Mehrzad Ahkavan

BIO1A · BIO41 · BIO1AB · BIO1 · BIO25 · BIO2 · MICRO2 · BIO · BIOLOGY · BIO1B · BIO1A1B · BIOL1A · BIOL1B · BIOIA · 56 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Take him if you can self-study dense biology and ; avoid if and light testing.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest Heavy BiologyActive Reading GrindSelf-Study RequiredMixed ClarityExtra Credit Available

Expect , and multiple high-weight exams.
some find him knowledgeable and .
Passing is realistic with steady study and , but an easy A is uncommon in major-track bio.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and homework points help, but picky essay grading and .

Single online review reports easier open-book path; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Science-major biology with dense chapters, labs same day, and .

; older BIO25 gen-ed reviews sometimes call it easier.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

50/100

great for motivated self-starters, frustrating for students needing polished lectures.

The lone online review is positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

40/100

Homework and cushion grades, yet essay answers must match his wording and tests are graded hard.

Format shift

; online late work was unusually forgiving.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Active readings, same-day labs, weekly chapter work, presentations, and .

Format shift

; in-person comments are more intense about daily hours.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes caring, but many find lectures broad, boring, or due to pace and accent.

Format shift

; online sample is too small to shift the score.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

labs and readings as supporting work.

Format shift

Online COVID still used five exams as core grade drivers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio is reading and ; lectures help some students and feel useless to others, with accent and pace complaints common.

Main concern

, and hours of daily assignments overwhelm many.

What students said

“his lectures weren't very helpful at all,very condescending when answering questions.”
BIO1A

“You will have hours of .”
BIO1A

“Professor Ahkavan is amazing! You and lecture in order to pass.”
BIO2

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

COVID online BIO1A was homework and exam heavy but credit.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ . Exam: 80 min for 75 MC questions.”
BIO1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Overall exam risk is standard-to-strict for in-person major bio, softened only in the COVID open-book online case.

Multiple Choice Plus EssaysFive ExamsPresentation RequiredTest HeavyOpen Book Online COVID

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

questions graded to his expected wording, often five exams per term.

Essay QuestionsMultiple ChoiceFive ExamsPicky Essay Wording

“ and 100 multiple choice. and grades very hard.”
BIO1A

“5 exams and a presentation worth 800 points total out of about 1100, so DEFINITELY study.”
BIO1A

Online

One COVID online review reports unproctored open-book exams with 75 multiple-choice in 80 minutes.

Open BookNo ProctorioTimed MC Exams

“ . Exam: 80 min for 75 MC questions.”
BIO1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Keep in mind this is a college science class, you will have to study to do well. Your grade is not .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and mixed lecture quality; Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Heavy Daily Work

30/100

“You will have hours of .”

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72/100

“5 exams and a presentation worth 800 points total out of about 1100, so DEFINITELY study. A lot.”

📊 Mixed Teaching Clarity

52/100

“It's a class where you basically teach yourself. Going to class is like a waste of time because 75% of the time, his accent is horrid.”

🤝 Depends On Self Drive

50/100

“If you pass his class its because you worked for it. If you fail its because you are lazy and its your own fault.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are a bit broad and general.
Professor Ahkavan is awesome. Loves bio, dry humor, easy-going.
his lectures weren't very helpful at all,very condescending when answering questions.

Theme 2

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grade and a lot of material! !
and 100 multiple choice.
You want an ! Easiest BIO teacher at LBCC

Theme 3

📖 About Workload

next day.
and .
there's TONS of reading and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews give volume, but many are old and thin on detail, and department difficulty shifts over years, so confidence is medium rather than high.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1

Mehrzad Ahkavan

Take him if you can self-study dense biology and x x x x; avoid if x x x x and light testing.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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📚 Heavy Daily Work

🧪 x x

📊 Mixed Teaching Clarity

🤝 Depends On Self Drive

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 x x x x

📖 About Workload

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Quality ratings

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Take him if you can self-study dense biology and ; avoid if and light testing.

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