AI Rate Professor

Biology

Elizabeth MacParlan

BIOABBC · BIO6AC · BIO6A · BIO1A · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Take her if and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerClear LecturerVery Hard ExamsCaringTest HeavyHigh Effort Required
  • Students often praise MacParlan as , and helpful.
  • The main risk is very difficult exams that can hurt grades even with serious studying.
  • This is better for students who want strong biology teaching than for students chasing an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A appears hard because students repeatedly describe difficult exams, heavy studying, and little room for test mistakes.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The biology content is understandable when taught, but students describe the class as tough and application-heavy.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory or strongly warn that missing lectures hurts performance.

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance, and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and caring teaching, but only for those prepared for .

The recommendation evidence is entirely in person, with no online comparison.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

Students repeatedly , and no partial credit on some exams.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

Students say success , and a lot of studying.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most comments describe her as , and serious about student learning despite the hard course.

Format shift

Teaching quality .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and test preparation more than assignments.

Format shift

.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and clear teacher with difficult, test-heavy biology courses.

Main concern

and strict grading make the course risky for GPA-focused students.

What students said

“ though you study hard.”
BIO6A
“Although the .”
BIO1A
“I love Beth. she is great. , and clear.”
BIO6A

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.

, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, or proctoring rules.

Difficult ExamsLecture ExamsLab ExamsTest HeavyNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab exams, but do not clearly prove exam proctoring or book policy.

Difficult ExamsLecture ExamsLab ExamsTest Heavy
“She just want to make the .”
BIOABBC
“We had 4 lecture exams 35-45 questions and 2 lab exams 65-75 ?s each”
BIOABBC

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I love Beth. she is great. , and clear. Her class is tough though. You will have to do the work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and grade risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Extremely nice and clear teacher.”

⚠️

42/100

“ though you study hard.”

📚 Effort Needed

28/100

“Don't expect to get an A doing nothing and not knowing a single thing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are concise and .
  • Kind, approachable, and caring.
  • She is a great teacher and .

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams

  • Although the .
  • The hardest teacher in Bio.
  • .

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • A hard teacher and a hard class even you are a good student with GPA4.0 then you may fail.
  • You will have to do the work.
  • Slack off and you'll fail.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

There are 12 reviews across many years with consistent themes, but many are old and grade data is sparse.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO6A7 reviews
BIO1A2 reviews
BIO6AC2 reviews
BIOABBC1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

0

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B range

1

B 1

C range

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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