AI Rate Professor

Biology

Timothy Lu

BIO11 · BIOL11 · ANAT025 · ANAT25 · BIO011 · BIOLOGY11 · ANA25 · BIOLOGY011 · BIOL011 · BIO11HYBRID · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
65.22%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a and will put in real study time; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious and CaringTough GraderExtra Credit HeavyTest HeavyMixed Bio Experience
  • Students love his humor and personality but and tough.
  • BIO and Anatomy are doable with steady work; an A is rarely free.
  • , labs, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students report and ; an A needs consistent study, not minimal effort.

Online ; older hybrid praise for easy A is the minority.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content ranges from approachable intro bio to hard anatomy practicals; average difficulty sits mid-high.

In-person anatomy and online sample.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

and anatomy sections.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

and support, but many others advise avoiding him for grades.

In-person opinions split hardest; the two online reviews also disagree.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

and comments about picky team and exam grading dominate despite some .

Format shift

; summer hybrid praise is less common.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and test-heavy weeks show up across reviews.

Format shift

Workload complaints are strongest in in-person BIO11 clusters.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Students repeatedly call him hilarious, caring, and clear, though .

Format shift

In-person personality praise is strong; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Exams, quizzes, practicals, and grades.

Format shift

Anatomy practicals and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews polarize between hilarious caring lectures with and complaints of tough grading, group work, and .

Main concern

and picky grading make high grades hard even when students like him.

What students said

“You definitely need to and practicals. At least quizzes and !”
ANAT25
“ if you're more of a person seeking an ... if you want an easy A.”
BIO11
“Getting an A is really easy if you .”
BIOL11

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one and an A, while another found strict grading and a hard path to A.

Main concern

Getting an A online still requires strong prior bio prep and consistent work.

What students said

“getting A in his class is obviously hard... he tends to grade strictly.”
BIO11
“He does grade generously and I never even bought the textbook... ”
BIO011

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams mix MC, fill-in, and short answer and feel hard, while .

Multiple ChoiceFill-in-BlankShort AnswerOpen-Book QuizzesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and challenging; lab packets and EC help, and some quizzes are open book.

Multiple ChoiceFill-in-BlankShort AnswerOpen-Book QuizzesPracticals
“ . choice, fill in blank, and short answer... cool prof but the class hard as hell.”
ANA25
“ and !”
ANAT25

Online

Online reviews do not clearly document webcam or Lockdown Browser; difficulty is .

Strict GradingHard Path to A
“getting A in his class is obviously hard... he tends to grade strictly.”
BIO11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you're more of a person seeking an . He is a good professor but he is very tough .”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

😂 Personality Magnet

70/100

“Timothy was the life... He's hilarious and also very wise.”

📝 Tough Path to A

38/100

“If you aren't well-prepared for this class at every moment, you can never ever get an A.”

🎁 Helps

72/100

“Lots of available!”

👍 Split Recommendation

65/100

“ ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is also funny and likable.
  • He's hilarious and also very wise.
  • He jokes around, plays music during class, and motivates you to work.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you want an easy A.
  • C's are easily obtainable, passing w a B or A is pretty challenging.
  • .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • A LOT OF AND EXAMS
  • I never met another professor who gives a bunch of assignment.
  • You do the work on time you turn things in .

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

23 detailed reviews across 2017-2019 with consistent , and workload support a high-confidence read.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO118 reviews
BIOLOGY113 reviews
ANAT252 reviews
BIO0112 reviews
BIOL0112 reviews
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ANAT0251 review
BIO11HYBRID1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 6 · A 3

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2