AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Briana McCarthy

BIO20 · BIO07 · BIO007 · BIO7 · BIOSC007 · BIO21 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
94.44%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take her if you want a and success attainable.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyExtremely caringEngaging lecturesField tripsNo textbook neededExtra credit and late work
  • Students overwhelmingly call her one of the .
  • No textbook is common; , and fun field trips.
  • Essay-style exams exist but , late work, and strong support make success very reachable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, late work, and if you participate and complete work.

Ease-of-A evidence is strong in person; the single online review also reports an A with support.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Material is described as digestible and fun, though bio majors still need steady participation and study.

In-person reviews dominate; online also calls the research project fun and doable.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and participation matter and that skipping hurts success.

Mostly in-person mandatory/participation notes; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly all students urge taking her classes and praise passion, care, and engaging teaching.

; the online review would also take her again.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Late work accepted, tons of , and many .

Format shift

Leniency .

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Group projects, labs, and some papers exist, but most call the work doable and not overly hard.

Format shift

; most call workload fair.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Dominant praise for passion, engaging lectures, field trips, and genuine student care across years.

Format shift

and the one online review.

Assessment method

Balanced

46/100

Mix of labs, group projects, participation, and .

Format shift

Essay exams and .

Luni fit check

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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

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students celebrate caring teaching, engaging lectures, field trips, flexible late work, and high grades with .

Main concern

Attendance and participation matter; a and .

What students said

“if u have the . Shes genuinely one of the best teachers ive ever had.”
BIO007
“Very lenient with late work, knows how to get the whole class involved, and will help you any way they can”
BIO21
“ . Shes a very sweet person however her lectures dont help.”
BIO21

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One online BIO21 review praises a , and strong support for passing.

Main concern

You need to reach out for help; single-review sample.

What students said

“Very fun and she is quite funny. She is very passionate about her profession and is willing to help students as long as you reach out.”
BIO21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

on lectures and labs, not specially open-book.

Essay-style examsLecture-based questionsLab examsAP-style understanding

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are frequently essay-style or and labs.

Essay-style examsLecture-based questionsLab exams
“ .”
BIO21
“ , but if you pay attention and absorb the material there should be no problem.”
BIO20
“ she gives lab exams.”
BIOSC007

Online

Online review .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“if u have the . Shes genuinely one of the best teachers ive ever had.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (1 online, 21 in person), highlighting care, engagement, and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Briana is the best! Her class is heavy on material, but so much of class and and discussing the material in an engaging and fun way”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“ :)”

❤️ Care for Students

92/100

“There are not many teachers that care about their students, but Professor McCarthy is one of them.”

📈 Grade Support

80/100

“ , allows late work! and again.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are fun and engaging while also being very informative.
  • She clearly loves science and education which is a win for all of her students.
  • Field trips are super fun too!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy class. All common sense and if you do all the easy work she offers and you will easily pass.
  • You do have to do work but it's not hard at all.
  • Showing up to class is the only way to walk out with an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • you'll remember what you learned for the rest of your life.
  • and compassionate about the subject, and adores teaching.
  • Briana is awesome and super nice.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews spanning many years show highly consistent praise with only one strong outlier.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1