AI Rate Professor

Biology

Bob Cummings

BIO9 · BOT121 · BIO200 · BOT100 · BOT101 · INSPIRING · PLANTBIOLOGY · BIOLBIOL · BIO101 · 60 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
60%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him in person for a career-highlight teacher; online BOT only if and plant supplies.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate botanistHilarious labsHard but fair testsOffice-hours heroOnline lab costs vary
  • In-person students overwhelmingly call him one of the .
  • , and attendance if you want an A.
  • Online BOT121 , and grading consistency.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is realistic with , and tutoring, but tests and .

and ; in-person reviews stress study and tutoring.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Plant and general biology content is dense with vocab, labs, midterms, and practicals even when lectures are fun.

Both formats rate difficulty high; online adds supply and navigation friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

Many say do not miss lectures or labs because and practicals, though formal rules vary.

; in-person comments stress never missing class.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

In-person love is near-universal, but online BOT reviews and a 60% take-again rate pull the .

In-person strongly MustTake-like; and avoid.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and helps students, yet still a and exams when answers are incomplete.

Format shift

Online includes harsh/tough-grader tags; .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Labs, quizzes, essays, midterms, finals, and heavy vocab make this a real science workload.

Format shift

Online adds buy-your-own plant lab materials; and practicals.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Decades of reviews , and unusually dedicated to student success.

Format shift

In-person excellence is dominant; a few online reviews dispute organization and feedback.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and occasional essays or open-note quizzes online.

Format shift

Online BOT often 10 quizzes, 10 labs, essays, midterm, final; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person bio/botany is legendary for passion, humor, and support, with tough but if you attend and use tutors.

Main concern

Content is still hard with heavy vocab and if you slack.

What students said

“I have never had a professor come close to caring about his student's success like Bob does.”
BIO101
“Bob is the man. He loves bio so much it is incredible.”
BIO101
“ and you must study a lot for them to get a good grade!”
BIO101

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online BOT121 can be well organized with open-note quizzes for strong students, but , and .

Main concern

and local ; grade tracking is not always Canvas-based.

What students said

“Among the .”
BOT121
“Expect to waste a lot of must.”
BOT121
“not a very good teacher for botany the and ”
BOT121

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard science testing with hard midterms, finals, and lab practicals; .

Midterms and finalLab practicalsOpen notes online quizzesEssay exams onlineCurve possible

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and difficult lab practicals; success comes from notes, attendance, and tutoring.

Lecture midtermsLab practicalsTutoring recommendedCurve sometimes
“ though. go to tutoring for A”
BIO101
“Lab quizzes are 30% of your grade and many of the answers are on your handout, so KEEP IT!”
BOT100

Online

Online BOT often uses quizzes, labs, long essay midterm/final; some say open notes and .

Open notes quizzesEssay midterm/finalSelf-paced labsOwn website not Canvas
“10 quizzes, 10 labs, 2 essays, midterm, and final. Final and count of 1500 total.”
BOT121
“ but but I learned a LOT.”
BOT121

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I am now currently graduating from UC and have never had a professor come close to caring about his student's success like Bob does.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in person), highlighting . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Student Care

90/100

“never had a professor come close to caring about his student's success like Bob does”

🌿 Passion Transfer

90/100

“He loves bio so much it is incredible. His love for bio transfers to all students some how.”

🧪 Real Workload

35/100

“This class is HARD. Expect to study A LOT if you wanna pass with an alright grade.”

💻

40/100

“Expect to waste a lot of must.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • the
  • passion seaps through his lectures and labs

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and you must study a lot
  • Grades on a if everyone does poorly

Theme 3

💻 About Online BOT

  • Among the
  • waste a lot of
  • Does not grade or post work through Canv@s

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

60

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years strongly agree on in-person excellence; but clearly mixed.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO10133 reviews
BOT1219 reviews
BOT1012 reviews
BIO2001 review
BIO91 review
Show 4 more courses
BIOLBIOL1 review
BOT1001 review
INSPIRING1 review
PLANTBIOLOGY1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

2

D- 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values