AI Rate Professor

Biology

Donna Friedman

BIO80 · BIO19 · BIO12012 · BIO19MARINEB · BIO1L · BIO19HONORS · BIO1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if and tolerate heavy busywork; many students strongly advise against it.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderPicky Lab GradingBusywork HeavyPassionate About BioLecture Heavy
  • some praise passion and help, others call her the worst and unreasonable
  • Labs and worksheets create heavy busywork with
  • Attendance and following exact instructions matter for survival

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A few older classes allow an A with quizzes and worksheets, but labs and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

Some compare it to high-school bio, but , and lectures add real friction.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Reviews , and skip-class risk.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and strong warnings about yelling, pickiness, and wasted effort outweigh the positive minority.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Tough Grader tags plus picky lab deductions and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of , and busywork for a small unit load.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

She is called knowledgeable and passionate, but , and harsh with students.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Mix of labs, worksheets, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person bio and and workload-heavy, with mixed teaching praise and and busywork.

Main concern

, and heavy print or worksheet load for limited units.

What students said

“Overly picky about everything. If you use the wrong adjective in ”
BIO1L
“ AND EFFORT. She often yells at students and expects everyone to be perfect.”
BIO80
“As long as you pay attention to the lectures and read the you follow her exact instructions.”
BIO1L

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

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Tests track lectures and study aids, but overall assessment and .

Tests Align With LecturesQuizzes and WorksheetsExtra Points on TestsLab Writeups

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests follow lecture material with quizzes and workbooks; .

Lecture-Based TestsQuizzes and WorksheetsStudy Workbooks
“Her classes are a snooze but the things she goes over will be on the test.”
BIO1
“She always puts extra points on the tests (65 points on a 60 point test)”
BIO1
“4 Tests overall, with quizzes and worksheets (that are both counted for .”
BIO12012

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ AND EFFORT. She often yells at students and expects everyone to be perfect.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews, , and busywork. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“ and is very passionate about bio.”

👎 Recommendation Warning

32/100

“ AND EFFORT. She often yells at students and expects everyone to be perfect.”

⚖️

28/100

“Overly picky about everything. If you use the wrong adjective in ”

📚 Workload Pain

26/100

“It's a 1 unit class but the workload is crazy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and is very passionate about bio.
  • A good, passionate teacher, but the .
  • Nice and knowledgeable.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overly picky about everything. If you use the wrong adjective in
  • NO EASY A, but she , and has these key terms
  • If you do the quizzes and worksheets, its an easy A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • She often yells at students and expects everyone to be perfect.
  • .
  • Show up every day or lectures

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews span years with polarized extremes; enough signal for caution but limited recent volume.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO12 reviews
BIO1L2 reviews
BIO120121 review
BIO191 review
BIO19HONORS1 review
Show 2 more courses
BIO19MARINEB1 review
BIO801 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1