AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

William Byrd

ANTMY1 · ANATOMY1 · ANTATOMY1 · ANATMY1 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want a and are ready to study many hours each week.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCaring but HardExtra Credit HeavyLecture DenseWeekly QuizzesOffice Hours Helpful
  • Anatomy is legitimately hard with , and heavy studying.
  • , and offers abundant .
  • strong students earn As; underprepared students struggle or drop.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

As are possible with heavy studying and , but quizzes and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and practicals make this a high-challenge science course.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and note that missing class hurts your ability to keep up.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

because he cares and supports success despite the hard content.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Exams are fair if you know lectures; spelling is not docked and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Expect and practical exams, and constant outside study.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Students praise kindness, accessibility, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes, several written exams, practicals, and a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person anatomy is dense and test-heavy, but students who use lab time and , and fair with .

Main concern

, and high detail load can overwhelm students who cannot study constantly.

What students said

“Anatomy is difficult and his lectures are dense, but if you stay for get it.”
ANATOMY1
“Quizzes tough and tank your grade if you can't memorize every detail of .”
ANATOMY1
“What you put in the class is what you get.”
ANATMY1

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.

Assessment is quiz- and , and no dropped tests.

Weekly quizzesWritten examsPractical exams with cadaversCumulative finalExtra credit / adaptive homework bonus

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Weekly quizzes plus multiple written and practical exams including cadaver material, with opportunities.

Weekly quizzesWritten examsPractical exams with cadaversCumulative finalExtra credit
“Uses the . Gives bonus points for exams (5-6) from doing the .”
ANATOMY1
“There's 4 exams and 1 final. None are dropped.”
ANATMY1
“There's a quiz every week, online hw, 4 written exams, 4 practical exams, cumulative final.”
ANATMY1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You get what you put into this course (LOTS OF HOURS OF STUDYING REQUIRED).”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person anatomy reviews, highlighting supportiveness, heavy study load, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Support

80/100

“Super caring and very smart. Definitely lots and lots of studying but he give plenty of opportunities!”

📚 Course Difficulty

28/100

“He teaches like med-school students! He's very hard, so !”

🅰️ Effort for Grades

36/100

“Anatomy is a very hard class but definitely doable if you are willing to put in the work and time.”

🧪

38/100

“There's a quiz every week, online hw, 4 written exams, 4 practical exams, cumulative final.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • super sweet guy and always eager to help students
  • ALWAYS eager to go more in depth after lectures or in office hours
  • willing to patiently stay with you until you got it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • LOTS OF HOURS OF STUDYING REQUIRED
  • Quizzes tough and tank your grade if you can't memorize every detail
  • he gives a TON of to help boost your grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • the kindest professors I have come across at SMC
  • Byrd is a straight shooter and extremely kind.
  • genuinely wants to see his students to succeed

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent detailed in-person reviews are consistent on difficulty and supportiveness, but the sample is still modest.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ANATOMY14 reviews
ANATMY13 reviews
ANTATOMY11 review
ANTMY11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1