AI Rate Professor

Biology

Nicholas Jerrard

BIOL40A · BIO40A · FO40A02 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
11/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid him if you .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSeverely disorganizedPoor lecturesLow homework loadExtra credit availableNot recommended
  • Students overwhelmingly criticize organization, lecture quality, communication, and classroom structure.
  • The workload may be light, with and , but that does not offset poor teaching.
  • All reviewers who gave a recommendation response .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

The workload can be light and exists, but and disorganization make the A path unreliable.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

The course does not sound intellectually brutal, but poor organization and lectures make learning harder than the content itself.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Reviews and lecture and say skipping class can hurt passing chances.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Students strongly advise against taking him because the , and poorly taught.

All recommendation evidence is from in-person reviews, and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and immediate exam grading help, but delayed grade posting and .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

76/100

One review says there is , though graded warm-ups and reading still matter.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and ineffective in lectures.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews , and without proving one dominant assessment type.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are strongly negative, centered on disorganization, poor lectures, and students doing much of the teaching.

Main concern

The main concern is severe disorganization and weak instruction.

What students said

“His lectures are awful, since he just skips around and babbles.”
BIOL40A
“ if you want to learn.”
FO40A02

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.

, but do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book status, midterm rules, or .

Immediate Exam GradingReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Format

Assessment risk

Varies

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove format, proctoring, open-book status, midterm rules, or .

Immediate Exam GradingReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Format
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BIO40A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you want to learn.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, organization, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“His lectures are awful, since he just skips around and babbles.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

5/100

“ if you want to learn.”

📚 Workload Lightness

76/100

“basically no hw”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are awful, since he just skips around and babbles.
  • He is chronically late, ends class early, and has students do most of the teaching.
  • He is so unorganized.... if I wasnt on a tight graduation schedule

Theme 2

⚖️ About Grades and Structure

  • He hasn't posted grades and it's week 5.
  • provides lots of opportunities

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Experience

  • Very understanding, chill, trusting, available, free online textbook
  • Professor Jerrard is one of the most disorganized, uninterested, unapproachable teachers I have ever had.
  • , but it's too late...

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

The rating has only four reviews from one term, but the complaints are detailed and highly consistent.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

FO40A022 reviews
BIO40A1 review
BIOL40A1 review

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