AI Rate Professor

Biology

Maureen Malingkas

BIOL100 · BIOLOGY107 · BIOL107 · BIO107 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if and will show up; avoid if you need a consistently warm classroom climate.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPolarizingFunny RelatableRude to SomeReview Sessions HelpShow Up and Pass
  • many call her funny and and weak.
  • Introductory bio with her can feel easy if you attend and use review sessions.
  • BIO107 feedback is much harsher than BIOL100 praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students report As and that showing up and using reviews is enough to pass without overwhelming work.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

She uses everyday analogies and review sessions that make intro bio feel approachable for many students.

; difficulty spikes mainly in negative BIO107 comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and success is repeatedly tied to showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Half the reviews rave and wish she taught more; a and get someone better.

and splits by course experience.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students who attend and complete work report easy passes and multiple As, with expectations that are high but not crushing.

Format shift

In-person only; negative reviews attack teaching tone more than grade severity.

Workload

Light

68/100

Quizzes and reviews keep you current without being described as overwhelming for most positive reviewers.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

and low-quality complaints, averaging to mixed quality.

Format shift

In-person only; praise clusters in BIOL100 and some BIOL107, criticism in BIO107.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Quizzes, review sessions, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

All reviews are in person and and rude, low-quality instruction depending on the course section.

Main concern

Personality and teaching quality feel course-dependent, with several BIO107 students reporting rudeness.

What students said

“She is great and funny. She relates biology to everyday topics... As long as you show up to class, she eventually passes you!”
BIOL100
“She's so rude to students. .”
BIO107
“Ms. Malingkas is funny and makes the material easy to understand and apply.”
BIOL107

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 described as straightforward when you use her reviews, with no mention of special proctoring software.

Straightforward TestsReview SessionsQuizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students credit review sessions and and call tests straightforward.

Review SessionsStraightforward TestsQuizzes
“Great review sessions that helped for .”
BIOL100
“her review sessions for the !”
BIOL107

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is great and funny. She relates biology to everyday topics and she expects the mosr from her students, but not too overwhelming. As long as you show up to class, she eventually passes you!”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting the funny-versus-rude split and easy-pass path. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Ms. Malingkas is funny and makes the material easy to understand and apply.”

⚡ Polarizing Tone

40/100

“She's so rude to students. .”

🅰️ Easy A Path

78/100

“As long as you show up to class, she eventually passes you!”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“I wish she taught more classes here.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • relates biology to everyday topics
  • makes the material easy to understand and apply
  • easy to understand every day analogies

Theme 2

😠 About Classroom Climate

  • She's so rude to students
  • often sarcastic
  • Low quality teacher.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • As long as you show up to class, she eventually passes you!
  • expects the mosr from her students, but not too overwhelming

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Eight in-person reviews from 2014-2016 are detailed but highly polarized, so confidence is moderate and course-specific.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIOL1003 reviews
BIO1072 reviews
BIOL1072 reviews
BIOLOGY1071 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values