AI Rate Professor

Biology

Birdie Havovi

BIOLOGY20A · BIOL20A · BIO2 · BIOLOGY101 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Good for serious anatomy/biology students who will study hard and use ; avoid if you need a gentle intro teacher.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtra credit availableLecture heavyTest heavyCaring when engagedAccent and patience complaints
  • Strong science teaching and help motivated pre-health students succeed.
  • , so memorization load is high.
  • A sharp , and hard-to-follow lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

helps, but multi-chapter tests and study.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Anatomy/biology content plus large exam chunks makes the intellectual load high.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

as mandatory.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About 60% would take again; praise for care and expertise is offset by harsh negative experiences.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and clear criteria help, but tough-grader and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lecture-heavy and study load.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Some students call her compassionate and knowledgeable; others call her insulting, impatient, and hard to understand.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments and tags emphasize tests covering .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO courses feel medical-school serious: clear criteria and for those who show up and study, but and mixed reports on patience and accent clarity.

Main concern

, and possible tough interpersonal dynamic if you need lots of question support.

What students said

“Dr. Birdie is an MD by profession and approaches her class as such information you need to know in the Medical/Nursing/Health Care field.”
BIOLOGY20A
“Although she expects you to really master the material, she gives tons of extra cred opts”
BIOL20A
“there are 3 tests and they are on 8 or more chapters each. That is too much information in my opinion to memorize at once.”
BIO2
“Her VERY heavy accent makes it VERY hard 2 understand her and she has 0 tolerance for 2 many questions.”
BIO2

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; reviews do not prove open-book or lenient proctoring.

Test HeavyMulti-Chapter ExamsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report few large tests covering many chapters .

Test HeavyMulti-Chapter ExamsExtra Credit
“there are 3 tests and they are on 8 or more chapters each. That is too much information in my opinion to memorize at once.”
BIO2
“she gives tons of extra cred opts + doesn't bog you down with .”
BIOL20A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Birdie is a great professor. . Although she expects you to really master the material, she gives tons of extra cred opts”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting exam density, , and polarized teaching tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🩺 Clinical Teaching Focus

70/100

“approaches her class as such information you need to know in the Medical/Nursing/Health Care field.”

📝 Lifeline

72/100

“she gives tons of extra cred opts”

📚

35/100

“there are 3 tests and they are on 8 or more chapters each.”

⚠️ Communication Friction

20/100

“Her VERY heavy accent makes it VERY hard 2 understand her and she has 0 tolerance for 2 many questions.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • and hard worker.
  • Lectures r all over the place & no supplements 2 help.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • TEST HEAVY
  • That is too much information in my opinion to memorize at once.

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Climate

  • Participation matters
  • She is insulting, when asked 2 many questions.
  • Do you really want to learn and succeed in the field.... well do you???

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five in-person reviews from 2017-2018 are mixed but detailed; small sample and polarized tone limit certainty.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO22 reviews
BIOL20A1 review
BIOLOGY1011 review
BIOLOGY20A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1