AI Rate Professor

Biology

Cindy Shannon

BIOL4 · BIO4 · BIOL4LAB · BIOLOGY · BIO3 · BIOL3 · BIO4H · BIOL4H · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
68.18%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take her for BIO3 or similar if you will attend, do field work, and use her study guides; expect a rewarding but not effortless class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesExtra credit heavyMandatory field tripsCaring and passionateStudy-guide driven exams
  • Highly engaging ecology-focused lectures with frequent field trips that students love.
  • Lots of extra credit and consistent effort.
  • Attendance and ; falling behind is hard to recover from.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students report , and abundant if they keep up.

Online BIO4 comments stress tougher grading; most Easy A evidence is from in-person BIO3 and related sections.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is manageable for many non-majors in BIO3, but denser BIO4/honors and heavy memorization raise the challenge.

Online BIO4 is described as much more in-depth than BIOL1; in-person BIO3 is often called a breeze if you attend.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and field trips are repeatedly required; missing class or trips is described as a path to failing.

Evidence is overwhelmingly in-person; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

, and support, with some caution on workload and higher-level rigor.

In-person praise is dominant; the two online .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and lenient notes balance occasional tough paper and .

Format shift

Online and some BIO4/H comments call her a ; BIO3 in-person is more lenient.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Homework can be light in BIO3, but , and field write-ups add real volume in other courses.

Format shift

Online BIO4 and some BIO3 comments report lots of material and papers.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students overwhelmingly praise clear, passionate lectures, care for students, and engaging field-based teaching.

Format shift

In-person experience is strongly positive; online denser courses draw more critique of format and pace.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of and quizzes with labs, journals, papers, and participation.

Format shift

and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO3 and related courses feel fun, lecture-driven, and manageable with study guides, , and mandatory field trips.

Main concern

Skipping class or field trips tanks your grade; papers and .

What students said

“Professor Shannon is absolutely amazing. I enjoyed every bit of her class, and she also gives a lot of opportunities so don't worry about failing.”
BIOLOGY
“Professor Shannon is a great teacher! Very knowledgeable in her field! . Be sure to not miss class or any field trips or you will not pass this class!!”
BIO3
“One of . You can really tell she loves working with students and loves her job.”
BIO3

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online BIO4 was denser and tougher graded than many in-person BIO3 sections, with heavy material and limited reinforcement.

Main concern

and , and little time on exams.

What students said

“Shes a and deducts a good amount of , and the rough draft for the research paper. She gives plenty of E.C to make up for it.”
BIO4
“Even knowing everything in advance, this class is dense especially with her formatting and her online classes.”
BIOL4

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually track lectures and study guides; some higher .

Lecture-based examsStudy guides in advanceCumulative lecture and lab finalsExtra credit before exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

study guides; lab finals can be cumulative and hard.

Lecture-based examsStudy guides weeks aheadCumulative lab finalDrop one exam in some sections
“She gives a study guide weeks in advance for the exams, and .”
BIOLOGY
“There's a lab and . Lab final was hard for no reason.”
BIO4H

Online

Online BIO4 notes dense exams with little time and ; not clearly proctored in comments.

Timed examsTough Exam 2Extra credit offsets tough grading
“Gives . Exam 2 is tough.”
BIO4

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! Professor Shannon is sooo incredibly awesome and as long as you study pretty well, you will be okay.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in , and attendance risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“she is the . sac!!! she is super friendly and has amazing lectures.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

82/100

“If you are a science major like me, she is a must take professor! !!”

🎁 Buffer

78/100

“she also gives a lot of opportunities so don't worry about failing.”

📍

22/100

“Be sure to not miss class or any field trips or you will not pass this class!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and guidelines, no boring lectures
  • Her lessons are very well presented and straightforward
  • She ;one of the few professors that are enthusiastic and PASSIONATE

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you study, you will pass with an A in this class
  • Not an easy A but not extremely difficult either

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Shannon is very considerate and patient
  • You can really tell she loves working with students and loves her job
  • Cindy is an awesome professor, easy to learn from, interesting, and really funny

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

100

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on lectures, field trips, , and attendance.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 580
4 out of 510
3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO321 reviews
BIO4H7 reviews
BIO46 reviews
BIOLOGY5 reviews
BIOL34 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 13

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1