AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jose Bava

BIO10 · BIO11 · BIO1A · BIO2632 · BIOL11 · BIOLOGY11LAB · BIO11L · MARINBIO · BIOBIOL · ENVS001 · ENV001 · ENVS34773 · BIOL5484 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless , and never arrive late.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh DemeanorStrict AttendanceNo Textbook NeededStudy Guides OnlinePolarizing Personality
  • Many students call him rude, impatient, and humiliating when questions or lateness appear
  • Course , and some find grades manageable if they show up and study
  • Attendance and punctuality are tightly enforced, with and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some students report easy tests with study guides and , while others call tests hard and .

Online and ; in-person has far more evidence.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is passable with slides and study guides, but , and .

Most course-difficulty comments are in-person; online notes mainly stress preparation.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Reviews repeatedly warn that lateness, early leave, or missed days can tank standing or .

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

and many positive notes exist, but the dominant student warning is to stay away.

Recommendation is mixed overall, with most negative volume in in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and clear criteria help some, but tough-grader and hard-test complaints .

Format shift

; online is sparse.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students report lots of homework, weekly labs or quizzes, and .

Format shift

Heavy-work comments appear mainly in in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Materials can be useful, but frequent reports of , and student humiliation drag the experience down.

Format shift

Online reviews also note a short fuse; most detail is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Multiple-choice tests, quizzes, essays, labs, and and quizzes especially central.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise humor, study guides, and fair outcomes, while many report condescension, accent barriers, and strict lateness rules.

Main concern

Rudeness when students and late-drop risk dominate negative experiences.

What students said

“He will make you feel very stupid if you ask him a question.”
BIO11
“As long as you show up and do the work without constantly leaving early or coming in late, you'll have no problem.”
ENV001
“DONT DO IT”
BIO11

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The two online-tagged reviews still stress a short fuse, lateness issues, and the .

Main concern

Even online-labeled sections still report intimidation and and punctuality.

What students said

“He has a VERY short fuse and gets very upset if you are late .”
BIOLOGY11LAB
“just pay attention in class, follow the syllabus and be aware of due dates.”
BIO11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often multiple choice plus short essay, supported by study guides, but .

Multiple ChoiceShort EssayStudy GuidesCanvas Materials

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and weekly lab quizzes more than proctoring tools.

Multiple ChoiceShort EssayStudy GuidesWeekly Lab Quizzes
“ and short essay.”
ENVS001
“Tests are 50 multiple choice+essay questions.”
ENVS34773

Online

Sparse online evidence ; students mainly mention preparation and due dates.

Canvas PrepDue Date Sensitive
“follow the syllabus and be aware of due dates.”
BIO11
“Read the ”
BIOLOGY11LAB

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! He is an utter jerk and will make you feel very stupid if you ask him a question.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (2 online, 48 in , and mixed grading ease. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“His teaching skills are horrible , if u dont understand the information he blames you!”

⏰

12/100

“ if you miss more than 5.”

📚 Materials Help

54/100

“He provides everything on his website from Lectures, study guides for exams, quizes and Labs.”

👎 Recommendation

33/100

“DONT DO IT”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He made us laugh and we learned a lot.
  • He will make you feel very stupid if you ask him a question.
  • heavy accent made me not want to come to class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Interesting, easy A.:)
  • and short essay.
  • His tests and for the final and i got a B on it.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • .
  • Hates tardy students.
  • He makes you feel stupid if you ask a question.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with long time span, grade detail, and repeated personality and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 512
3 out of 512
2 out of 510
1 out of 518

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values