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Biology

Roya Lahijani

BIOL210A · BIO210 · BIO100 · BIOL106 · BIO107 · BIO109 · BIO210A · BIOLO210A · S306 · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
11.43%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid if you have any other option; only self-directed biology grinders should risk this class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerSelf-Taught CourseTough GraderRudeTests Mismatch LecturesHigh Drop Rate
  • Most students say lectures are slide-reading and .
  • Classroom climate is widely described as rude, intimidating, and demoralizing.
  • and low averages appear repeatedly across many years.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Few As and many Ds, Fs, and tough, misaligned tests.

Both formats report harsh grading; and fail stories.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

Intro biology is taught at a punishing pace with dense quizzes and multi-chapter exams.

Online and and self-teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance is repeatedly marked mandatory with and strict late policies.

Online notes access codes and cutoff times; in-person stresses required presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Only about one in , and most .

Negativity is consistent online and in person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

Tough-grader tags, low class averages, and almost no define the .

Format shift

Both formats report little mercy on quizzes and exams.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, but constant reading, quizzes, and .

Format shift

but and lab-quiz load.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Dominant view is that , and makes students feel stupid for asking questions.

Format shift

Rare positive outliers exist mainly in person; online is almost all negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

, and lab performance with little assignment cushion.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize test-heavy structures.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students overwhelmingly report self-teaching, harsh tone, and high attrition from BIO107.

Main concern

Rude classroom climate plus tests that punish students who rely on lectures alone.

What students said

“Make no mistake. This is a self-taught course.”
BIO107
“SHEESH! She's RUDE, her power points are useless, the or textbook.”
BIO107
“First day of class she will tell you that you are going to fail the class.”
BIO107

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are almost uniformly negative about boring lectures, inflexible policies, and mismatched tests.

Main concern

and study guides.

What students said

“Please, if biology is not one of your strengths, and even if !”
BIO107
“Her monotoned regurgitated lectures have absolutely nothing to do with her tests and quizzes.”
BIO107
“Absolutely no flexibility w/ personal life either.”
BIO107

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent, hard, and often poorly aligned with lectures or provided guides.

Test HeavyQuizzes Every WeekStudy Guides MismatchNo Makeup Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as trick-worded, multi-chapter, and disconnected from PowerPoint lectures.

Multi-Chapter ExamsNo Makeup TestsLecture-Test Mismatch
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“ !”
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Online

and study guides that do not match actual questions.

Timed Exam WindowsLong Study GuidesMismatch to Lectures
“ provides.”
BIO107
“Exam goes from 11:10-12:15. Ppl are still coming out of class at 11:10 so you'll run out of time”
BIO107

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!! She is mean and rude. She does not care about her students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and , and exam risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“she doesn't know how to teach, she expects you to know everything.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“ ”

📚 Self-Teaching Burden

20/100

“If everything.”

📉

25/100

“Lecture has nothing to do with the tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she
  • Her lectures aren't very useful. You mostly have to teach yourself
  • She's an excellent teacher and gives great lectures

Theme 2

💬 About Classroom Climate

  • she makes you feel dumb every time you ask a question
  • She's RUDE
  • she humiliate her students

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Our class average was in the low 60s/high 50s
  • save yourself the stress and go with a different professor
  • In the end, only around 18 of us saw it through

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

58

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show highly consistent complaints about teaching, climate, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 55
2 out of 513
1 out of 536

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

2

D 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 8 · Not sure yet 4