Patricia Zuk

ANAT001 · BIOLOGY6 · PHYSI001 · PHYSI01 · ANATOMY001 · BIO006 · BIO110 · PHYS101 · BIO7 · PHYS1 · BIO6 · BIO6BIO7 · BIOLOGY7 · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 55.56%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if and recovery options; avoid if you need heavy hand-holding.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExam-only gradingExtra credit and optional finalAsynchronous flexibilityPolarizing online lectures85 percent equals A

Grades often rest almost entirely on lecture and .
, drops, and an optional final plus an 85% A .
Online self-paced PowerPoints split students between flexible easy As and abandon-ship reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

, but 85% as an A, , drops, and optional finals make high grades reachable with steady work.

Online success stories emphasize self-study; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Anatomy, physiology, and general bio content plus application-style exams keep the intellectual bar high.

Short winter or summer terms amplify difficulty in both formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many online and some in-person sections are asynchronous with no required meetings, though .

Online flexibility is a .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

; fans love flexibility and personality while and teaching absent.

In-person recommendation is warmer than pandemic-era online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

Harsh raw exam , and a relatively low A cutoff.

Format shift

Online critics emphasize harshness; successful students emphasize recovery tools.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Little traditional homework, but and memorization.

Format shift

Online workload is mostly self-paced exam prep rather than weekly busywork.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Praised as witty and expert in person; online often reduced to messy narrated PowerPoints with weak engagement.

Format shift

online delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Comments repeatedly say .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is often praised as energetic and but more supported than pure online self-study.

Main concern

Pace is brutal and .

What students said

“Dr. Zuk is an expert in her field, a published researcher, and a gifted teacher.”
BIO7

“Prof. Zuk is great! She cares about her students. She doesn't ”
ANAT001

“Uses material but is not included on powerpoint nor is there a study guide”
BIO006

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Bio and A&P are asynchronous PowerPoint-heavy courses but sharp hate for weak teaching.

Main concern

and incomplete narrated slides leave many students feeling abandoned.

What students said

“Your grade is only made up of exams. .”
PHYS101

“I self taught myself the class by reading her PowerPoints.”
BIO6

“The and she never gave us study guides. The .”
BIOLOGY6

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are hard and heavily weighted, but , and optional finals reduce pure strictness.

Exam-only gradeOptional final replaces low scoreExtra creditOpen note sometimesTake-home lab exams85% equals A

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams , and optional finals with harsh free-response items.

In-person computer lab examsNotes allowed sometimesTake-home examsOptional final

“ and lets you use notes for in class exams.”
PHYS101

“ on your canvas.”
BIO6

“She allows a few pages of and gives .”
PHYS101

Online

Online exams are often Canvas-based, sometimes with long windows, open notes that still need study, and .

Canvas examsOpen note limited timeTake-home lab exams24-hour windows sometimes

“ but there definitely is not enough time to find the answers if you dont study.”
BIO6

“You have 3 Exams and 1 final are on canvas and you have 24hrs to complete.”
BIO6

“The and these were always super easy.”
BIOLOGY6

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Just know that this class is asynchronous and there is no hand holding.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, balancing exam-only pain with flexibility and recovery options. Credibility rating: High.

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88/100

“Your grade is only made up of exams. .”

🛟 Recovery Tools

60/100

“The and took me from a B and boosted me up to an A.”

💻 Online Flexibility

78/100

“ if you need a flexible schedule.”

🎭 Polarized Teaching

55/100

“we did not have a teacher, we had a textbook.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She draws on the board & breaks everything down
narrated Powerpoints were engaging

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

85% is an A
She definitely makes you work for your grade
The and she never gave us study guides

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She is an awesome professor with a sense of humor
Professor Zuk truly cares about her students
I adore her. She is enthusiastic, knowledgable, quick and full of energy

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many courses and years with rich detail; opinions split but .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 57

2 out of 54

1 out of 519

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 19 · A- 3

B range

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 2

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Optional

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📝 x x

🛟 Recovery Tools

💻 Online Flexibility

🎭 Polarized Teaching

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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