AI Rate Professor

Biology

Melinda Riccitelli

BIO220 · BIO100 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you have no alternative and , and uneven lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOutdated lecturesRambles in classMandatory attendanceChallenging testsMixed caring intent
  • Recent review strongly warns against taking her, citing outdated lectures and poor student treatment.
  • , and disorganized lectures despite some caring intent.
  • Sample is tiny and mostly old, so confidence in current teaching quality is low.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

and critical thinking work with no grade evidence of easy As.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, but learning from lectures and and disorganized.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Zero would-take-again support and a .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

; tests are called challenging and workload includes timed tests and Excel work.

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Homework packets and quizzes can be straightforward, but , and .

Format shift

Workload comments are all in person.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students describe rambling outdated lectures and poor treatment, with only mild praise for caring intent.

Format shift

a strongly negative 2025 review.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Comments emphasize tests, quizzes, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person biology is described as lecture-heavy and uneven, with , and one very negative recent review.

Main concern

Outdated lectures, rambling style, and reports of poor student treatment.

What students said

“ . The lectures are outdated, she rambles nonstop, and she treats students poorly.”
BIO220
“Her lectures were kinda all over the place and thank goodness for her slideshow or I would have been more lost.”
BIO100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention challenging timed tests and quizzes without student-friendly exam policies.

Challenging testsTimed testsQuizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and quizzes with little exam-policy detail.

Challenging testsTimed testsQuizzes
“You will need to critically think, take tests in a timely manner, do Excel spreadsheets, etc.”
BIO220
“ and .”
BIO100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . The lectures are outdated, she rambles nonstop, and she treats students poorly.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 mostly old in-person reviews with low consistency and sparse grade data. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“The lectures are outdated, she rambles nonstop, and she treats students poorly.”

👎 Recommendation

15/100

“ .”

📚 Course Difficulty

28/100

“Learning was not so easy. Her lectures were kinda all over the place.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are outdated, she rambles nonstop
  • lectures were kinda all over the place
  • I'm doing this because I want you to be prepared

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You will
  • The work was easy like the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews, two from 2010-2015 and one harsh 2025 note, give sparse and time-skewed evidence.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO2202 reviews
BIO1001 review

Reported outcomes

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