages of hw each week + video activities + lectures that are super long.”
20700HYBO

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect frequent lecture and and occasional pop quizzes.

Lecture examsLab practicalsTest heavyPop quizzesTimed multiple choice

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

- and practical-heavy, with some reports of mismatched study guides and .

Lab practicalsLecture exams 60 percentPop quizzesStudy guide mismatch

“SUPER test-heavy. tests are 60% of the grade, you need to do well on the tests because weekly hw will NOT help ur grade.”
BIO55

“The study guide doesn't even match with the actual exams.”
BIO55

Online

Online comments stress careful lecture attention and .

Test heavyLecture-based exams

“ . She's a great professor, nice, and easygoing.”
BIO1

“ and the , however you MUST pay careful attention.”
BIO55

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Not an easy A, you actually have to act like adults and put in the effort to learn.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in lectures, exams, and lab experience. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

63/100

“Her lectures are amazing at breaking down tough concepts from the textbook.”

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72/100

“SUPER test-heavy. tests are 60% of the grade, you need to do well on the tests because weekly hw will NOT help ur grade.”

👍 Recommendation Split

64/100

“Ignore anyone giving her a low score. , and genuinely invested in her students' success.”

⚠️ Lab Friction

35/100

“ she creates them to be.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

amazing concept maps to understand the lectures
She basically read off her PowerPoints and gave no insight
and patient, and even taught us how to use concept maps

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Not an easy A, you actually have to act like adults
tests are 60% of the grade
there is no way anyone isn't able to pass her class because she literally posts everything you need

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

, and genuinely invested
She will make you feel stupid in front of the class for asking a question
and will help you when you ask

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning many years, with and mixed teaching quality, support a high-confidence read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519

4 out of 514

3 out of 59

2 out of 53

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

B+ 8 · B 10 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1

Sumana Pasala

Take her if you will attend, study daily, and x x as the real grade driver; skip if you need an easy A or a x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

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

📊 x x

👍 Recommendation Split

⚠️ Lab Friction

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

Take her if you will attend, study daily, and as the real grade driver; skip if you need an easy A or a .

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