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Biology

Lorrie Burnham

BIOL270 · BIO270 · BIO260 · BIO141 · BIO27270 · MICROBIO270 · MICRO260 · BIOL100 · MICRO270 · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
52.38%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can dedicate heavy weekly hours and tolerate a blunt style; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming homeworkHarsh 97=A scalePolarizing personalityLecture open bookLab closed book
  • hundreds of chapter questions and multi-hour assignments weekly.
  • Grading scale often requires ~97 for an A, though and .
  • and rude unhelpful labs; online is more often slammed for no teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A often needs near-perfect averages on a 97-cutoff scale plus huge weekly work, even with curves.

Online reviews emphasize impossible grading scale more; but still hard work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Microbiology content plus hundreds of questions, labs, and and time load high.

Both formats call it hard; summer/online intensives feel especially packed.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tag skip-class-you-wont-pass; online attendance is mixed.

In-person attendance is largely mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; fans praise learning and curves while .

; online recommendations skew negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

and 97=A and full credit for completed HW.

Format shift

Online comments hammer the scale harder; .

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Students report 300-600 questions per chapter, multi-hour labs, and summer cram loads weekly.

Format shift

Both formats complain of volume; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Split between inspiring thorough teaching and reports of , rudeness, or embarrassment of students.

Format shift

; online more often says she does not teach.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and occasional case studies.

Format shift

Online leans assignment-heavy self-study; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many , and prepares nursing-bound students; others call her rude and unhelpful in lab.

Main concern

Intimidating demeanor and needing warmth.

What students said

“Dont be afraid of her RBF, she's blunt but in a good way!!”
BIO270
“She will raise her voice at you infront of everyone and make you feel poorly.”
BIO270

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections often feel self-taught with massive McGraw Hill question sets, harsh A cutoffs, and little lecturing.

Main concern

and limited live teaching.

What students said

“ if it's online. She gives lots of work each week which usually includes 2 chapter readings (with 300 questions to answer per chapter, seriously)”
BIO270
“She doesn't provide lectures, ppts, or teach.”
BIO270

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

while lab exams are closed/proctored; but A cutoffs stay strict.

Lecture open bookLab proctored closed bookExam curvesFew high-point exams

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report open-book lecture exams and .

Open book lecture examsProctored closed-book labCurves
“ lab (proctored-closed book).”
MICROBIO270
“open book; lab exams: no notes.”
BIOL270

Online

Online reviews describe McGraw Hill exams and but do not clearly prove webcam/Lockdown use.

Test heavyMcGraw Hill examsCurves
“Exams are 300 points and .”
BIO270

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if it's online. She gives lots of work each week which usually includes 2 chapter readings (with 300 questions to answer per chapter, seriously)”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting workload, grading scale, and polarizing tone. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

14/100

“300-600 chapter questions, 3-4 tedious labs, 2 quizzes, & 2 assignments about 40 questions each and every week!”

🎯 Teaching Split

48/100

“people are intimidated by Burnham but I LOVED her. Don't be afraid to ask questions.”

⚖️

36/100

“97-100 is an A! I currently have a 85% and it is considered a C !”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • . 97-100 is an A!
  • .

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She does not really teach and she almost seems inconvenienced whenever you ask her questions.
  • She cares so passionately about the subject she teaches
  • Dont be afraid of her RBF, she's blunt but in a good way!!

Theme 3

📦 About Workload

  • She would have 6 hour homework assignments.
  • readings that are almost 500questions and takes at least 4 .
  • It was insanely a lot of work, but completely doable.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with rich detail and consistent themes on workload, scale, and personality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 518
3 out of 59
2 out of 55
1 out of 520

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 7 · A 15

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 5

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1