AI Rate Professor

Biology

Katy Jamshidi

BIO10 · MICRO5 · BIO21 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
75.76%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you care about biology and will study hard; skip if you only want an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate bio mentorTough but fair examsTest and lecture heavyExtra credit availableAccessible outside class
  • Outstanding, caring biology and micro professor who makes hard material engaging and clear.
  • Courses are demanding and test-heavy; As require serious study, keywords, and detail.
  • Strongly recommended for bio-interested students willing to put in real work; not an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Many As exist but reviewers stress keyword-perfect answers, heavy study hours, and that this is not a walk in the park.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Bio 2.1 and Micro , and lecture-dense with high expectations.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skip-class tags warn that missing class hurts success.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students call her the best bio professor and , though a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Frequently tagged tough grader; detailed keyword answers and and praises.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lecture-heavy content, frequent quizzes or exams, research paper, group projects, and substantial study hours.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Overwhelming praise for passion, clarity, accessibility, and life-changing impact on bio majors.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and occasional papers or group projects dominate grades.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Bio and Micro courses with , and strong support via office hours, slides, and .

Main concern

, and cumulative exams can crush unprepared students.

What students said

“2.1 was hard, but as to what she asks for on exams and projects, and supports you however she can”
BIO21
“The . There will be no surprises”
MICRO5
“The amount of hours I poured into this class for an A was truly insane. Excellent instructor, really tough class”
BIO21

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

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Exams are tough and detail-heavy but often aligned with and study guides rather than surprise content.

Test heavyLecture-aligned examsStudy guidesCumulative finalKeyword detail requiredExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and study guides; cumulative finals and keyword detail are common.

Test heavyLecture-aligned examsCumulative finalStudy guides
“The . There will be no surprises”
MICRO5
“Weekly quiz on lecture info (can retake 2 times), one paper on a microbe of your choice & a ”
BIO10
“For every question, you must answer in details, and most importantly DO NOT FORGET THE KEYWORDS”
BIO21

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Katy Jamshidi is easily the . She uploads her slides online, complete with annotations made with your class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 in-person reviews , and high effort for grades. Credibility rating: High.

🔬 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Katy is the . She is an amazing lecturer, is super accessible outside of class”

⚖️

30/100

“She's an ... This class requires a lot of dedicated study time and work”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“If ! Katy is one of the sweetest teachers I've had the pleasure of learning from”

📚 Difficulty Reality

28/100

“The amount of hours I poured into this class for an A was truly insane. Excellent instructor, really tough class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes you happy to show up to class
  • She clearly LOVES micro and will do all she can to help you understand it
  • sparked my love for Bio

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Hard class, but . Brilliant professor, brilliant material
  • Getting an A from here means that you have dedicated more than sufficient amount of hours studying
  • this class is not an easy A. Study hard!

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • From assignments to zoom review sessions before
  • genuinely wants you to succeed and gives you the tools needed to do so

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

34 reviews across many years with rich detail and consistent themes on excellence plus high difficulty.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO2123 reviews
MICRO510 reviews
BIO101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 2 · A 14

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2