AI Rate Professor

Biology

Alison Koontz

PHSOM01 · BIOLM01 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

; only consider intro Biology if you and outside videos.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTest HeavyDoes Not TeachSelf-Taught RequiredPolarizing
  • Physiology sections draw harsh reviews for impossible exams and little real teaching.
  • Intro Biology draws warmer reviews with and .
  • while and slow.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

and unless you already know the material.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physiology and anatomy demand heavy memorization and fast, test-heavy pacing.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as mandatory with little flexibility.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Most Physiology students urge others to switch professors; only a minority of Biology students recommend her.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and little partial credit.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and frequent high-stakes tests.

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Many say she reads slides and does not teach; a few Biology students call lectures amazing.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on multiple-choice plus strict short-answer exams with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Physiology is widely called rigorous and poorly taught, while and .

Main concern

, and the need to learn from outside resources.

What students said

“If you strive to learn and ”
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“You teach yourself.”
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“ !”
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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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams mix scantron and students leaving short answers blank.

Multiple Choice Plus Short AnswerPrecise Written Answers RequiredStudy Guides Often UnhelpfulScantron Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and short answers that must be word-perfect to earn points.

Multiple Choice Plus Short AnswerPrecise Written Answers RequiredStudy Guides Often Unhelpful
“if you are not extremely precise, ”
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“The and the study guides barely helped.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you strive to learn and ”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized Physiology versus Biology themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Does not teach. You teach yourself.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

36/100

“ . She expects you to know all the information already”

📝

30/100

“Majority of the tests were so hard and impossible. Study guides DON'T help.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She also just reads .
  • She teaches nothing, especially in labs.
  • Cancels too many classes.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • short answer questions
  • Half the class dropped by the half way mark of the semester.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor didnt care about her students' success.
  • , and patient.
  • Type of teacher that could care less if you succeed or not.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen recent reviews show consistent Physiology complaints but split Biology praise, so confidence is solid yet course-dependent.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

PHSOM019 reviews
BIOLM015 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 3 · A 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1