AI Rate Professor

Biology

Dean Leavitt

BIO100 · BIO107L · BIO120 · BIOL210B · BIOL100 · BIO210B · BIO210B210BL · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
87/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
77.27%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take him for BIO100 or lab courses if you will use the study guides and show up; 210B rewards hard work more than free grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStudy-guide aligned examsExtra credit heavyHilarious lecturesPassionate biologistField-trip labs
  • Study guides and As very attainable with effort.
  • Lectures are engaging, funny, and packed with content; 210B is denser with heavy memorization.
  • Attendance is often mandatory, but and boost the grade path.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Study guides map heavily to exams and helps, but you still need to study the long guides and .

; the single online review also called the class very easy.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

BIO100 feels approachable with , while 210B is memorization-heavy and content-dense.

Difficulty comments cluster on in-person 210B denseness versus easier BIO100 sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

and stress showing up for , and lab success.

Based almost entirely on in-person reports; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students would take him again for fun lectures and fair prep tools, despite some 210B and .

Recommendation tone is strong in person; the one .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

, and frequent ; a minority call him a tough grader in 210B.

Format shift

210B reports.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and long multi-page study guides; not featherlight but usually manageable.

Format shift

.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call lectures amazing, hilarious, and passion-driven with helpful zoom reviews.

Format shift

Nearly all .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grade path centers on unit exams, lab practicals, and and study guides.

Format shift

Exam-heavy pattern is clear in in-person BIO100 and 210B reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students praise passionate, funny lectures, detailed study guides, , field trips, and zoom review sessions; a minority find 210B material too extensive or .

Main concern

Long study guides, dense memorization in , and a .

What students said

“He basically hands you the keys to an A when he passes out the study guide.”
BIO107L
“This is a dense course, and there's no way to get around that, but .”
BIO210B
“all you need to do is show up (on time), follow the study guide, and study and little bit and you'll pass”
BIO100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One online BIOL100 review called it very easy with simple assignments and lab kits, and .

Main concern

Only one online review, so online workload and .

What students said

“Very easy class. Made biology fun and although it was primarily online we had access to lab kits that made it more engaging.”
BIOL100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams track study guides and practice materials closely; some allow notecards and lab practicals add memorization load.

Study-guide aligned examsNotecards allowed sometimesLab practicalsZoom review sessionsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; lab exams need photo notes; notecards appear in some sections.

Study-guide aligned examsNotecards allowed sometimesLab practicalsZoom review sessions
“I'd say 80% of guide and/or practice exam he gives you at the start of each unit.”
BIO107L
“you but lots of memorization of organisms”
BIO210B210BL

Online

Single online review did not detail exam proctoring or format beyond simple straightforward assignments.

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Leavitt is awesome. He is passionate about biology and that shows in his lectures. He basically hands you the keys to an A when he passes out the study guide.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews, highlighting lectures, study guides, and 210B load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“His lectures are amazing and so engaging. He is very passionate about what he teaches, and he has an amazing personality.”

📘 Study Guide Power

80/100

“getting good scores by memorizing answers form the study guide or !”

👍

78/100

“ ! !”

🧠 Content Density

45/100

“ but the material is too extensive”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hate bio, but he made it enjoyable
  • matches his shirts to the topics we're learning
  • he is hilarious, you learn a lot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He basically hands you the keys to an A when he passes out the study guide
  • Study more to get an A
  • grader

Theme 3

🧪

  • you get to go on field trips and explore in lab
  • Also tons of EC opportunities

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

44 reviews spanning 2017-2026 with consistent themes on study guides, lectures, and 210B density provide a strong evidence base.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

BIO10020 reviews
BIO210B7 reviews
BIOL1005 reviews
BIO107L4 reviews
BIOL210B4 reviews
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BIO210B210BL3 reviews
BIO1201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 10 · A 11

B range

13

B+ 8 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3