AI Rate Professor

Life Science

Doug Allan

BIO9 · BOTANY · BOTNY1230 · BOT1 · BOT1236 · BIO3 · BOT1264 · BOTANY1FIELD · BOTANY1 · BIOL3 · BIO35 · BOTAN1 · FIELDSAT · BIO9BOT3 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Strong pick for IGETC science if you , and use the ; not a free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit KingFun Science GamesLab-HeavyPassionate BotanistFair But Challenging
  • Loads of can raise grades by a letter or more
  • Labs and ;
  • Engaging multi-media teaching that makes science fun for many

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

and , but tests are hard and some students still struggle for an A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Science content requires memorization and study; labs are doable but exams and practicums challenge many.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Lab every day and miss class.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students highly recommend him for fair structure, fun teaching, and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

and abundant offset harder tests for students who show up.

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Daily labs, field work, and GE.

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Teaching experience

Good

84/100

, and passion help students grasp tough material; a few find him boring or quirky.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and , and practicums.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person botany and bio students praise creative teaching, field trips, and generous , while noting daily labs and .

Main concern

Missing class or and .

What students said

“He gives a lot of which can bring you up two letter grades if you are struggling.”
BOT1
“You'll have to put in the work and show up to class, but HE OFFERS LOADS OF .”
BOT1
“even if you dont do well on the because the SO MUCH!”
BIO3

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams can be long and tough, but review games preview many questions and .

Challenging ExamsLab PracticumsReview Games100-Question Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab practicums are often hard, sometimes 100 questions, with review games and notes as the main prep path.

Challenging ExamsLab PracticumsReview Games
“ , but the review games are useful. ”
BOT1236
“there are 3 tests and a a final, 100 questions.”
BOTAN1
“ , but you can make up for it with labs.”
BOTANY1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Allan was amazing! He teaches in a way that helps you understand the material while you are having fun at the same time. He gives a lot of which can bring you up two letter grades if you are struggling. !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 in-person , and engaging science teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

84/100

“he is one of the most exellent teachers i've ever had, funny and willing to the the ”

⭐ Impact

85/100

“HE OFFERS LOADS OF . The class is structured to be extremely fair to students”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“One of the . You will learn so much, actually makes education FUN”

📈 Fair Effort Grade

62/100

“you do enough work in class as participation and tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He uses all sorts of ways and materials/media/ect to help his students grasp difficult info.
  • and games to help you understand concepts.
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • LOADS OF
  • SO MUCH
  • impossible to get an A. Had to study 5 hours every day and still didn't get my A.

Theme 3

🔬

  • , so attend class.
  • if you miss one day you miss 20 points pretty much
  • Just do the work and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

41 detailed reviews over many years with mostly consistent praise for teaching and support high credibility.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

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