AI Rate Professor

Natural Sciences

Raymond Burke

MICRO002 · MICROBIO2 · MICRO1 · MICRO001 · MICR002 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
94.12%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

and medical tracks if you will study hard, record lectures, and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClinical micro focusHilarious lecturesStudy hard for AClear gradingRecord lectures
  • Outstanding microbiology teaching that connects directly to hospital and clinical settings.
  • , and lazy effort is not tolerated.
  • Almost universal recommendation from healthcare-bound students despite one harsh outlier review.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students repeatedly say it is not an easy A; you must study concepts, read, and record lectures to earn high grades.

All evidence is in-person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Microbiology is dense and fast-paced with many exams, though .

All evidence is in-person; summer sessions feel especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as essential; skip class and you miss lecture content that fills the exams.

All evidence is in-person; a but still critical.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly all reviews call him the difficulty.

All evidence is in-person; one strongly negative outlier does not reverse the overall pattern.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear criteria and scaffolded lab exams help, but little and .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Multiple lecture and , and intense summer pacing create a substantial workload.

Format shift

In-person only; six-week summers are called especially intense.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students praise crystal-clear, hilarious, clinically relevant lectures that force real learning.

Format shift

In-person only; one outlier criticizes personality and textbook pressure.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade and reading supporting those tests.

Format shift

In-person only; lab exams often give questions and answers in advance.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person micro students rave , and hard but ; lab exams are highly scaffolded while lecture exams demand deep study.

Main concern

Heavy content pace and textbook dependence; one student found him unsympathetic and textbook-pushy.

What students said

“ ! His lectures are very engaging& he made them interesting with his jokes.”
MICR002
“Definitely not an easy A, but everything I've learned in this class has helped me tremendously with upper division biology classes.”
MICRO002
“If you fail his class, it's on you and not him.”
MICR002

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.

and content-dense, while and often near-guaranteed with preparation.

Lecture-based examsStudy guidesLab exams with answers providedTextbook wording on testsHard but fair

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes the textbook; lab exams supply questions and answers.

Lecture exams from lecturesLab exam Q and A providedStudy guidesRecord lectures recommended
“ and answers of the exam so you have no choice but to get a 100%.”
MICR002
“Most of the for word.”
MICRO002
“ the exams so record his lectures.”
MICR002

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you're planning to pursuit healthcare, this is the class to take. Definitely not an easy A, but everything I've learned in this class has helped me tremendously with upper division biology classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person microbiology reviews with high recommendation consistency. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Clinical Teaching Power

94/100

“Simply the .”

💪 Not an Easy A

38/100

“Definitely not an easy A, but everything I've learned in this class has helped me tremendously with upper division biology classes.”

👍 Near-Universal Rec

94/100

“ !! he truly cares for the students to succeed.”

📚

36/100

“Make sure to read the textbook!!!! Most of the for word.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are very engaging
  • relates directly to the medical field
  • incredibly witty man

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely not an easy A
  • put in the work, follow directions
  • , but not impossible

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • truly cares for the students
  • blunt and a hardass at times
  • seems intimidating at first

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

18 mostly detailed in-person reviews from 2015-2025 with very consistent praise and only one extreme negative; solid for theme detection though no online sample.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MICRO0027 reviews
MICR0026 reviews
MICRO0012 reviews
MICROBIO22 reviews
MICRO11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 1 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1