AI Rate Professor

Biology

Gizelle Hurtado

BIOL11B · BIO11B · BIO3 · BIO2 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can handle heavy biology work, study independently, and tolerate inconsistent teaching experiences.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy WorkloadExtra CreditMixed Teaching QualityTough ExamsCondescending Concerns
  • Online reviews are positive and describe Hurtado as , and manageable.
  • In-person reviews are sharply mixed, with several students reporting heavy workload, unclear teaching, condescending interactions, and difficult exams.
  • helps grades, but the course often requires significant memorization, studying, and self-teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

A grades are possible because is common, but students describe , and lots of work.

Online reviews make the A look more manageable, while .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The course , and significant outside studying.

Online reviews describe manageable work, while and workload difficult.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Participation and paying attention matter, and one in-person review says skipping class hurts, but .

In-person reviews mention participation and class focus more often, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Recommendations depend heavily on format and student tolerance for workload because online reviews are positive but .

Online students recommend her, while warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

She offers many opportunities and some students call her fair, but and vague directions.

Format shift

Online reviews describe fair grading, while complaints.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students frequently mention lots of , and a difficult research paper.

Format shift

Online workload is manageable but busy, while as heavy or unfair.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Some students find her caring and helpful, but , and poor organization.

Format shift

Online teaching evidence is positive, while and often negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear to combine , and a final.

Format shift

Online reviews mention weekly quizzes, assignments, projects, two exams, and a final, while , and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are polarized, with praise for caring and but , and communication.

Main concern

Students often , and a need to teach themselves.

What students said

“Quiz and work heavy, lectures do not really help with the material.”
BIO11B
“There is so much work its unbelievable.”
BIO11B
“Lots of memorization and studying needed, but not the hardest A.”
BIO11B

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students describe a fair, organized, caring professor with manageable weekly work and .

Main concern

Online , and a final.

What students said

“Dr Hurtado is a really sweet and organized professor.”
BIO11B
“Most of it seemed like busy work but it was all manageable.”
BIO11B
“Professor Hurtado was such a and an understanding professor.”
BIO11B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because online exams sound predictable from notes and quizzes, while as hard and study-heavy.

Two Exams And FinalQuestions From NotesQuiz-Based Exam QuestionsHard Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

on slides and study guides, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, or final format rules.

Hard ExamsLong TestsStudy Guide SupportLecture Slides
“ , but if you study ahead you should be fine.”
BIO11B
“ , but all information is on the .”
BIO11B

Online

Online reviews say there were two exams and a , but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or lockdown policies.

Two Exams And FinalQuestions From Previous QuizzesQuestions From Notes
“2 exams and 1 final, all the questions were previous quiz questions or came straight from the notes.”
BIO11B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Quiz and work heavy, lectures do not really help with the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Lectures do not really help with the material.”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“There is so much work its unbelievable.”

⚖️

58/100

“Gives lots of .”

Theme 1

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr Hurtado is a really sweet and organized professor.
  • She can be a little hard to get in touch with outside of class, but goes out of her way to help students when she can.
  • .
  • She does make you feel uncomfortable when asking questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but if you study ahead you should be fine.
  • Lots of memorization and studying needed, but not the hardest A.
  • Give .
  • Very difficult class.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Most of it seemed like busy work but it was all manageable.
  • Quiz and work heavy, lectures do not really help with the material.
  • The amount of HW she gave us was unfair.
  • There is so much work its unbelievable.

Theme 4

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • .
  • Not the .
  • Take her class if you can!
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed reviews across both formats give enough evidence, and the .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

BIO11B8 reviews
BIO32 reviews
BIO21 review
BIOL11B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2