AI Rate Professor

Biology

Michael DeJong

BIO20 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Take him only if you will study hard weekly and and ; do not expect easy lecture exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyLecture Behind ScheduleSelf Study RequiredCaring MentorCheat Sheet Exams
  • BIO-20 is exam-driven with and easier labs.
  • Lectures often run behind, so and slides.
  • , and , but difficulty still sinks others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Curves and open-note labs help, but and , so an A still needs real study.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students repeatedly call tests difficult and say 12 hours of weekly study may be needed to pass comfortably.

All evidence is in-person BIO-20.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Attendance is not always required, but random participation points and .

All evidence is in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About 36% would retake him; fans cite care and and unhelpful lectures.

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and ; there is little homework buffer for recovery.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Little formal homework, but weekly lab quizzes and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Students split between caring, humorous support and complaints of slow, picture-heavy, off-topic lectures.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade is mainly exams, lab quizzes, worksheets, and class activities with .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are in-person BIO-20: hard , and heavy self-study expectations.

Main concern

and lectures often leave students teaching themselves.

What students said

“Mr. . Even though I struggled, I would 100% take Mr. Dejong's class again”
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“Be prepared to do most of your learning on your own.”
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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.

but allow a double-sided cheat sheet; and curves help.

Cheat Sheet Lecture ExamsOpen Note Lab ExamsWeekly Lab QuizzesGenerous CurvesTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person BIO-20 uses cheat-sheet lecture exams, , and .

Double-Sided Cheat SheetOpen Note Lab ExamWeekly Lab Quizzes3 Midterms + FinalCurves
“Lab exams are open note and .”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I struggled mightily in this class and it needs to be known that Mr. . Even though I struggled, I would 100% take Mr. Dejong's class again”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person BIO-20 reviews, highlighting exam weight and mixed teaching pace. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪

30/100

“ , and he doesn't seem to realize it.”

❤️ Supportive Side

75/100

“He cares, he tries to work with you if you struggle, and has a great sense of humor.”

📚

35/100

“The hour of lecture feels like a waste of time eveyone has to go home and teach themselves the material.”

👍

42/100

“overall easy class but if you miss class a lot you will probably do bad on the grade”

Theme 1

📝

  • your grade is primarily based on what you get on the exams.
  • you only need to get an 85% to get an A as well
  • no hw,

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • never finishes a lecture on time. Most of his lectures are pictures.
  • Lectures are drawn out tremendously.
  • If you show up to lectures and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's a .
  • .
  • Professor is very flexible and knowledgeable.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

14 recent in-person reviews on one course give decent detail but limited breadth and polarized opinions.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 52
2 out of 55
1 out of 52

Course coverage

bio-2014 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

3

B 1 · B- 2

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1