AI Rate Professor

Biology

John Richards

ECOLAB · BIOLAB · BIO20 · ENV18 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
92.31%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Take Richards for ENV18 or ecology lab if you will attend every class and use the —he genuinely wants you to get an A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInsane Extra CreditLecture-Based TestsCaring & HilariousMust Attend LabsEasy A With Work
  • Insane and if you show up.
  • ; missing class means missing the .
  • Students overwhelmingly call him caring, funny, and one of the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

is massive and labs weigh heavily, so an A is very reachable if you attend, do labs, and .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

, though tests are lecture-based and can feel moderately hard.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory for notes and labs; skip class and you will not pass because .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Nearly every student urges others to take him for his care, humor, , and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Labs and ; most reported grades are A or A+ when students put in the work.

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Workload

Light

72/100

Main work is weekly labs, lab reports, and optional-feeling ; .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and genuine investment in student success.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Labs and field trips carry heavy weight while .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ENV18 and ecology labs with , and heavy ; attendance is effectively required to pass.

Main concern

and fast lectures make note-taking and .

What students said

“There's an INSANE amount of opportunities.”
ENV18
“ . If you miss class, you'll miss what's going to be on the test.”
ENV18
“Richards is the cares about his students and wants to see you succeed”
ENV18

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 lecture-based with no slides posted after class, so attendance and notes drive performance while .

Lecture-Based TestsNo Slides PostedStudy Guides MentionedLab-Heavy Grade

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students stress attending every class and using study guides rather than the book.

Lecture-Based TestsNo Slides PostedAttendance Critical
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ENV18
“The . If you don't go to class you will not pass the class.”
ENV18

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Overall, he's a fun guy who just wants everyone to get an A. There's an INSANE amount of opportunities.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person reviews, , and caring teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Richards is the cares about his students and wants to see you succeed”

⭐ Path to A

82/100

“There's an INSANE amount of opportunities.”

📌

18/100

“If you miss class, you'll miss what's going to be on the test.”

👍

92/100

“TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! This guy only wants you to succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Smart
  • He is also hilariously sarcastic, and he made the class entertaining as well as informative

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, if you do the work and EC
  • I worked super hard to get an A in this class
  • The and thats a given

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's someone who is so genuine, and is so dedicated to his student's success
  • Love him! He's so helpful and kind and genuinely wants to help you
  • Richards is THE MAN. nothing more to say here. .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show strong , and care despite a few older outliers.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENV1823 reviews
138751 review
BIO201 review
BIOLAB1 review
ECOLAB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 2 · A 10

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1