AI Rate Professor

Biology

Ruth Kirkpatrick

BOTAN4272 · BIO10 · BIO2PT1 · BOT10 · BIOBIO · BOTAN10 · BIO201 · BIO1038 · BIO49 · BIO21 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take her if you want a caring plant-focused teacher and ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but DisorganizedHeavy LabsSelf-Study RequiredPassionate BotanistPolarizing Bio Instructor
  • Students praise her kindness and genuine care, calling her a biology mom, but .
  • Intro and transfer bio courses often feel overloaded, with , and long class blocks.
  • Strong performers rely on the textbook; attendance and steady effort are needed to keep up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A , and quizzes; kindness helps, but material and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Many call intro botany and bio dense, fast, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Comments say lectures and and risk of falling behind if you miss.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Fans love her care and passion; and harsh labs.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

She can be sympathetic in special cases, but and average scores in the low 60s.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly labs, quizzes, long blocks, and heavy content load .

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Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Passionate and helpful for some courses, but .

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Labs, weekly quizzes, and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person bio and botany classes show a warm, hardworking instructor whose organization and lecture clarity vary widely by course.

Main concern

, and lectures that .

What students said

“This class (Botany 10) was confusing and frustrating, because it was overloaded with ”
BOT10
“NICEST TEACHER EVER! She is like the biology MOM.”
BIO49
“I had to read the book to learn anything.”
BIO21

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and and often tough, with some complaints that tests miss the study guide.

Weekly QuizzesLong In-Person TestsLecture-Based QuestionsStudy Guide Mismatch

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and may not match provided study guides closely.

Weekly QuizzesLong In-Person TestsLecture-Based Questions
“ and a half class periods, and the questions don't make any sense.”
BIO21
“ she made us buy”
BIO10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Ruth is a . She is very passionate about her subject and wants everyone in her class to have a high level of comprehension.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2011, highlighting care, organization, and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Genuine Care

80/100

“NICEST TEACHER EVER! She is like the biology MOM.”

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30/100

“I had to read the book to learn anything.”

🧪

28/100

“Labs are so full of information it's more like a marathon than a learning experience.”

🔀 Polarizing Teaching

46/100

“Not a good intro teacher at all, made it a very difficult and hard semester for a 3rd of the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is passionate about botany and teaching, and willing to work hard for her students
  • and slow, and she can't answer 80% of questions
  • Her lectures are very well put together with footnotes on what images and page numbers from the book match up

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you work hard you will get an A
  • HARD, It
  • This was an easy class. and textbook.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Ruth is a
  • I LOVE RUTH! although she can be a little scattered at times
  • THE !!!! easy, and willing to work with you outside of class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen detailed in-person reviews from 2007-2011 show consistent mixed themes on care versus organization.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO215 reviews
BIO104 reviews
BIOBIO2 reviews
BIO10381 review
BIO2011 review
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BOTAN42721 review

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