AI Rate Professor

Biology

John Downey

BIOMICR · BIO060 · BIOLOGY2 · MICROBIO2 · BIO2 · BIO60 · BIOLOGY60 · MICRO101 · BIO21 · 120 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
31.25%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are a loads and never miss class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyOld-school lectureMandatory attendanceSelf-teach heavyTough grader
  • Old-school lecture style with little Canvas support and .
  • , and require word-for-word or book-level detail.
  • and only highly self-driven students report success.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible only with constant studying, blue sheets, and textbook mastery; many earn C-range or withdraw.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Heavy memorization, 150-question exams, weekly quizzes, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Skip class and you will not pass; and missing class tanks performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

31/100

; majority call him among the worst or last-choice biology options.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

25/100

and offers little curve or flexibility.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and full-book reading consume most of the semester.

Format shift

Workload complaints dominate the in-person sample.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some respect his knowledge and humor, but many say he does not teach for exams and .

Format shift

and hard-worker success stories.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and cumulative finals.

Format shift

; no online sample.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person biology and , and exam-driven with many students feeling forced to teach themselves.

Main concern

Lecture and , and workload plus strictness overwhelm students with jobs or other classes.

What students said

“ call him an educator.”
BIO2
“You have to read the whole book if you want to pass”
BIO60
“He is a hard professor but he's reasonable. He gives a little here and there but you must study!!”
BIO2

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

than lecture-aligned, with little study guidance.

150-question examsWeekly quizzesTest heavyLecture and book mismatchWord-for-word answers

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Exams commonly run about 150 questions, quizzes are frequent, and students must memorize lecture definitions plus full textbook material.

150-question examsWeekly quizzesBlue sheets for labCumulative finalWord-for-word grading
“The tests are 150 multiple choice questions that are not about the lecture, and the final is 200 questions cumulative.”
BIO60
“The lecture is mainly him verbally saying stuff that you have to know WORD PER WORD. Otherwise, its marked wrong.”
BIO2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you have the : 1. Job 2. Family 3. Another class 4. Life outside of school 5. the will to live”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Teaching Friction

35/100

“Doesnt answer questions. Doesnt teach. Rude. .”

📚

18/100

“he doesn't give any guidelines on what to study, just "read the textbook"”

🧪

28/100

“Exams are tough (150 pts. ea. x 5: drop 1 lowest).”

👎 Recommendation

31/100

“He should be your VERY last choice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's super old school
  • lectures are on hard to read transparencies
  • Doesnt teach. Rude.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Tests are 150 multiple choice questions
  • VERY DIFFICULT CLASS, EVERY WEEK WE HAD MINIMUM 1 EXAM

Theme 3

⏰ and Workload

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • unless you're willing to give up your entire life for 16 weeks
  • Get ready to read

Theme 4

💪 For Hard Workers

  • if you put in the man hours of studying and go to class each meeting then you'll be just fine
  • Flash cards will be your saving grace
  • You get what you put into it

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

120

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years show consistent themes of hardness, exams, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 524
3 out of 512
2 out of 529
1 out of 536

Course coverage

BIO222 reviews
BIO6014 reviews
BIO0603 reviews
MICROBIO23 reviews
BIO212 reviews
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BIOLOGY22 reviews
MICRO1012 reviews
BIOLOGY601 review
BIOMICR1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 10

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

9

C+ 5 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1