AI Rate Professor

Biology

Joy Erickson-McNally

MICRO60 · BIO16 · BIO21 · BIO10 · BIO16LAB · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
69/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
70.97%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want a if you need an easy low-workload science A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit lifelineTough examsFast lecturerCaring but demandingTest-heavy curve
  • and are often described as hard, tricky, or curved.
  • Heavy , late-work flexibility, and .
  • Pace and in summer and online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

and , but raw exams are tough and many students land B or lower without heavy study.

In-person reviews stress trick questions and curves; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Material is dense and fast, often feeling major-level even in intro or summer sections.

Both formats describe high difficulty; summer and BIO 2.1 comments are especially intense in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory or warn that skipping tanks participation and .

and in-person comments, with a few no-attendance exceptions.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About 71 percent would take again; fans cite care and EC while and workload.

Online opinions split on workload; and lecture speed.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

66/100

, and late-work acceptance often soften harsh exam averages.

Format shift

Leniency is strong in both formats; one online note says she does not round grades.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students report , and frequent testing.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize weekly assignment volume most clearly; and papers.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

She is widely seen as , and supportive, though fast lectures and .

Format shift

Teaching warmth is consistent; complaints about speed and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

quizzes, labs, and extra-credit tasks as secondary levers.

Format shift

Test-heavy structure is constant online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students praise her kindness and while warning about fast lectures, pop quizzes, and .

Main concern

and fast talking can punish students .

What students said

“her exams are pretty tough, but she offers a ton of and .”
MICRO60
“she talks SO FAST she is constantly out of breath because of how fast she speaks!!!”
BIO10
“ and often have questions meant to trick you.”
BIO10

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online BIO courses are organized and supportive but , and .

Main concern

taking other hard courses.

What students said

“2-5 lectures along with and due weekly. 5-13 lab assignments are also assigned and due weekly.”
BIO10
“If you follow all her instructions and pay attention to the lectures, you are guaranteed an A.”
BIO10
“the science major course.”
BIO16

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and difficult, but , and reduce some risk.

Hard examsCurve and test correctionsPop quizzesExam-weighted grade

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, with pop quizzes and recovery through EC or corrections.

Tough or trick-style questionsPop quizzesTest correctionsLots of extra credit
“ and often have questions meant to trick you.”
BIO10
“ our scores.”
BIO10

Online

Online reviews emphasize exam weight and .

Exams dominate gradeCurved examsStudy guides sometimes provided
“ .”
BIO10
“at least for and .”
BIO10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“although the class is graded largely on exams, she stacks the rest of the course with A for effort assignments designed to make sure you can pass even if you aren't the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews across online and , and pace. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Joy is a great teacher, willing to answer any questions. She likes participation.”

📝 Safety Net

80/100

“she offers a ton of and .”

🔥

40/100

“Bad time trying to . There's a lot of material, and I received no guidance from on how to better prepare for her exams.”

👍 Recommendation

68/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's so funny and so real
  • She is really passionate about her job and it shows in her lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Grades on a curve
  • Not sure how this professor got a high rating

Theme 3

⚡ About Workload and Pace

  • a lot of information crammed and a lot of studying needed
  • she talks SO FAST
  • 2-5 lectures along with and due weekly

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

31 recent and multi-year reviews across online and and extra-credit themes with moderate opinion split.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO1023 reviews
BIO164 reviews
MICRO602 reviews
BIO16LAB1 review
BIO211 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 6 · A- 2

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 9

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2