AI Rate Professor

Biology

Simon Kanga

BIO6A · BIO40B · BIOL11 · BIO6B · BIO11 · BIOL6B · BIO40 · 6A · 146 lifetime ratings

AI rating
10/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
26.32%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid if you care about GPA or , because the grading and as harsh.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyHarsh lab gradingPoor communicationGPA risk
  • Most reviews describe a .
  • Students repeatedly say exams and and no backtracking.
  • A few students praise his knowledge, but the if possible.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A appears very hard because students report , and many low or dropped grades.

The evidence , while the single online review has an A+ but still describes a difficult class.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The biology content is memorization-heavy and becomes much harder because .

, while the online review mainly criticizes lecture clarity.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

5/100

as mandatory and describe labs, quizzes, and missed work as unforgiving.

Both the single online review and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students explicitly because the class feels stressful, unfair, and damaging to GPA.

, and the single online review is also negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

8/100

Students repeatedly describe harsh lab report grading, no or curves, and .

Format shift

The harsh grading evidence is overwhelmingly from in-person reviews, with the online review only saying he is a .

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Reviews describe frequent quizzes, lab reports, tests, readings, and .

Format shift

, while the online review only supports that the class is test heavy.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most comments describe , poor communication, late grading, and a condescending tone despite a few positive exceptions.

Format shift

Both formats are negative, but and broader evidence.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Grades appear heavily , and .

Format shift

, and labs, while the online review only labels the class test heavy.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews strongly , and poor communication.

Main concern

The main concern is and .

What students said

“Do not risk your transfer acceptances or your GPA on this class.”
BIO6B
“Tests and and most students do not do well on them.”
BIOL6B

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review describes poor lecture delivery and a difficult, test-heavy class.

Main concern

Lecture clarity is the main concern.

What students said

“I'd rather read the textbook myself than listen to his words.”
6A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

with no backtracking and sometimes no cheat sheets, making the exam style strict.

Tight Time LimitsNo BacktrackingCanvas ExamsNo Cheat SheetsiPad Testing

Assessment risk

Strict

10/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe tight , and no cheat sheets in several sections.

Tight Time LimitsNo BacktrackingCanvas ExamsNo Cheat SheetsiPad Testing
“you can only view 1 question at a time and you can't go back”
BIOL6B
“ and you can't go back to previous questions to check work or change answer, no cheat sheets either”
6A

Online

The online review says the class is test heavy but .

Test Heavy

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do not risk your transfer acceptances or your GPA on this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and communication. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“ , and confusing announcements make the class way more stressful than it needs to be.”

⚖️

8/100

“ , and announcements are often outdated.”

🧪

10/100

“Tests are not even doable in 50 min for 50 questions when half of them are short answer questions and calculations.”

Theme 1

📉 GPA Risk

  • Do not risk your transfer acceptances or your GPA on this class.
  • RUNNNN!!!!! unless you !!
  • ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL . GPA DESTROYER.

Theme 2

🧪 Exams And Quizzes

  • Gives quizzes and so you feel rushed and pressured.
  • Tests and and most students do not do well on them.
  • but somewhat similar to the hw (50 questions, 50 min).

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 Teaching And Support

  • He is condescending, hard to reach, and disorganized.
  • He takes weeks to grade labs and .
  • , but .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

146

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because 50 reviews span recent and older terms, with , and communication.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 519
3 out of 518
2 out of 521
1 out of 566

Course coverage

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BIO6A4 reviews
6A3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 3

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

16

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 8