AI Rate Professor

Biology

Leland Van Fossen

MARINEBIO · BIO13 · BIO10 · BIOL10 · BIO1234 · BIO · BIOLOGY · BIOL10ONLINE · BIOL69 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Take him if you can handle uneven exams and , and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful and kindFun lecturesHard random testsExtra credit friendlyDisorganized at times
  • Students often describe him as nice, funny, helpful, and approachable.
  • because many students say questions feel random or poorly aligned with lectures.
  • Grades , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is realistic because labs and help a lot, but hard and .

; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

The biology content is manageable for interested students, but exams and fast or .

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

46/100

Attendance is sometimes taken or described as mandatory, but one review says he .

, and they conflict between required and flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Many students recommend him for being helpful and entertaining, but .

Recommendation .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

, labs, and other work can offset poor test scores for many students.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Labs and are usually manageable, but some students report and work.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

He is often described as helpful and engaging, but many .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear to depend , and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and helpful professor with easy support work but .

Main concern

, and poorly matched to lecture material.

What students said

“ and .”
BIO10
“Easy teacher. and he gives , which is really helpful for us to get an A.”
BIOL10
“Basically, the .”
BIO10

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.

Reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, take-home, or closed-book policy, but they repeatedly describe difficult and .

Hard TestsRandom QuestionsMultiple Choice TestsLecture-Based QuestionsLabs May Be Tested

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard, random, and sometimes poorly aligned with lectures or textbook material.

Hard TestsRandom QuestionsMultiple Choice TestsLecture-Based Questions
“ because some of the stuff was never even talked about in class”
BIO13
“ BUT YOU CAN NEVER DO WELL IN THEM.”
BIO10
“ .”
BIO10

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Tests were extremely difficult, BUT, if you go to all the the work, and the , and show him that you care about doing well, you should do fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Professor Van Fossen was great, I took his BIO10 in late 90s. His lectures were were awesome.”

📈 Grade Path

72/100

“Easy teacher. and he gives , which is really helpful for us to get an A.”

⚠️

36/100

“Many questions in the . Very hard to get an A. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • extremely nice and funny.
  • Leeland is an awesome teacher. and forgetful but .
  • He is an awesome teacher! and makes the class very fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Many extra credits, very easy A.
  • I got C's and D's on all the , but I managed a "B" in the class thanks to all the other work and .
  • If you are part because his , and work.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • .
  • because some of the stuff was never even talked about in class
  • The tests and for me.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

There are 50 reviews with consistent themes, but most are old and only one recent review is included.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 517
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO1026 reviews
BIO138 reviews
BIOL106 reviews
BIOLOGY5 reviews
BIO1 review
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BIOL10ONLINE1 review
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MARINEBIO1 review

Reported outcomes

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