AI Rate Professor

Biology

Melissa Iyengar

BIO251 · BIOLOGY155 · BIO250 · BIO155 · BIO260 · BIOLAB · BIOL250 · BIO100LAB · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
52.38%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can prioritize heavy daily study for A&P and will not miss lecture.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest-heavy A&PPolarizing lecturesTough graderAttendance criticalBoard diagrams matter
  • Anatomy content is hard and .
  • Recent BIO260 reviews slam unclear study targets and .
  • Supporters if you study slides and board notes, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report heavy memorization and difficult exams; many grades sit below A.

In-person reviews dominate this picture; the few online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

A&P volume, memorization, and pace make the content intellectually demanding for most students.

Same hard content online and in person; summer online feels even denser.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that missing lecture or lab tanks performance.

; online notes are thinner but still stress not skipping.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans love clarity and humor while many call her the .

; online sample is too small and mixed to override that.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and test-heavy tags recur; short answers and .

Format shift

; supporters still if you follow her rules.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Heavy lecture, homework, quizzes, and constant study; .

Format shift

In-person workload dominates the sample; online summer is described as extremely content-heavy.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Teaching quality is polarized between engaging clear lectures and monotone or .

Format shift

Recent in-person BIO260 lean negative; some 2019-2023 in-person and one online review are glowing.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and written portions outweigh lighter homework.

Format shift

and lecture exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and ; outcomes polarize between devoted studiers and students who feel lost or graded harshly.

Main concern

Exams may not match what students think was covered, and missing even short lecture time is costly.

What students said

“There is for exams.”
BIO260
“Iyengar is AWESOME and , and especially written portions of exams.”
BIO260
“Get ready to teach yourself the class.”
BIO250

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and humor, others , and harsh tone.

Main concern

Summer compression and difficult lecture and .

What students said

“She has very clear , and quizzes.”
BIO260
“The ones.”
BIO250
“Prof. Iyengar has probably been the .”
BIO250

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are difficult, frequent, and central to the grade, with limited study-guide support in recent reviews.

Test heavyLab practicalsWritten exam portionsPop quizzesLecture-exam mismatch risk

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report test-heavy courses, board-based material, and frequent complaints that exams do not match lectures.

Test heavyPop quizzesBoard diagramsNo reliable study guide
“There is for exams.”
BIO260
“The lectures are not aligned with the exams.”
BIO260
“ . Short answers and multiple choice.”
BIO155

Online

Online comments emphasize very hard lecture and lab tests and heavy content under short timelines.

Difficult lecture examsHard lab testsClear criteria claimed by some
“The ones.”
BIO250
“She has very clear , and quizzes.”
BIO260

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There is for exams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 mostly in-person A&P reviews, balancing recent BIO260 complaints with older positive outliers. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Not a good professor, expects you to already know the material and .”

📝

32/100

“The lectures are not aligned with the exams.”

🔥 For Serious Students

70/100

“This class was tough but !”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Would look for a different A&P prof if I were you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very monotone boring voice.
  • Her lectures are fun and she tends to crack a joke here and there.
  • all lecture

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • You have to study a lot to get a passing grade.
  • and short answers.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • if you decided to miss 10 minutes of .
  • .
  • Study whatever she draws/writes on the board instead of the PowerPoint details!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews with a long time span and and teaching clarity complaints.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

2

D+ 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 3 · Rather_Not_Say 1