AI Rate Professor

Biology

Lorraine Larison

BIO11 · BIO2 · BIOLOGY11 · BIO3 · BIOLOGY · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will buy the notes, study details hard, and want hands-on bio—not if you need a free A or soft lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture notes are everythingHard detail-heavy testsHands-on field tripsNo textbook neededCaring but irritable
  • Lecture notes (not the and grades.
  • Field trips, labs, and .
  • Personality can feel harsh or monotone, so fit matters as much as difficulty.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is reachable with full lecture-note study and extras, but .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

and labs, yet several call BIO2 very hard without background.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Students report and hands-on work that expect you present.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most praise her as a mentor who makes bio fun if you study, while a and tone.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Extra points and improvement grading help, but and .

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Expect , and quizzes rather than light busywork.

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Teaching experience

Good

76/100

, and mentor-like; others find monotone note-reading and irritability.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grades and trip-related credit.

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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

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person bio with , and exams pulled straight from her sold lecture notes.

Main concern

and she can be picky or irritable in class.

What students said

“if you just study her lecture notes and do the assigned work you can easily get an A”
BIO2
“ which you should buy to pass the class”
BIO2
“Never used the book, lecture notes are a MUST. Dr. Larison will make you excited to go to class”
BIO2

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.

and often test tiny details in mixed formats.

Lecture-note basedMultiple choice short answer essayDetail heavyFill-in tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and fill-in items drawn from lecture notes.

Lecture-note basedMultiple choice short answer essayDetail heavyFill-in tests
“ , and essay”
BIO2
“ !! THEY ARE FIll IN TESTS!”
BIO2
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BIO2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I LOVED THIS CLASS!! The only teacher I've had at PCC who felt like a mentor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 , and mixed warmth. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Notes Beat The Book

90/100

“Don't bother buying the textbook: the notes.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“ ! Never used the book, lecture notes are a MUST.”

📝 Test Pressure

40/100

“ so STUDY!!!”

👍

72/100

“Take her class! She is hilarious too.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She loves what she does and wants you to learn
  • reads off the notes (verbatim for 3 hours!) in a monotone voice
  • Dr. Larison will make you excited to go to class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you have to study in order to receive an A
  • got an easy A. so gave out a lot of
  • You're gonna have to study hard to get A's

Theme 3

🎒 About Materials & Field Work

  • Do not buy the book for this class, we didn't use it
  • Lots of hands on experience and field trips
  • Purchase her

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

28 detailed in-person reviews spanning years with , and field trips.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO215 reviews
BIO1110 reviews
BIO31 review
BIOLOGY1 review
BIOLOGY111 review

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