AI Rate Professor

Biology

Tobey Colston

CHEM1162 · BIOL20B · BIOL2 · BIO2 · BIOSC7 · BIO20B · BIO20A · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Only take her if and tolerate late grades and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProReads PowerPointsLate to ClassTest-Lecture DisconnectSlow GradingAttendance Critical
  • and little room for questions.
  • Exams and in class.
  • Grading and , so students rarely know where they stand until the end.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Many students still earn As, but only by showing , and often using outside help.

Nearly all grade and effort evidence comes from in-person reviews; the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Anatomy and biology content is dense, lecture-heavy, and packed with high-stakes exams.

Both formats describe hard material; online adds that lectures miss tested content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as required, with skip-class-and-fail messaging and .

; online attendance was not clearly stated.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero and many students .

; the single online review is also negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

45/100

Some A grades and an , but and nitpicky formatting expectations are common.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lecture-heavy weeks, lots of , and many exams leave little downtime.

Format shift

Workload complaints appear in both formats, with .

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Students , and relies on borrowed materials.

Format shift

Older in-person reviews are warmer; later in-person and the online review are much harsher.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Courses are repeatedly described as risk.

Format shift

and CHEM sections.

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

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students report slide-reading lectures, mandatory , and frequent lateness, with a split between early praise and later frustration.

Main concern

and work is returned too late to course-correct.

What students said

“PowerPoint and worksheets are borrowed from another professor. reading the PowerPoint word to word.”
BIO2
“ , and . Hank Fabian's previous material... This creates a disconnect between what she stresses in lecture and what is on the exam.”
BIO2
“Doesn't return ANYTHING in a timely manner, so you have no idea what your grade is until the course is over.”
CHEM1162

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review reports long lectures that , and .

Main concern

Disorganized lectures and .

What students said

“Her lectures are long and don't cover everything that's on the test. The . and won't grade ANYTHING until the very end.”
BIO20A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes, often hard, and frequently said to cover more or different material than lectures.

Test HeavyNo Study GuidesLecture-Test MismatchIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tough, sometimes without study guides, and may not match lecture emphasis.

Test HeavyNo Study GuidesIn-Person Exams
“She gives 7 exams, but were impossible to tackle with no study guide.”
BIO20A
“We've covered 31 pp's each averaging 100-130 slides. Everything .”
BIO2

Online

and lectures do not cover everything on them.

Extremely Hard TestsLecture-Test Mismatch
“Her lectures are long and don't cover everything that's on the test. The .”
BIO20A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews spanning 2014-2025, highlighting teaching, exams, and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

40/100

“She just sit on her desk and read the lecture. The because she doesn't know what to say and tell students to ask google.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

📝

35/100

“Doesn't return ANYTHING in a timely manner, so you have no idea what your grade is until the course is over.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's .
  • Reads from powerpoints.
  • Teaching is just a job.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was extremely hard.
  • .

Theme 3

⏰ About Logistics

  • She usually runs 20 minutes late.
  • Don't expect to get any of your work back in a timely manner.
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews span over a decade with detailed comments and , and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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BIO20A4 reviews
BIO20B2 reviews
BIOSC72 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 6

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1