AI Rate Professor

Biology

Riva Bruenn

BIO16 · BIOSCI102 · BIOSC110 · BIOL10 · 40564B4 · BIOSC102 · BIO10 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
84.62%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want a fun—just plan for solid weekly work online.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing lecturesCaringGives good feedbackInspirationalAccessible outside class
  • Students call her the best biology professor they have had and .
  • She makes biology fun and painless with , and strong support for non-majors.
  • Online sections and quizzes, while and lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Study guides and , though online quizzes can be picky and grade-crushing if failed.

Online reviews flag hard quizzes and ; and credit for correct work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is intro-level and she makes bio relatable, but pace and .

In-person students call it fun and painless; one online non-majors review found weekly load too high for BIO10.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as mandatory, though a .

; a few online and in-person reviews say no or not provided.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

About 85% would take again and , and a must for BIOL10.

; online has two no votes tied to heavy work and hard quizzes.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

She gives credit for correct work and no late penalties in some units, but can be picky on drafts and .

Format shift

; online one review alleges cheating accusations from rough drafts.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Assignments and study guides are doable, but several online reviews report lots of homework and heavy weekly load.

Format shift

Online tags lots of homework more often; volume.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Nearly all reviews , and biology suddenly interesting and fun.

Format shift

In-person and most online praise teaching; the low outlier is about quizzes and workload, not lecture quality.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of study guides, assignments, labs, quizzes, and exams; .

Format shift

Online tags test heavy and lots of homework; and graded study guides.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly glowing: , and students who hated bio suddenly succeed.

Main concern

and exams still require study-guide mastery.

What students said

“ ! and genuinely cares about her students.”
BIOSC102
“I hate biology and she made it easy and relatable.”
BIOL10
“She is the type of professor to want to give credit for anything that is correct which I love.”
BIOSC110

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students praise her care and free materials but split on workload: some call it easy with flexible and weekly load crush non-majors.

Main concern

and if you fall behind.

What students said

“there was literally no late penalties for turning in as long as you submitted them before the end of the unit”
BIO10
“Workload was super heavy, felt like I wasn't going to pass.”
BIO10
“she NEVER made me feel stupid for asking questions, always went out of her way to set me up for success.”
BIOSCI102

Exam style

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Exams track study guides and lectures; and swing grades sharply.

Quizzes matterStudy guides map to examsTest heavy online

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and you understand the exams; several never failed her exams.

Study guides gradedExams match study guidesLabs valued
“If you understand the study guides, you will understand the exam's.”
BIOL10
“I never failed one of her exams and that says a lot.”
BIOSC110

Online

and a test-heavy feel without clear proctoring details.

Hard quizzesTest heavyNo late penalties in some units
“her quizzes were extremely hard and if you failed.”
BIO10
“Test heavy”
BIO10

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Riva is AMAZING! ! and genuinely cares about her students.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (4 online, 9 in person), highlighting teaching care, workload, and grades. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Riva is the best! Extremely thorough, professional, and patient.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“If you need to take BIOL10, take it with Riva Bruenn! She's the !”

❤️ Care for Students

92/100

“Most professors won't care that you down understand, she does.”

📚 Workload Warning

52/100

“she assigned way too much weekly for a non-majors course”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awesome instructor.
  • She makes learning about bio really fun and .
  • Her notes and slides are amazing 1,000/10 would recommend!!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Make sure you complete ALL study guides, not only are they graded (easy A!) but they are useful.
  • This class was really not difficult despite previous reviews.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she NEVER made me feel stupid for asking questions
  • Riva has awesome positive ora energy and her smile just makes you feel better.
  • She's destined to change a lot of lives.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed reviews from 2019-2023 across multiple bio courses show strong consensus on teaching quality with limited format-specific workload conflict.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
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1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO104 reviews
BIO162 reviews
BIOL102 reviews
BIOSC1102 reviews
40564B41 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 3 · A 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1