AI Rate Professor

Biology

Shina Alagia

BIO144 · BIO2277 · BIO145 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
42.11%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you want a demanding weed-out style biology course and can study heavily without much grade cushioning.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely DifficultTest HeavyTough GraderKnowledgeablePolarizing
  • Students consistently describe the biology courses as very difficult, test-heavy, and demanding.
  • Positive reviewers respect her knowledge and say serious students can learn a lot.
  • Negative reviewers , and poor support.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students describe needing heavy study and still earning lower grades than expected.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

The anatomy and physiology content is repeatedly described as complex, fast, and among the hardest classes students have taken.

All course-difficulty evidence is from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Multiple reviews warn that skipping class can make passing unlikely, and .

online comparison.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

She is respected by some serious learners, but many students warn against taking her because of harsh exams and poor support.

All recommendation evidence is in person and is strongly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Reviews repeatedly call her a and describe exams where many students fail despite heavy studying.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Some reviews say there is little homework, but the , and exam preparation are heavy.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload, with no online evidence.

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

She is knowledgeable and sometimes praised as caring, but many students report , stress, and unsupportive behavior.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person and sharply mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Reviews repeatedly describe the class as test-heavy and say exams dominate the student experience.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessment, and they strongly emphasize exams.

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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 reviews are highly polarized but consistently warn that the , and require serious study.

Main concern

as extremely hard and central to the grade.

What students said

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“Be prepared to work, but if you put in the time and effort (and sign up with a tutor), you will do just fine.”
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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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Exams are described as very hard, test-heavy, and sometimes short on time, but reviews do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

Test HeavyExtremely Difficult ExamsLimited TimeNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews repeatedly , but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

Test HeavyExtremely Difficult ExamsLimited Time
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“never .”
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“You must understand all the material inside and out or you .”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You will study harder than you ever have and do worse than you ever have”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload; credibility rating: High.

🔥 Difficulty Level

15/100

“This was the most difficult course I have ever taken, including my upper division science courses.”

🧪

18/100

“The average grade for .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“She is a very intelligent lady, but be warned, she will make you definitely work for your grade.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Alagia is very knowledgable but her class was one of the most difficult class ever.
  • This class was hard af. 16 weeks of hell.
  • Prof Alagia's class is HARD.
  • difficult class, a lot of work and a very challenging course.

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams

  • .
  • The tests are so so hard and you get .
  • You must understand all the material inside and out or you .
  • lectures

Theme 3

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is amazing at lecturing and , so u have time to study.
  • She speeds through lectures pretty quickly
  • and very hard to understand.
  • She is blunt but very fair.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three detailed in-person reviews over many years show a stable pattern of extreme difficulty and polarized teaching experiences.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 58

Course coverage

BIO14412 reviews
BIO14510 reviews
BIO22771 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1