Julie Kelly

BIOLOGY2 · BIOLOGY15 · BIO1 · BIOLOGY1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 27.78%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

unless you are comfortable self-teaching biology and managing unclear expectations, especially in recent in-person courses.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesConfusing labsHeavy assignmentsExtra creditSelf-teaching required

Recent in-person reviews are strongly negative, repeatedly describing disorganized lectures, confusing labs, poor communication, and .
Older reviews are more positive, citing passion, kindness, , and willingness to help students.
Students who succeed often report relying on self-study, outside resources, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

A grades are possible through effort, , and self-study, but unclear instruction and .

The lone online review earned an A with heavy work and multiple exam attempts, while and difficult recent experiences.

Is the course easy?

Standard

41/100

Biology content is not always described as inherently impossible, but and .

Online evidence suggests a compressed but passable course, while difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

28/100

Most because they describe lectures, labs, communication, and grading as .

The only online review recommends the course, but the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

, study help, and multiple exam attempts help some students, but reviews.

Format shift

, while in-person grading is often described as unclear or inconsistent.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Reviews mention many assignments, , and last-minute projects.

Format shift

The online course had about 100 assignments in eight weeks, while , and many small tasks.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Students often call her kind and passionate, but , and poorly planned teaching.

Format shift

The single online review was positive, while teaching.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessments include exams, quizzes, labs, , and field work.

Format shift

Online evidence includes homework, discussions, labs, study guides, and tests, while , and field trips.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative in recent years, with repeated complaints about , and .

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves because lectures, labs, and .

What students said

“Communicative errors make it impossible to understand coursework.”
BIOLOGY15

“You're on your own guys.”
BIOLOGY1

“ . She jumps from subject to subject and it .”
BIOLOGY1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review is positive overall but describes an extremely heavy compressed summer workload with many assignments.

Main concern

The online workload was intense even though .

What students said

“There was about 100 assignments for this class.”
BIOLOGY2

“She would give two attempts for all of her exams and .”
BIOLOGY2

Exam style

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Exams can be difficult and unclear, but the and reviews do not clearly prove proctoring or open-book rules.

Difficult ExamsQuizzes Before ClassTwo Exam AttemptsStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and quizzes before class, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Difficult ExamsUnclear Test FocusQuizzes Before Class

“She didn't tell you what to focus on for the .”
BIO1

“ . There is a quiz before every class that is usually 10 questions long.”
040133

Online

The online review says exams had two attempts with the highest grade kept, but it does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, .

Two Exam Attempts

“She would give two attempts for all of her exams and .”
BIOLOGY2

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You're on your own guys. I did will because I took a lot of initiative in course schedule that other tenure professors made.”
Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“The lectures were some of the most painful I've sat through. She's a but not a very good teacher.”

📚 Workload Pressure

30/100

“There was about 100 assignments for this class.”

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52/100

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👍 Recommendation Level

28/100

“ . Run!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

. She jumps from subject to subject and it .
Look Julie is a great person, but she is all over the place.
Julie truly enjoys biology and it shows!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you pay attention and do the work you will get a good grade.
and say the answer were incorrect when in fact she was the one who gave them in the lectures.
offers!!!

Theme 3

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There are a lot of but none of them are that hard.
No respect for students time outside of class as field trips are hour long drives from campus, with locations changed last minute.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews over many years give detailed evidence, with strong recent consistency around disorganization despite some older positive reviews.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 54

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 59

Course coverage

BIOLOGY18 reviews

BIO15 reviews

BIOLOGY155 reviews

BIOLOGY22 reviews

0401331 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Julie Kelly

x x unless you are comfortable self-teaching biology and managing unclear expectations, especially in recent in-person courses.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Pressure

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

unless you are comfortable self-teaching biology and managing unclear expectations, especially in recent in-person courses.

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