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Biology

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BIO130 · BIO140 · PHYSIOLOGY · PHYSIO235 · PHYSIO · BIO235 · HUMANPHYSIOLOG · B235 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.7

The decision

Skip if you can; if and treat lecture as secondary.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture-Exam MismatchHeavy Self-StudyTough TestsKnowledgeable But UnclearAvoid If Possible
  • Most students say , so class notes alone do not prepare you.
  • Content is hard and grades feel harsh; several report poor scores despite heavy effort.
  • A few say reading the book before class and using study guides can help, but overall tone is strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Exams are described as hard, inconsistent with lecture, and even strong students report Ds and failing risk.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students call physiology and bio content hard with and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Attendance policy is rarely stated; success depends more on pre-reading and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most reviews strongly warn against taking her due to poor teaching and unfair-feeling exams.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students report , and grades that feel disconnected from what was taught.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and little help from outlines or returned homework.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many call her knowledgeable but a poor teacher, with inconsistent lectures and low compassion for learners.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

study guides according to most comments.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person physiology and bio courses are widely described as hard, with vague or unhelpful lectures and guides.

Main concern

, so you risk low grades even with effort.

What students said

“Stay far away!! the tests and lectures seem to come from two different people”
PHYSIOLOGY
“Nice person but if won't help you to be ready for an exam”
PHYSIO
“nice person, horrible teacher.Lecture is vauge, seems easy but doesn't even follow her study guide”
B235

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly called hard and poorly aligned with lectures or study guides.

Hard In-Person ExamsLecture-Exam MismatchStudy Guides Not Enough

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and do not follow notes or study guides well.

Hard TestsInconsistent With LectureStudy Guide Mismatch
“ . !”
PHYSIO
“ . Myself and several others are all A students, but ”
B235

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“YOU WANT TO LEARN BIO 140? TO YOUR FUTURE OR SUCCESS.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2014, highlighting teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“she is very knowledgeable when it comes to the material but a very poor teacher”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ !”

📝

28/100

“no consistency between lecture and exams”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“A LOT LOT LOT of self study”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she is very knowledgeable when it comes to the material but a very poor teacher
  • She there to spread her ego and not to teach
  • Lecture was inconsistent with exams and overall the class lacked direction and focus

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This class is very hard!
  • if you want to get a
  • Got B... Not EASY AT ALL!

Theme 3

📖 About How to Survive

  • you HAVE to read the chapters before coming to class to be able to survive
  • because i studied the BOOK
  • The about material that you have ALREADY read before the class

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen mostly detailed older reviews (2005-2014) show consistent complaints, but grades and .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 56
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIO2357 reviews
PHYSIOLOGY3 reviews
PHYSIO2 reviews
B2351 review
BIO1301 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1