AI Rate Professor

Biology

Stephanie Lee

BIO20 · BIOL4 · BIO43602 · BIO1L · BIOL1 · BIO1 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
26.67%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Prefer another bio professor if you can; if stuck, treat it as and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest heavyLots of homeworkUnresponsive emailsSelf-teach neededLecture heavy
  • Many students call lectures boring or incomplete and .
  • Workload is high with weekly assignments, presentations, and .
  • A minority say the GE is manageable with flashcards and , but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some outline a B/A path with homework and , but and detail questions block easy As.

Online has a concrete B formula; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

GE marine bio can feel , and busywork raise the challenge.

Online busywork complaints contrast with mixed in-person difficulty comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Multiple tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass, especially for lecture and lab.

Online ; in-person often mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

; many advise choosing anyone else despite a few positive defenders.

Online leans negative on engagement; in-person is mixed but .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

45/100

Extra credit and late work sometimes help, but tough and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

Weekly assignments, projects, presentations, reading, and frequent lab quizzes stack up.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online adds weekly current-events style tasks.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Some find lectures interesting and clear; many say lectures miss depth, go off-topic, or force self-teaching.

Format shift

Online quality is lower on access and engagement; in-person is more split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and presentations driving outcomes.

Format shift

Both online and and quizzes as central.

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

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person BIO1/BIO20 reviews split between clear-but-hard lectures and poor teaching with and .

Main concern

and fast lectures force heavy outside study.

What students said

“Easier to self teach than to learn from her lecture”
BIO1
“ !”
BIO20
“ !”
BIO20

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel busy with weekly busywork and projects; one student found a , and .

Main concern

Hard to reach the professor by email and .

What students said

“Can't reach her, have emailed her all semester and haven't gotten a single response.”
BIO20
“Just review the .”
BIOL1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often described as hard, detail-based, and lecture-word focused rather than broad concept checks.

Test heavyDetail-focused examsLab quizzesNo study guide (reported)

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

difficult/tricky tests tied to lecture details, lab quizzes every meeting, phones held during tests.

Tricky detail examsWeekly lab quizzesPhone held during test
“ and tricky you need to know really well about biology.”
BIO43602
“She'll make you leave your cell phone with her if you need to leave the room during a test.”
BIO20

Online

Online comments emphasize test-heavy structure and weekly .

Test heavyWeekly assignments
“Mind numbing repeat assignments each week that it.”
BIO20

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easier to self teach than to learn from her lecture”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (3 online, 12 in and mixed teaching. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Great person/personality, poor teacher. If ”

👎 Recommendation

30/100

“If .”

📝

38/100

“ .”

📧 Accessibility Issues

25/100

“Can't reach her, have emailed her all semester and haven't gotten a single response.”

Theme 1

🧪

  • , so you will have to study harder than usual.
  • Lots of
  • .

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Please ignore all of the poor reviews. Her class is NOT BAD whatsoever.
  • Long boring lectures and always makes us talk to somebody else
  • she keeps her lectures intresting and informative

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • haven't gotten a single response
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen reviews with and teaching quality, but mixed polarity and uneven course mix keep confidence at medium.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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BIO436021 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

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

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1