AI Rate Professor

Biology

Shankar Ramachandran

BIO205 · BI0205 · BIO107 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you can master dense biology material on your own and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderLecture heavyNot teacher materialHard essay examsExtra credit on exams
  • Highly intelligent but often called not teacher material with dry long lectures
  • and short answers plus end-of-term crunch
  • Polarized reviews from amazing and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

You must know material inside and out for essay-style exams; helps only after heavy study.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Difficulty ratings are high and students say .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews list attendance as .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

One strong recommend and and not-teacher-material reviews.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

; deep mastery required and semester grades can swing hard late.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lecture heavy with about 500 points due in the last week and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Smart and sometimes helpful, but often called condescending and not teacher material.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple choice plus essay or .

Format shift

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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

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and state test focus, but many find him condescending or not teaching-oriented.

Main concern

, and weak classroom teaching style.

What students said

“Very intelligent in the subject but he is NOT teacher material.”
BI0205
“He will tell you exactly what will be on the test and what to focus on!”
BIO205
“save yourself. stay away from him!”
BIO107

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.

and essays; deep recall is required though he previews focus areas.

Multiple choice plus essaysKnow material inside and outTake-home extra creditLecture heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests are mostly multiple choice with 2-3 essay questions and .

Essay questions on examsTake-home extra creditDifficult but not impossible
“ . It is mostly multiple choice with 2-3 essay questions!”
BIO205
“He and short answers on topics as part of .”
BIO205
“There's about 500 points of work due in the last week, which is stressful.”
BI0205

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very intelligent in the subject but he is NOT teacher material. Condescending (unintentionally).”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 and teaching fit concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“His very smart and kind but I don't think his teacher material.”

📚

32/100

“You need to know the material inside and out. If you just get the gist of it, that is no where enough.”

⚠️ Recommendation Split

42/100

“Amazing Professor! He really wants you to understand the material.”

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20/100

“save yourself. stay away from him!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • NOT teacher material
  • lecturespowerpoints are long and it's easy to drift off
  • always review the last lecture before beginning the new one

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but not impossible
  • 500 points of work due in the last week

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • mostly multiple choice with 2-3 essay questions
  • exam score
  • tell you exactly what will be on the test

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Five mixed 2014-2016 reviews with but limited sample size reduces confidence.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO1072 reviews
BIO2052 reviews
BI02051 review

Reported outcomes

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B range

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