AI Rate Professor

Biology

Karyn Kakiba-Russell

BIO21478 · BIO6LAB · BIO1LAB · BIO6L · BIOL6 · BTNY2 · BIO1 · BIO6 · BIO6BIO6LAB · 100 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will read the book hard and want an inspiring environment-focused bio class, not an Easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyGet Ready to ReadMemorization HeavyInspirationalMandatory Attendance
  • many call her life-changing and hilarious, others say she rambles and .
  • BIO6 is textbook-memorization and test-heavy; an A is possible with hard study but not free.
  • Labs and field trips are often praised as fun and hands-on despite heavy work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is achievable if you memorize the book word for word and study hard, but it is not an Easy A.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content itself is heavy on memorization of principles and long definitions, with tough quizzes and exams.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Would-take-again is only about 40 percent; fans love her passion while others reject the teaching style.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

and , but tough grading on memorization and late work is common.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of reading, weekly quizzes, papers, and heavy memorization make workload high.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

inspirational and hilarious for fans, rambling and non-teaching for critics.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and a ; reading and memorization drive grades.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO6 and and complaints about rambling, no real lecture, and word-for-word memorization tests.

Main concern

Heavy memorization of textbook principles and .

What students said

“Memorize everything. There are so so so many things to memorize”
BIO6
“This class is book-based 100%.”
BIO6
“Karyn Kakiba-Russell is the professor who will change your life and outlook on science and plants.”
BIO6BIO6LAB

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and textbook details; some lab exams allow notes.

Test HeavyWord-for-Word MemorizationQuizzes Every ClassNotes Allowed on Some Lab Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and require memorizing principles word for word; some lab exams allow notes.

Test HeavyWord-for-Word MemorizationQuizzes Every Class
“ . Need 2 books and you have to be able to memorize things word for word.”
BIO6
“you can use all of your notes on the !”
BIO6L

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Karyn Kakiba-Russell is the professor who will change your life and outlook on science and plants. she is the teacher who will inspire you both inside and outside the classroo.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized teaching and heavy memorization. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Read or Fail

28/100

“MUST READ TEXTBOOK. Memorize everything. There are so so so many things to memorize”

❤️ Life-Changing Passion

85/100

“This course with Karen was life changing. ! She is incredibly passionatehilariousanimatedexciting!!”

🧪 Test-Heavy Reality

35/100

“This class is pure memorization. Memorizing the book and principles word for word.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She and for 3 hours she just talks about her own trips
  • hilarious, inspiration and encouraging
  • she wont teach anything and her study guides are useless

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A, this is not the class
  • Easy A if you apply yourself
  • haul ass and study

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • one of those professors you will never forget
  • condescending in the way she speaks to students
  • passionate about the environment

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 rich detail and , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 557
4 out of 518
3 out of 510
2 out of 59
1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO626 reviews
BIO6L5 reviews
BIOL65 reviews
BIO14 reviews
BIO1LAB4 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 3 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1