AI Rate Professor

Biology

Alicia Fox

BIO1A · BIOONE · BIO1L · BIOL1 · BIO1 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you can teach yourself from the textbook.

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads PowerPointsBrutal ExamsHigh Drop RateUnclear LecturesStay Away
  • Lectures largely read from slides or the book with little test prep
  • and routinely fail large parts of the class
  • Students repeatedly say stay away and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Even strong students report a hard A needing 10+ hours weekly, and many struggle below a B.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is standard intro bio, but and fine-print textbook details.

Lab section felt easy to one student; lecture felt hard for most.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and surprise in-class work punishes absences.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Most students urge others to pick a different professor and describe ruined grades.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and many C- or drop outcomes signal harsh grading.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Four tests, quizzes, textbook reading, and ; not project-heavy but study-heavy.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Repeated complaints of , and no preparation for exams.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and quizzes with little protective homework cushion.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person BIO lectures are widely described as , and exam-heavy, with .

Main concern

and and low grades.

What students said

“STAY AWAY”
BIO1
“The whole class she reads the . .”
BIO1
“Half of her class drops within 3 weeks.”
BIO1

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 misaligned with lectures.

Hard essay examsFine-print textbook questionsOutside textbook sourcesLittle review prep

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are hard, essay-heavy, and often pulled from fine print or other books.

Essay exam questionsFine-print textbook itemsSurprise in-class homework
“The require you to know the subject in great depth.”
BIO1
“ textbook so you have to read and understand every word of the chapter.”
BIO1
“She pulls questions out of OTHER textbooks!”
BIO1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“STAY AWAY”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

16/100

“she can't even answer simple questions. ”

📝

20/100

“ . Im a 3.75 gpa student and struggled to get a C-.”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“Save your grade and . for BIO1.”

📉 Class Retention

15/100

“Half of her class drops within 3 weeks.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • reads the
  • why even bother going to class
  • doesn't answer questions clearly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • very hard A to earn
  • 3/4 of the class dropped

Theme 3

⚠️ About Exams

  • textbook
  • pulls questions out of OTHER textbooks
  • Doesn't prepare you for tests

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews spanning 2006-2015 are highly consistent on poor teaching and .

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO16 reviews
BIO1A1 review
BIO1L1 review
BIOL11 review
BIOONE1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values