AI Rate Professor

Biology

Alysia Thomas

BIO100 · BIOL440 · BIOL430 · BIO431 · BIOL100 · BIO430 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want to truly learn A&P and will put in serious weekly study; skip if you need an easy science credit.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard A&P Weed-OutSelf-Study HeavyClear When You WorkPolarizing StyleNo Easy A
  • A&P content is dense and .
  • , and often textbook self-teaching.
  • Students either praise her clarity and humor or call her cold and unhelpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

Students stress that an A requires heavy studying and that you cannot and exams.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

A&P and related bio courses are dense, demanding, and widely described as very hard even at the intro level.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as a must, especially for lab, because missing one class puts you far behind.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

Strong ; because lectures feel unhelpful or harsh.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

if you know the material, but standards are high and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple midterms, hard quizzes, labs, and constant study make the load heavy for most students.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and humor; others find her monotoous, condescending, or unhelpful in lab.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, multiple midterms, and finals dominate, with .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio and A&P with Thomas is a demanding weed-out experience: and self-teaching for others.

Main concern

, and limited lecture support can leave weaker students behind.

What students said

“It is not an easy A, but .”
BIO100
“She didn't even teach us in lab. and every question was answered "refer to the book"”
BIOL430
“This class weeds out the weak. Study study and study”
BIO430

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.

- and objective-based, and many students say they are tougher than expected.

Hard ExamsLecture-Based TestsNo Easy Study Guides

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and and objectives, with little free padding.

Hard ExamsLecture-Based TestsMultiple Midterms
“ learn from her.”
BIOL100
“Pretty much lets you know what and tests. 4 midterms then the final.”
BIO100
“Sometimes when you think you've studied all the notes she'll pull something out of no where”
BIO430

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“be prepared to work for that A. She looks unapproachable but is actually very kindhearted. ”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person reviews, highlighting A& , and polarized teaching views. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Dr. Thomas is a great professor, her lectures are clear and .”

🔥 Course Difficulty

24/100

“The class is HARD, HARD, HARD, and you have to study.”

🚫 Easy A Reality

26/100

“Definitely not an easy A, but if you plan on taking AH 110 and BIO 430/431 .”

👎

44/100

“ . Literally.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and tells you exactly what to expect on the tests!
  • Monotonous and condescending.
  • She writes her notes on the board, which helps a lot, but ...

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hard,very hard
  • It is not an easy A, but .
  • This class weeds out the weak.

Theme 3

🧪

  • She didn't even teach us in lab. and every question was answered "refer to the book"
  • as and missing just one class puts you more behind than you'd think.
  • If you actually use lectures and Prof-student interaction to your benefit, you won't thrive in this class/lab.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three reviews over many years with consistent themes on hardness and mixed teaching quality give a solid signal.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
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3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

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B range

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