AI Rate Professor

Biology

Margaret Lee Chen

BIO130 · BIOL106 · BIO106 · BIOL130 · 80 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
46.81%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will treat lecture objectives like a second job; otherwise find another section or school.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest-heavy microLecture objectives matterPolarizing reviewsMandatory effort intensive
  • Microbiology with , and not an easy A.
  • Successful students credit lecture objectives and heavy study; .
  • Online COVID-era sections were more .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students repeatedly say not an easy A; exams are precise, weighted heavily, and .

; in-person reviews describe harder closed or precise testing.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Microbiology content plus fast or dense lectures makes the course intellectually demanding for most students.

Both formats call micro hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and missing lecture is said to hurt grades.

and lecture.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

; supporters love structure and care, critics urge taking micro elsewhere.

; online is smaller and mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

24/100

Tough grader tags dominate, with precise rubrics and .

Format shift

Strictness is strongest in in-person micro; online still heavy on exams.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and major exams create sustained heavy study demand.

Format shift

Both formats require major outside study; .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

, and excellent with objectives; others say lectures are boring, messy, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Polarization is mainly from in-person BIO106 reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

and lab quizzes usually dominate; labs matter but .

Format shift

and in person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as tough, precise, test-heavy, and polarizing, with and success only for disciplined students.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“ else.”
BIO106
“Not an easy A but doable.”
BIO106
“WHOLE LECTURE GRADE BASED ON 3 EXAMS!”
BIO106

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some praise open-book exams and you and exams dominate the grade.

Main concern

and long lectures even when open note.

What students said

“ and very straightforward.”
BIO106
“ and open-note.”
BIO106
“ if you are not able to put in at least 3 hours a day to study for this class.”
BIO106

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and specific questions, though some online terms were open-note.

Lecture exams dominate gradeLecture objectives as study guideOpen-book online periodsVery specific questions

Assessment risk

Varies

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as very specific, difficult, and responsible for most of the lecture grade.

3 major lecture examsVery specific questionsTest heavyNo reliable curve
“ .”
BIO106
“ and such an extremely tough grader”
BIO106

Online

and aligned to lecture objectives, yet still stressful and high stakes.

Open-book examsOpen-note examsExam-heavy grade
“ and very straightforward.”
BIO106
“ and open-note.”
BIO106

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Not an easy A, nor should that be an expectation.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, mainly BIO106, , and polarized outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

🧪

28/100

“WHOLE LECTURE GRADE BASED ON 3 EXAMS!”

⚖️

24/100

“She is a very tough grader and with her rubric.”

📘 Objectives Path to Success

70/100

“ , and all answers to them are on powerpoints.”

👍 Recommendation Split

46/100

“If you are thinking of taking Microbio with Professor Lee, I will !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She moves through lectures quickly and expects you to retain the information right away.
  • Lectures a bit boring.
  • She is very knowledgeable in Microbiology and offers office hours!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A but doable.
  • Average exam grades was 45%
  • if you put in a few minutes each day to work on the .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Stress

  • Many students have dropped
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

80

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with rich detail and recurring themes provide strong, if polarized, evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 538
4 out of 515
3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 517

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 2 · A 14 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

3

C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

15

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 1