AI Rate Professor

Life Science

Walter Sakai

BIO1201 · BIO03 · BIO23 · BIOL1204 · BIOL23 · BIOLOGY23 · BIOLOGY2 · BIOBIO3 · BIO3 · BIO1199 · BIOLO23 · BIOLOGY3 · BIO1211 · A · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Take him if you will study slides every day and want a challenging bio course with humor and extra credit buffers.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard TestsExtra CreditFunny StoriesPowerPoint HeavyPolarizing Personality
  • Exams are hard and information-dense, but , and lots of extra credit help.
  • Many students find him funny and memorable; others call him arrogant or unhelpful.
  • Success requires daily study of slides and labs; lab scores often boost the grade.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

42/100

An A is possible with daily study, essays prepped, labs, curves, and extra credit, but tests are genuinely hard.

All evidence is from in-person reviews only.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Biology content is dense with heavy memorization of powerpoints and lab material.

All difficulty evidence comes from in-person BIO3 and BIO23 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

Students stress not missing lecture or lab because tests track slides and quizzes are frequent.

Attendance expectations appear only in in-person comments.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

60/100

Many recommend him for learning and humor if you work hard; a solid minority warn about arrogance and brutal tests.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Harsh written answers on tests are balanced by curves, retakes in rare cases, and generous extra credit.

Format shift

Grading comments are in-person only.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Daily quizzes, dense slides, labs, and constant memorization make the load heavy especially in BIO23.

Format shift

Workload reports are all from in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Clear powerpoints, funny stories, and availability help many students learn, though some find him arrogant or boring.

Format shift

Teaching quality views are entirely in-person and mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple exams with MC, short answer, and essays dominate, with lab quizzes and practicals also mattering.

Format shift

Exam-heavy structure described only in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

BIO3 and BIO23 demand heavy memorization and hard tests, offset by extra credit, curves, and a story-driven lecture style.

Main concern

Very hard exams and dense material with a sometimes arrogant or sarcastic tone.

What students said

“He offers a LOT of extra credit, and he curves the test a lot.”
BIO3
“tests are very very very hard. I studied for hours on end and still, did not pass his tests.”
BIO1201
“WORSHIP THE LAB MANUAL !!!”
BIO23

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.

Tests are difficult and content-heavy but , and extra credit to moderate the blow.

Hard Multiple ChoiceEssay QuestionsPowerPoint BasedCurvesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams mix many MC items with short answers and essays drawn from lecture powerpoints.

Hard examsEssay questionsStudy powerpointsLab quizzes
“In the tests there is an essay question that is worth a good amount of points and there are also close to 75mc questions.”
BIO3
“He offers a LOT of extra credit, and he curves the test a lot.”
BIO3

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He offers a LOT of extra credit, and he curves the test a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting hard tests, extra credit, and personality split. Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Hard Exams

45/100

“his tests are extremely difficult! You have to know every piece of information for written answers”

🎁 Extra Credit Buffer

70/100

“Gives a TON of extra credit and gives study guides for the test.”

🎭 Funny but Polarizing

68/100

“Sakai is a great professor and is very funny. He loves telling stories that makes the material rememberable.”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

60/100

“if you put in the work he will give a good grade. Overall he is a great teacher!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Sakai is the weirdest professor I've ever taken.
  • He tells funny stories which I remember and can connect to the topic
  • Extremely arrogant and sarcastic.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • tests are very very very hard
  • Work hard and come to class you will get an A, I did!
  • You will have to learn how to breath bio.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Study Strategy

  • WORSHIP THE LAB MANUAL !!!
  • STUDY the pp EVERYDAY
  • print out all lecture power points and cross reference them in the text book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews across years consistently describe hard exams, slides, extra credit, and a polarizing personality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 515
3 out of 510
2 out of 56
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

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