AI Rate Professor

Biology

Sanda Oswald

PHY1 · ANAT001 · ANATOMY001 · BIO006 · BIO3 · PHYSIO001 · BIOLOGY3 · PHYS1 · PHYSIO1 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless no other option and you can self-organize around late materials and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHighly unorganizedMisses classTough graderLate announcementsPolarizing rigor
  • Dominant modern complaint is disorganization: late posts, missed Zooms, ungraded work, and last-minute dumps.
  • A minority of students say and fair if you study hard and want real physiology learning.
  • ; many explicitly say run or do not bother.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Supporters and critics agree you must study hard; easy-A seekers are told to leave.

Online summer anatomy felt easier for one student; most sections reject free As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physiology and , and piled with pre-labs, papers, and exams.

In-person winter and summer physio feel especially compressed; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, yet the instructor herself is often late or missing.

online no-shows by the professor especially resented.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about a , and recent comments lean strongly against her.

Online reviews are almost all negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

, and one-on-one oral exam defenses make scoring feel punitive.

Format shift

Oral defense and zero-point complaints are strongest in recent in-person BIO006.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lab summaries, multi-page video writeups, pre-labs, group work, and .

Format shift

Online last-minute multi-hour video assignments are a .

Teaching experience

Poor

33/100

When present she can teach clearly, but chronic disorganization, lateness, and ghosting dominate the modern record.

Format shift

; recent online and lab reviews are damning.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

, and heavy papers drive grades.

Format shift

and oral checks; online piles on timed assignments and postponed tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and defenders who say she makes you earn a real grade if you study her notes.

Main concern

Chronic lateness, slow grading, and harsh or .

What students said

“Dude JUST RUNNN!!!!”
BIO006
“Easily one of the .”
PHYSIO1
“This class is not for someone looking for an easy A or for someone that can't commit there 100% to the class.”
BIOLOGY3

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and hybrid lab students report ghosted Zooms, , and poor communication.

Main concern

Instructor absence and late .

What students said

“She literally ghosted us entirely. She doesn't even go to her own hosted zoom meetings.”
BIO006
“This professor overloaded us with . .”
BIOLOGY3
“She would literally postpone most of her test and .”
ANAT001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and sometimes defended orally, with organization issues that amplify stress.

Test heavyOral exam defensesPostponed combined testsNo Proctorio in one summer section

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

plus oral one-on-one explanations of exam solutions.

Oral exam explanationsTest heavyNotes-based examsLab quizzes
“She will make you go separate room and makes you tell her one by one how you solved the exams.”
BIO006
“Study your notes in order to do well on the exams!”
PHYSIO1
“Shes to paranoid of cheating lol.”
BIOLOGY3

Online

Online comments mention postponed or combined tests and one summer note of no Proctorio with easier tests.

Postponed testsCombined testsNo Proctorio (summer note)Last-minute work
“She would literally postpone most of her test and .”
ANAT001
“ and minute details (atleast summer session)”
ANATOMY001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dude JUST RUNNN!!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, balancing recent disorganization complaints with older rigor-support themes. Credibility rating: High.

🌪️ Organization Collapse

25/100

“She's so unorganized! All the so unorganized.”

👻 Ghosted Students

20/100

“She literally ghosted us entirely. She doesn't even go to her own hosted zoom meetings.”

🧱 Earn Your Grade

55/100

“This class is not for someone looking for an easy A or for someone that can't commit there 100% to the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Reliability

  • She missed so many classes and never told us until like almost 9am
  • She literally ghosted us entirely.
  • Easily one of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Dude JUST RUNNN!!!!
  • she makes you earn your grade
  • nothing has been graded so far

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's nice though
  • SHE IS AMAZING !
  • I actually miss her class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews over many years consistently flag disorganization and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

BIOLOGY37 reviews
BIO0065 reviews
PHYSIO14 reviews
ANAT0011 review
ANATOMY0011 review
Show 4 more courses
BIO 31 review
PHY11 review
PHYS11 review
PHYSIO0011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2