AI Rate Professor

Biology

Shahira Badran

BIO107H · 107H · BIO140 · BIO107 · BIO8624 · BIO · BIOLAB4 · BIO106 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
9/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.9

The decision

unless you are highly prepared for biology, heavy workload, tough grading, and a strict classroom environment.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely Tough GraderHeavy WorkloadRushed ExamsRude To StudentsSerious Biology Only
  • Most students describe the class as extremely difficult, high-pressure, and unforgiving.
  • Many comments criticize her attitude, approachability, and treatment of students.
  • A few students say she knows biology well and can help serious students, but the cost is very high.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

An A is possible for a few students, but comments repeatedly say it , and very difficult exams.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Students describe the biology content and expectations as intense, memory-heavy, and far beyond normal preparation.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and participation matter, with students describing being put on the spot and needing to keep up daily.

and daily pressure.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn against taking her because of , and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

10/100

as extremely tough, with students saying every point must be earned and exams are nearly impossible.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Students describe more homework than other major classes, portfolios that do not help, constant studying, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Although some students say she knows biology, most describe her as rude, cold, unapproachable, and hard to understand.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades appear driven heavily by long, difficult exams and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students overwhelmingly , and a cold or rude teaching style.

Main concern

The main concern is that , and classroom tone make the course feel punishing.

What students said

“Stay away from her!!”
107H
“Her tests are nearly impossible 100 multiple choice questions plus short answer and she expects you to finish in 45min.”
BIO107H
“You have to work extremely hard to get a good grade and even harder to get an A.”
BIO

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.

because students repeatedly describe long, difficult, rushed exams with harsh expectations.

Very Long ExamsRushed Exam TimeMultiple Choice And Short AnswerHard Quizzes And Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

8/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

limited time and pressure to finish quickly.

Very Long ExamsRushed Exam TimeMultiple Choice And Short AnswerHard Quizzes And Tests
“Her tests are nearly impossible 100 multiple choice questions plus short answer and she expects you to finish in 45min.”
BIO107H
“Her tests are around 90 multiple choice question , 20 free response essaydrawings questions.”
107H
“She rushes students during exams.”
107H

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do yourself a favor and take another professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

18/100

“Do yourself a favor and take another professor.”

📚 Workload Pressure

8/100

“ .”

📝

8/100

“Her tests are nearly impossible 100 multiple choice questions plus short answer and she expects you to finish in 45min.”

Theme 1

📝 About Exams And Grades

  • Her tests are nearly impossible 100 multiple choice questions plus short answer and she expects you to finish in 45min.
  • You have to work extremely hard to get a good grade and even harder to get an A.
  • She is a very hard teacher who expects you to have a photographic memory.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's extremely rude to you if you have questions in lab.
  • She is spectacular at making you feel uncomfortable, inadequate, and downright stupid.
  • and often treats them like it's high school or elementary school.

Theme 3

📦 About Workload

  • .
  • in the way of studying for the exam.
  • The portfolio doesn't help, and so hard.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty detailed in-person reviews across several years show a highly consistent pattern of , and negative classroom experience.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 56
1 out of 59

Course coverage

107H6 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Pass 1 · Rather not say 1