AI Rate Professor

Biology

Sonia Santa Anna

BIOL430L · BIO100 · BIOLOGY102 · BIO440 · BIO1 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Avoid if ; only take her if you will self-study hard and chase .

Best fit · Effort For RewardMoody and rudeExtra credit availableConfusing lecturesMust study hardPolarized biology
  • , and hard to learn from.
  • A minority say she knows biology and or .
  • Expect heavy memorization and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

and , but material still demands heavy studying and early exams can tank averages.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Students stress memorization, reading, and hard first exams; this is not light content.

Difficulty comments are in-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; others do not describe flexible attendance.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most urge another professor due to rudeness and confusion despite a couple of positive outliers.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

and question-asking during tests soften outcomes, but .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Workload is study-heavy with memorization and reading rather than endless busywork.

Format shift

Workload described in-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Common complaints of rude, confusing, disorganized teaching outweigh occasional knowledge praise.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Exams, pop quizzes, and memorization dominate; is the main relief valve.

Format shift

Assessment pattern is in-person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person biology experiences are mostly negative on communication and organization, with some praise for content knowledge and extra-credit grade boosts.

Main concern

Rude tone, schedule changes, and that .

What students said

“ and not helpful.”
BIOL430L
“she does offer a lot of and lets , so it is really easy to do well in her class.”
BIO1

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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Standard in-class exams and pop quizzes; students may ask questions during tests and use .

Pop QuizzesIn-Class ExamsQuestions During TestsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessments , and permission to ask questions during tests.

Pop QuizzesIn-Class ExamsQuestions During TestsExtra Credit
“ grade though.”
BIO100
“she does offer a lot of and lets , so it is really easy to do well in her class.”
BIO1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If . She should have stayed retired and not come back to teach.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized biology teaching and study load. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Horrible professor. Bad communicator, cant relate the subject to the real world.”

📘 Path

60/100

“she does offer a lot of and lets , so it is really easy to do well in her class.”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • She's a brilliant professor who knows her stuff.
  • Bad communicator, cant relate the subject to the real world.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It is Biology so you need to study and memorize.
  • The first exam the class average was a 32%.
  • The material is a so you have to be really determined and hard working.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

and limited grade data yield moderate but not high confidence.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO11 review
BIO1001 review
BIO4401 review
BIOL430L1 review
BIOLOGY1021 review

Reported outcomes

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