AI Rate Professor

Biology

Stephanie Benseman

R101L · BIOLM03 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
10%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you have no alternative and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough Nitpicky GraderDisorganized CommunicationLecture and Test HeavySlow Emails and GradingUnapproachable Feedback
  • and slow unhelpful communication
  • Labs, quizzes, and
  • As with heavy effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some students report As, but , and test pressure.

Both formats show hard-won grades; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Marine bio and and and draining.

Online labs and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory, with .

; online also often lists attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Only about 10 percent would retake her, and .

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags, exact-wording deductions, and .

Format shift

Online nitpicking is harshest; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lecture-heavy content, frequent quizzes, labs, and .

Format shift

; online has dense Canvas work and timed quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students cite disorganization, defensiveness, delayed emails, and little useful help.

Format shift

Both formats criticize unapproachability; one mild .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and textbook, practicals, and graded lab binders dominate.

Format shift

and practicals; online stresses timed quizzes and tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lecture students report tough quizzes, disorganization, and unapproachable help.

Main concern

, and unclear answers in lab.

What students said

“She's nice but and never knows what's going on.”
R101L
“She's definitely a . There are .”
R101L
“She is very passive aggressive. She accused me of using AI, WHEN I DID NOT!!!!!!”
BIOLM03

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and uncomfortable classroom tone.

Main concern

, and reports of dismissive or offensive comments.

What students said

“The most insufferably annoying and difficult professor whose class I've ever had the displeasure of taking.”
BIOLM03
“Even if you answer something correctly, she will mark you wrong because you didn't use exact verbiage she used in one of her lectures.”
BIOLM03
“ !!!”
BIOLM03

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and exams with tough timing and nitpicky scoring outweigh limited .

Weekly QuizzesTest HeavyTextbook-Dependent ItemsTimed Online QuizzesLab Practical

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Weekly pre-lab , and a practical are common.

Weekly Pre-Lab Quizzes50% Late Lab PenaltyTextbook Exam ItemsLab Practical
“There are , so be prepared.”
R101L
“Things show up in the textbook.”
R101L

Online

Online quizzes can be as short as 10 minutes and feel answer-key dependent; appears late.

10-Minute QuizzesPowerPoint-Dependent TestsExtra Credit Points
“You only have 10 minutes to complete quizzes, and some of the unless you have a PDF of all of the PowerPoints and use cntrl+f.”
BIOLM03

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews with balanced online and and support failures. Credibility rating: Medium.

👎 Recommendation

12/100

“ !!!”

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“She's nice but and never knows what's going on.”

⚖️

22/100

“Even if you answer something correctly, she will mark you wrong because you didn't use exact verbiage she used in one of her lectures.”

📚 Heavy Load

30/100

“ so insanely difficult to me that I actually ended up in tears and I'm a science major.”

Theme 1

😠 About Communication

  • She takes forever to grade and
  • she gets very defensive if you ask her a question
  • Unapproachable when it comes to asking questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She's definitely a
  • Major control issues
  • Analyzes how much time you spend in canvas

Theme 3

🧪

  • You only have 10 minutes to complete quizzes
  • quiz
  • follow the and review them because thats what is exaclty on the exams

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 10 reviews but they are recent, detailed, and consistently negative across online and in-person formats.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIOLM037 reviews
R101L3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2