AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Benjamin Kay

BIO9 · BIOL15 · MARBI121 · BIO3 · BIO15 · BIOL3 · ENVIRO · BIO1 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you love biology and can handle a ; otherwise pick another professor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal Study GuidesDisorganized LecturesTough GraderPassionate but OverbearingHeavy Workload
  • Recent reviews slam disorganized lectures, 300+ question study guides, and .
  • He is widely described as kind and passionate, but and suffer for grades.
  • Attendance is usually mandatory and phone use is policed; curves and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Curves and exist, but exams average around 60% and students say an A and still may not come.

Nearly all evidence is in person; the one online and heavy study hours.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Non-major bio is repeatedly called masters-level with 300+ question guides, dense labs, and lectures that leave more questions than answers.

Difficulty complaints dominate both the single online review and the large in-person set.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and skip-class warnings are common.

; the online review also required full class attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

and recent students unless you want to suffer and self-teach.

; the lone online review is more mixed but still workload-heavy.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and quizzes often stay below C, though occasional curves and .

Format shift

; online notes a curve but still low averages.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students report 300+ study-guide questions, weekly labs, exams over 100 items, and .

Format shift

Both formats describe crushing study sheets and high weekly hours.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Many call him passionate and caring, but equal numbers call lectures disorganized, tangent-heavy, and .

Format shift

Older in-person fans praise inspiration; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades , and occasional papers or presentations.

Format shift

Exam and and in-person comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

older students praise passion and , while recent cohorts report chaos, overbearing classroom policing, and diabolical difficulty for non-majors.

Main concern

Disorganized tangents, exams that ignore most of the huge study guide, and .

What students said

“Easily the most brutal class I've ever taken. I'm a strong student and still struggled.”
BIO3
“ and he gives material from sections after the ”
BIO3
“ ! study guide has more than 300+ questions and super detail.”
BIO1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single online BIO3 review notes passion and curve but warns of 60+ question exams, 300+ study sheets, weekly labs, and 20+ hours of study for modest grades.

Main concern

Massive study sheets, slow grading, and .

What students said

“need to study 20+ hours per week to receive a decent grade, the class test score average was 60%”
BIO3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, detail-heavy, and often poorly aligned with the massive study guide, making them student-unfriendly.

300+ Study Guide Questions100+ Question ExamsLow Class AveragesCurve Sometimes Applied

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides, run 100+ questions, and sit at low class averages.

200-300+ Study Guides100+ Question ExamsMisaligned Study GuidesFinal Crunch Week
“Less than 50% of what is on his 300 question study guides ends up on the exam.”
BIO3
“he gave 300+ questions study guide without answers for only choose 100 questions for exam.”
BIO3

Online

Online BIO3 used 60+ question exams and 300+ study sheets with roughly 60% class averages.

60+ Question Exams300+ Study SheetsCurve
“Exams are 60+ questions, study sheets are 300+ questions, grading takes forever”
BIO3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easily the most brutal class I've ever taken. I'm a strong student and still struggled. Study guides are 300+ questions of misery.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning over a decade, weighted toward detailed recent comments; credibility rating: High.

📚 Study Guide Misery

18/100

“study guide has more than 300+ questions and super detail”

🌪️

48/100

“ and you're left with more questions than answers.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

34/100

“ ! go get another professor, if you want an easier life.”

❤️ Passionate but Brutal

55/100

“he is a . but his class is way too hard.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and he treats us like we're in middle school
  • goes on long tangents about unnecessary topics
  • cares too much about the subject and gets disappointed

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Good luck getting above a and exams
  • class exam average is a 60%, no joke
  • the

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Way too overbearing calls you out when you touch your phone
  • Doesn't really understand that we have a life outside of this class
  • Ruined my gpa

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning 2012-2025 with rich detail and a despite polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 514

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

9

B+ 4 · B 5

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

7

Not sure yet 5 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1