AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Katy Neibel

BIOA210 · BIO210 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you need a rigorous micro challenge and can absorb a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderVery difficult microChili pepper hardMonotone lectures
  • Microbiology is framed as extremely hard and aimed more at majors.
  • Students report long, hyper-specific tests and .
  • One student still says she cares and grows on you; online guest lectures felt dull.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even engaged students report B+ or C- and one retook elsewhere for an A.

Hard-grade evidence is in person; online review does not report a grade.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Content depth on inflammation, DNA, and metabolism is described as chili-pepper hard.

Difficulty is strongest in person; online mainly criticizes delivery, not content depth.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags say skipping means you will not pass.

; online does not specify attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Two of and dull online teaching.

; online and the other in-person student would not.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and little COVID leniency.

Format shift

; online has no grade detail.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

course time-intensive.

Format shift

Workload stress is in person; online focus .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

She can care and be hilarious in person, but many find her unnecessarily hard and dull online.

Format shift

; online is clearly negative on delivery.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Tags and comments center long, specific, test-heavy assessment.

Format shift

.

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

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In but chili-pepper hard, test heavy, and a .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“The class is very difficult, I had to retake the class at a different school so I could have an A on my transcripts.”
BIO210
“Her tests had been long and very specific to the a reason unrelated to micro.”
BIOA210

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online review found her guest videos monotone, long, and less detailed than the main professor.

Main concern

Dull, rambling online lectures reduce learning value.

What students said

“she was so monotone and dull that it made the online lecture seem so long & tedious.”
BIO210

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, extremely specific, and graded strictly with no student-friendly exam policy mentioned.

Test heavyLong specific testsTough grader

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and considered tougher than necessary for micro.

Test heavyLong specific testsTough grader
“Her tests had been long and very specific to the a reason unrelated to micro.”
BIOA210
“Her class is geared more toward Micro majors, we spent a lot of time on inflammation, DNA, and metabolism. Chili pepper.”
BIO210

Online

Online comments discuss lecture videos only and .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The class is very difficult, I had to retake the class at a different school so I could have an A on my transcripts.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews (1 online, 2 in , and mixed care. Credibility rating: Low.

🌶️ Course Difficulty

22/100

“The class is very difficult, I had to retake the class at a different school so I could have an A on my transcripts.”

📝 Test Severity

28/100

“Her tests had been long and very specific to the a reason unrelated to micro.”

❤️ Student Care

60/100

“She really cares about her students.”

👎 Online Delivery

25/100

“she was so monotone and dull that it made the online lecture seem so long & tedious.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Chili pepper.
  • Ruined my 4.0 w this class
  • it felt like she made it more difficult than necessary.

Theme 2

📝 About Tests

  • Test heavy
  • long and very specific

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She really cares about her students.
  • monotone and dull
  • often rambled off about her own clinical experience

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

32/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews with consistent hardness but limited sample size and sparse grade detail.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO2102 reviews
BIOA2101 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values