AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jacqueline Lin

BIO7 · BIO07 · BIOLOGY007 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
15.38%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid if you care about GPA—pick another bio professor unless you can grind 15+ hours weekly and still accept a possible C.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely tough examsHeavy busyworkProctored testsNo curveHarsh grading
  • exams are brutal, class averages low, and even heavy study often yields B/C not A.
  • Lots of concurrent assignments, quizzes, and and rare EC that barely moves grades.
  • A few notes that she is personally nice or a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students report grinding 16-19 hours weekly and still failing to reach A/B; 89% often denied rounding or EC.

Both online and ; one lab-only positive is the exception.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Content load, dense lectures, hard proctored exams, and bio.

Online and and low class averages.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and participation matters alongside proctored assessments.

In-person clearly mandatory; several .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Vast and mental health; only isolated lab praise exists.

Online and ; take-again about 15%.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

averages, and refuses last-minute EC near the A cutoff.

Format shift

Consistent harshness online and in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Busywork, concurrent labs/quizzes/exams, and 15+ study hours weekly dominate student reports.

Format shift

Both formats describe the class taking over the semester.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

A few call her sweet, funny, or a good lecturer, but most say the course does not prepare them and .

Format shift

disasters in both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Proctored exams and quizzes with low averages drive grades .

Format shift

Online emphasizes proctored exams; in-person adds practicums and pop quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students also report mandatory attendance, proctored quizzes/ , and .

Main concern

and stacked due dates.

What students said

“ and most of the class ends up failing.”
BIO07
“All exams and and . Averages for exams and practicums were very LOW.”
BIO07
“She's a good lecturer but and the average was usually low.”
BIOLOGY007

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and rejected extra-credit pleas near 89%.

Main concern

and heavy simultaneous due dates.

What students said

“Biggest waste of time in my adult life. ... LOTS of busy work. ”
BIOLOGY007
“ AND PROCTORED. ... NO ONE PASSED THE CLASS WITH AN "A OR B" ONLY C'S OR FAILS.”
BIO07
“ ... Tests are super hard, even if you study you'll most likely fail.”
BIO7

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are proctored and extremely hard; even open-note and study guides leave class averages at D or fail.

Proctored examsProctorioHard exams no curvePop quizzesOpen note still fails

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person also uses Proctorio for , and no curve on low averages.

ProctorioMandatory attendancePop quizzesNo curveLow exam averages
“All exams and and .”
BIO07
“ and most of the class ends up failing.”
BIO07

Online

Online students repeatedly report proctored, extremely difficult exams and .

Proctored examsOpen note still hardExtra credit only +1%Simultaneous quiz/exam due dates
“ AND PROCTORED.”
BIO07
“Even with the study guide and .”
BIOLOGY007
“ ... if you study you'll most likely fail.”
BIO7

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“AS MUCH STUDYING I DID, AROUND 16-19 HRS PER WEEK. AND PROCTORED.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (9 online, 4 in and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🚫

18/100

“ if you want to keep a good GPA.”

💥 Brutal Exams

22/100

“Even with the study guide and .”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

15/100

“Be prepared for .”

⚖️

18/100

“doesn't really seem to grade on the quality of your work, but on your little technical errors.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Lin is a sweet person, but her class is horrible.
  • . ... She is so funny and knowledgeable.
  • She's a good lecturer but

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • NO ONE PASSED THE CLASS WITH AN "A OR B" ONLY C'S OR FAILS
  • I received a grade of 89.5%... She rejected me and said no.
  • The averages were always a D and below.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • All exams and
  • Beware of pop quizzes

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

13 detailed reviews from 2020-2026 with highly and workload give strong confidence.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 59

Course coverage

BIOLOGY0076 reviews
BIO075 reviews
BIO72 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1