AI Rate Professor

Biology

Sherri Graves

BIOL308 · BIOL305 · BIO100 · BIOLEC308 · BIO308 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take her if you will do the , and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderGives Good FeedbackAccessible Outside ClassLecture HeavyExtra Credit Available
  • Caring and accessible, especially in office hours, but a and exams.
  • Online BIO308 is more manageable with unlimited and game-style homework; and lecture-dense.
  • Non-biology majors often struggle; bio majors and students who use study guides and office hours fare better.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As are possible with , and , but tough grading and long tests mean real study time is required.

Online students report unlimited and complete-assignments-to-pass vibes; and harsh article reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Content is intermediate biology with dense lectures and .

Online feels somewhat easier via structured Canvas work; and long lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Attendance is often not strictly graded online, but and skip-class-you-wont-pass tags make showing up important.

; in-person frequently uses quizzes that .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Many praise her care and feedback, but others and workload.

Online reviews lean more positive and recommendable; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

and , and tests are common despite end-of-term leniency in some sections.

Format shift

Both formats call her a ; .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Weekly quizzes, discussions, readings, homework games or .

Format shift

Online adds discussions and reading; and field projects in some courses.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

Students split between clear caring lectures with strong support and -heavy classes that leave non-majors lost.

Format shift

Online students more often praise structure and feedback; in-person quality swings wider by course and year.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and several large tests rather than one pure exam or pure homework model.

Format shift

Online leans quizzes plus homework games; and long exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

study guides, and hard tests; she is caring and helpful if you engage, but non-majors often find her too demanding.

Main concern

Daily or frequent quizzes, lengthy exams, and .

What students said

“Professor Graves is a great teacher. and cares if you show that you care.”
BIOL305
“Every class meet there is a grader, doesn't really go by the book.”
BIO308
“Great professor. Teaches to the test and provides study guides necessary to achieve an A in the class.”
BIO100

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections feel more structured and forgiving with unlimited , weekly game homework, discussions, and , though reading load and occasional harsh feedback still show up.

Main concern

Heavy reading for .

What students said

“If you miss quizzes, you get another chance, and you only get one homework assignment a week with discussion and a as many times as you want.”
BIO308
“If you fill out the video notes each week and as many attempts until you get full credit) you will do great on the tests and in the class.”
BIOL308
“Professor took it way too seriously and left snarky remarks on submitted work which was not necessary.”
BIO308

Exam style

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Exams and and application-based, with study guides that vary in usefulness.

Multiple Unit TestsStudy GuidesLengthy ExamsQuiz HeavyArticle Reviews

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard, with frequent class quizzes and article reviews graded strictly.

Pop QuizzesLengthy Hard TestsStudy GuidesArticle Reviews
“Her tests are 8 pages and require putting everything you have learned to use.”
BIO308
“She is hard on Article Reviews and the And hard.”
BIOLEC308

Online

Online assessments center , and a few unit exams plus a final in some terms.

Unlimited Quiz RetakesWeekly Homework GamesDiscussionsUnit Exams
“ and the homework assignments are mostly online games of which you screenshot your score and submit that for your grade.”
BIO308
“Took the 8-week summer course and it consisted of 15 quizzes, 3 unit exams, 7 HW assignments, 8 discussions and a final.”
BIOL308

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you dont like biology, she makes it easy”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews spanning online and in-person biology courses, highlighting grading toughness, accessibility, and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“Professor Graves is a great teacher. and cares if you show that you care.”

⚖️

34/100

“good professor but a . She is very honest.”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“If you are a Bio major she is a MUST. If you are not stay away.”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“Yes, you will have to work for your grade. I did, and I past her lecture class with an A and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and cares if you show that you care.
  • She will go the extra mile for her students if you go the extra mile with her
  • Sherri is very skilled at teaching it and explaining her subject.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She's a , but overall, her class is not hard.
  • .
  • I had to work hard for an A but I ended up learning a lot.

Theme 3

📝 About Quizzes and Exams

  • Every class meet there is a pop quiz, study guides are like 6-7pgs long
  • Teaches to the test and provides study guides necessary to achieve an A

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

31 detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes of and accessibility despite mixed overall tone.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 53
3 out of 57
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO30815 reviews
BIOL3087 reviews
BIO1004 reviews
BIOL3054 reviews
BIOLEC3081 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2