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SIMON GILROY

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Raw average: 4.60/5 from 127 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Super nice but hard to follow. He goes off on tangents. Overall super nice guy just not the easiest to follow
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
you can tell he loves what he teaches. he makes his lectures pretty interesting for the most part, but sometimes it's hard to tell where he's going with some of his explanations.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
He is enthusiastic about plant biology and clearly passionate about the subject. At times, lectures can go slightly off track, so it helps to stay focused on the key concepts he emphasizes. Prioritizing topics like codons is especially helpful for success in the Plant unit.
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BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Gilroy is easily the best professor out of all three for Bio 151. This course is moderately difficult and memorization heavy on exams, but Gilroy makes the content engaging and easy to learn through his cheerful attitude and smiles. The labs required some outside class hours but the TAs are also helpful to guide you through completing lab reports!
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BIO153 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He's super passionate and easy to understand. Great guy. 153 is pretty much only graded on exams so make sure you do well
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Classes with SIMON GILROY

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Spring 2026BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2026BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2026BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2026BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2025BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2025BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Fall 2025BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2025BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2025ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2025BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2025BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2025BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2024BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2024BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2024BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Fall 2024BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2024ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2024BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2024BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2024BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2024BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2024BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2023BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2023BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2023BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2023ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2023BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2023BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2023BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2022BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2022BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2022BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2022BOTANY 960Seminar-plant Physiology
Fall 2022BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2022ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2022BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2022BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2022BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2022BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2022BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2021BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2021BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2021BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Fall 2021BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2021BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2021ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Fall 2020BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2020BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Fall 2020BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2020BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2020BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2020BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2020BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2020BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2020BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2019BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2019BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2019BOTANY 575Special Topics
Fall 2019BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2019BOTANY 960Seminar-plant Physiology
Fall 2019BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2019ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2019BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2019BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2018BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2018BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2018BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2018BOTANY 575Special Topics
Spring 2018BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2018BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2018BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2017BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2017BOTANY 575Special Topics
Fall 2017BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2017BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2017BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2017ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2017BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2017BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2017BOTANY 575Special Topics
Spring 2017BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2017BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2017BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2017BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2016BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2016BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2016BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2016BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2016BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2016BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2016ZOOLOGY 153Introductory Biology
Spring 2016BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2016BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2016BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2016BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2016BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2015BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 151Introductory Biology
Fall 2015BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2015BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology

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