AI Rate Professor

Biology

Sandra Hsu

BIO310 · BIOX109 · BIO130 · BIO260 · BIOL130 · BIOL260 · BIO133 · BIO240 · 70 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you will attend every class, study notes relentlessly, and grind for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of extra creditHard testsIncomplete slidesMandatory attendancePolarizing but caring
  • many call her funny and .
  • Hard, test-heavy courses with and heavy note-taking.
  • Lots of can save grades if you work hard and use office hours.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with study and , but and grades require sustained effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is dense, memorization-heavy, and many rate difficulty high, especially physiology.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and incomplete slides force students to come every class.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

; fans praise learning and care, critics warn to run.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

Tough tests and some harsh grading, offset by frequent and .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Drawings, labs, homework, group projects, and .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Many love her humor, care, and lectures; .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Test-heavy design with and projects.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person biology classes (especially BIO130 and BIO260) with mandatory attendance, incomplete , and abundant .

Main concern

, and forced attendance via incomplete notes can overwhelm unprepared students.

What students said

“ and lots of group work, you must understand everything.”
BIO260
“GIVES LOTS OF EC. Got an A in her class!”
BIO260
“ unless it is an absolute emergency because .”
BIO130

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.

limited time; reviews do not prove open-book options.

Long multiple-choice examsTest heavyLecture-based testsHard practicals

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and long (often many multiple-choice questions plus practicals), based strictly on notes and lecture material.

Long MC examsPracticalsLecture/note-basedNo open-book evidence
“tests 175 Q in 120 m. .”
BIO260
“ , but as long as you study her material, you'll be fine.”
BIO260
“Everything she lectures is what will be on the tests.”
BIO130

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“It's a hard class but I learned a lot... she doesn't make it easy but it's not like she doesn't care either and gives out a lot of opportunities.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, balancing praise for care and with criticism of and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“She as one of the . It's a hard class but I learned a lot.”

🧪

34/100

“ , but as long as you study her material, you'll be fine.”

🎁 Lifeline

56/100

“ . SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES!”

📌

12/100

“ so attending lecture is a must.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes Biology fun and exciting
  • sarcastic and has a great sense of humour
  • so that everyone attends class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • GIVES LOTS OF EC
  • all you have to do is just work for the grade

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload

  • two drawings a week
  • Overwhelming work (spreadsheets, drawings, hand written Q&A labs...)
  • 4-5 HW assign. per week!

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

  • she really cares for each individual
  • Really funny professor
  • I adore professor Hsu

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

70

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent themes despite mixed opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 517
3 out of 56
2 out of 59
1 out of 510

Course coverage

BIO26028 reviews
BIO13012 reviews
BIOL2604 reviews
BIOL1302 reviews
BIO1331 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2