AI Rate Professor

Biology

Katya Yarosevich

BIO7 · MICROBIOLOGY · CHEMISTRY1 · BIO15 · MICROBIOL · MICRO · BIOL15 · MICRO15 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want to learn a lot and can handle heavy studying and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEnthusiasticTough GraderStudy HeavyHelpfulKnowledgeable
  • Students often praise Yarosevich as enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and helpful.
  • The course can require serious studying, especially in microbiology and biology.
  • describing strict or inconsistent grading.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible, but comments repeatedly say it requires steady studying, attention, and tolerance for .

All evidence is from in-person reviews, with no online grade-effort evidence.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The science content is often hard, but many students say and makes it more manageable.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they mix hard biology content with .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Students emphasize showing up, being on time, copying notes, and paying attention, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend her because they learn a lot, though and workload.

In-person reviews are mostly positive but .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Many students describe her as a and .

Format shift

and is consistently stricter than average.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students mention serious studying, lots of notes, study guides, essay questions, and .

Format shift

In-person reviews describe heavy work, especially in BIO15 and microbiology.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most students describe her as enthusiastic, knowledgeable, helpful, and effective, despite some scattered presentation issues.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Comments mention tests, essay questions, practice quizzes, study guides, and a .

Format shift

, and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and support, balanced by heavy study demands and .

Main concern

and high study time can make grades stressful.

What students said

“She is a , but if you study hard enough then you will do fine in the class”
BIO15
“ooh,get ready for some serious studying, min. of 15 hrs a week for a C.”
BIO15
“Katya makes it fun and easy to learn.”
MICRO

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

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Exam evidence is mixed, with some students calling tests hard and while .

Hard TestsEssay QuestionsPractice QuizzesTake-Home Final Part

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

quizzes, and one take-home part of the final, but no clear proctoring policy.

Hard TestsEssay QuestionsPractice QuizzesTake-Home Final Part
“ , lots of work in this class.”
BIO15
“Could've gotten away w/o book, but I was glad that I had it for .”
BIO7
“ !”
BIO7

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Katya really is a wonderful teacher. If you do not try she will have it out for you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Katya makes them fun and easy to understand.”

⚖️

25/100

“ be perfect at, one word wrong and you get marked off.”

📚 Workload

28/100

“ooh,get ready for some serious studying, min. of 15 hrs a week for a C.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Katya really changed my perspective on science.
  • She makes the class very enjoyable, as long as you keep up with the work!
  • Katya makes it fun and easy to learn.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you don't work hard, you'll not going to get the grade you want.
  • if you got an "A" then you earn it.
  • Do not question her authority !

Theme 3

🧪 About Course Support

  • She puts SO much on Blackboard to study from.
  • She gives plenty of study guides and a WebCT program that and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

There are 22 detailed in-person reviews across several years with consistent themes of strong teaching, heavy study demands, and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO158 reviews
BIO73 reviews
MICRO3 reviews
MICROBIOLOGY3 reviews
BIOL152 reviews
Show 3 more courses
CHEMISTRY11 review
MICRO151 review
MICROBIOL1 review

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