AI Rate Professor

Science

Nancy Mann

HUMANBIOLOGY · BIO212 · BIO12 · BIO1A · ENV101 · BIO201A · BIO205 · HUMANBIO212 · BIOBIO · BIOXXX · BIOLO220 · BIO220 · BIO30374 · BIO201B · BIO212L · HUMANBIO · BIO2120 · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
67/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Take Nancy Mann if you want a demanding science class and are ready to attend, read, study, and handle a strict personality.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough but fairHeavy workloadStrict attendancePassionate teacherPolarizing personality
  • Students consistently describe her courses as demanding and not for lazy or unmotivated students.
  • Many students praise her knowledge, passion, humor, and willingness to help serious learners.
  • Negative reviews focus on harsh tone, disorganization, off-topic lectures, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

High grades are possible, but students repeatedly say they must work hard, read, attend, and spend many hours studying.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Biology and anatomy content is repeatedly described as tough, memorization-heavy, and unforgiving without steady study.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Students repeatedly say attendance is important or strict, and missing .

, and they portray it as strict.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Despite harsh reviews, because she is knowledgeable, passionate, and helpful when students work hard.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and is positive among motivated students but sharply negative among others.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Students mention , and strict formatting or scantron rules.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Reviews repeatedly mention , and 10-15 or more hours of work per week.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

She is often praised as knowledgeable, passionate, and helpful, but many students also report tangents, disorganization, and harsh interactions.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention homework, quizzes, lab tests, oral tests, exams, study guides, and finals, so and tests.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

can be excellent for serious students but frustrating for students who need gentle structure.

Main concern

The main risk is heavy work combined with , and a blunt classroom style.

What students said

“If you are unwilling to work for .”
BIO205
“She wants you to succeed, so she is always there to help.”
BIO212
“Terrible! This professor is the , and my GPA suffered because of her horrible teaching style.”
BIO212

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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Reviews describe tough but and quizzes, with some student-friendly study guide support but .

Tough examsQuizzesFinal study guideOral testsScantron rules

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, scantron procedures, and a final study guide, but do not clearly prove open-book or proctoring rules.

Tough examsQuizzesFinal study guideOral testsScantron rules
“The and require countless hours of studying!”
BIO30374
“ . She gives you the .”
BIO212
“The , but I also could have studied harder for them.”
BIO205

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is NOT an easy prof but you WILL earn your grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom strictness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Nancy changed my life and my perspective.”

📚 Workload Reality

25/100

“Dedicate 10-15+ quality hours a week and you might get an A.”

👍 Recommendation Fit

72/100

“For those who are willing to work and have a desire to learn, she is wonderful!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She knows a lot about biology and is really passionate.
  • The lecture is all over the place and if you want a good grade you are going to have to read the textbook and teach yourself.
  • Nancy is one of the few teachers I've had whose tangents are ALL applicable to the lecture material at hand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you are unwilling to work for .
  • You have to live in the Bio lab if you want to earn an A!
  • The content is difficult but if you study you'll be okay.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Strictness

  • She is very strict so you gotta be in class and on time.
  • She does not put up with BS in class and occasionally abrupt.
  • Terrible! This professor is the , and my GPA suffered because of her horrible teaching style.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

100

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 detailed in-person reviews across many years with repeated themes about workload, strictness, teaching strengths, and personality conflicts.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 515
3 out of 515
2 out of 518
1 out of 520

Course coverage

BIO21215 reviews
BIO20510 reviews
BIO201B5 reviews
BIO2205 reviews
ENV1012 reviews
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BIOXXX1 review
HUMANBIO1 review
HUMANBIO2121 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1