AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Heather Smith

MICRO51 · MICRO8511 · MICRO20 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong memorizer ready for and limited textbook help.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWord-for-Word MemorizationHard Micro ExamsLong Handwritten NotesStrict Answer WordingPolarizing Lecturer
  • Microbiology success depends on memorizing lecture notes almost word for .
  • Many students call the class boring, stressful, and poorly graded; a and .
  • , but and GPA risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting a high grade requires memorizing long note packs word for word, which most students call brutal.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Students , and one of the hardest classes they have taken.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

50/100

, though lectures are the sole test source so missing class is risky.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

More students warn not to take her than praise her, citing stress, rudeness, and .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

She docks for non-verbatim wording and spelling, though a grade.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students face 15 to 20 pages of and constant memorization for four major tests.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

A minority call her a , but many say boring, rude, unprofessional, and demotivating.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and occasional makeup or report help.

Format shift

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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

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person micro is defined by massive handwritten notes and strict word-for-word testing, with .

Main concern

and heavy memorization make the class a common GPA risk.

What students said

“the wording does need to be verbatitm from lecture notes or it will be wrong.”
MICRO20
“Memorize every word on every page of your hand written/typed notes.”
MICRO20
“she tested right from her lecture notes”
MICRO20

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and penalize reworded answers.

Word-for-Word AnswersMultiple ChoiceFill-InMatchingShort EssayNo Cumulative Final

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

word across multiple formats; lab quizzes are easier.

Verbatim MemorizationFour ExamsEasy Lab QuizzesSpelling Counts
“You have 4 exams that consist of multiple choice, fill-in, matching, and short essay.”
MICRO20
“i basically memorized the notes word4word!!”
MICRO20
“she expects us to memorize all her notes (word for word) in .”
MICRO51

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Memorization for , unless you want the whole problem wrong.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, centering on verbatim testing and mixed personal tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“This was by far the worse class i have ever taken. she is a HORRIBLE teacher”

📝 Memorization Grind

28/100

“If you are good at memorizing 20 pgs of lecture notes, word 4 word,then take her.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

32/100

“I . She is very rude”

🧪

40/100

“ easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This class is VERY boring.
  • she was a great lecturer.
  • Most ridiculous way of teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The and the wording does need to be verbatitm
  • First test 25 out of the 35 students failed or got a D
  • If you spell something incorrectly, you are also marked down

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is very cold initially but does warm up
  • She is very unprofesional!!!
  • very rude

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen mostly detailed in-person reviews are consistent on memorization demands despite some positive outliers.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

MICRO2012 reviews
MICRO511 review
MICRO85111 review

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