AI Rate Professor

Biology

Rebekah Villalta

BIO20 · BIOL5 · BIOL3 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
6/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
4.35%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you can treat the class like a full-time job and and difficult exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming workloadTest heavyPoor communicationStrict gradingLimited teaching support
  • Students repeatedly describe the workload as extreme, redundant, and time-consuming.
  • Many reviews , and poor communication.
  • Online reviews add strict Proctorio exam requirements, while and lecture overload.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Getting an A appears very difficult because students describe massive , and little useful guidance.

Online reviews stress workload and proctored exams, while , and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

The course feels intellectually and logistically brutal because students face dense , and .

Both formats are described as very hard, with online students more isolated and and lecture overload.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews clearly mention no mandatory Zoom in one online course, but and heavy daily work.

Online attendance evidence is mixed, while policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

because the workload is extreme and , and communication are seen as poor.

Both online and clearly positive in-person review.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

10/100

Grading feels harsh because reviews mention picky , and unclear standing in the class.

Format shift

Online reviews cite Proctorio and specific quizzes, while and strict detailed submissions.

Workload

Overwhelming

3/100

The workload is repeatedly described as impossible, full-time, redundant, and heavier than multiple other classes combined.

Format shift

Both formats show overwhelming workload, with online reviews emphasizing daily assignments and , and exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Most students say , and does not make the material easier to learn.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize lack of replies and self-teaching, while and slide-reading lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

but also packed with , and assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews mention proctored exams, quizzes, and repeated assignments, while , and frequent exams.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are also mostly negative, with students , and very hard exams.

Main concern

The class , and comfort with limited guidance.

What students said

“This course is a full time job.”
bio20
“she never taught anything in lab and in lectures all she would do was read off exactly what was on the slides”
BIOL5

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are highly negative, citing impossible , and little teaching support.

Main concern

Students say and microphone and the weekly workload is excessive.

What students said

“The workload is impossible whether you're employed or unemployed.”
BIOL5
“forces you to be on camera with a microphone for the entire duration of the online exams as they are proctored through Proctorio.”
BIOL5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The and high-risk, especially online where Proctorio, camera, and microphone requirements are explicitly reported.

ProctorioCamera requiredMicrophone requiredHard testsSelect-all-that-apply questions

Assessment risk

Strict

8/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or specific proctoring requirements beyond one recorded final project and proctored exams comment.

Frequent examsLecture quizzesLab quizzesProctored exams mentioned
“There are exams every 2-3 weeks.”
BIOL5
“there's also a and .”
BIOL5

Online

Online reviews explicitly report Proctorio, camera and , and irrelevant or very specific quiz questions.

ProctorioCamera requiredMicrophone requiredHard testsSpecific quiz questions
“forces you to be on camera with a microphone for the entire duration of the online exams as they are proctored through Proctorio.”
BIOL5
“uses Proctorio for exams.”
BIOL5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! Class may be online but don't let that fool you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching support. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

8/100

“Please pick someone else.”

📚 Workload Burden

3/100

“Be ready to dedicate your entire life to this class the workload is extremely heavy.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“she didn't teach, I attended lecture for several weeks and I always felt every time i left the class I had learned nothing.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • This course is a full time job.
  • The workload is impossible whether you're employed or unemployed.
  • This class alone took up more time and was more work than my physics, Calc 2 class, and chemistry classes combined.

Theme 2

🧪

  • answers" questions.
  • She didn't release the grades for six of .
  • EC is 0.01 pts and hard

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Communication

  • Not one single response from her
  • Puts no effort into teaching.
  • so no one knew what to do.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 23 recent reviews across both formats are detailed and consistently report the same major problems.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 518

Course coverage

BIOL516 reviews
bio204 reviews
BIOL33 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1