AI Rate Professor

Biology

Kirsten Swinstrom

BIO25BIO10 · BIO25 · BIO22 · BIO10L · BIO27 · BIOLOGY10 · BIO10 · 96 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
80.56%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will show up, use her study guides, and put in real study hours for a fair A or B.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesCaring and understandingStudy guides goldExtra credit opportunitiesTest heavy but fair
  • and study guides make hard bio content learnable
  • Effort and ; skip class and you fall behind
  • Most students love her; a minority of older reviews cite tone or office-hour friction

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is reachable with study guides, homework, and , but the and not free.

Evidence is mostly in person; online notes only that the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Students repeatedly call Bio 10/22 hard and time-heavy, even when lectures make concepts clearer.

In-person reviews stress difficulty; limited online comments rate content as moderate with long videos.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and warn that skipping class means you will not pass.

; online evidence is sparse and not framed as flexible lecture attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Strong majority call her the if you work hard, tempered by a vocal older minority.

; recommendation strength is driven by the large in-person sample.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and clear criteria help, but exams and a .

Format shift

In-person comments mix fair/ with ; online sample is too small to differ clearly.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

, and , though some call homework lighter than other science classes.

Format shift

Workload comments are almost entirely in person; online mainly mentions long weekly videos plus quizzes.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students overwhelmingly praise clear, engaging lectures, study guides, and genuine care for success.

Format shift

Online students also call her attentive and clear; a minority of older in-person reviews criticize tone and office hours.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

and projects with study guides and .

Format shift

In person is test heavy; online BIO27 centers weekly video quizzes and a .

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

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO10/22 students praise clear lectures, study guides, , and care, while stressing that the class is hard and .

Main concern

Mandatory attendance and habits.

What students said

“ & her lectures are engaging and straight forward.”
BIO22
“Not an easy class. Do the study guides and homework and you will be fine.”
BIO10
“If you understand all her study questions, you will get an A.”
BIO10

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BIO27 uses long but ; final is manageable with solid unit notes.

Main concern

Weekly video volume can feel long if you fall behind.

What students said

“The videos could be quite long, but were straight to the point and informative and answered all questions on the quizzes.”
BIO27
“The if .”
BIO27

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track lectures and study questions closely, so success depends on steady prep rather than surprises.

Study guidesLecture-based examsTest heavyExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides and content drawn from lectures.

Study guidesLecture-aligned testsProjects and exams
“ and projects, so make sure to keep up and STUDY!!”
BIO22
“She provides a study guide for .”
BIO10

Online

Online BIO27 uses embedded-video quizzes and a .

Weekly video quizzesNote-based final
“Per week, you'd watch videos with .”
BIO27
“The if .”
BIO27

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Swinstrom is the ! She made Bio 2.2 very interesting and simple.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in person), highlighting teaching clarity, effort, and care. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

88/100

“ . Her study questions are golden.”

👍

82/100

“hands down one of the . if you get the chance!”

📚 Effort Required

55/100

“Not an easy class but I am pretty sure youll love to have Kirsten as your professor.”

❤️ Student Care

85/100

“ and kind and was ready to excuse me when I got sick for an exam.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are amazing and .
  • and
  • learning objectives for each lecture which served as a study guide

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you understand all her study questions, you will get an A.
  • there's lots of too so do it because it really helps
  • you really have to work for the grade you want.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and hands down the !
  • .
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

96

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews span many years with detailed, mostly consistent praise for teaching and a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 578
4 out of 59
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 4 · A 11

B range

10

B+ 6 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

8

C+ 2 · C 5 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1