AI Rate Professor

Biology

Stacy Hull

BIO100 · BIO105 · BIO1235 · BIO110 · BIO101L · 101S · BIO101 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
30.43%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want a rigorous bio class and will use office hours; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyHeavy WorkloadEssay ExamsMandatory Attendance
  • Very tough grader with hard, often open-ended or .
  • Heavy weekly load of , and papers.
  • Rewarding for students who study notes hard; risky for GPA-focused or passive learners.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Students repeatedly say an A requires constant study and is .

Online reviews stress impossible As; older in-person BIO101 notes were more forgiving for some.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material moves fast with , and abstract bio concepts.

Both formats call content hard; online hybrid load is especially stacked.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping tanks your chance to pass.

In-person and ; only a few older or summer sections were flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Roughly 30 percent would take again; praise for learning is outweighed by GPA risk and .

; recent online BIO110 is heavily negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags dominate, with strict essay scoring and .

Format shift

Online and and unfair relative to teaching pace.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and group work stack into a high time cost.

Format shift

Online hybrid comments describe the heaviest multi-part weekly load.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

thorough notes and real-life examples for engaged students, monotone or .

Format shift

Some in-person lovers exist; online students more often say lectures assume prior knowledge.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and practicals drive the .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize test-heavy structure; online adds timed multi-page essays.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise thorough notes when they work hard, but many still call her the hardest bio option and urge others to switch.

Main concern

Tests carry huge weight and .

What students said

“ and if you don't get the material you will probably fail.”
BIO100
“ . The hardest class I've ever been in.”
BIO110

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections feel especially brutal with , and .

Main concern

and As feel nearly impossible online.

What students said

“You barely have enough time to answer all exam questions (around 30-40 questions and less than 2 hours).”
BIO110
“It's impossible to get an A in her class.”
BIO110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

online, and graded strictly.

Essay Style ExamsTimed Online TestsOpen-Ended QuestionsStudy Guides SometimesStrict Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and heavily weighted; study notes and guides, but expect .

Test HeavyStudy GuidesOpen-Ended Questions
“ and because most questions are open-ended”
BIO110
“Only thing is that you REALLY need to study for the .”
BIO100

Online

Online exams pack 30-40 hard questions into under two hours, many written, with no lookup.

Timed ExamsEssay QuestionsNo LookupStrict Grading
“Half of the questions on the and require written answers.”
BIO110
“You cannot look up questions so you actually learn something. She wants you to learn but and dictate your grade.”
BIO105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you wanna take BIO 110, DO NOT take her classes because and . It is very hard to get A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in-person), highlighting tough grading and . Credibility rating: High.

📝

22/100

“ . level as she teaches. It's impossible to get an A in her class.”

📚 Heavy Weekly Load

22/100

“This class was the most work i have ever done!!”

🎯 For Hard Workers Only

70/100

“Put in the work, as and you'll do great.”

⚠️ Recommendation Split

32/100

“ . The hardest class I've ever been in.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • YOU WILL NOT GET AN A without a fight for your life
  • and
  • not an 'easy A'

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she includes all information needed for tests
  • she talks as if you already understand it
  • Love her everything you need to know is in her notes!!

Theme 3

⏱️

  • Lots of , and
  • Show up to labs or you won't get credit for any of it
  • Don't , and prepare for the

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning 2010-2025 with and workload themes across many courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 58
3 out of 55
2 out of 56
1 out of 519

Course coverage

BIO10017 reviews
BIO10511 reviews
BIO11010 reviews
BIO1018 reviews
1011 review
Show 3 more courses
101S1 review
BIO101L1 review
BIO12351 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Rather not say 1