AI Rate Professor

Natural Sciences

Mia Dobbs

PHYO33 · PHYO311426 · PHYSO31 · PYO31 · PHYO32 · APHY34A · APHY34B · ANATOMY30 · PHYO31 · PHYSIO31 · PYSIO31 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
95/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
95.92%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want a demanding but outstanding science professor and rewards real effort.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerAmazing lecturesCaring and passionateHeavy workloadExtra creditFair exams
  • Students overwhelmingly praise Dobbs as an exceptional, caring, and engaging science professor.
  • The courses are intellectually hard and workload-heavy, but students say she makes the and gives strong support.
  • Grades are earned through , and rather than an effortless Easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many students earn A and , but comments repeatedly say this is not a free A and requires major study time.

Online and , but both formats also stress that students must watch lectures, study, and complete substantial work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

The science content is difficult, memorization-heavy, and often lecture-heavy, even though and makes it engaging.

Both formats describe the subject as hard, with online reviews emphasizing long videos and and physiology material.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

because reviews say lectures, videos, office hours, and participation are key to passing.

Online reviews stress watching all lecture videos, while and staying engaged.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend her because , and highly supportive despite the hard workload.

Both online and few online complaints about workload and prerecorded learning.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

She is fair and offers many opportunities, but students say grades must be earned and she may not round grades.

Format shift

Both formats mention and , while online reviews more clearly note that she does not round grades.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students repeatedly mention long lectures, many assignments, lots of , and major study time.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize long recorded lectures and weekly work, while and study demands.

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Reviews overwhelmingly describe her as , and unusually effective at teaching difficult science material.

Format shift

Both formats strongly support excellent teaching, with engagement.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments , and lecture-based tests, with exams and quizzes carrying major importance.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize lecture-based quizzes and timed exams, while , and lecture material.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students call her one of the best professors they have had, with , and many chances.

Main concern

The main concern is that anatomy and physiology remain rigorous and memorization-heavy even with excellent teaching.

What students said

“This is a rigorous course and she tries to simplify as much as possible.”
APHY34A
“She gives you all the tools needed to get an A.”
APHY34A

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students , and fair exams, but warn that videos and homework take a lot of time.

Main concern

The online , and difficult for students who struggle with prerecorded videos or timed quizzes.

What students said

“Sure her lectures are lengthy, but she makes it so fun and interesting.”
PHYO31
“Mia's lectures are super long and there is a crazy amount of .”
PHYO31

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally fair and lecture-based with no surprise content, but timed quizzes and easy.

Fair ExamsLecture-Based TestsTimed Quizzes MentionedCheat Sheet on Mini QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews support fair, lecture-based exams with some student-friendly supports like cheat sheets on mini quizzes and a , but do not clearly prove closed-book or .

Fair ExamsCheat Sheet on Mini QuizzesDropped Lowest Lecture ExamLecture-Based Tests
“The exams have 0 surprises, she lets you know exactly what will be on it.”
APHY34A
“ .She allows a cheat sheet in .”
APHY34A
“ .”
PHYO31

Online

Online reviews support lecture-based tests, timed quizzes or exams, and straightforward exams if students study, but do not clearly prove .

Lecture-Based TestsTimed Quizzes MentionedStraightforward Exams
“ , and you'll pass her tests.”
ANATOMY30
“ and no surprises if you study!”
PHYO31
“This class is basically made up of quizzes and exams”
PHYO31

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are looking for an easy A, this is not the class for you. You have to work hard.”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“Dr. Dobbs is by far the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“Search no further and .”

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“This class requires a lot of work and time, but Dr. Dobbs is with you every step of the way.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She teaches physiology in a way that makes it easy and fun to learn.
  • She gets so excited about Anatomy that it will make YOU excited!
  • She made physiology fun and memorable, cant thank her enough.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No such thing as an easy physio class, but shes so good at explaining the most difficult concepts
  • You juss have to earn your grade!
  • She gives you all the tools needed to get an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • She truly cares about her students and wants you to pass her class.
  • She will bend over backwards to make sure that happens.
  • If she sees that you are working hard she'll throw out many opportunities for .

Theme 4

🧪

  • The exams have 0 surprises, she lets you know exactly what will be on it.
  • The lecture videos are the key to everything in this course, so stay on top of them!
  • Mia's lectures are super long and there is a crazy amount of .

Data context

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Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

There are 49 detailed reviews across online and and repeated workload warnings.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 544
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

35

A+ 9 · A 25 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3