AI Rate Professor

Biology

Darlene Gamboa

MICROBIOLOGY · MIRCO270 · BIOL270 · BIO270 · BIO140 · MICRO270N · MICRO · MICRO01 · BIOL06 · MICRO270 · 58 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want a brutal, high-volume micro course and ; otherwise pick another instructor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderHard microOld-school lectureHigh fail risk
  • Microbiology is widely called extremely hard with dense tests and .
  • some credit deep learning and nursing prep; many call her unhelpful or disorganized.
  • Would-take-again is effectively zero among recent explicit answers despite some older praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students repeatedly say you work like a fool for a , and .

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Average difficulty is very high and comments call micro extremely hard and material-heavy.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance and as critical; and pass chances.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

, and many warn others away despite a minority of strong praise.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags, exact wording on reports, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Massive study load, recording lectures, and little time for other classes are common themes.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Knows the field and pushes some students, but many call her disorganized, dismissive, or .

Format shift

; older reviews are more mixed-positive than recent ones.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Test-heavy micro with , and lecture detail as fair game.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person micro is consistently difficult, test-heavy, and polarizing: dedicated students may learn a lot, while , and high failure risk.

Main concern

, and reports of little lab help or outdated teaching style.

What students said

“If u really want to learn Micro, take it with other professor. This teacher does not enjoy her work, very rude.”
BIO270
“Yes, this class was difficult. But if you put the time in you will succeed.”
BIO270
“ . Retire already,Dr. Gamboa!”
BIO270
“She is a and because this was a lab if you missed you it would be difficult to make up.”
BIOL270

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.

, and demand constant study plus lab performance.

Test heavyHard exams beyond lectureLab practical timingTape recorder recommended

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and timed lab assessments; .

Test heavyHard examsLab timing testsVoice recorder recommended
“ and are HARD”
BIO270
“Buy a tape recorder from the beginning, .”
BIO270
“many of the ”
BIOL270

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Retire already,Dr. Gamboa!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and polarized teaching views. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Course Difficulty

12/100

“Dr. Gamboas class is HARD!!! The .”

👎 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“If u really want to learn Micro, take it with other professor.”

📚 Reward for Hard Workers

55/100

“Yes, this class was difficult. But if you put the time in you will succeed.”

⚖️

22/100

“She is a ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • old but a great teacher
  • She is so
  • She lectures and doesn't help or want any questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • About 75% of the class is taking her for the 2nd or 3rd time
  • I worked like a fool to get it
  • and are HARD

Theme 3

🧪 About Lab and Support

  • She locks herself in
  • she does not help students during lab

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

58

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years show consistent difficulty and polarized teaching opinions with rich detail.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 514
3 out of 59
2 out of 57
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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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