AI Rate Professor

Biology

Bernice Filerman

BIO03AB · BIO003A · BIO3AB · BIO3A · BIO1 · HIST101 · BIO2013 · BIOLA301 · BIO3B · BIOBIO · APBIOLOGY · BIOAPT · BIO6 · BIOLOGY11A · BIOLAB3B · BIO3404 · BIO003 · BIOLOGY1 · BIOL003 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if and can handle rambling lectures; organized learners may prefer another bio professor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerDisorganized lecturesCaring but unevenExtra credit availableTest and homework heavyPolarized reviews
  • , and ; many call lectures rambling and disorganized.
  • Workload and tests are real; , and help when used.
  • ; students who need tight structure frequently struggle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Study guides, practice tests, and help, but disorganization and .

Most grade evidence is in person; online notes make A hard for some.

Is the course easy?

Standard

44/100

and tests keep the course at a normal-to-hard college level.

In-person and online both describe substantial bio work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn against skipping, with roll sometimes taken late.

In-person especially stresses showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half the ; many others say run due to confusion and style.

In-person opinions dominate; online is split between two reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, flexibility on deadlines for some, and study guides help, yet tough grader tags and .

Format shift

In-person more often mentions EC and flexibility; one online review calls A hard.

Workload

Moderate

40/100

, and tests add steady load typical of intro bio, sometimes feeling tedious.

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of homework; online calls assignments long and tedious.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Knowledgeable and caring for supporters; scatterbrained, condescending, or unfocused for critics.

Format shift

In-person shows the full polarization; online sample is tiny and split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and labs drive outcomes, with homework and .

Format shift

and labs; online stresses long assignments plus tests.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio and scatterbrained, hard-to-follow lectures that frustrate many.

Main concern

Disorganization, off-topic rambling, and .

What students said

“Her teaching style is very disorganized, during lectures there is no set objective, she just rambles on for hours.”
BIO003
“Professor Filerman is the .”
BIOL003
“She is not an "easy A", but you will thank her for it later.”
BIO3B

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one calls her amazing and , and hard to earn an A.

Main concern

and heavy online work with weak lecture structure for some students.

What students said

“Prof Filerman is sweet lady BUT she is a .”
BIO003
“Professor Filerman and caring.”
BIO003

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can be long and hard but often paired with and available .

Study guides close to testsExtra credit on testsTest heavyLong examsPractice tests

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

long midterms; study guides help when students use them.

Study guidesPractice testsLong midtermsExtra credit
“She so you can answer her in class tests.”
BIO3B
“She brought over 150 questions on the midterm.”
BIOLAB3B

Online

Online comments and heavy assignments than specific proctoring tools; .

Hard to get ALong assignments
“ and hard to get an A in.”
BIO003

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She's is truly an expert, passionate and caring. She is not an "easy A", but you will thank her for it later.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews with a and two online cases. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Her teaching style is very disorganized, during lectures there is no set objective, she just rambles on for hours.”

❤️ Caring Side

70/100

“Professor Filerman wants everyone to succeed so ”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“ .”

⚠️ Run Away Voice

20/100

“RUN AS FAR AWAY FROM THIS TEACHER AS YOU CAN!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she just rambles on for hours
  • scatterbrained and
  • knowledgeable with many years of teaching experience

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She is not an "easy A"
  • study guides which are almost identical to the tests
  • lots of work of course but is biology

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • very knowledgeable and caring professor
  • sweet lady
  • really wants her students to understand the material

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight reviews over many years show stable polarization on organization versus care, with sparse online sample.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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BIO3B8 reviews
BIO003A2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1