AI Rate Professor

Biology

Aaron Fay

BIO11 · BIO15 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
68%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take him only if and textbook early and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavyAmazing lecturesTough graderExtra creditLecture heavy
  • many call lectures engaging and caring while .
  • Microbiology is content-heavy and exam-driven; As require serious, consistent study.
  • and office hours help, but and tests dominate grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students earn As or Bs only after heavy study of slides and textbooks; and misaligned with guides.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Microbiology and is repeatedly described as hard and material-heavy regardless of professor.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and students say staying present and on top of material is key.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About two-thirds would take him again, praising lectures and support, but a strong minority because of unfair exams.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

and office hours help grades, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and lots of reading; little routine homework for some.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

66/100

, and accessible, while others find lectures and guides unhelpful for exams.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades center on lecture and and occasional pop lab quizzes.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and ; fans praise engaging lectures and help, critics say tests ignore study guides and feel unfair.

Main concern

and are often described as tricky and timed tightly.

What students said

“ and his study guides do nothing for you.”
BIO15
“One of ! I personally found his lectures to be super interesting.”
BIO15
“The TAKE HIM!!”
BIO15

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.

, and sometimes described as poorly matched to lectures or guides.

Test heavyTimed examsStudy guides variablePop lab quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and timed tightly, and students disagree on whether slides or study guides actually help.

Test heavyTimed examsStudy guides variablePop lab quizzes
“ and his study guides don't help you.”
BIO15
“The wording on his exams are very difficult and he doesn't give .”
bio11
“Study the !”
BIO15

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The best microbiology prof at Saddleback, YOU NEED TO TAKE HIM!! His in person lectures are amazing, not boring at all and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 and lecture themes. Credibility rating: High.

📚

38/100

“ and his study guides do nothing for you.”

🎤 Lecture Quality

66/100

“One of ! I personally found his lectures to be super interesting.”

👍

68/100

“110% recommend Professor Fay. I'm sad he doesn't teach any other classes at Saddleback right now.”

💪 Workload Reality

32/100

“The amount of material in this class is no joke.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • I love this professor so much. I can't imagine anyone not liking this guy.
  • He makes his class lectures interesting and is very thorough with providing the info you need for the exams.
  • He's very personable and tries to make light of such heavy material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Bio15 is not an easy class.
  • I barely got a B in this class. I had to study very hard and read the textbook to pass.
  • If you want the A, you need to study (just go over the chapters at home).

Theme 3

⚠️ About Exams

  • Most of the stuff he says to study isn't on the . There are lots of trick questions
  • !!!!
  • !

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

25 detailed in-person reviews span years with consistent themes of and mixed lecture alignment, giving strong evidence despite polarization.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

BIO1522 reviews
bio113 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 2 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1