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Biology

Spiridon Dimitratos

BIO191 · BIO11 · BIOL192 · BIOL101 · BIO199 · BIO110 · BIOL191 · BIO192 · BIO991 · BIO101 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
83/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
88.24%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want a serious, engaging biology class and , and study hard.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate expertLecture heavyAttendance mattersFair but demandingHands-on labs
  • Students overwhelmingly praise his passion, knowledge, helpfulness, and real-world biology experience.
  • The class is demanding because exams and and require consistent attendance.
  • Online evidence is limited but notably weaker than in-person and dense videos.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

A good grade is attainable, but students must attend, , and study dense material.

, while the small online sample suggests a harder A path.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The biology content is dense and memorization-heavy, even though and structure help prepared students.

In-person students say the challenge is manageable with attendance, while online students describe the content as especially hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Many reviews say class attendance is essential, and .

In-person reviews strongly support mandatory attendance, while online .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

because students value his passion, expertise, fairness, and hands-on preparation despite the difficulty.

, while online reviews are too few and more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

He is demanding and test focused, but students often describe grading as , and helped by dropped scores or occasional .

Format shift

In-person reviews show fair grading with , while online reviews mention no curve or .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

, but the , and lab preparation create steady work.

Format shift

, and labs, while online reviews emphasize dense lecture note-taking.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students consistently describe him as passionate, knowledgeable, helpful, and effective at connecting biology to real practice.

Format shift

In-person teaching is excellent, while online teaching has limited and weaker evidence.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, and lecture-based tests as the main assessment structure.

Format shift

Both formats appear exam focused, though and lecture-based tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly positive, especially for , and want deep biology or lab training.

Main concern

Students must keep up with , and .

What students said

“Showing up and taking notes is all you really need to do to pass this class.”
BIO101
“No hand holding, but fair.”
BIOL191
“All quizzes and .”
BIO101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online evidence is limited and negative to mixed, with dense lectures and .

Main concern

The main concern is that online lectures may not prepare students enough for difficult exams.

What students said

“ and his exams are extremely hard and way advanced more than the lectures.”
BIOL101
“A LOT of information. But not impossible.”
BIOL101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are demanding and frequent but usually tied to lecture material, with some student-friendly elements like dropped scores or open-book lab exams.

Lecture-Based ExamsFrequent QuizzesMultiple Choice ExamsLowest Exam Dropped SometimesOpen Book Lab Exams Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and exams, sometimes all multiple choice, with some dropped scores and open-book lab exams.

Lecture-Based ExamsFrequent QuizzesAll Multiple Choice MentionedOpen Book Lab ExamsDropped Lowest Exam
“ .”
BIO101
“ .”
BIO101
“ a big help.”
BIO101

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, or LockDown Browser policies, but they .

Hard ExamsDense Lecture VideosNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“ and way advanced more than the lectures.”
BIOL101
“A LOT of information. But not impossible.”
BIOL101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you desire to LEARN biotech, Doctor Dimitratos is your professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Super knowledgeable and always willing to help. and cares if you're learning.”

👍 Recommendation Level

88/100

“ !”

📚 Course Challenge

35/100

“Lots of material but and answers questions.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are like Ted Talks, and it feels like he should be teaching at a 4-year university and not a community college.
  • Genuinely loves his subject matter.
  • He is passionate about biology and has the knowledge to back it up.

Theme 2

📈

  • All quizzes and .
  • Study a lot because there is a lot of content.
  • It's fair but you work for it.

Theme 3

🧬

  • Runs his class like an actual workplace in order to prepare you for the real world.
  • Great class for hands on experience with equipment.
  • He will help you get a job in biotech if you ask.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews with very consistent in-person praise and , and exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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BIOL1014 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 2 · A 17 · A- 4

B range

14

B+ 2 · B 10 · B- 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Audit/No Grade 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1