AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jennifer Carmichael

BIO205MICRO · BIO205 · BIO107 · BIO210A · BIO21OA · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
77.14%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want to truly learn biology and will attend, read, and use office hours; skip if you need a low-effort A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesTough graderLots of homeworkEXTRA CREDITSkip class you won't pass
  • Passionate, clear lectures with strong student support and abundant .
  • Heavy workload and .
  • ; avoid if you want an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many A grades exist, but students repeatedly say you must read, study hard, and work for every point despite .

Online and ; in-person has far more detail on study guides and exams.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Biology content is dense with , and high difficulty ratings across courses.

Both formats call the material hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and you will not pass because lectures drive exams.

; online also tags skip-class risk.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong majority praise passion, clarity, and care and .

In-person enthusiasm is higher; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Frequently tagged tough grader with hard SAQs and essay exams; softens but .

Format shift

Both formats call her a ; online one review emphasizes making you work for the grade.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and multiple exams require many hours outside class.

Format shift

; online still tags test-heavy and lecture-heavy.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Dominant praise for , and real care for student success.

Format shift

; online is more split but still often praises care.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Mix of homework, quizzes, labs, midterms, and a .

Format shift

In-person details 3 exams plus final; online comments stress tests without full structure.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO courses emphasize and homework, tough but fair exams with extra credit.

Main concern

, and mandatory attendance leave little room for slackers.

What students said

“If you want an easy A but if you are an A student who wants to learn in details for MCAT she is the ”
BIO210A
“DO NOT MISS CLASS. If you can answer all the questions on study guides you'll get an A.”
BIO210A
“You can tell she loves what she does, she is really passionate about her subject, but the most important she knows how to teach”
BIO107

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online BIO210A mixed: caring and for others; still work-for-your-grade.

Main concern

Detail-focused lectures and .

What students said

“Professor Carmichael is a but was such a and overall a challenging professor.”
BIO210A
“Refreshing compared to some disorganized biology teachers Ive had in the past. Great teacher! Organized. Caring.”
BIO210A
“ and and is always available to have one-on-one office hours.”
BIO210A

Exam style

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Exams are rigorous with short answers and essays; study guides and office hours help, but .

3 exams plus noncumulative finalShort answer and essay questionsStudy guidesExtra credit opportunities

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams include multiple choice, short answers, and essays; some report hard wording and need to know every detail, with study guides and available.

3 exams plus noncumulative finalEssay and short-answer questionsStudy guidesExtra credit
“3 exams + a . There are plenty of opportunities too.”
BIO210A
“Definitely a but you get used to it once you see what she's looking for.”
BIO210A
“Exams, however, did get more difficult. Instead of multiple-choice and some free-response format, .”
BIO210A

Online

and but do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser policies.

Test heavyDetail-focused questions
“was such a and overall a challenging professor”
BIO210A
“She makes you work for your grade”
BIO210A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want an easy A but if you are an A student who wants to learn in details for MCAT she is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in-person), highlighting teaching passion, heavy effort for grades, and strong recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“The lectures were the clearest and .”

💪 Work For Your Grade

38/100

“If you want an easy A but if you are an A student who wants to learn in details for MCAT she is the ”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ . CARMICHAEL!!! She is hands down the .”

📚 Heavy Workload

26/100

“multiple hours outside of class are required in order to do well”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she knows how to teach, if you don't miss her classes you will do fine
  • Her passion for biology is contagious and inspiring
  • lectures were the clearest and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely a
  • You HAVE to read the textbook in detail
  • If you put in the time, this class is worthwhile

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She TRULY cares about her students
  • and out of class
  • she will make you want to change your major to BIO

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with rich consistent themes on teaching quality, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 513
3 out of 510
2 out of 56
1 out of 59

Course coverage

BIO210A37 reviews
BIO1076 reviews
BIO2054 reviews
BIO205MICRO2 reviews
BIO21OA1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 6 · A 20

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1