Dickson Phiri

BIOL210A · BIO210 · BIOL160 · BIOLOGY160 · BIO107 · BIOLO160 · BIO · ANAT100 · BIO210A · BIO160 · BIO201 · BIOLO107 · BIOLOGY210A · 81 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.4/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Avoid if ; if you self-study the book nonstop and can tolerate harsh grading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHarsh Lab GradingUnhelpfulLecture Reads From BookHigh Fail Rate

Most students call him unhelpful, impatient, and a and essays.
, and volume of material make As rare.
Lectures often described as .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are rare; grading is picky on wording and labs, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

High volume of material, heavy memorization, fast pace, and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and threats of losing your seat if you miss early classes.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

and comments repeatedly say fire him or take Bio elsewhere.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and reports of harsh labs, grammar nitpicks, and few As dominate.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Nonstop studying, lots of memorization, labs, and thorough tests with no cramming.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

; some older praise exists but negatives dominate.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and occasional take-home components.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Biology/Anatomy sections feel high-stakes: , and uneven help, with many students warning others to switch professors or campuses.

Main concern

Harsh, picky grading and despite effort.

What students said

“ . Does not care about the students and .”
ANAT100

“ if you want to do well in physio.”
BIOL210A

“WARNING - If you want an A . After 2 exams, half the class has D's or F's..no one has an A”
BIOL210A

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.

heavy detail and harsh scoring on written work.

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and picky; but still leave most students failing.

Thorough ExamsTrick QuestionsTake-Home Redo MidtermHarsh Essay GradingTest Bank MC

“ and .”
BIO210A

“Students couldn't even ace a !”
BIOL210A

“1 take home final not accumulative but u gotta make sure u can apply the concepts not just memorize material.”
BIO107

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and A difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

15/100

“ .”

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He's a bad teacher, overall he's not educated in anything related to physiology.”

⚖️

22/100

“grades harshly because it's not written "the way he wants it" even though it's correct just worded differently.”

📚 Difficulty To Get An A

28/100

“WARNING - If you want an A . After 2 exams, half the class has D's or F's..no one has an A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

just talks the whole time and doesn't have a
horrible lecturer, just reads from powerpoint
His lectures are so scattered that they are worthless

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

you have to study non stop to get a decent grade
Lots of memorization
teacher gives to many failing grades

Theme 3

💢 About Helpfulness

When you ask a question he immediately gets defensive and tells you to read the book
Never replied to emails or was rarely at his office for help
if he doesn't feel in the mood to answer your question he will tell you to just go read the book

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with and teaching complaints.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Dickson Phiri

Avoid if x x x x x x x x; x x if you self-study the book nonstop and can tolerate harsh grading.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Recommendation

📉 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

📚 Difficulty To Get An A

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

💢 About Helpfulness

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if ; if you self-study the book nonstop and can tolerate harsh grading.

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