AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Robert Allen

BIOL183 · BIO183 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you want an inspiring, low-stress bio course and .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate botanistAmazing lecturesCaring and funnyDisorganized CanvasEasy and fair
  • Students love his passion, humor, and engaging botany and entomology stories.
  • Course content is easy with and some .
  • , and tangents that leave lectures unfinished.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Straightforward quizzes from lecture guides, fair grading, , and many A or A+ grades reported.

Online and in-person both describe an easy path; and EC.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Students repeatedly call the class simple and low difficulty when they follow lecture guides.

Both formats rate content as easy; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

as no and lenient on tardiness, others mark it mandatory especially with lab field trips.

and optional patterns; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

and several call him a favorite who even inspired major changes.

Strong recommendation in both online and in-person comments.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Described as very fair and forgiving with and chill assignment policies.

Format shift

Mainly in-person evidence; online focuses .

Workload

Light

78/100

, and small extra-credit tasks keep load modest.

Format shift

Consistent light load online and in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

84/100

Passionate, funny, clear storytelling lectures offset by weak organization and Canvas skills.

Format shift

Online praise is pure enthusiasm; in-person adds organization caveats.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of a , and occasional lab field trips.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In and hilarious with great lectures, but and tangents cut into lecture guides.

Main concern

, and unfinished lecture guides from tangents.

What students said

“Wow, what an amazing and funny guy. VERY good at giving lectures.”
BIOL183
“Sadly, he doesn't . You'll have no idea what your grade is until the .”
BIO183
“He goes on a ton of tangents during class which prevents us from finishing the lecture guides.”
BIO183

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students still found him enthusiastic and easy during COVID, with .

Main concern

Limited online-specific logistics detail beyond enthusiasm and manageable workload.

What students said

“The class itself isn't very hard, as long as you pay attention to his lectures it makes the and pass.”
BIOL183
“I took his class during COVID and he went ABOVE AND BEYOND to make it fun and interesting still.”
BIOL183

Exam style

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Exams and and are described as straightforward with .

Lecture-guide based examsStraightforward quizzesExtra creditFew homeworks

Assessment risk

Standard

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, 3 exams based on lecture guides plus a ; timing of exams can cluster late.

3 exams from lecture guidesSmall take-home homeworkExtra credit
“3 exams during the course based off the lecture guides.”
BIO183
“His quizzes and if you kept the lecture guides”
BIOL183

Online

Online comments say assignments are easy if you follow lectures; .

Lecture-based assignmentsManageable difficulty
“as long as you pay attention to his lectures it makes the and pass.”
BIOL183

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! Definitely recommend taking his class I switched my major to botany after taking his botany class because I loved it so much.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (2 online, 8 in person), highlighting passion, ease, and Canvas issues. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

84/100

“Wow, what an amazing and funny guy. VERY good at giving lectures. Gives GREAT stories and examples that help drill the info into your brain.”

💚 Caring Personality

88/100

“He is so so much while I was in his class.”

📋 Organization Gap

40/100

“Sadly, he doesn't . You'll have no idea what your grade is until the .”

👍 Recommendation

86/100

“Prof Allen is one of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • VERY good at giving lectures
  • He is such a nerd about plants and he's very enthusiastic
  • lots of random tangents in class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • It's an easy enough class
  • VERY fair with grading
  • The class itself isn't very hard

Theme 3

💻 About Organization

  • he doesn't
  • Some

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

10 detailed reviews from 2020-2026 across online and in person show consistent praise for passion and ease with shared organization critiques.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO1836 reviews
BIOL1834 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 3 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2