AI Rate Professor

Biology

Kathleen Scully

BIO100 · BIO101L · BIO107 · BIO101 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will study hard from her guides and ; easy-A seekers should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing Biology TeacherTest HeavyStudy Guides MatterTough GraderLittle to No Extra Credit
  • Students either love her humor and study guides or , and uncaring about low averages.
  • and .
  • , so recommendation is weak despite some strong fans.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many call her a and no EC; an A requires heavy studying and is not guaranteed even when material is mastered.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Biology content is dense and fast for many students, with and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and optional in others, so flexibility depends on the specific course offering.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

and many warn of , though dedicated fans still strongly endorse her.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags, no , and reports of low averages with .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Light

58/100

Many report little or and lab practicals instead of daily assignments.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Quality and complaints of monotone, fast pacing, or PowerPoint reading.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Students say , and practicals with .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio lecture and lab experiences are highly split: and humor for and weak support for others.

Main concern

, and limited can tank grades even after heavy studying.

What students said

“Even if you master the material, you may still get a B.”
BIO100
“she does not give at all even if the class average is 60% she does not care.”
BIO107
“She is AMAZING! It . No homework, with multiple choice tests. .”
BIO101

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

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Exams are high-stakes and often hard; study guides help some sections but others say .

Test HeavyStudy GuidesMatching and Multiple ChoiceLong ExamsLab Practicals

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab practicals drive grades; some finals allow prepared notes while .

In-Person ExamsStudy GuidesNo Extra Credit Common
“ . Every answer can be used more than once and you don't get any credit for partially correct answers.”
BIO100
“ but she gives you the questions 2 weeks before and lets you prepare them at home on a half piece of paper and use that on the final.”
BIO101
“ lecture exams and lab quizzes/practicals.”
BIO100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Even if you master the material, you may still get a B.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

28/100

“She is one of the toughest graders. unless you know quite a lot about biology before hand.”

🎯 Teaching Split

55/100

“Scully is an amazing professor, her lectures are awesome and as well.”

📝

38/100

“ if you study youll get stuck on questions.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She and she would do her best to help you understand every concept.
  • Her teaching . She goes too fast.
  • she has an excellent attitude. if you want to learn, she'll bend over backwards for you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • No , not my major so I am happy that I just passed.
  • do what she says and it's an A.
  • Even if you master the material, you may still get a B.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Tests

  • If that you can't really study for.
  • She provides each lecture power point before the lectures, provides study guides with the exact information that you will be tested on.
  • Tests are 150 questions part a&b need to bring 2 scantrons.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews over several years with strong detail and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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1002 reviews
1011 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1