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Biology

Shamal Patki

130BIO · BIO13004 · BIO130 · BIO105 · BIOL130 · BIO102 · BIOL102 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
36.11%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong independent learner who can master the textbook alone and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderLecture heavyNo study guidesSelf-study requiredPolarizing
  • Many students say lectures summarize the book and do not prepare them for exams.
  • and limited study support fuel frustration.
  • A and praise kindness, so experiences are sharply split.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earn As and curves, but and picky deductions.

A ; most online and in-person reviews say grades require heavy independent work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Material volume, lecture pace, and without strong self-study habits.

Both formats stress textbook dependence; online adds hard-to-follow videos and rushed quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance and participation are frequently graded or strongly enforced in labs and lectures.

; online also ties participation and presence to grade in several comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and comment tone lean negative, with repeated run-away warnings outweighing a smaller set of praise.

Negatives dominate both formats; a same-day cluster of .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students often call her a unclear reasons.

Format shift

Harsh grading appears in both online and in-person comments; a .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework volume varies, but labs, notes submissions, readings, and .

Format shift

Online tags include lots of homework; and .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Frequent reports of unhelpful lectures, ego, and or humor.

Format shift

In-person has both strong hate and strong love; online skews more negative on clarity and support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and quizzes drive outcomes, with labs and note checks secondary and .

Format shift

; many reviews insist exams are in-class and poorly supported.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many report ego, rudeness, and no study guides, while .

Main concern

, and exams pulled from the book with little lecture alignment.

What students said

“She provides absolutely nothing to prepare you for .”
BIO102
“62%, 73%, 64%, Final average was 62%.”
BIO102
“She provides you with study guides and the this class.”
BIO102

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing , and little exam prep.

Main concern

Rushed quizzes, thin lecture videos, and .

What students said

“Teachers video lectures aren't thorough .”
BIO102
“THIS WAS THE . terrible teacher, so unfair in every aspect.”
BIO102
“Her work wasnt that hard and easy to manage. The and you can easily pass by just studying.”
BIOL102

Exam style

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; a few reviews claim easier online exams while others deny that.

Textbook-based examsNo study guides oftenLab quizzes timed shortMultiple choice sometimesConflicting online-exam claims

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

many say no study guides and , while and study guides.

Low exam averages reportedTextbook review questionsPossible open-book Zoom tests historicallyConflicting online-exam claims
“She does not do anything to prepare you for the exams.”
BIO102
“ and really easy”
BIO102
“ , but this might change in person.”
BIO102

Online

Online comments cite short lab quiz times and lack of study guides or cheat sheets for exams.

Short lab quizzesNo study guideNo cheatsheetTextbook-dependent
“For our lab quizzes she only gave us 5 mins, but only gave us 2 mins.”
BIO102
“There was no study guide or cheatsheet for the exams.”
BIO102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“RUN! Literally run! She is the most terrible teacher I've ever had in all my years of school.”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 biology reviews with Medium credibility due to strong positive-negative split and uneven online sample size.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“She doesn't go over the materials, .”

📉

30/100

“She provides absolutely nothing to prepare you for .”

🧠 Self Study Required

36/100

“Always read the textbook since her lectures mostly just summarize key points to refer to in the textbook.”

👎 Recommendation

34/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • this professor has the highest ego of all time. .
  • She just read PPT in class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 62%, 73%, 64%, Final average was 62%.
  • it.

Theme 3

🧪

  • , but again, if you ask, she'll help.
  • She is willing to answer if you have questions
  • She's never there to help whenever you ask questions.

Data context

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Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-two reviews give useful volume, but sharp polarization and a same-day cluster of five-star posts reduce consistency confidence.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 518

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 3 · A 8 · A- 6

B range

8

B+ 5 · B 3

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5