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Biology

Diana Hurlbut

BIO12 · BIOBIO · BIO1H · BIO15 · BIO10 · BIO1 · BIO21 · 165 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
45.21%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take her only if and packet; otherwise pick a more organized bio professor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of extra creditDisorganized lecturesTest heavyLots of homeworkTangents
  • Heavy busywork and and occasional test corrections
  • , so textbook self-study is essential
  • and funny versus rude and unprofessional

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

, but completing all homework and often recovers an A.

Online and to an A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

and textbook-heavy exams make the course intellectually solid, not light.

Difficulty is similar across formats; online still requires heavy outside study.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and participation, with skip-class warnings.

and in-person notes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

About 45 percent would take again; strong if you grind EC, poor if you need clean lectures.

Online leans slightly more positive for microbio; in-person is more polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Tests are tough, but flexible deadlines, corrections, and .

Format shift

Tough-grader tags appear in both formats; EC and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and stacks of busywork.

Format shift

Heavy workload is consistent online and in person.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Some find lectures engaging and funny; .

Format shift

Online students also note disorganization but often still find lectures useful with textbook support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, though and EC also matter heavily.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online adds some open-book quizzes and .

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

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students report mandatory and homework, but many still earn As via EC.

Main concern

Disorganization and massive busywork can crush study time for exams.

What students said

“READ THE TEXTBOOK!!! Most of the .”
BIO1
“Despite practically failing every test, I managed to finish with an A.”
BIO12
“ . Just clicks through the slides”
BIO15

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online bio sections still demand heavy work, hard tests, and and .

Main concern

unless you grind EC.

What students said

“ , but opportunities abound.”
BIO15
“Although theyre very difficult, she .”
BIO15
“uses proctorio for some hw”
BIO15

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard and , and lots of EC.

Test heavyTextbook-based examsExtra creditSome open-book quizzesTest corrections

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and FRQ heavy, often textbook-based, with EC and first- helping finals.

MC and FRQ heavyTextbook heavyTest correctionsCumulative final
“ but also FRQ heavy”
BIO12
“Most of the .”
BIO1

Online

Online reviews , and Proctorio on some homework.

Open book testsProctorio on some HWTest correctionsExtra credit
“Although theyre very difficult, she .”
BIO15
“you have 1-3 lab hw for each session”
BIO15

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Despite practically failing every test, I managed to finish with an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

46/100

“ . Just clicks through the ”

👍 Recommendation Rate

45/100

“ !”

📦 Engine

70/100

“ and I swear you will get an A.”

📚 Textbook Reality

40/100

“READ THE TEXTBOOK!!! Most of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she goes on a lot of tangents
  • Lectures are interesting
  • rambles about meaningless topics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Getting an A is doable
  • do all of them, they're the reason I got an A

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • SO MUCH HW
  • insanely lot of homeworks
  • and tedious

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

165

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many bio courses show a stable pattern of , and EC-driven recovery.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550
4 out of 530
3 out of 528
2 out of 522
1 out of 536

Course coverage

BIO1514 reviews
BIO1213 reviews
BIO1011 reviews
BIO18 reviews
BIOBIO2 reviews
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BIO1H1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

50 reported outcomes

A range

27

A+ 5 · A 21 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 8 · B 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 7