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Biology

Alpa Gautam

BIOL235 · BIOL230 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you want rigorous biology and and heavy self-study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyTough GraderLots of HomeworkCritical Thinking FocusOrganization Issues
  • Strong content depth and caring teaching for some students, especially pre-health tracks
  • Exams and , and harshly scored
  • Organization and and in-person experiences

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

, and a D+ report show an A requires major sustained effort.

; in-person reviews stress workload and rigor.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Average difficulty is high and students repeatedly call the material and structure hard.

Both formats describe high difficulty, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and one tag says skipping means you will not pass.

Online and in-person reviews both lean mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Some students call her one of the best and , while and disorganization.

Online reviews are split between love and hate; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

Tags and comments , and unforgiving exams.

Format shift

Harsh exam grading is clearest in online BIOL235 comments.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of , and assignments appear across formats.

Format shift

Both online and .

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Praise for , and care is offset by disorganization and .

Format shift

Online BIOL230 is highly praised; BIOL235 across formats draws stronger criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test-heavy design with frequent quizzes and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize quizzes and exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and hybrid-style feedback calls her caring and concept-driven, but and high difficulty.

Main concern

Disorganization and needed.

What students said

“The . and not enough lectures.”
BIOL235
“If you want an easy class this is not for you. By the end of the semester you will love her she cares a lot about her students.”
BIOL230

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections range from highly rewarding deep learning and .

Main concern

Hard multi-select quizzes and grades.

What students said

“You will often come across questions that are either typos, trick questions, or a mix of both. Plus all of quizzes and exams are set to check off multiple answers so .”
BIOL235
“I learned more chemistry in her class than 3 gen chem classes, 1 biochem class, 1 organic chem class, and 2 chem labs.”
BIOL230

Exam style

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Exams are described as hard and .

Multi-Select ExamsTrick QuestionsTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but does not clearly prove proctoring tools or open-book rules.

Test Heavy
“Skip class? You won't pass., ”
BIOL230

Online

Online quizzes and exams are multi-select and often feel like trick or typo traps that .

Multi-Select ExamsTrick QuestionsTypos on Tests
“You will often come across questions that are either typos, trick questions, or a mix of both. Plus all of quizzes and exams are set to check off multiple answers so .”
BIOL235

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want an easy class this is not for you. By the end of the semester you will love her she cares a lot about her students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews across online and , and mixed care versus chaos. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

54/100

“She makes you think critically, she gives great examples in her lectures and connects concepts for it to be easier.”

🧪

28/100

“ material, but how she makes it.”

📚 Workload & Organization

26/100

“The . and not enough lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“Dr. Gautam might seem prepotent and intimidating at first but she is one of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • she cares a lot about her students
  • I learned more chemistry in her class than 3 gen chem classes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test heavy
  • questions that are either typos, trick questions, or a mix of both

Theme 3

⚠️ About Course Structure

  • The
  • and not enough lectures
  • she makes the class more difficult that needs to be

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five recent mixed reviews across online and but limited consensus.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIOL2353 reviews
BIOL2302 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3