AI Rate Professor

Biology

Lauri Escudero

BIO3A · MICRO20 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLecture HeavyGPA KillerUnhelpful
  • GPAs
  • Little support, cancelled office hours, and no

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

As are earned only with constant studying; many report tough grading, no , and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is demanding with heavy testing, lectures, and high difficulty ratings across micro and bio courses.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

; random worksheets and skip-class tags mean missing class risks failing.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is 0% and most and poor support.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Repeated tough-grader tags, no , and deductions for presentations and lab notebooks.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and constant studying expected.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some praise for knowing the material, but many say lectures lack effort, help is cancelled, and style is standoffish.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests, presentations, and lab work dominate; worksheets and .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person biology and micro courses are lecture- and , and mixed teaching quality that leans negative overall.

Main concern

, and limited help can ruin your GPA.

What students said

“ ! Her zoom meetings when you have questions are always cancelled”
MICRO20
“Test heavy; gives out worksheets at random, so dont skip class.”
BIO3A
“My GPA before taking her class was 3.8, she ruined my GPA to 3.1”
MICRO20

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.

and no leniency on partial credit.

Test HeavyIn-Person ExamsNo Extra CreditPresentation Graded

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and graded presentations with tough point deductions.

Test HeavyLecture HeavyNo Extra Credit
“She is lecture heavy and test heavy.”
MICRO20
“lots of studying for tests”
BIO3A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! Her zoom meetings when you have questions are always cancelled so if you have questions you are asked out, she gives no .”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews spanning 2014-2024, highlighting harsh grading and test load. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

35/100

“ !”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

22/100

“ , tests too hard, and takes off points for stupid reasons!”

⚖️

22/100

“she took so ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • !
  • she talks about herself too much
  • Intimidating but, very cool!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • My GPA before taking her class was 3.8, she ruined my GPA to 3.1
  • A's are earned not given
  • , and

Theme 3

🚪

  • gives out worksheets at random, so dont skip class
  • zoom meetings when you have questions are always cancelled
  • she gives no

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews span 2014-2024 with detailed grade and workload comments, but opinions split and sample size is modest.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

MICRO205 reviews
BIO3A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values