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Katherine Krolikowski

INDIS095 · BIOSC110 · BIOLOGY110 · BIO147 · BIO110 · BIOSC147 · BIOSC148 · BIOSC185 · BIO172 · BIOSC187 · BIOSC172 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
6.67%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself biology and , and harsh interactions.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesHeavy lab reportsTough gradingSelf-teaching requiredPassionate but harsh
  • Many students describe lectures and labs as , and .
  • Workload is heavy, especially lab reports, readings, papers, quizzes, and exams.
  • A few students praise her passion and , but negative experiences dominate.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting an A is possible, but comments show it usually , and surviving tough exams or quizzes.

Online evidence is sparse but harsh, while and strict expectations.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The biology content becomes harder because , and expectations are often described as unclear.

Both formats are challenging, but and lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Several in-person reviews say attendance matters, class is hard to skip, and .

In-person reviews support strict attendance expectations, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students do not recommend her because , and negative interactions.

Both formats lean negative, with and most consistent warning.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Some older reviews mention lenient or , but recent and unclear rubrics.

Format shift

, while online reviews mainly emphasize difficult assessments.

Workload

Heavy

20/100

Students frequently mention long lab reports, , and test-heavy structure.

Format shift

Both formats describe heavy work, with and papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students often describe her as passionate and knowledgeable but .

Format shift

Online reviews criticize delivery, while and difficult student interactions.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews , and labs, so assessment is broad but test-heavy.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize hard quizzes and exams, while , and homework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, heavy reports, and an intimidating classroom tone.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say they must self-teach while and .

What students said

“you'll basically have to teach yourself.”
BIO147
“Lab reports will be 8-9 pages long and she will still find something missing and knock your grade down.”
BIOSC147
“Passive aggressive and unorganized professor.”
BIO147

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews describe stressful, difficult biology courses with and weak lecture delivery.

Main concern

Online students mainly report high stress and very difficult assessments.

What students said

“Her class was very stressful.”
BIOSC147
“Run away if you can!”
BIOSC172
“Quiz are so hard!”
BIO172

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews clearly support difficult quizzes and exams, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, webcam rules, or proctoring details.

Hard QuizzesUnpredictable ExamsTest HeavySpecific Exam Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and very specific exam questions, but do not clearly prove closed-book or .

Test HeavySpecific Exam QuestionsHard Exams
“ mentioned once”
BIOSC147
“ .”
BIO110

Online

Online reviews mention hard quizzes and unpredictable exams, but do not clearly .

Hard QuizzesUnpredictable Exams
“Quiz are so hard!”
BIO172
“the and require paragraphs of .”
BIOSC147

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“you'll basically have to teach yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“Her teaching however is not the , and and when we ask questions she usually makes you feel dumb in the way she answers you.”

⚖️

28/100

“Lab reports will be 8-9 pages long and she will still find something missing and knock your grade down.”

📚 Workload Pressure

20/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Difficult to understand her lectures.
  • Her lectures are all over the place as well.
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • Quiz are so hard!
  • .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • Run away if you can!
  • .
  • Passive aggressive and unorganized professor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 32 reviews across many years, with detailed and consistent patterns about teaching, workload, and grading.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 511

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 2