AI Rate Professor

Biology

Anita Hock

BIO125 · MICRO125 · MIC3108 · M107 · BIOL3582 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless and are ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderNitpicky formattingConfusing directionsHeavy tests and homeworkPolarizing accessibility
  • Many students call grading excessively picky and .
  • Microbiology is hard, and her style adds stress with quizzes, tests, and heavy work.
  • A minority who adapt to , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even students who earned As say it costs heavy effort and sanity due to nitpicky deductions.

; almost all detail is from in-person reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Micro content is tough and , and .

In-person evidence dominates; online also rates difficulty as very high.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and participation as important to pass.

In-person nearly always mandatory; online sample is too small to show flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and many reviews .

In-person is split but net negative; both online reviews are negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and stories of .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and high detail demands create a heavy load.

Format shift

In-person reports dominate; online also tags lots of homework and tests.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Some praise accessibility and care, but many describe confusion, rudeness, and chaotic teaching.

Format shift

In-person is polarized; online comments are strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests, pop quizzes, and heavy graded assignments drive the course more than light weekly reflection work.

Format shift

; online sample is too thin for detail.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

harsh nitpicky grading for many, but and if you follow every instruction.

Main concern

Points lost for tiny formatting errors and .

What students said

“ the smallest formatting and punctuation errors.”
MICRO125
“ .”
BIO125

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Sparse online feedback is strongly negative on clarity of directions and lecture organization.

Main concern

and lectures described as all over the place.

What students said

“If you can pick anyone else to teach your microbiology, please do! and .”
MICRO125
“Does and is constantly going off topic”
BIOL3582

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Students describe hard quizzes and exams with little time and harsh deductions; .

Test HeavyPop QuizzesStrict Time LimitsNitpicky Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person features frequent exams, pop quizzes, and .

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyStrict GradingLimited Time
“will have pop quizzes even if ”
MICRO125
“ provided.”
M107

Online

Online comments emphasize confusing directions and tests but do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Test HeavyConfusing Directions
“ and . Lectures are all over the place.”
MICRO125

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Please save yourself and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews, mostly in-person micro courses with a small online sample. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“This was the hardest class I have ever taken and not because of the material but because of the professor.”

⚖️

18/100

“ the smallest formatting and punctuation errors.”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“ .”

🛟 Positive Minority

70/100

“Don't believe all the bad reviews. Professor Hock is not that semester”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her teaching style is chaotic
  • and all over the place.
  • She will Zoom meet with students any time of the day to help them understand concepts

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • earning an A will cost your sanity and part of your soul
  • I have not been able to receive full credit for any of .
  • she is pretty nitpicky

Theme 3

⚠️ About Stress Level

  • .
  • My anxiety has been horrible ever since I started this course.
  • This class was so stressful, save yourself and your GPA

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews with strong recent detail and , but a polarized minority of positive outliers.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 512

Course coverage

BIO12512 reviews
MICRO1258 reviews
BIOL35822 reviews
M1071 review
MIC31081 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

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