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Biology

Shannamar Dewey

BIO30 · ANATOMY · PHYSIO · HUMANANATOMY · BIOL · BIO31 · BIO25013 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
40/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want a rigorous science course and can , and little grade cushioning.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely difficultHeavy studyingTest heavyTough graderHigh learning payoff
  • Students widely agree that Dewey's anatomy and physiology courses are very demanding and require major study time.
  • Positive , and prepares serious healthcare students well.
  • Negative reviews describe , harsh exams, no , rude interactions, and high stress.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Getting an A is possible but requires intense daily studying, strong memorization, and no expectation of or .

All Easy A because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

Students repeatedly describe the anatomy and physiology content as intense, information-heavy, stressful, and harder than expected.

All course-difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Students repeatedly say attendance is critical because quizzes, notes, lectures, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

, but many students warn against taking her for grades or low stress.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with strongly mixed opinions.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Reviews repeatedly mention tough grading, , and very hard A outcomes.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students describe hours of daily studying, lots of , and major stress.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Teaching reviews are split between caring and , and excessive information.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Reviews heavily emphasize , and test difficulty.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but very rigorous instructor whose classes can teach a lot but often feel overwhelming.

Main concern

The main concern is the combination of , and stress.

What students said

“This was the most intense class I have ever taken.”
BIO31
“If you want an A, be prepared to study 2-4 hours every day and memorize 90% of the material.”
BIO30

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

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Exams are described as strict and difficult, with , and sometimes multiple-answer questions.

Hard ExamsWeekly QuizzesEssay QuestionsMultiple Answer QuestionsCumulative Final

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention difficult exams, quizzes, essay questions, lab exams, and a cumulative final, but they .

Hard ExamsWeekly QuizzesEssay QuestionsMultiple Answer QuestionsCumulative Final
“You must memorize 20-25 essay questions per exam and out of those essay questions, 2 to 3 will be on the exam.”
BIO31
“ and can have more than one answer (and the ).”
BIO30
“My only gripe is having to do a one class,it was too demanding for me.”
BIO30

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , but if you want to know your stuff!”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Difficulty Level

16/100

“This was the most intense class I have ever taken.”

⚖️

18/100

“Students that got As really deserve them.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She wants her students to understand the material instead of just memorizing it.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is not an easy A class. You work for your grade bottom line!!!
  • If you want an A, be prepared to study 2-4 hours every day and memorize 90% of the material.
  • Very intensive class, requires an almost unreal amount of studying to get an A but i hear all the other bio's are like this too.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. Dewey clearly cares about her students.
  • She gives you everything you need to pass.
  • Be prepared to teach yourself most of the material as information is not taught in a .

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • and essay questions.
  • Her class is hard .
  • in the guide.

Data context

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Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-nine detailed in-person reviews across several years give strong evidence, even though opinions are highly polarized.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 54
3 out of 510
2 out of 55
1 out of 513

Course coverage

BIO3122 reviews
BIO3016 reviews
PHYSIO3 reviews
0301 review
144531 review
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BIOL1 review
HUMANANATOMY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 4 · A 6 · A- 4

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Rather not say 3