AI Rate Professor

Biology

Laura Brauman

BIOL14 · BIO40C · BIO40B · BIOL40A · BIO40A · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want a clear and engaging biology professor and are willing to study the notes consistently.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear notes-based lecturesFun and approachableStudy-dependent examsHelpful biology teacherLab memorization required
  • and engaging style.
  • Exams usually follow class notes, but several students warn that biology still requires steady studying.
  • Lab exams and memorization are the main difficulty, not lecture clarity.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Getting an A is realistic with consistent note-based studying, but students repeatedly say it is not effortless.

; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

and , though labs and memorization still add challenge.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person biology reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as formally mandatory, but students strongly imply showing up matters because .

Only in-person reviews discuss attendance-related value through lecture notes.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Students mostly recommend her because , and makes hard biology manageable.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

because exams follow notes, but students still need to study and some find questions tricky.

Format shift

and exams.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Workload is mainly steady note study and lab memorization, with few complaints about excessive assignments.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Most students describe her as , and approachable despite a few negative reviews.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Reviews , and occasional online quizzes.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly , and exams that reward studying.

Main concern

Some students find exams tricky and labs memorization-heavy.

What students said

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BIO40A
“Not an easy A.”
BIO40A
“Her lecture is super easy since she writes down everything you need to know for .”
BIO40A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are generally notes-based and manageable with study, but some students find wording tricky and .

Multiple Choice ExamsNotes-Based ExamsLab ExamsOnline Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

67/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe multiple-choice and , open-book, or closed-book policy.

Multiple Choice ExamsNotes-Based ExamsLab Exams
“I loved that .”
BIOL40A
“The IF you studied the material presented in lecture.”
BIO40A
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BIO40A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“by far the ! She made a hard class easy and she was so helpful!”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and study effort. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“ and .”

📈 Effort for Grades

68/100

“I took her for 40 A and B and did great, but I had to study.”

🧪

67/100

“If you study the class notes, you'll .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • !
  • She made learning interesting.
  • and approachable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A.
  • Study, an hour a day, don't be braindead and you have a good chance of getting an A.
  • Easy to do well in her class as long as you study her lecture notes and get a good concept of the material.

Theme 3

🧪

  • and powerpoint.
  • of hard since you need to memorize a lots.
  • The wording on the questions was a little difficult at times.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 17 reviews span several years and show a consistent positive pattern with .

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

BIO40A9 reviews
BIO40B5 reviews
BIO40C1 review
BIOL141 review
BIOL40A1 review

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