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Biology

Matthew Kinseth

BIO230 · BIOL230 · BIO215 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
35.29%
Difficulty
4.7

The decision

Avoid unless you can study like a med student and accept a high risk of a tough grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyHigh Drop RateLecture HeavyMed Prep Rigorous
  • Extremely hard anatomy-style course with and many 1-star reviews
  • A minority who grind study guides and notes say effort maps to grade and
  • Expect picky timed quizzes and students

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Even A earners say it is not an easy A and many report C-range or worse despite heavy study.

Online note is brief and harsh; .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Students call it three times harder than normal anatomy with massive memorization and dense labs.

Nearly all difficulty detail comes from in-person BIO230 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory and skip-class tags appear often.

; online attendance was marked no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Low take-again rate and .

Online is negative; in-person is polarized but majority negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

and exams is the most common complaint.

Format shift

Online and ; in-person has far more detail.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Hundreds of memorization items, weekly quizzes, unit and lab exams, and heavy study load.

Format shift

Workload intensity is described mainly in in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some praise clear lectures and resources, but , and a hostile feel.

Format shift

In-person reviews dominate; online only notes hardness of grading.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Unit exams, lab exams, and .

Format shift

; .

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

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO230 is widely described as brutal, test-heavy, and work pays off.

Main concern

, and a culture many feel is set up to weed students out.

What students said

“ if your grade is important.”
BIOL230
“You get whatever effort you put into this course!”
BIOL230

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and far too hard.

Main concern

and lectures.

What students said

“Rough and .”
bio215

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and high-stakes.

Timed QuizzesTricky Exam QuestionsTest HeavyNo Clear Study Guide (disputed)

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Timed quizzes and exams with tricky wording; study-guide usefulness is disputed across reviews.

Timed QuizzesUnit and Lab ExamsTricky QuestionsTest Heavy
“ .”
BIOL230
“There , as well as weekly 10 min quizzes.”
BIOL230

Online

.

Tough Grading
“Rough and .”
bio215

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if your grade is important.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, mostly in-person BIO230, balancing harsh majority views with effort-reward minority. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Extreme Difficulty

12/100

“It is three times more challenging than a regular anatomy class.”

📝 Harsh Exams

18/100

“ .”

⚖️ Effort Can Pay Off

34/100

“You get whatever effort you put into this course!”

🚫 Low Recommendation

30/100

“ !!!!! Avoid”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are interesting and engaging
  • sits on his desk for 3 hours while on his phone
  • Prof.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He takes pride in his 70% drop rate
  • Get ready to practice good study habits and time management

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • . are designed to confuse u
  • study guides that

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen detailed polarized reviews with consistent hardness themes across years support medium-high confidence.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 511

Course coverage

BIOL23010 reviews
BIO2306 reviews
bio2151 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1