AI Rate Professor

Biology

Erica Mullins

BIOV04 · MICROBIOLOGY · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
36.36%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Take only if and ; otherwise choose another bio instructor.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderHard tricky examsFlipped classroomExtra creditRude or unclear labs
  • BIO-V04 is time-heavy with , and low test averages.
  • and flexible; many report rude lab help and .
  • and even weighting can save the grade if you stay on top of everything.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

and exams are described as insanely hard, though and even weighting can still yield an A with huge effort.

All evidence is from in-person BIO-V04 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and difficult multi-chapter exams make the content feel like a semester-dominating bio course.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Most recent reviews mark attendance mandatory even when self-study is expected outside class.

All evidence is from in-person reviews; a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

; strong recent warnings about teaching and exams outweigh the positive minority.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Tough grader tags and , but and balanced weights can soften a bad test score.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students say the class dominates the semester with modules, labs, reading, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some call her clear and caring; , and exams that do not match lectures.

Format shift

In-person only; recent reviews are especially polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple-choice and , and also counting.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person BIO-V04 , and ; a minority praise her help and accommodations.

Main concern

plus uneven lab guidance.

What students said

“ or mislead them”
BIO-V04
“She cares more about her PhD than her students”
BIO-V04
“ and goes out of her way to want to help everyone”
BIO-V04

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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students, with low class averages and weak study guides.

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and are often described as mismatched to lecture or intentionally hard.

Difficult multiple choiceTrick questionsLow test averagesExtra credit options
“ or mislead them”
BIO-V04
“Average class test scores were around 50-60%.”
BIO-V04
“the and they are insanely hard.”
Microbiology

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Genuinely the . She cares more about her PhD than her students, and she makes sure we know we're her second priority.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person , and mixed personality views. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪

28/100

“Purposely finds out what the class doesn't know and puts it on the test.”

👩‍🏫 Teaching Split

38/100

“ and goes out of her way to want to help everyone”

📉 Recommendation Risk

36/100

“ !!!”

🎁 Safety Net

38/100

“Do ALL the assignments and extra credits.”

Theme 1

🔬

  • gives vague instructions for the protocol or none at all
  • but expects you to know what to do.
  • , though.

Theme 2

📝 About Exams

  • and they are insanely hard
  • One exam is 15 multiple-choice, 4-7 short answers and covers 5-7 chapters

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • and goes out of her way to want to help everyone
  • Cusses out the class.
  • Erica Mullins is a great person.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

11 detailed recent in-person reviews on the same course give fair confidence, though opinions are sharply split.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIO-V049 reviews
Microbiology2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1