AI Rate Professor

Biology

Eric Brothwell

BIO20 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

allegations and consistently poor teaching reviews.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExam mismatchNegative classroom toneSerious misconduct allegationsUnprepared lecturesHard finals
  • Most recent reviews allege predatory behavior and .
  • Academic feedback before those , and a negative tone.
  • Only one clearly positive teaching review exists among mostly 1-2 star ratings.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Labs may be lenient and some grades land in A/B range, but as mismatched and .

Almost all evidence is in-person; one online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students call and say quizzes and finals feel near impossible without better prep.

; online has no content-difficulty detail.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Most academic reviews mark attendance mandatory for BIO20.

; online also lists mandatory but without detail.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Take-again rate is about 14 percent, and both teaching and conduct comments strongly advise against enrollment.

Negative consensus is in-person dominant with one equally negative online post.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Labs can be lenient and , but as harsh and unpredictable.

Format shift

.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Labs and lecture work are manageable for some, but and poor alignment raise effective load.

Format shift

, and finals; online lacks workload detail.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students describe unprepared teaching, negative predictions of failure, inaccessible communication, and serious trust issues.

Format shift

In-person academic critiques plus broad misconduct allegations dominate; online is solely a conduct warning.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Outcomes hinge on quizzes and lecture finals that students say ignore stated learning objectives.

Format shift

; online has no assessment detail.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person BIO20 reviews describe exam-objective mismatch, grim grade predictions, and a cluster of severe misconduct claims.

Main concern

Safety and .

What students said

“Information given in class and the lecture videos didn't match up with the .”
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“ .”
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“Was a bad teacher and got caught trying to get with a minorrrrrrrrr”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review is a strong warning about alleged criminal conduct rather than course design.

Main concern

Review focuses on arrest allegations, not instructional quality.

What students said

“THIS PERVERT WAS ARRESTED For trying to meet a 14-year-old boy.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and poorly aligned with study guides, making the experience feel strict and unfair.

Mismatched finalsQuiz-exam disconnectTest heavyLab more lenient

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students say what-to-know lists and lecture videos do not match quiz and .

Mismatched objectivesDifficult finalsLenient labs
“the tests and .”
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“His objectives he claims are the answers to the finals and .”
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Online

.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . He was an , but the "what to learn" component did not correspond to the questions presented on the two finals.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, separating academic exam complaints from severe misconduct allegations. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫

12/100

“ .”

📉 Teaching Failure

18/100

“If that doesn't say he failed as a teacher, I don't know what will.”

🧪

28/100

“Information given in class and the lecture videos didn't match up with the .”

⚠️ Trust Concerns

5/100

“THIS PERVERT WAS ARRESTED For trying to meet a 14-year-old boy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Brothwell mentioned he was ill prepared at the end of the semester.
  • Very negative professor, stated how he expected our grades to drop 10% due to the finals.
  • When I emailed him during the course, I received impersonal, one or two-word responses.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but the quizzes and of preparation he gave us.
  • He was pretty lenient on lab gradings and .
  • almost all of the final

Theme 3

⚠️ About Conduct Allegations

  • got exposed online by p3do catchers for talking to a boy online who he thought was 14.
  • Was a bad teacher and got caught trying to get with a minorrrrrrrrr
  • THIS PERVERT WAS ARRESTED For trying to meet a 14-year-old boy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews are few and recent misconduct posts cluster tightly, but multiple .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 59

Course coverage

BIO2014 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1