AI Rate Professor

Life Science

David Fickbohm

ANAT01 · PHYS3 · ANATMY1 · PHY3 · PHYSIO3 · PHYSI3 · ANAT1 · ANAT4012 · PHYSIO1 · 142 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
54.17%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Only take him if you can commit major weekly hours and do every ; .

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit HeavyTough GraderSelf Teach RequiredWeekly PracticalsQuestion Bank Exams
  • Anatomy and , and weekly practicals
  • Massive and question banks make an A possible if you grind
  • Lectures are often dry or behind, so

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

and tough grading are common, but doing all and question banks regularly lifts many students into A territory.

Both formats reward EC grind; online adds self-pacing pressure.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Anatomy and physiology with weekly practicals, dense chapters, and memorization make this among the hardest science loads.

In-person and online both describe extreme content load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation points from asking questions in class.

Some older notes say optional, but .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

success stories center on EC discipline, failures on stress and weak teaching.

Online comments skew more negative on support quality.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

, yet floods the gradebook with that can erase low exam scores.

Format shift

Same strict-plus-EC pattern online and in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Weekly practicals, multi-chapter reading, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online hybrid still expects the full reading and assignment grind.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

and fair; many say lectures are dry, behind, or leave learning to the textbook.

Format shift

Online students more often say they learned alone with little lecture help.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and frequent quizzes dominate, with labs and participation as constant secondary hits.

Format shift

One review notes online proctored exams.

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

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Anatomy/Physio is high-volume work with strict grading offset by large pools.

Main concern

Burnout risk , and .

What students said

“you'll have a . It is a ton of work”
ANAT1
“A LOT OF so just do it all... you will get an easy A .”
ANAT1

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online hybrid sections , and constant assignment tracking.

Main concern

Students feel abandoned to teach themselves with little lecture payoff.

What students said

“This is a hybrid course, ofcourse you have to teach yourself. Stay locked in from the very beginning.”
ANAT01
“Taken online, probably the hardest class I have taken... Makes you do everything on your own.”
ANAT1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but published question banks and large EC can recover low raw scores.

Hard examsQuestion bank prepExtra credit boostsOnline proctored exams mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

plus essays; time pressure and tough grading are common.

Question bank90 MC plus essaysExtra credit on exams
“The first exam will be 90 MC questions plus 2 essay questions with barely any time to complete”
PHYS3
“He basically gives you the of 500 questions”
ANAT1

Online

At least one section used online proctored exams; overall policy detail is limited beyond heavy testing.

Online proctored examsHard exams
“ and proctored. they were hard and results very scary I would get like 69-70 but he would give like +15pts ”
ANAT1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“A LOT OF so just do it all. Quizzes and assignments easy. Get 100% on all of them and you will get an easy A .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (8 online, 42 in person), highlighting workload, EC, and self-teaching themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Lectures are incredibly dry and provide little help for the exams themselves. Pulled an A because .”

📚 Workload Reality

14/100

“you will feel burnt out with all the weekly practicals, weekly hw, studying for exams but that is expected of any anatomy class”

⭐ Lifeline

70/100

“He offers so much ! I learned so much from him!”

👍 Recommendation Split

54/100

“there's a reason his classes fill up last. avoid.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Too much of the learning was left to students
  • His lectures were always behind the process of exams and quizzes
  • He is so cool. He has a sense of humor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He's a and extremely specific
  • Do the assignments and be prepared to study!!
  • An A is totally possible

Theme 3

💪 About Survival Strategy

  • ask 2 questions every class & DO ALL THE EC TRUST ME
  • Study the question bank, and do the then you will be fine
  • Stay on top of

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

142

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years repeatedly agree , and extra-credit rescue paths.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 528
3 out of 527
2 out of 523
1 out of 539

Course coverage

ANAT121 reviews
ANAT018 reviews
PHYS38 reviews
PHY34 reviews
PHYSIO33 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 3 · A 19 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 3