AI Rate Professor

Biology

Scott Simon

BIO100 · BIOL100 · BIO101 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Proceed with caution; many students warn of messy testing and unless .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing instructorBroad study guidesHard high-stakes testsLazy grading complaintsSome caring praise
  • Reviews are sharply split between fun helpful teacher and .
  • Multiple students report first tests too broad, .
  • High difficulty and low recommendation dominate the more detailed negative reviews.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Many report mass test failures and with effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Difficulty ratings cluster high and students describe broad impossible study guides and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Several students say they would never recommend him, outweighing shorter positive blurbs.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

26/100

Students say he marks work wrong without reading carefully and .

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

Workload focuses on tests, labs, and broad study .

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Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

a few call him fun and caring, but detailed , and misinformation.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Comments emphasize failed first tests, study guides, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call him fun and plans, and grades poorly.

Main concern

Broad , and claims he does not carefully read student work.

What students said

“Hes lazy teacher who has a and he doesnt read your work so he marks alot wrong.”
BIO100
“majority of the class failed the first test, so he made the second one easier”
BIO100
“he is a great teacher. he really cares about his students and he will do what ever it takes to make his class passable.”
BIOL100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are described as overly broad with ; not student-friendly.

Broad study guidesHard first examsCurve after mass failureInconsistent later tests

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, then mixed easier and harder follow-ups.

Broad study guidesMass first-test failureUneven difficulty adjustments
“The and everyone failed so he started making study sheets that were too broad”
BIO100
“majority of the class failed the first test, so he made the second one easier, which everyone passed, then went back and had half the class fail the third test.”
BIO100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, balancing and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“Horrible teacher! He was just a sub but he is really lazy”

👍 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ !”

⚖️

26/100

“he doesnt read your work so he marks alot wrong.”

📝

32/100

“makes study guides way to broad and impossible to study.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Fun and helpful.
  • he is energetic and down to earth
  • Lazy teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • everyone failed so he started making study sheets that were too broad
  • he marks alot wrong
  • if science isn't major

Theme 3

⚠️ About Trust

  • he lies abot what he is going to do
  • He says he won't do something then does

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews with mixed short praise and longer consistent complaints give moderate confidence despite polarization.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
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2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIO1009 reviews
BIO1011 review
BIOL1001 review

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