AI Rate Professor

Biology

Chris Riegle

BIO11 · BIO12 · PHYSI12 · BIO012 · BIOBIO · PHYSIOLOGY · BIO93 · BIO1 · BIOLO12 · 83 lifetime ratings

AI rating
51/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want deep physiology mastery and are ready for brutal workload and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInsane WorkloadPicky Lab GradingPassionate but IntenseMCAT-Style ExamsLearn Not Memorize
  • Physiology and bio courses are extremely hard with and .
  • Strong lectures and .
  • lifelong learners praise him; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A demands , and ; the curve helps but does not make grades easy.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physiology and intro bio content is dense, fast, and taught at a near-MCAT intellectual level.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Students say lecture and discussion are essential because , and class talk.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; widely avoided by those seeking an easy grade.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Picky on lab wording and quizzes, but as 85-86 percent for an A.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Insane , and heavy review packets dominate the term.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

60/100

Many call lectures clear, passionate, and memorable, while .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

and ; labs and notebooks still matter heavily in physio.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio and physio classes feel like med-school intensity: engaging lectures, absurd lab notebooks, hard MCAT-like tests, and who survive.

Main concern

, and overwhelming study volume crush unprepared students.

What students said

“By no means is this class an easy A. The workload for this class is insane, but if you can pull through it, his methods will make you a better student.”
BIO012
“His requirements for . The formatting requirements are unnecessarily picky and .”
BIO12
“Tests are like the MCAT, and .”
BIO93

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

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Exams are hard and often MCAT-like; .

MCAT-Like Multiple ChoiceEssay QuizzesKeyword GradingStudy Guide DependentHard Lecture Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with strict essay-quiz wording and heavy study-guide dependence.

MCAT-Like Multiple ChoiceEssay QuizzesKeyword GradingStudy Guide Dependent
“Tests are like the MCAT, and .”
BIO93
“ basically expected to regurgitate exactly what he's said in the study guides.”
BIO93

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“By no means is this class an easy A. The workload for this class is insane, but if you can pull through it, his methods will make you a better student.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2006-2013, highlighting workload, picky grading, and polarized teaching; credibility rating: High.

🔥 Teaching Intensity

60/100

“ , but intense. So BE READY TO WORK!”

📚 Brutal Workload

22/100

“The workload for this class is insane, but if you can pull through it, his methods will make you a better student.”

⚖️

45/100

“ so you have to use exactly the right wording.”

🧪

20/100

“His requirements for . The formatting requirements are unnecessarily picky and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are good and informative.
  • He is full of personality and fun stories
  • His lectures are engaging.
  • One of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • By no means is this class an easy A.
  • .
  • Got an A in the class and by god did I have to work for it!

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs and Workload

  • u need to dedicate ur life to this class
  • .
  • though, do them EXACTLY as he says!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

83

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show consistent , and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

BIO1226 reviews
BIO9314 reviews
BIO13 reviews
BIO112 reviews
BIO0121 review
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