AI Rate Professor

Biology

Helen Yost

MICRO65 · BIO65 · MICRO · BIO2067 · BIO60 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Take Helen Yost only if you can teach yourself difficult biology material and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesVery hard examsKnowledgeable but unclearSelf-teaching neededUnfair grading concerns
  • Students often describe her as smart and kind but .
  • , and poorly aligned with guides or lectures.
  • The course can satisfy strong biology students but is risky for students who need structured instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A appears difficult because students , and grades in the B to D range even with effort.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The biology content is demanding and becomes harder because lectures are often described as unclear and disorganized.

All course and microbiology reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews emphasize SI, office hours, and self-study but do not clearly prove a .

, and they do not clearly establish attendance rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students warn against taking her because they found the , and the .

The and is mostly negative despite a few strong supporters.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students report , and low outcomes, so .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students describe lots of study time, days spent on study guides, SI dependence, and intensive review to pass.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students often say she is knowledgeable and kind, but and .

Format shift

All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews focus heavily on tests, study guides, and lecture details, with little evidence of .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a knowledgeable professor whose lectures and and overly difficult.

Main concern

Students because lectures, guides, and .

What students said

“Her lectures are terribly disorganized, her exams don't match up to the "study guides".”
BIO65
“I mostly had to from the book.”
BIO2067
“Certainly not an easy A.”
BIO65

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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Exams are repeatedly described as , and poorly aligned with study guides or lectures.

Very Detailed TestsConfusing TestsStudy Guides Not HelpfulTests May Not Match Lectures

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe difficult tests with unclear alignment to lectures and study guides, but they .

Very Detailed TestsConfusing TestsStudy Guides Not Helpful
“The .”
MICRO65
“ "”
BIO65
“You will be tested on things you didn't go over in class.”
BIO65

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Wonderful person and she is very knowledgeable, but she has a difficult time translating that .”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“She talks in circles and sometimes makes no sense at all.”

📈 Difficulty and Grades

28/100

“Certainly not an easy A.”

⚠️

22/100

“Her tests are off the hook, the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are terribly disorganized, her exams don't match up to the "study guides".
  • topics.
  • She has a difficult time translating that .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I worked my butt of for a B.
  • Study EVERYTHING over and over and hopefully .
  • Certainly not an easy A.

Theme 3

🧠 About Self-Teaching

  • I mostly had to from the book.
  • most of what I learned I got from the Khan Academy.
  • If you can learn on your own Go for it

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 15 detailed in-person reviews across several years with consistent complaints about clarity and exams.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 510
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO659 reviews
BIO602 reviews
MICRO652 reviews
BIO20671 review
MICRO1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1