AI Rate Professor

Life Science

Alfred Buchanan

MICROBIO · MICROBIOLOGY1 · MICROBIOLOGY · MICROBIO1 · BIO2 · MCRBI01 · MICRO2623 · MCBIO1 · MICRO1 · MICRO01 · MICROSPG · MCRBIO1 · BIO1 · 183 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
38.1%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you have thick skin, will never miss class, and can grind his lecture notes for tests.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderRude & CondescendingTest HeavyThick Skin RequiredLecture Heavy
  • Many students call him rude, belittling, and hard to approach despite deep subject knowledge.
  • and test-heavy; grades improve if you memorize his notes and keep his favor.
  • and the course is end-loaded with , and little textbook use.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible if you master his lecture notes and stay on his good side, but and favoritism make it far from automatic.

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Microbiology content is dense, lecture-heavy, and end-loaded with labs and a large group project.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping means you will not pass.

; no online reviews exist.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Would-take-again sits near 38% because personality complaints outweigh praise for clinical lectures.

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and several students report unfair or mood-based scoring.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and a long group project create steady end-of-term pressure.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes engaging, but frequent reports of rudeness, rants, and poor question handling drag quality down.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

and short answers plus limited other high-stakes items.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

strong clinical lectures for some, rude demeanor and .

Main concern

Personality clashes, favoritism, and learnable.

What students said

“He's rude, yells at students, don't get him upset, plus he's an .”
MCRBI01
“He will certainly make you work but he relates everything you learn to clinical applications.”
MICROBIOLOGY1
“He made a girl cry during lecture. Course is end-load heavy so beware of last few weeks.”
MCBIO1

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

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Exams follow his lectures closely, often with previewed short answers, but .

Lecture-based examsMultiple choice plus short answerTeaches to the testIn-person finals

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are lecture-driven, often 50 multiple choice plus short answers he may preview.

Lecture-based examsMultiple choice plus short answerTeaches to the test
“Each exam is 50 mc and 4 short answer and he tells you what the short answer questions will be before.”
MICRO1
“ . Very superficial. ”
MCRBI01

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You are warned. I didn't believe it, but these comments are 100% factual. He's rude, yells at students, don't get him upset, plus he's an .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2010-2020, highlighting personality, exams, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

😤 Personality Clash Risk

30/100

“The . ... His attitude is disrespectful and demeaning.”

📝 Teach-to-Test Lectures

55/100

“As long as you study the lecture notes word by word youll be more than fine.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

35/100

“ and get someone better.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are straight forward, tells you what to study
  • entertaining lectures
  • and then expects you to basically memorize the text book

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • need to study AND be one of his favorites to get an A
  • Class is very end-loaded so do not fall behind
  • He's not an easy A, but you'll learn a lot

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • He made a girl cry during lecture
  • He yells
  • Be prepared for lots of rants on racism

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

183

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning many years show , and attendance.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 546
4 out of 533
3 out of 521
2 out of 527
1 out of 556

Course coverage

MICRO117 reviews
MCRBI018 reviews
MCBIO15 reviews
MICROBIO15 reviews
MCRBIO13 reviews
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MICROBIOLOGY1 review
MICROSPG1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

8

A 7 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1