AI Rate Professor

Biology

Teresa Finnern

BIO3 · BIO12 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already excel in biology and want a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyOverwhelming workloadUnapproachable toneLockdown Browser exams
  • Most recent reviews , and very hard multi-midterm testing for intro biology.
  • Online and little flexibility.
  • A few older reviews praise passion and field trips, but and support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, frequent hard exams, and .

Online and ; one online student still earned an A through heavy grinding.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students call intro bio more demanding than multiple other classes combined, with dense reading and rapid testing.

Online difficulty is amplified by test volume; and retention demands.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory, especially for and lectures.

; online attendance notes are mixed but still often required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Recent students strongly discourage her for stress, toughness, and poor support despite a couple of older positive takes.

Older in-person reviews are warmer; recent online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students say correct answers by their view often get marked wrong.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Two chapters with reviews and quizzes twice a week, plus many midterms and .

Format shift

Online workload is especially test-and-quiz dense; and lecture load.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students say she is knowledgeable but does not break down intro material well and can be unapproachable or belittling.

Format shift

and in-person complaints about teaching and tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and timed multiple-choice dominate the grade.

Format shift

Online is almost entirely test-driven with Lockdown; .

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 students report fast , and an unapproachable classroom climate; older reviews are more positive about passion and field work.

Main concern

Intimidating interactions and .

What students said

“Unrealistic retention expectations & overwhelming for a beginner BIO-1A course.”
BIO3
“Unapproachable, impatient, and rude are a few words I would use to describe Professor Finnern.”
BIO12

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online bio is extremely test-heavy with biweekly long midterms, chapter quizzes, Lockdown Browser, and .

Main concern

and volume that students say exceeds other full course loads.

What students said

“I had to install third party Lockdown browser in order to do the comprehensive test and 12+ midterms which are too long.”
BIO12
“We have biweekly "midterm" tests that are 50 questions multiple choice and we get 60 minutes to do them”
BIO3

Exam style

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Exams are frequent, timed, and tightly controlled, with Lockdown Browser online and little student-friendly cushioning.

Lockdown Browser12+ midtermsTimed 50-question testsChapter quizzes twice weeklyTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and but give fewer logistics details than online Lockdown comments.

Test heavyHard examsLecture and reading based testing
“what mad it hard was the exams and the loads of reading.”
BIO12
“In-person exam interactions .”
BIO3

Online

Online exams use third-party Lockdown Browser, biweekly 50-question timed midterms, and many additional quizzes.

Lockdown BrowserBiweekly timed midterms12+ midtermsChapter quizzes
“I had to install third party Lockdown browser in order to do the comprehensive test and 12+ midterms which are too long.”
BIO12
“biweekly "midterm" tests that are 50 questions multiple choice and we get 60 minutes to do them”
BIO3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Unrealistic retention expectations & overwhelming for a beginner BIO-1A course.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 biology reviews with stronger , and support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧱

22/100

“Very Tough Grader, but what you perceive as correct may not be seen as correct in her eyes.”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

18/100

“This online BIO-10 is way too much than my other classes”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“She's a bad professor. She doesn't teach anything and .”

Theme 1

🧪 About Exams

  • install third party Lockdown browser
  • 12+ midterms which are too long
  • biweekly midterm tests that are 50 questions multiple choice

Theme 2

😠 About Classroom Climate

  • Unapproachable, impatient, and rude
  • if you contact her outside of
  • In-person exam interactions

Theme 3

🌱 Older Positive Notes

  • Loved this class and instructor
  • Lot's of field trips and hiking
  • Learned a lot

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews from 2018 to 2026 are thematically consistent on toughness and workload, though the sample is modest and older positives diverge from recent negatives.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO125 reviews
BIO34 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values