AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Kelli Elliott

BIO100 · BIOA280 · BIO185 · BIO182 · BIO100LAB100 · BIO180 · BIO100L · BIO280 · BIOL100 · ECO100 · ESEC100 · BIOL182 · ECOL100 · 168 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take her if , and study hard for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate lecturerTest-heavy STEMCaring mentorSparse slide notesCourse-dependent difficulty
  • Caring, passionate bio and ecology teacher students love
  • Major courses like BIO185 are dense and exam-heavy
  • GE ecology and notes

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As are common with steady study, but BIO185 and .

Online GE courses trend easier; in-person BIO185 is the hard A path.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Ecology and intro courses feel manageable, while major bio is dense memorization and .

Difficulty splits by course more .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

, and missing lectures hurts exams.

Some online or GE sections are more flexible, but notes still come from live lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

Most students recommend her for passion and .

Recommendation is strong overall; a minority warn off if note-taking is weak.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

Many find exams fair if lecture notes are mastered, but others .

Format shift

Exam-frustration comments cluster in in-person BIO185.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Homework is often light, but and .

Format shift

Online and in-person both describe more .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students consistently praise passion, accessibility, and engaging lectures across bio and ecology.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong in both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Three or more exams and homework weight.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person she is highly praised as caring and inspiring, with BIO185 especially rigorous and lecture-dense.

Main concern

Sparse slides and .

What students said

“Prof. Elliot is a great professor who is clearly very passionate about bio. 185 is an extremely difficult class and requires heavy study and work.”
BIO185
“Kelli is a super fun professor! Her lectures are really interesting and and informative.”
ESEC100
“ and read. PDF files are completely blank, only showing images.”
BIO185

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are engaging and often rewarding, but and require strong note-taking.

Main concern

Frequent or .

What students said

“She's an absolute gem. I've taken her for multiple biology courses and every bit of information she conveys she seems to have a passion for.”
BIO280
“The course is easy, but . She gives out tests every 2 weeks and does not allow cheat sheets.”
BIOL100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track dense verbal lectures and .

Lecture-based examsMultiple choice plus free responseLab practicalsStudy guides sometimes provided

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person BIO and ecology exams are lecture-driven, often multiple-choice with free response and hard practicals.

Multiple-choice examsFree-response sectionLab practicalsStudy guides
“ .”
BIO185
“The so difficult because of the way they're worded.”
BIO185
“ and she provides study guides for all of them.”
ESEC100

Online

Online reviews mention regular tests, limited cheat sheets, and .

No cheat sheets in some sectionsLecture-based testsStudy guides
“She gives out tests every 2 weeks and does not allow cheat sheets.”
BIOL100
“You have to actually know the thing because there are nothing in the .”
ESEC100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Elliott was probably one of the best teachers that I have taken at Orange Coast College. Her class is challenging for sure... She is very passionate about what she teaches and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting passion, exam load, and course-level difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“I'd have her as a teacher for every natural science class if I could”

📚 Course Difficulty

48/100

“185 is an extremely difficult class and requires heavy study and work”

🧪

78/100

“Only 3 exams worth 42% of grade while 50% is cumulative lab grade so do well in LAB!”

❤️ About Character

90/100

“ , and energetic and it made me enjoy bio for once.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are really interesting and and informative
  • lecture is super dense but she makes it interesting with her passion
  • hands down one of the !

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You need to study A LOT if you want an A
  • , but its a major level course so that's expected

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • true GEM!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

168

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across several courses and years consistently separate her .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5122
4 out of 532
3 out of 510
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO18516 reviews
ESEC10013 reviews
BIO1006 reviews
BIOL1003 reviews
BIO1822 reviews
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BIO2802 reviews
ECOL1002 reviews
BIO100L1 review
BIO100LAB1001 review
BIO1801 review
BIOA2801 review
BIOL1821 review
ECO1001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 3 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

16

B+ 1 · B 13 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 3 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1