AI Rate Professor

Biology

Kristin Burnell

BIO100 · ZOOL14055033 · ZOO140 · BIOLOGY100 · BIOL100 · ZOOL140 · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
68.42%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Take her if you will attend every class and study hard for ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest HeavyTough Free-Response GraderAmazing LecturesMandatory AttendancePolarizing
  • Many students love her energy, humor, and .
  • Essay and as harsh and picky about exact keywords.
  • ; effort plus study guides are key.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

As are possible with notes and study guides, but free-response scoring is frequently called harsh and unforgiving.

In-person BIO100 drives the hard-A story; one online ZOOL review felt much easier.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Intro bio content is manageable for and long lectures raise the challenge.

Online ZOOL140 can feel lighter; in-person BIO100 is denser and more test-driven.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

, and skip-and-fail risk.

Mandatory attendance is strongest in in-person BIO; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

; fans love the teaching, critics flee the grading, so it depends on work ethic.

; and mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

appears sometimes, but free-response and .

Format shift

Harsh FRQ complaints dominate in-person BIO100 reviews.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Workload centers on lectures, labs, study guides, quizzes, and .

Format shift

In person is lecture and test heavy; one online course used weekly quizzes and video reports.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

A large block of students call lectures clear, funny, and caring, though a .

Format shift

In-person praise is abundant; online quality ranges from sweet to rude.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests, quizzes, free response, and .

Format shift

Test-heavy tags appear across formats; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO/ZOO students either rave about fun lectures and and mandatory attendance.

Main concern

Harsh FRQ grading and learnable.

What students said

“Kris taught one of the most amazing classes I've taken. She makes every lecture fun.”
BIO100
“Literally the most over critical person when it comes to free response questions.”
BIO100
“Attend ALL lectures and make sure to study the notes she hands out during lecture for exams!”
BIO100

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one calls ZOOL140 easy and sweet with weekly quizzes; another describes harsh communication and chaotic online logistics.

Main concern

Communication tone and .

What students said

“There is basically only one video and ! Great & easy class!”
ZOOL140
“ get an A.”
ZOOL140

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

answer and essays that demand exact key terms.

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

plus free response graded strictly on keywords.

Multiple choice and essayHarsh free responseStudy guidesPop quizzes
“The long answer question at the end of the as it requires all the key words.”
BIO100
“ ”
BIO100

Online

Online comments describe timed essay exams, multiple-choice final, and .

Timed essay examsMultiple-choice finalWeekly quizzes
“4 timed essay exams and a . Study the lectures and quizzes!”
ZOOL140

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She makes every lecture fun and all of the labs interesting; .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ and she posts the slides.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

65/100

“ ! !”

⚖️

24/100

“Literally the most over critical person when it comes to free response questions.”

📝

35/100

“She is an and essays.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Kristin is very enthusiastic in and tries to make Biology fun!
  • She adds humor to her lectures.
  • She is passionate and wonderful and genuinely cares.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Youll get an A as long as , and study study guide thoroughly.
  • .
  • It's not an easy A by any means.

Theme 3

⏰

  • She has a and gives a .
  • .
  • Focus on doing well in the Lab class and the FRQ in !

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

69

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with rich detail and repeated themes make the pattern highly credible despite polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 59
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 511

Course coverage

BIO10038 reviews
ZOOL1404 reviews
ZOO1403 reviews
BIOL1002 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 6 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

3

D 1 · D- 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

3

Fail 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1