AI Rate Professor

Biology

R O'Donnell

BIOL170 · BIO175 · BIO100 · ANATOMY · BIOLO4261 · BIOLOGY170 · BIO170 · G220 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want an and are ready for a serious workload.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate TeacherHeavy Study LoadChallenging ExamsCaring and HelpfulSelf-Study Required
  • Many students praise her energy, passion, and willingness to help.
  • Anatomy and biology courses are repeatedly described as demanding and study-heavy.
  • Negative reviews warn that lectures can wander and students may need to teach themselves.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Getting an A usually requires heavy studying, reading, and persistence .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Biology and anatomy content is repeatedly described as hard, detailed, and study-intensive.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

Reviews imply class, lab, notes, and quizzes matter, but .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and support, but only for students willing to work hard.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Students describe fair tests, in some cases, and help, but and low averages.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and heavy anatomy preparation.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students praise her passion, energy, and care, though .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention homework, , and finals.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and caring instructor whose biology courses require heavy independent study.

Main concern

The workload and test preparation can be intense, especially in anatomy.

What students said

“This class requires lots of study time out of class.”
BIO170
“you are expected to learn EVERYTHING on your own.”
BIO170
“Anatomy is a hard class but she puts energy into her lectures”
ANATOMY

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 appear challenging and detail-heavy, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

Specific TestsLab TestsLecture ExamsWeekly QuizzesReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring Policy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe specific, challenging tests with lecture and lab components, but .

Specific TestsLab TestsLecture ExamsWeekly QuizzesOral Final
“The , and all the information is in the text.”
BIO170
“ but the .”
BIO170
“50% for the leccture and 50% for lab”
BIOLOGY170

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great teacher - makes the class fun - has great energy and personality. but if you know the material you will do well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“She is passionate about anatomy and that is evident when she teaches.”

📚 Workload Intensity

25/100

“This class requires lots of study time out of class.”

🧪

42/100

“ but if you know the material you will do well.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very upbeat and animated.
  • She genuinely cares for her students and has a spunky attitude that helps keep the class interesting.
  • Ruth is an excellent teacher! She helps you every way possible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class requires a huge amount of studying...
  • you still need to put a lot effort to study in order to get an A because Biology is difficult!!
  • Hard, Hard, Hard. I study so hard for the class and couldn't even get an A.

Theme 3

🧪

  • .
  • The , and all the information is in the text.
  • her lecture exam scores for CLASS average were in 60's for the and LOW 70's for the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 33 detailed in-person reviews show repeated patterns about passion, workload, and difficult biology content.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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