AI Rate Professor

Biology

Shari Bookstaff

BIOL145 · BIO140 · BIO150 · BIOL110 · BIO215 · BIOL140 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
72.22%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a manageable A; and less consistently praised.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A Online GEOpen-Book QuizzesExtra CreditWeekly Work RhythmMixed In-Person Feedback
  • Online BIO/GE sections are widely called an easy A with , and .
  • and discussions, not conceptually brutal if you stay on schedule.
  • In-person reviews are thinner and more mixed, with some complaints about rigidity and limited lecture support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Most online reviews say finishing quizzes, discussions, and assignments on time yields an A, with , and .

Easy-A evidence is strongest online; but less consistently framed as free A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is GE-level biology that students call manageable and searchable, not conceptually brutal if you keep up weekly.

Online reviews emphasize light conceptual load; a few BIO150 online and older .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

Many online sections list attendance as optional or async, but some hybrid or .

; in-person and hybrid comments more often imply showing up or .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

, though a vocal minority strongly says take someone else.

Recommendation rate is higher in online reviews than in the thinner in-person set.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and extra-credit notes outweigh occasional tough-grader complaints.

Format shift

Online grading is usually described as lenient; a few BIO150 online and .

Workload

Light

68/100

, and some lab reflections; time-consuming but not crushing for most GE students.

Format shift

Online is weekly but doable; some in-person BIO150 notes say lots of easy but .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

and ; negatives center on speech clarity, rigidity, and weak engagement.

Format shift

Online teaching gets more praise for structure; and communication.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Assessment blends , and finals rather than pure exams or pure homework.

Format shift

Online leans quiz-and-discussion heavy; and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person experiences range from genuinely interested and , and uneven engagement.

Main concern

Several students felt unsupported, unresponsive to email, or stuck with reading-only structure.

What students said

“Bookstaff was a great professor. She got me genuinely interested in Biology, and all of the .”
BIOL110
“ . She's very rigid and not easy to communicate with.”
BIO140
“There were posted by the professor... .”
BIO140

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Most online students call her courses straightforward, open-note or , and easy grades if work is done on time.

Main concern

A minority report tough grading, speech clarity issues, or and late/ .

What students said

“She is an , and the final was just questions from past quizzes. Everything is open book, and .”
BIO140
“Easiest class I have ever taken. You get 2 trials with unlimited time for each quiz. Answers are also all on quizlet.”
BIO140
“This professor is hard to understand because of her issues with her speech... ”
BIOL110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequently open-note or , and finals often reuse prior quiz material.

Open BookOpen NoteQuiz RetakesPractice ExamsQuiz-Derived Finals

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals with study guides, and practice-exam-style finals in older BIO215 notes; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring software.

Study GuidesPractice Exam Style FinalIn-Person Tests
“The midterms were the hardest part and the final. She would give a study guide but on the talk about or go over.”
BIO150
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BIO215

Online

Online exams are repeatedly described as , and drawn from quizzes or slides.

Open BookOpen NoteRetakesPractice ExamsQuiz-Based Final
“Everything is open book, and .”
BIO140
“Content is easy to access and and .”
BIO140
“Midterms and as previous quizzes.”
BIO140

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you want an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews (20 online, 9 in person), highlighting easy online GE themes and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Really great class set up by a great professor.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

82/100

“If you do all of the .”

📘 Open-Book Exams

84/100

“Everything is open book, and .”

⚠️ Polarized Support

40/100

“ . She's very rigid and not easy to communicate with.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload & Grades

  • if you want an easy A.
  • Very manageable class with and a quiz.
  • I don't think I've taken a class easier than this one before.

Theme 2

💻 About Online Structure

  • and .
  • Online class was straight forward and easy.
  • Just READ the instructions and you'll do fine.

Theme 3

😕 About Frustrations

  • She is very inconsiderate in .
  • There were posted by the professor... .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

29 detailed reviews spanning many years with strong online majority and consistent easy-online themes support high credibility.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 515
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 3 · A 12 · 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

2

Not sure yet 2