Pierre Nguyen

BIO20 · BIOBIO · BIO94L · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Solid for students who study hard for lab practicals and can handle a feisty, high-expectation style; skip if you need hand-holding for an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear lab lecturesStudy-heavy testsMixed personalityMandatory lab rollHints not answers

and he guides you to figure answers out yourself.
for a B and feel dismissed.
and late penalties; lecture is looser but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some labs feel B-safe with notes and packet review, but , and C-range grades without constant effort.

and BIO20 reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

and even fun, but , and a paper push overall content to standard difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Lecture is often optional, but , and random cold-calling in pre-lab.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

and cool if you try hard; critics would not recommend him after feeling ignored or snapped at.

Mixed in-person opinions only; no online sample.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Shows A paths for attentive note-takers but also B-grind and C outcomes with little free grade cushion.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Limited homework beyond a , and study-heavy lab practicals.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

and availability for engaged students offset by reports of snapping, favoritism, and weak support for struggling students.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and a paper rather than ongoing homework.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person bio labs and BIO20 sections: and help when asked, while others report snappy answers, favoritism, and .

Main concern

Inconsistent help and personality; weak students feel talked down to while strong ones thrive.

What students said

“His lectures for .”
BIO20

“just dont flake out and you are pretty much guaranteed a B at the least.”
BIO20

“if you're not doing so well in the class, instead of helping you when you ask him to, he just makes you f”
BIO20

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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Expect and lab practicals that reward thorough study of lectures and packets.

Lab practicalsHard examsPop quizzesStudy packet review

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews describe four , and a short paper; study of pre-lab and packet is repeatedly required.

Lab practicalsFour hard examsPop quizzesPacket review

“4 Lab Practicals and . You do have to study a lot though.”
BIO94L

“Four Hard exams, 6 pop quizzes, and one 4-5 page paper.”
BIO20

“ , but study and you will be fine!”
BIO20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He doesnt give away the answers ever, but makes it so YOU can answer the question by yourself.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person , and mixed help quality. Credibility rating: Medium.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Clarity

58/100

“His lectures for .”

📈 Grade Effort Cost

38/100

“You may kill yourself for a B, didnt care for him, he is not that great”

🤝 Help Style

40/100

“when you ask him, he SNAPS at you! he makes you feel stupid by telling you to simply read the directions”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures for .
makes it so YOU can answer the question by yourself.
He's a generally good teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

pretty much guaranteed a B at the least.
You may kill yourself for a B
STUDY FOR THE TESTS!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Pierre is the bomb diggity.
pretty easy going guy.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve in-person reviews from 2009-2011 give useful detail but are old, mixed, and lack grade or .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 51

3 out of 55

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO2010 reviews

BIO94L1 review

BIOBIO1 review

Reported outcomes

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