AI Rate Professor

Biology

Catherine Thaler

BIO42219 · BIO48822 · BIO47229 · BIO42222 · BIO42419 · BIOLOGY1 · BIO1140 · BIO1 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
21.43%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid unless you can study biology daily and accept a high risk of a low grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderLecture-test mismatchHigh fail rateStudy every day
  • Most students say and .
  • Course is extremely hard and .
  • A minority praise foundation and COVID transition help, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

, and reports of mass failures make an A rare without exceptional effort.

Both online and ; in-person warnings are harsher.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Huge content load, dense reading, and .

Online is fast-paced; hardest BIO experiences.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and tags warn skipping means you will not pass.

; in-person is almost always mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is about 21 percent with many run-away comments outweighing a few foundation praises.

; one online review still would not take again.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and frequent low class averages.

Format shift

; online offers some SGL .

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

, and multiple hard midterms or cumulative finals.

Format shift

Both formats demand constant study; in-person volume complaints dominate.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some call lectures solid and responsive in COVID, but and .

Format shift

In-person quality is mostly 1s and 2s; one online review is a middling 3.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Tests, midterms, pop quizzes, and .

Format shift

Test heavy tags appear online and in person.

Luni fit check

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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

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lecture-test mismatch; a few credit strong science foundation.

Main concern

and many students fail or drop.

What students said

“SAVE YOURSELF AND !!!!!!”
BIOLOGY1
“it feels impossible to pass this class”
BIO1
“She gave me great foundation in Biology and thanks to her I got As in my 50A and 50B classes”
BIO42219

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online BIO section is fast-paced, lecture-heavy, and .

Main concern

Fast weekly pacing and .

What students said

“Be prepared to study, ”
BIO48822
“Seemed pretty fast paced for me”
MATH11
“ ”
BIO48822

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and finals that many say do not match lecture content.

Test heavyMultiple midtermsCumulative finalPop quizzesLecture-test mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and hard finals; many report exams cover material not taught clearly in lecture.

Multiple midtermsPop quizzesHard examsLecture-test mismatchNo extra credit (some terms)
“There was 4 midterms, the 4th was a and then”
BIO1
“75% failed the ”
BIO42222
“ yet”
BIO1

Online

Online review reports hour lectures, heavy notes, SGL , and a .

Cumulative finalHour lecturesSGL extra credit
“ ”
BIO48822
“Be prepared to study, ”
BIO48822

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“SAVE YOURSELF AND !!!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews dominated by test-heavy BIO complaints with a minority of foundation praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“ , but she is bad at teaching . she'll normally just read off the slide”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ . She doesn't teach at all.”

📉

18/100

“75% failed the ”

📚 Overwhelming Load

15/100

“You'd have to read the entire book to pass, more than 70% of my class dropped before the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she teaches AROUND topics instead of actually teaching them
  • she'll normally just read off the slide
  • Dr. Thaler is very good at teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • it feels impossible to pass this class
  • Most everyone had a D and probably 70% of the class dropped
  • If you put in the work you will pass

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • what she teaches isn't what is on the test

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews over several years with consistent difficulty and few positive outliers.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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BIO422221 review
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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3