AI Rate Professor

Biology

Judith Tate

BIO24 · BIO20 · BIO11 · BIO20A20B · BIOL20A · MEDTERM · BIO20B · BIO20A · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid Judith Tate for core biology unless and only need a lenient grade path.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUseless lecturesReads from textbookEasy A possibleExtra credit heavyPolarizing personality
  • Many students call lectures useless or pure textbook reading and .
  • Some BIO24 students report an Easy A via and .
  • Online BIO11 and MEDTERM reviews but clearer expectations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some sections offer Easy A via and recycled questions, while and hard material.

Online reviews stress steady quiz work for a decent grade; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Students repeatedly note heavy material volume and that .

Online BIO11 is a quiz slog; in-person BIO20 series is described as dense and poorly taught.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

One online review says attendance was not mandatory, while .

Only online BIO11 clearly .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Multiple students say run from Tate, do not take her, or that lectures are terrible, outweighing a few soft positives.

Online reviews are warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and verbatim prior-test items help some students, but .

Format shift

In-person BIO24 sounds lenient; BIO20 comments sound harsh.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and serious study time are common themes.

Format shift

Online BIO11 explicitly requires a ton of weekly quiz study.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Dominant theme is reading from notes or the book, useless lectures, and frustration when students ask questions.

Format shift

two online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Weekly quizzes, midterms, finals, and practice or recycled tests dominate student talk over projects.

Format shift

Online emphasizes chapter quizzes; and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person anatomy and survey biology reviews are mostly negative, citing useless lectures, annoyance at questions, and unfair or .

Main concern

Lectures often feel useless and some students report harsh or .

What students said

“THIS CLASS IS TERRIBLE.I AM A NURSING MAJOR AND SHE MADE ME HATE BIOLOGY.”
BIO20A
“Useless lectures... uclear requirements... :( ”
BIO20
“Easy A but I didn't learn much”
BIO24

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online non-majors biology and medical terminology feel more structured, with weekly quizzes and .

Main concern

Weekly quizzes and forum work create a .

What students said

“Very interesting biology survey for non-majors, but you put in a ton of time studying for .”
BIO11
“Excellant class, interesting and engaging. and grading.”
MEDTERM

Exam style

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Exams range from easy recycled questions with to hard material, with .

Weekly quizzesExtra creditQuestions from previous testsPractice exams

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and prior-test questions in one course, plus practice exams in another.

Extra creditQuestions from previous testsPractice exams
“she made the and took half of the midterm/final questions VERBATIM from previous tests”
BIO24
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BIO20A20B

Online

Online BIO11 relies on weekly chapter quizzes, study guides, PPT prep, and rather than proven proctoring.

Weekly quizzesStudy guidesExtra credit
“Use the downloadable study guides and PPT presentations to prep for the chapter quizzes.”
BIO11

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“THIS CLASS IS TERRIBLE.I AM A NURSING MAJOR AND SHE MADE ME HATE BIOLOGY.NOT A AND MAYBE HALF CRAZY.RUN FROM THE NAME TATE.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (2 online, 8 in-person), highlighting lecture quality, grade leniency, and format contrast. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

30/100

“The lectures are virtually useless. She gets angry/annoyed when people ask questions.”

📉 Recommendation Rate

28/100

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🎯 Easy A Path

58/100

“Easy A but I didn't learn much”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She lectures from the book
  • The lectures are virtually useless
  • Going to lecture was unnecessary

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A but I didn't learn much
  • NOT A
  • put in a ton of time studying for weekly quizzes

Theme 3

💔 About Student Frustration

  • RUN FROM THE NAME TATE
  • she don't have answer's for students
  • Useless lectures... uclear requirements

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews from 2006-2015 show consistent lecture complaints and format contrast, but sparse grade data and older timestamps cap confidence.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO20A2 reviews
BIO242 reviews
BIO111 review
BIO201 review
BIO20A20B1 review
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BIO20B1 review
BIOL20A1 review
MEDTERM1 review

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