AI Rate Professor

Biology

Shirin Safaee

BIO100 · BIOL107 · BIO107 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Risky choice for Bio; only consider if and verify current teaching quality.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAccent barrierLecture heavyTests misalignedFast paceMixed recent vs old reviews
  • Older reviews call lectures incomprehensible and .
  • One newer student earned an A after extra prep despite accent and fast pace.
  • Tests and study guides are repeatedly said to misalign with lectures or the book.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

An A is possible with heavy pre-reading, but and study guides unreliable guides to success.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is standard intro bio difficulty amplified by pace, accent, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

The as mandatory; older reviews do not contradict a strict class culture.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

One recent student would take again after hard prep, but two older .

; older reviews dominate the negative tone.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

50/100

review, but older comments give little grading-leniency detail.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Lecture-heavy pace and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Two older reviews call teaching terrible and incomprehensible; one newer review finds her professional if you prepare.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Comments focus on tests and study guides more than assignments as the main grade drivers.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

two older reviews are scathing about English and , while one 2018 student found .

Main concern

Incomprehensible lectures for some students and guides.

What students said

“She is really professional, great teacher and goes through material fast.”
BIO100
“I DOUBT THERE IS A WORSE PROFESSOR OUT THERE!”
BIOL107
“ lectures”
BIO107

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because students say they do not match lectures or study guides well.

Tests misaligned with lecturesStudy guides with extra materialLecture heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides are repeatedly criticized for poor alignment with lectures and the book.

Test-lecture mismatchOverloaded study guidesGrammar issues on materials
“ lectures, and the study guides have so much in them that isnt applicable”
BIO107
“tests and study guides are full of grammar and spelling mistakes”
BIOL107

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2018, highlighting accent, pace, and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Lectures are incomprehensible, barely speaks english”

👍 Mixed Recommendation

40/100

“She is really professional, great teacher and goes through material fast.”

📝

40/100

“ lectures”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she has an accent
  • goes through material fast
  • can't work a powerpoint, computer, overhead projector

Theme 2

📈

  • tests and study guides are full of grammar and spelling mistakes
  • study guides have so much in them that isnt applicable
  • i used to leave class and study in the library!

Theme 3

🧭 Student Advice

  • !!!!!!!
  • if you can!
  • I did extra reading before class and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews with a wide time gap (2007-2018) and conflicting tones lower reliability despite vivid detail.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO1001 review
BIO1071 review
BIOL1071 review

Reported outcomes

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