AI Rate Professor

Biology

Yiwen Fang

BIO105 · BIOL105 · BIO120 · BIO28985 · BIOL120 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
7/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you can teach yourself biology and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyLecture HeavySelf-Study RequiredTough GraderUnclear Quizzes
  • Most students and .
  • Weekly quizzes and tests dominate the course and .
  • Both online and the class.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but students , and heavy self-study as the real cost.

Online reviews are harsher about self-teaching, while and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The biology content feels hard because , and students must study heavily on their own.

Both formats describe challenging content, with and in-person students emphasizing overwhelming lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , though some comments suggest participation or weekly meetings matter.

Online comments mention participation but do not prove a strict policy, while and lectures.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Most students do not recommend her because , and students feel unsupported.

Both formats are mostly negative, with online reviews especially direct about avoiding the class.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

because students report tough quizzes, , and poor outcomes despite effort.

Format shift

Online students stress few assignments and unrelated quizzes, while and .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

, but the workload is heavy because students must read, study, and prepare for frequent quizzes largely on their own.

Format shift

Online reviews mention few assignments but , while and weekly quizzes.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students repeatedly , and does not provide enough help.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially critical of explanation and support, while but still mostly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Assessment is dominated by quizzes and , and few graded items.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy, with online reviews also noting few assignments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are also mostly negative, with , and difficult weekly testing.

Main concern

Students report heavy studying, weak explanations, and .

What students said

“ur cooked.”
BIO120
“ if it is your last resort.”
BIO120
“When your whole class fails, its not the classes fault.”
BIO28985

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, with students describing unclear lectures, self-teaching, and .

Main concern

Students say and tests feel disconnected from readings or lectures.

What students said

“She leaves you to fend for yourself.”
BIO120
“If yourself.”
BIO120
“online, stay away.”
BIOL120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The exam and quiz system is high-risk because , and few chances to recover.

Weekly QuizzesTest HeavyFew Graded ItemsUnclear Test Coverage

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult exams, but they do not prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

Weekly QuizzesTest HeavyDifficult Exams
“Study study study for weekly quizzes.”
BIO120
“ and .”
BIO120
“the highest grade on the FIRST exam was a 58.”
BIO28985

Online

Online reviews clearly support test-heavy grading with quizzes that students say do not match lectures or readings, but they do not prove webcam, open-book, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

Test HeavyFew AssignmentsUnrelated Quiz Questions
“ the weekly quizzes.”
BIO120
“ .”
BIO120
“the Quiz and in the readings.”
BIOL105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You're pretty much teaching yourself the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“Her lectures consist of .”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

12/100

“ if it is your last resort.”

🧪

24/100

“Study study study for weekly quizzes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't teach well and self-study
  • She brings nothing else to the table.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The professor was really tough to pass.
  • I tried in her class so hard and I still got a C for
  • When your whole class fails, its not the classes fault.

Theme 3

🧪

  • and .
  • the weekly quizzes.
  • the Quiz and in the readings.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews across several years and both formats show a consistent pattern of and .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2