AI Rate Professor

Biology

Greg Dickinson

BIO20 · BIO2012 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if you have no other choice; expect a hard intro course that .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerNew TeacherFast LecturesHard ExamsStudy Guides HelpNice But Unclear
  • New instructor with and exams that feel misaligned with study guides.
  • Class is a hard intro bio; study guides and office hours help but heavy studying is required.
  • Students often prefer other instructors such as Teh when available.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students say you must study really hard for guide.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Intro bio is repeatedly called hard with fast lectures and difficult tests.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

, but students say the class is hard if you do not show up and study for exams.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

, but others say take Teh instead unless you have no choice.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Little direct grade-policy detail; difficulty and exam toughness dominate student comments.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

and that missing class or light studying makes the course much harder.

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Described as nice and trying to help, but , and sometimes a weak lecturer.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and study guides rather than homework or projects.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO20/BIO2012 reviews describe a nice but new professor with , and useful study guides once he added them.

Main concern

Exams feel disconnected from what he tells you to study and lectures .

What students said

“his lecture goes by way too fast, you cant even and have nothing to do with what he tells you to study”
BIO20
“Take this intro course with professor Teh instead if you can; unless you have no other choice.”
BIO20
“It's definitely a hard intro class so you have to study REALLY hard, especially for the exams!”
BIO20

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Exams are hard and several students say they do not match the chapter and bold-word study advice.

Hard ExamsStudy GuidesMisaligned Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as very hard and poorly aligned with the provided study guides.

Hard ExamsStudy GuidesMisaligned Tests
“ and have nothing to do with what he tells you to study”
BIO20
“Study guides helped me prepare for the exams.”
BIO20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take this intro course with professor Teh instead if you can; unless you have no other choice.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person , and recommendation caution. Credibility rating: Low.

⚡ Lecture Pace

30/100

“his lecture goes by way too fast, you cant even write down everything”

📝

32/100

“ and have nothing to do with what he tells you to study”

👍 When He Helps

55/100

“Once he started making study guides the class got a lot easier.”

⚠️ Recommendation Caution

42/100

“ unless you have no other choice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is new to teaching so hes a .
  • He is a nice guy but he is new so .
  • He really clarifies things if you just go to his office hours.

Theme 2

📈

  • It's definitely a hard intro class so you have to study REALLY hard, especially for the exams!
  • and have nothing to do with what he tells you to study
  • Class is hard if you don't show up and don't study for the exams.

Theme 3

🧭 About Alternatives

  • if you can
  • Teh is better, but Dickinson is not terrible

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only five old 2011-2012 reviews with no grades or , so confidence is limited.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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Course coverage

BIO204 reviews
BIO20121 review

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