AI Rate Professor

Biology

Suzanne Iwanicki

BIOLOGY011 · BIO11 · BIOL11 · BIOHYBRID11 · BIO10B · BIOLOGY11 · BIOL10B · BIO1B · BIOLOGY10B · ENVS001 · 10B · BIOL011 · BIO11HYBRID · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
57.35%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Only take her if and ; skip if you want a light easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough graderLots of homeworkLate gradingGroup projectsPolarized reviews
  • Workload and and BIO10B reviews
  • Many students get As and following exact rubrics
  • Older BIO11 fans praise care and easy As, so course choice matters a lot

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many report As are possible, but only with , and tolerance for tough point deductions.

Online ENVS reviews stress impossible workload for the grade; some older in-person BIO11 reviews called it an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is not always advanced, but pace, volume of , and group work make the course feel hard.

Both formats emphasize workload; online ENVS feels more chaotic and assignment-heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping hurts, especially with group and lab work.

Evidence is mostly in person; and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Take-again is only about half, with fierce love for some BIO sections and and BIO10B.

; older in-person BIO11 reviews often recommend her.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and nitpicking on rubrics dominate, even when late work grace is offered.

Format shift

Online ENVS is especially harsh on grading clarity; a if followed.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly report tons of , and weekly assignment dumps.

Format shift

Online ENVS workload complaints are the strongest; .

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Some find her caring and organized; many say projects replace real biology learning and .

Format shift

In-person BIO11 praise is warmer; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and group work more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Online is almost all continuous assignments; in and labs.

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

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call her caring with , and grades posted too late.

Main concern

, and not knowing .

What students said

“Worst professor I ever had. Not open to valid criticism. .”
BIO10B
“She's a . Grades everything late(hard to know where you stand).”
BIOLOGY10B
“ what she is expecting and if you meet expectations you will get a good grade.”
BIO11HYBRID

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENVS001 reviews are , and slow grading with little support.

Main concern

, and delayed feedback.

What students said

“The amount of assignments she gives in 1 day should be borderline illegal.”
ENVS001
“ but I have no other choice since she is the only one teaching this subject at PCC.”
ENVS001
“God and hw, takes forever to grade them.”
ENVS001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams appear in some BIO sections and can be tricky or time-consuming, but .

Take-home examsCore examsLab practicalQuizzesStudy guides

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person comments mention , and quizzes with mixed difficulty.

Core examsLab practicalTake-home examsQuizzes
“ ... 3 CORE exams(kind of tricky & time consuming), & 1 Lab practical.”
BIOLOGY10B
“ . Hard and time consuming. AVOID.”
BIO10B

Online

Online reviews focus on and do not clearly prove camera or Lockdown rules.

Assignment heavyNo clear proctoring evidence
“ .”
ENVS001
“There's a lot of homework but they're all easy, along with the tests as long as you actually study for it.”
BIO11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The most stressful class I have ever taken. Professor Iwanicki is a chill person, but has absolutely no idea what she is doing when it comes to 10B.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting workload, grading, and course-split themes. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Shock

18/100

“The amount of assignments she gives in 1 day should be borderline illegal.”

⚖️

28/100

“She's a . Grades everything late(hard to know where you stand).”

👍 Polarized Recommendations

48/100

“One of my all-time favorite Professors. and .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

46/100

“Most of the time I felt like I wasn't learning biology rather i .”

Theme 1

📝

  • Lots of homework and so many papers
  • and feel pointless

Theme 2

📊

  • so you are in the dark
  • and grace periods help if you use them

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and clear
  • Others call her overambitious and disorganized
  • Tone swings hard by course and semester

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning years with consistent , and course-to-course swings support a high-confidence read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 511
3 out of 58
2 out of 511
1 out of 518

Course coverage

BIO1120 reviews
BIO10B8 reviews
ENVS0018 reviews
BIOLOGY113 reviews
BIO11HYBRID2 reviews
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10B1 review
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BIOHYBRID111 review
BIOL0111 review
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BIOLOGY0111 review
BIOLOGY10B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 5 · A 21 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1