AI Rate Professor

Biology

Marissa Dickison

Courses not reported · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will do all weekly work and study guides; avoid if you need a light bio section.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAssignment heavy biologyStudy guides match examsExtra credit availablePassionate and responsiveLecture heavy load
  • Many students earn As and , and exam study guides that match tests.
  • , and information overload.
  • In person she feels warm and recommended; online still doable but described as heavier and more tiring.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

As are common if , and study guides, but the work volume is real so it is not a free A.

Both formats report high grades with heavy work; online comments stress volume more.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Biology content plus multi-part weekly work and exams sits at standard-to-challenging for a 110 course.

Online leans harder on time load; in person difficulty feels more lecture-driven.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; online reviews mostly say attendance is not required.

In person tends mandatory; online is flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

Most students would take her again for passion, clarity, and fair exams, while workload .

In-person praise is warmer; online recommendation is more conditional on surviving the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

, and many As, with occasional tough-grader tags but .

Format shift

Similar fairness story online and in person.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

and lecture-heavy tags plus 3-plus weekly tasks make this a heavy bio load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students highlight passion for , and supportive feedback.

Format shift

In person warmth is strongest; online still called good but more workload-focused.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly , and a research project share the grade.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and support; one sharp review blasts endless lectures and unrelated essays.

Main concern

Long lectures and clustered due dates can .

What students said

“Marissa was an .”
110
“Her lectures are hours long, no breaks, and at least eight different unrelated concepts will be covered.”
110
“ so if you do the study guides, you'll do great.”
110

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online 110 is assignment-heavy with , and exams; study guides help but weeks can feel endless.

Main concern

and long lectures create overload even for motivated students.

What students said

“you'll have at least 3 assignments a week. Usually a , and a DB”
110
“the class is assignment heavy. I mean heavy!!”
110
“The study guides are identical to the exam.”
110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams closely follow study guides and homework, and at .

Study guides match examsExtra creditLab tests open bookWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, tests match study guides and lab tests are described as .

Study guides match testsLab tests open bookExtra credit
“ so if you do the study guides, you'll do great. .”
110
“She graded pretty quickly and responded to emails within hours”
110

Online

; webcam or Lockdown policies are not clearly proven in reviews.

Study guides identical to examWeekly quizzesResearch project
“The study guides are identical to the exam.”
110
“ , and quizzes.”
110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ so if you do the study guides, you'll do great. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (4 online, 5 in , and teaching care. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Professor Dickison was one of the so far.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“the class is assignment heavy. I mean heavy!!”

📝

78/100

“The study guides are identical to the exam.”

👍 Recommendation

76/100

“I 100% recommend her and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Warm, knows her stuff. willing to answer questions.
  • Passionate about Biology.
  • Marissa is obviously passionate about the subject matter and her students' success.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do all the , and take notes for every weekly lecture.
  • Just information overload!!!
  • you'll have at least 3 assignments a week.

Theme 3

🧪

  • The study guides are identical to the exam.
  • , and quizzes.
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine fairly detailed reviews from 2022-2025 with mixed but coherent themes; sample is moderate and format-split.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

1109 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values