AI Rate Professor

Biology

Alicia Steinhardt

BIO42 · BIO9406 · BIO13 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you can protect weekly study hours; skip if you need a low-time filler class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Weekly WorkloadGet Ready to ReadFast Grading FeedbackTime Intensive OnlineCaring and Understanding
  • Weekly rhythm of discussions, assignments, quizzes, and .
  • , and grades quickly when students engage.
  • Content is manageable if you put in the hours, but busy students often feel overloaded.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic if you finish weekly work, but heavy time and mixed grades mean it is not a free A.

Online reviews stress easy-if-you-work; heavy weekly load.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Concepts are not usually described as brain-breaking, but pace and volume of .

Both formats call content doable while calling the weekly structure demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and others mandatory, so flexibility depends on the offering.

Online reviews mix mandatory and non-mandatory notes; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Students praise her care and feedback but split on whether the .

; in-person also splits between strong praise and not recommending for busy schedules.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

and , but grades still track how completely you finish the heavy weekly work.

Format shift

Online reports more A or B outcomes; -.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple assignments, discussions, quizzes or experience.

Format shift

Heavy workload language appears in both online and in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and helpful, though some feel they did not learn much.

Format shift

Online praise for care is strong; payoff varies.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Weekly assignments and discussions pair with quizzes, midterms, and courses.

Format shift

Online comments spell out weekly quizzes and .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, reading, and tests with mixed learning payoff.

Main concern

Busy schedules clash with more weekly work than expected.

What students said

“For someone who has a busy schedule, I would not recommend this class since there is a lot of more work than anticipated.”
BIO13
“The class consists of a lot of reading but all the material is very educational.”
BIO42

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections run on a predictable weekly loop of discussions, assignments, and and time demand.

Main concern

Workload can eat time meant for core classes even when content is not intellectually hard.

What students said

“Every week looks the same. , and a quiz. Very easy if you put the work in.”
BIO42
“3 assignments due per week plus 4 midterms and a final. She offers . She's a nice lady. Just be ready to work.”
BIO42
“My course was only a few weeks so went very fast and course work was heavy.”
BIO9406

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments follow a standard weekly quiz and reviews.

Weekly QuizzesMultiple MidtermsFinal ExamExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove proctoring style.

Weekly TestsAssignment Heavy
“There , and a test due at the end of every week.”
BIO13

Online

Online reviews describe weekly quizzes plus several midterms and a .

Weekly Quizzes4 MidtermsFinal ExamExtra Credit
“3 assignments due per week plus 4 midterms and a final. She offers .”
BIO42
“Every week looks the same. , and a quiz.”
BIO42

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Just be ready to work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews spanning online and and support themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Heavy Weekly Load

28/100

“3 assignments due per week plus 4 midterms and a final.”

💛 Caring Support

74/100

“She is so sweet and really cares about her students and what they have going on at home.”

⏱️ Time Sink Risk

48/100

“The class wasn't difficult it just consumed a lot of time that I would of rather spent on my core classes.”

Theme 1

📖

  • Get ready to work
  • Lots of more work than anticipated
  • A lot of reading
  • Course work was heavy

Theme 2

👩‍🏫 About Teaching & Care

  • She is so sweet and really cares
  • Grades extremely fast
  • Willing to help and easy to get in touch with

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed reviews span 2018-2024 across online and , but the sample is still small.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO423 reviews
BIO131 review
BIO94061 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values