AI Rate Professor

Biology

Kristen Swinstorm

BIO100 · BIO10 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if and self-advocacy; skip if you need warm office-hour support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing personalityPassionate lecturesMandatory attendanceExtra credit availableTest heavy
  • Reviews split sharply between glowing praise for passion and clarity and harsh criticism of condescending tone.
  • as mandatory and reading is required; .
  • and study aids help, but some students felt unsupported and self-taught.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is reachable with , and , but it is not free and some students still land C grades.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content needs reading and study; difficulty ratings cluster mid-high and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; praise for passion collides with .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Clear criteria and help, but tough-grader tags and a .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and clickers; not overwhelming for prepared students.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Lectures can be engaging and polished, yet accessibility and tone complaints drag the experience down.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and rather than pure exams.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Bio10/Bio100 experience is mixed: many love her energy and , while others report condescension and hard-to-reach office hours.

Main concern

Personality clash risk and .

What students said

“Kirsten is the only teacher I've ever had to use 100% of her given lecture time, never falter or say 'um', and still be interesting.”
BIO10
“She laughed at me when i asked her a question. .”
BIO100
“I taught myself the entire semester.”
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

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Exams reward reading and studying; .

Periodic testsTest heavyStudy-based exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and doable if you study lecture and readings.

Tests every few weeksTest heavyReading required
“if you study the .”
BIO10
“Test heavy”
BIO100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , and very passionate about biology. Weekly online homework + tests every few weeks worth 100 points. available.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews spanning a decade, highlighting polarized teaching and support themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Lecture Quality

70/100

“loved her class. It keeps you entertained.”

⚠️ Accessibility Issues

25/100

“She made it SO difficult to make an appointment with her office hours, I taught myself the entire semester.”

📚 Work For The Grade

58/100

“You do have to work a little extra to get a good grade in her class but she .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • amazing. She's extremely passionate about what she does.
  • never falter or say 'um', and still be interesting.
  • Amazing lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you must read to better understand the subject
  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • work a little extra to get a good grade

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support & Tone

  • She laughed at me when i asked her a question.
  • condescending tone and any questions I asked I felt dumb.
  • I taught myself the entire semester.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews spanning 2012-2022 give usable detail but opinions are polarized and sample is small.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO103 reviews
BIO1003 reviews

Reported outcomes

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C range

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D range

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