AI Rate Professor

Biology

Katelyn Hansen-Mckown

Courses not reported · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
22.22%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if , and value grade recovery more than clear instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProGroup-heavy labsUnclear teachingEasy grading supportMandatory lectures and labsMixed but mostly negative
  • Most reviews criticize her communication, clarity, and treatment of student questions.
  • Grades can be easier than the teaching experience because of , corrections, curves, and notes on exams.
  • The class depends heavily on group labs, which many students say can hurt individual grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

85/100

Getting an A can be very possible because of , corrections, curves, and notes, even when students dislike the course.

In person reviews give strong easy-grade evidence, while the single .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

The material is reading-heavy and lecture-heavy, but some students say it can be understood or self-taught.

In person reviews show mixed content difficulty, while the .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

One detailed In person and lectures are mandatory.

; the Online review does not mention attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most students warn against her because of , and .

Both Online and most In person evidence are negative, though a few In person reviews praise grade support.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Several In person reviews mention , corrections, heavy curves, and notes on exams.

Format shift

In , while the Online review calls grading extremely picky.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Reviews describe lots of , and group labs.

Format shift

In person reviews provide most workload evidence, while the Online review does not give workload detail.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Most reviews describe unclear lectures, weak answers to questions, and a tone that makes students uncomfortable.

Format shift

The Online review is strongly negative, and most In person reviews also criticize teaching despite a few positive exceptions.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear to come from lab reports, group , and other class work.

Format shift

In person reviews provide the assessment details; the Online review does not clearly describe assessment structure.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person reviews are split on grading but mostly criticize , and poor responses to questions.

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves and manage group members to protect their grade.

What students said

“The teacher is bad at teaching.”
21521
“Super easy A although at the same time I had to teach most of the content myself which shouldn't have been the case.”
21521

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The Online review is , and picky grading.

Main concern

The student felt unsupported and judged for .

What students said

“Really bad at explaining and talks to students like she hates her job.”
21521

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and suggests weighted lab and lecture exams with notes allowed and heavy curves, but .

Lab ExamsLecture ExamsMultiple Pages of Notes AllowedHeavy CurvesGroup Lab Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person reviews mention lab and , and multiple pages of notes allowed.

Lab ExamsLecture ExamsMultiple Pages of Notes AllowedHeavy CurvesGroup Lab Exams
“ and ; even if you get a 60% she ends up curving it to a 70%.”
21521
“Plus she allows multiple pgs of notes on the exams.”
21521

Online

The Online review does not clearly prove .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam policy

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Super easy A although at the same time I had to teach most of the content myself which shouldn't have been the case.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“The teacher is bad at teaching.”

📈 Grade Leniency

86/100

“Prof Mcknown gives a lot of as she walks you through and lets you redo any questions you get wrong.”

⚠️ Group Dependency

28/100

“Your grade depends on other teammates.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures were hard to understand.
  • You ask her a clarifying question and she'll just repeat the same thing over again
  • Really bad at explaining and talks to students like she hates her job.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Super easy A although at the same time I had to teach most of the content myself which shouldn't have been the case.
  • Only . She let you correct wrong answers and would fix the grade.
  • and ; even if you get a 60% she ends up curving it to a 70%.

Theme 3

👥 About Group Work

  • If you dislike group work this is not for you.
  • Your grade depends on other teammates.

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent reviews across both formats give detailed and mostly consistent patterns, and clarity.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

215219 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

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

3

Audit/No Grade 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1