Scott Blitch

MICROBIOLOGY3 · MICRO · BIO3 · BIO50A · BIOL3 · BIO10 · 65 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 74.55%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can handle blunt humor and will actually complete the study guides; avoid if you need a soft interpersonal style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPhone Oral ExamsStudy Guides ProvidedHilariousCondescending RiskTest Heavy

Many students thrive with , and ; others find him rude or condescending.
Microbiology is content-hard but very passable if you memorize study questions and use office hours.
a few exams, presentations, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is realistic if you master the study guide and show up, but micro still demands real memorization and effort.

; in-person micro still feels test-heavy.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Microbiology content is dense and memorization-heavy .

BIO10 feels easier than BIO3/MICRO in both formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Many sections grade attendance or warn that skipping tanks your chance to keep up.

Online is ; in-person micro is stricter.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

About three-quarters would take him again, with strong praise when students buy into his system.

Online reviews are more mixed; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and study guides help, but some call him a tough or .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Not endless homework, but , and .

Format shift

Online often lists 3 exams, 2 presentations, and Labster; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and , yet a sizable group finds him condescending.

Format shift

Tone complaints appear in both formats; content clarity is widely praised.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades center on a small set of exams and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between love for humor, office hours, and clarity versus frustration with tough demeanor and .

Main concern

Can feel unapproachable or and lecture.

What students said

“ ! Gives you the and the ANSWERS! No homework, 2 presentations over the phone, easy!”
BIOL3

“I've never felt so discouraged by an academic professional.”
BIO3

“Great class. One of the easiest classes I've taken. Professor gives everything that .”
MICRO

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and ; study guides make As reachable but tone complaints appear.

Main concern

Phone testing anxiety and occasional accusations or .

What students said

“On the from the study guide - which is just *chef's kiss*.”
BIO10

“He makes the class harder than it actually is. He is very condescending and believes he's always right.”
BIO3

“ , so he calls you and gives you questions that are directly off of the study guide.”
BIOL3

Exam style

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Exams are often oral by phone using study-guide questions, with presentations and .

Phone Oral ExamsStudy Questions ProvidedPresentations Over PhoneLabster Labs

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person micro and bio are lecture and test heavy; recent comments also mention phone-style testing and study guides.

Test HeavyStudy GuidesLecture HeavyLab Work

“Professor gives everything that . It's just memorization.”
MICRO

“ and writing. also multiple choice questions can have more than one correct answer.”
BIO3

“Gives you the and the ANSWERS!”
BIOL3

Online

Online reviews consistently describe 3 phone exams and 2 phone presentations drawn from study guides, plus Labster.

Phone Oral ExamsStudy Guide QuestionsPhone PresentationsLabster

“All you have to do is 3 exams (all questions are from study guide, 6 Q's60 points and 2 challenge Q's40 points ) 2 presentations (plants, animals species) and 20 labs on labsters which are very easy.”
BIO10

“ , so he calls you and gives you questions that are directly off of the study guide.”
BIOL3

“3 exams , 2 presentations both over the phone, along with labsters. nothing more, nothing less.”
BIO3

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! Gives you the and the ANSWERS!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (11 online, 39 in , and polarizing tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

72/100

“He is straightforward in what you need to know and study in order to do well on the tests.”

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68/100

“ , so he calls you and gives you questions that are directly off of the study guide.”

⚠️ Condescending Tone Risk

40/100

“Extremely condescending and does not have an issue accusing his students of cheating/plagiarism without any evidence.”

👍 Recommendation Split

74/100

“If you have a ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He's funny and ! He cares about his students
Scott is a good professor.
Cynical, grumpy, moody and sarcastic.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

It's just memorization.
Microbiology is challenging and requires a large amount of time spent studying
If you do the study guide, you pass the class.

Theme 3

🧪

Exams and presentation are through telephone.
20 labs on Labster - like playing a video game - really fun.
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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with and a durable love-or-hate pattern across years.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 546

4 out of 53

3 out of 53

2 out of 50

1 out of 513

Course coverage

BIO331 reviews

BIO108 reviews

BIOL36 reviews

MICRO3 reviews

BIO50A1 review

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 6

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Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 6

Scott Blitch

x x if you can handle blunt humor and will actually complete the study guides; avoid if you need a soft interpersonal style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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🎯 Teaching Clarity

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⚠️ Condescending Tone Risk

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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if you can handle blunt humor and will actually complete the study guides; avoid if you need a soft interpersonal style.

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