Emily Symmes

BIOL20 · BIO1 · BIO001 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 25/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
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Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself biology from the book and handle fast lectures with .

Best fit · Self Taught ProFast LecturesUnprepared LecturesHard TestsPassionate But InconsistentHeavy Memorization

Students agree she is passionate, but many .
and are described as deeper than the .
Some students found her helpful and improving, but most evidence warns against taking intro biology with her.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A because and several students report poor preparation from lectures.

; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Intro biology is made challenging by fast lectures, heavy memorization, and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly mention .

No review clearly proves the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most students warn that her preparation, pacing, and tests make the class frustrating, despite some positive comments.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

, and one review reports very few passing scores on the first test.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students describe heavy memorization, large chapter coverage, demanding labs, and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

She is described as passionate and sometimes helpful, but many students say she is unprepared, fast, and unclear.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Reviews say tests are about 70 percent of the grade, while .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but mostly negative, citing fast lectures, weak preparation, and .

Main concern

Students say and lectures do not prepare them well enough.

What students said

“I taught myself this semester straight from the book.”
BIO1

“really hard and goes through her lectures in like 15 minutes”
BIO001

“Tests are 70ish percent of the grade(130 points per test) and she does not believe in study guides.”
BIO1

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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Reviews clearly describe hard, high-weight tests without study guides, but .

Hard TestsTest-Heavy GradeNo Study Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and heavily weighted, but do not clearly prove any specific exam policy.

Hard TestsTest-Heavy GradeNo Study Guides

“Tests are 70ish percent of the grade(130 points per test) and she does not believe in study guides.”
BIO1

“ actually explains in class”
BIO001

“At the start of the year there were 15 passing grades on the first test out of a class of 46.”
BIO1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I taught myself this semester straight from the book.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“She , so they are never posted for you to bring to class with you..”

📈 Grade Difficulty

28/100

“At the start of the year there were 15 passing grades on the first test out of a class of 46.”

📝 Assessment Weight

85/100

“Tests are 70ish percent of the grade(130 points per test) and she does not believe in study guides.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is fast during lectures and .
She really knows and loves the subject and wants us to enjoy it
She did a great job explaining things and helping with study tips

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

really hard and goes through her lectures in like 15 minutes
actually explains in class
At the start of the year there were 15 passing grades on the first test out of a class of 46.

Theme 3

📚 About Preparation

I taught myself this semester straight from the book.
She needs some practice .
she expects you to memorize all the lectures and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

and mostly consistent concerns, though the sample is not large.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

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2 out of 51

1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO15 reviews

BIO0011 review

BIOL201 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

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C 1 · C- 1

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Emily Symmes

Avoid unless you can teach yourself biology from the book and handle fast lectures with x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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In person

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Grade Difficulty

📝 Assessment Weight

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Preparation

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you can teach yourself biology from the book and handle fast lectures with .