AI Rate Professor

Biology

Louisa Villeneuve

BIO22 · BIO424 · BIO40 · BIO2221720 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
43/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
43.75%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you can handle heavy biology work, repeated revisions, and a professor with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy workloadTough gradingFact sheet revisionsMixed teaching qualityHard quizzes and exams
  • Reviews are sharply split between students who value her high standards and students who feel overwhelmed.
  • BIO40 fact sheets and revisions are the most repeated source of frustration.
  • Grades are possible, but the effort cost is high and the class is risky for busy students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly , and grade risk from missed assignments.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The biology content and course structure are challenging, especially because quizzes, exams, and fact sheets require sustained effort.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance appears important for participation and staying aligned, but .

and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Students recommend her only conditionally because strong teaching and and .

All , and it is highly mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Many students call her a and describe picky fact sheet revisions that can hurt grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Reviews repeatedly mention tons of , and time-consuming revisions.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, and excellent, while others say they learned more from outside resources and felt unsupported.

Format shift

All and is strongly divided.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment includes fact , and revisions.

Format shift

In-person reviews show both assignment-heavy BIO40 work and exam-heavy BIO22 concerns.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a demanding professor with some strong teaching praise but , and fact sheets.

Main concern

The workload and revision cycle can be stressful and grade-threatening.

What students said

“She gives tons of wants (not what you want or what she says), and requires lots of revisions.”
BIO40
“This class is work heavy but if you really want it, you CAN do it!”
BIO22

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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Reviews mention hard quizzes and exams, with one comment saying a half-sheet is allowed, but they .

Hard QuizzesMultiple ExamsCumulative ExamHalf-Sheet Allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a half-sheet exam aid, but do not clearly prove proctoring or closed-book rules.

Hard QuizzesMultiple ExamsCumulative ExamHalf-Sheet Allowed
“3 exams (3rd exam was new material and cumulative) which all were fast facts, multiple choice, select all that apply & short answers.”
BIO22
“Her quizzes are hard, you get 2 attempts and different questions.”
BIO40
“she allows half a sheet for .”
BIO40

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She gives tons of wants (not what you want or what she says), and requires lots of revisions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“She gives tons of wants (not what you want or what she says), and requires lots of revisions.”

⚖️

25/100

“She does not tell you what informations from each chapter is needed, so you have to do it blindly and wait for her to give you back with low grade and tell you to rewrite it again until you get what she wants!”

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Prof Dr Villeneuve is an example of how every professor should .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • You do have a lot of work but this is just biology.
  • but only grades 3 questions from them.
  • we have to do the fact sheet every week and it's due Wednesday!

Theme 2

⚖️ About Grades & Revisions

  • The professor's high standards on fact sheets mean a lot of revisions and back-and-forth, which can be stressful and time-consuming.
  • Missing even a .
  • Don't forget the grade.

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and funny, but .
  • She is overall a great professor and easy to understand.
  • Doesnt even lecture in class just gives a handout and says work on this.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen detailed reviews across several years provide strong evidence, though opinions are polarized by course and student fit.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIO409 reviews
BIO225 reviews
BIO22217201 review
BIO4241 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1