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Biology

Jennifer McKinney

BIO20 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you want real marine bio depth; skip if you need an easy GE A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderGet ready to readTest heavyNiche exam detailsCamera proctored exams
  • Strong for students who truly want marine biology depth, weak as a GE filler.
  • , and often camera-proctored with short time.
  • and fieldwork; grades reported as B/C+ with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Reported B/ and niche exams mean an A takes serious effort, not casual GE work.

Both online reviews warn against taking her for GPA; the possible with study questions.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Difficulty ratings around 4-5 and , and fieldwork make the content intellectually demanding.

and reading load; in-person still calls the material tough.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

One online review , and the in-person tags warn skipping risks failing.

; in-person tags stress participation and not skipping.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

biology; repeatedly discouraged for GE or GPA seekers.

Online reviews are cautious or negative for GPA; the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and B/C+ outcomes show strict standards with little free grade cushion.

Format shift

Online reviews drive the tough-grader signal; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of reading links, weekly study questions, offline fieldwork, and .

Format shift

Online reviews detail reading and fieldwork; in-person mainly stresses study questions.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students say she teaches marine bio well if you want depth, but quality ratings of 2 dominate the recent sample.

Format shift

Online quality is low; the older in-person review rates her a 5 and calls her caring.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms and finals dominate outcomes, with niche questions and .

Format shift

Online is clearly test-heavy with camera exams; .

Luni fit check

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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

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and caring, but still says material is tough and study questions matter.

Main concern

Participation matters and skipping class risks failing despite a friendlier tone.

What students said

“Super chill. The material is tough. You have to do the study questions to get a good grade but it's possible.”
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Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online BIO20 is reading-heavy and , and limited study-guide value.

Main concern

Camera-proctored midterms/finals that .

What students said

“ questions. She provides no study guides of any kind other than the weekly study questions which do not actually help much on the exams as she asks very niche and specific details.”
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“her midterm and , and she is very strict, and the .”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are thorough, time-pressured, and often camera-proctored with niche detail questions and weak study-guide support.

Camera requiredThorough multi-question examsShort exam timeNiche specific detailsNo useful study guides

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; they only stress doing study questions for a good grade.

Study questions important
“You have to do the study questions to get a good grade but it's possible.”
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Online

Online midterms and time, and test niche details beyond weekly study questions.

Camera requiredShort exam windowNiche detail questionsNo strong study guides
“her midterm and , and she is very strict, and the .”
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“she asks very niche and specific details.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Good professor if you REALLY want to learn about Marine Bio but if you are taking it just to fill a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews spanning online and in-person BIO20, highlighting depth-versus-GE tradeoffs. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Fit

48/100

“Good professor if you REALLY want to learn about Marine Bio but if you are taking it just to fill a .”

📝

28/100

“her midterm and , and she is very strict, and the .”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“There are a lot of links to read, and there is also an .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if it's for a good GPA, don't.
  • questions.
  • You have to do the study questions to get a good grade but it's possible.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Teacher jennifer is very good, but and
  • Super chill. The material is tough.
  • Get ready to read

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews from 2019-2023 with mixed formats and limited grade detail reduce confidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO203 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values