AI Rate Professor

Biology

Lesley Blankenship

BIO100 · PHYSIOLOGY · BIO220 · BIO101 · BIOLOGY101 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Strong pick for non-majors who will attend lecture and use her objectives to study.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyClear LecturerHelpful for Non-MajorsLecture-Focused ExamsCurves GradesPassionate About Biology
  • Most students praise clear, engaging lectures with objectives that match exams.
  • Showing up and studying notes is the main path to a strong grade.
  • and unhelpful, but majority call her a top science teacher.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Show up, take notes, and study lecture content plus a effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, though some find the material or one-day format harder.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory, but so skipping hurts.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

and support of non-science majors.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students mention , and that she works to help everyone pass.

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Workload

Light

75/100

as not hard and mainly useful for studying, with no heavy load complaints.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

, and great at making biology understandable.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and and objectives, with homework as lighter support.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, analogies, and fair grading with a curve.

Main concern

One weekly section and .

What students said

“If you show up to class and good grade in this class.”
BIO101
“she makes things super easy for everyone to understand but still learn.”
BIO101
“ comprehending the way the body works.”
PHYSIOLOGY

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

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Exam style

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making them more approachable.

Lecture-Based TestsIn-Person ExamsCurve

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests draw heavily from lectures and provided objectives, not surprise textbook trivia.

Lecture-Based TestsCurve
“Everything that is on the give a bunch of extra information.”
BIO101
“Alot of her tests and .”
BIO101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Blankenship-Williams is one of the . She's truly one of those teachers who loves what she does, and it shows.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching clarity and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“she knows her material and actually knows how to teach. she makes things super easy for everyone to understand but still learn.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

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📈 Grades With Effort

82/100

“Very easy class if you show up and study for tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is so knowledgeable about the material and very helpful.
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  • makes learning easy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you show up to class and good grade.
  • Fair and grades on a curve.
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Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she's approachable and knows what it's like to be a student.
  • She is an amazing professor and a pretty cool person too!

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed in-person reviews spanning 2005-2013 show consistent praise but are older with no online sample.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO1017 reviews
BIOLOGY1012 reviews
BIO1001 review
BIO2201 review
PHYSIOLOGY1 review

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