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Biology

Justin Strauss

BIO230 · BIO235 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
61.9%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Worth it for anatomy if you will study hard and use his and lab help; skip if you need an .

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit heavyCaring anatomy teacherTest-heavy examsClear diagramsStudy outside class required
  • Anatomy stays hard, but , and abundant .
  • and some call him unpassionate or vague on study scope.
  • About 62% would take him again; reward tracks closely with hours invested.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

As are common with heavy study plus , but tough graders and .

Most evidence is in-person; the online review reports a C after heavy detail load.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and detailed exams keep content hard regardless of professor.

Online and ; online felt especially overload-heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Reviews split between mandatory and , though and lectures.

Mixed mandatory flags appear mainly in in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

and , with a solid minority warning others away over exams.

In-person lean more positive; the one .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

and bonus points, producing mixed but workable grade outcomes.

Format shift

praise is mostly in-person; online notes high detail without grade relief details.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students report , and full-time-job level anatomy prep.

Format shift

Online also flags lots of homework; in-person stresses models and review hours.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

and 1-on-1 lab help; critics cite low passion and hard-to-follow long lectures.

Format shift

Stronger praise clusters in recent in-person reviews; online is lukewarm.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Repeated Test heavy tags and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize tests; in-person details rotation and essay structures.

Luni fit check

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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

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students mostly describe a caring, diagram-driven anatomy instructor with lots of , offset by long lectures and .

Main concern

and study targets are sometimes vague.

What students said

“There is a lot of opportunities in the form of .”
BIO230
“He makes it much easier to grasp concepts through drawings and diagrams.”
BIO230
“exams are insane military style, 3-5 ? Rotations, 150 pts, 70 fill in blank ?s”
BIO235

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The single online BIO230 review calls him knowledgeable and caring but overloaded with ultra-specific detail and .

Main concern

Very high detail demands plus heavy testing online can crush grades despite group study.

What students said

“we were required to know SO many things in such specific detail. He is a very caring professor tho!”
BIO230

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and essays with high detail demands.

Rotation practicalsFill-in-the-blank heavyMultiple choice plus essaysExtra credit on testsLab models and cadavers

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and cadavers plus essays and MC with limited study guides.

Rotation practicalsFill-in-the-blank heavyEssays provided ahead sometimesNo full study guide
“exams are insane military style, 3-5 ? Rotations, 150 pts, 70 fill in blank ?s, 30 mc ?s, 3-4 essay questions.”
BIO235
“Tests:each rotations w: 3-5 questions/3 minutes per rotation-you cannot go back if you miss or run out if time.”
BIO235

Online

Online review stresses heavy detail testing but .

Test heavyHigh detail recall
“we were required to know SO many things in such specific detail.”
BIO230

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you put in the effort he will too. He makes it much easier to grasp concepts through drawings and diagrams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews (1 online, 22 in-person), highlighting care, , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Straus really takes the . If you put in the effort he will too.”

🎁 Lifeline

75/100

“There is a lot of opportunities in the form of .”

📝

38/100

“exams are insane military style, 3-5 ? Rotations, 150 pts, 70 fill in blank ?s”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes it much easier to grasp concepts through drawings and diagrams
  • truly cares about his students and makes time for any questions
  • organizes class lectures with and drawing diagram

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Anatomy is a heavy subject, dedicate the time and effort you will pass
  • required to know A LOT of things in such specific detail
  • He is a

Theme 3

🧪

  • plenty of opportunity to study the models and cadavers
  • Tests and and lab
  • 3-5 questions/3 minutes per rotation

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three reviews across 2015-2025 with and consistent themes give high confidence.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO23017 reviews
BIO2356 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4