AI Rate Professor

Biology

Robin Fautley

BIO23 · BIO1042 · BIO100 · BIO5056 · BIOBIO · BIO1047 · BIO2008 · BIOLOGY100 · BOTAN23 · BIO10 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a rigorous, high-effort biology course and can handle strict structure.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy WorkloadPassionate ExpertTest HeavyTreats Students Like Children
  • some call her life-changing, others call her unbearable
  • Hard, dense courses with , and
  • and As require major sustained effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As , and ; many say an A is very difficult.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Content is dense and frequently described as far harder than other bio sections.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and skipping risks failing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

and many students actively warn others away despite strong fans.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

and harsh paper or exam standards dominate student reports.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and weekly quizzes make the load feel oversized.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Passionate and sometimes captivating lectures clash with disorganization and condescending tone.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

and lab exams, plus major papers.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

passionate lectures and support for motivated students, but , and .

Main concern

, and feeling treated like a child make the class feel impossible for some.

What students said

“Robin's class was challenging + hugely rewarding. The .”
BIO10
“Probably the . She treats her students like children, and .”
BIO100
“makes the class ten times harder than it needs to be which makes the class unbearable”
BIO23
“Good luck getting an A even if this is the .”
BIO10

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.

Exams and timed quizzes are hard and detail-critical, with limited friendliness for casual students.

Timed QuizzesTest HeavyHard ExamsStudy GuidesReview Sessions

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab exams, and critical grading of responses.

Timed QuizzesTest HeavyHard ExamsTwo Finals
“She gives you 45 seconds per question on quizzes, which is not very much at all.”
BIO10
“she gives 2 finals--THUMBS DOWN!”
BIO23
“ .”
BIO10

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you really want to .She sacrifices Sat mornings to review for each test.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting polarizing rigor and heavy assessment. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️ Polarizing Teaching

56/100

“Probably the . She treats her students like children, and .”

🔥 Hardcore Challenge

24/100

“makes the class ten times harder than it needs to be which makes the class unbearable”

🎯 A-Grade Reality

28/100

“Good luck getting an A even if this is the .”

❤️ Passionate Mentorship

70/100

“Robin's class was challenging + hugely rewarding. The .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • treats students like children
  • passionate about biology

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Good luck getting an A
  • lots of homework and grades extremely harshly
  • test heavy
  • Do the practices at least 25 times

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload & Tone

  • felt like it was a 7 unit class instead of a 5
  • Expects botany to be the only thing in your life
  • She is condescending and mean

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

sample with consistent themes of difficulty and polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 511
3 out of 511
2 out of 58
1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO1026 reviews
BIO2310 reviews
BIO1007 reviews
BIO10421 review
BIO10471 review
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BIO20081 review
BIO50561 review
BIOBIO1 review
BIOLOGY1001 review
BOTAN231 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1