AI Rate Professor

Biology

Robert Lauri

BIOL180 · BIO250 · BIO107 · BIOL250 · BIO180 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
56%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take him if , and study beyond the outlines; skip if you need an .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture heavyTest heavyStudy guides mismatch examsCaring when you tryExtra credit
  • , so lecture notes and textbook study are essential.
  • Many students call him caring and helpful if you show effort.
  • Grades lean on a and occasional .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with heavy study of lectures, labs, and textbook, but and .

Both online and ; most evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Lecture-heavy biology with detailed exams and material students say is not fully covered in outlines.

Online comments call lectures exhausting; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Many sections mark attendance mandatory for lecture or .

In-person reviews more often stress mandatory lecture and lab; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

; fans praise care and clarity while and toughness.

Positive and critical tones appear in both formats; sample is mostly in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some and help if you try, but Tough grader tags and .

Format shift

Online tags include Tough grader; and .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, but heavy lecture note-taking and .

Format shift

Both formats describe test-heavy grading with .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many call him smart, funny, and and lecture clarity divide opinions.

Format shift

and lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Four or five exams and .

Format shift

graded by few high-stakes tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and labs but repeatedly warn that exams include material not on study guides.

Main concern

Study outlines , so .

What students said

“A very large amount of what he gives you on the study guide (which will be of 3 chapters each exam) will not be mentioned for the .”
BIO107
“Definitely need to put in a lot of hours to but and easy.”
BIO107
“that seems only to cover about 60% of what's on the exams, and the rest you have to attempt to figure out on your own.”
BIO180

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online BIO feels lecture- and and .

Main concern

Outlines cover only part of exams and lectures are exhausting to follow online.

What students said

“His lectures are exhausting and he gives outlines but like 40% of that is in the ”
BIO107
“The , but it really comes down to studying or not.”
BIO180

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In-person and online exams are detailed and high stakes, often exceeding .

Lecture-based examsStudy outlines incompleteTest heavyExtra credit sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

taught or not on outlines, requiring heavy self-study.

Study guide mismatchDetailed examsFew graded items
“ .”
BIO107
“All of his but they cover around 60% of the information that is going to be on the exams.”
BIO180

Online

Online reviews describe difficult tests where outlines only partly match lecture content.

Test heavyOutline mismatchLecture heavy
“he gives outlines but like 40% of that is in the ”
BIO107
“The , but it really comes down to studying or not.”
BIO180

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“As others mentioned, his exams include questions he did not teach. and then ask questions not covered in these outlines.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting exam alignment, care, and lecture load. Credibility rating: High.

📝

42/100

“A very large amount of what he gives you on the study guide (which will be of 3 chapters each exam) will not be mentioned for the .”

❤️ Caring Support

70/100

“I looooooved professor Lauri. He's so smart and sooo caring. If he sees you are studying hard and as well.”

📚 Lecture Heavy

78/100

“Very lecture heavy, most of what was on the study guide was not part of the exams and a lot on the so a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. Lauri is one of the .
  • He's a funny guy and he really loves biology.
  • . .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely need to put in a lot of hours to
  • he pretty much grades by your 5 exams.
  • Tests are tough, but if you study all that is on the and do the .

Theme 3

⚠️ About Study Guides

  • study guides for
  • Most of the
  • slides and study guides he posts does NOT cover .

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

26 detailed reviews across years and courses with and .

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO10714 reviews
BIO1805 reviews
BIO2503 reviews
BIOL1803 reviews
BIOL2501 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 7 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1