AI Rate Professor

Biology

Marit Evans-Layng

BIO110L · BIO110 · BIO120 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
16%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

unless you can teach yourself biology and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesSelf-teaching requiredTest heavyDisorganized gradingTough exams
  • Most reviews describe Evans-Layng as kind but , and disorganized.
  • Students repeatedly say they had to teach themselves because lectures and study .
  • The , and many students warn others to avoid her.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Some older reviews say passing is possible with effort, but , and heavy self-teaching.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

The biology content becomes difficult because , and students must learn independently.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

because several students say , and in-class work are needed to pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students do not recommend her because they find the , and the exams poorly aligned with instruction.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

because exams are repeatedly described as , and poorly aligned with study materials.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Workload is heavy because students report extensive reading, long study guides, lab quizzes, reports, and major self-teaching.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most students say she is kind but , and ineffective at explaining biology.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Assessment is strongly exam-focused, with repeated mentions of , and finals.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are heavily negative, with recurring complaints , and major self-teaching.

Main concern

Students often feel lost because , and .

What students said

“ if she's your prof!”
BIO120
“TERRIBLE. She's nice but on what we're tested on.”
BIO120
“ .”
120

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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The exam structure is strict because reviews , and study guides that often do not match exams.

Test HeavyHard ExamsFew Graded ItemsLab QuizzesStudy Guides Poorly Aligned

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exams, lab quizzes, few graded items, and no clear evidence for open-book, webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Test HeavyHard ExamsFew Graded ItemsLab QuizzesStudy Guides Poorly Aligned
“Only grades by 4 tests, and they're very challenging.”
BIO120
“The ”
BIO120
“She gave us a 93-question test for the and only gave us a 60-question study guide to study with for the exam.”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if she's your prof!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Nice woman but a horrible teacher.”

📚 Workload

22/100

“You are going to need to take the time to study study study in this class.”

⚖️

24/100

“Study guides are supposed to be like the test but ultimately do nothing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures were all over the place and never in the right place.
  • She rambles too mutch and doesn't even teach relevant material on the topic and expects us to read and teach ourselves.
  • She is a . But NOT a good instructor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 98% of the class failed exam 1.
  • Only grades by 4 tests, and they're very challenging.
  • The average grade in Professor Evans-Layng's class is a C.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • Her study guides are not relevant to the tests.
  • The
  • Nothing coressponds between the textbook, lectures and test.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

, detailed, and consistent pattern despite a few older positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 58
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 529

Course coverage

BIO12035 reviews
1207 reviews
BIO1106 reviews
18621 review
BIO110L1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

5

B 5

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

2

D 1 · D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 1