AI Rate Professor

Biology

Daniel Mac Neil

BIO100 · BIOLOGY102 · BIO102 · BIOLO101 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

; only take if you want a and will study constantly.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture HeavyTest HeavyTough for Intro BioNice but HardStudy or Struggle
  • Long lecture-heavy classes with heavy memorization and
  • Students call him nice and knowledgeable but often too advanced for intro bio
  • ; success needs constant studying of slides and guides

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible if you master lecture notes and study guides, but and most of the grade, so lazy students fail.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is dense, often chemistry-heavy for intro bio, with lots to memorize and a fast, lecture-driven pace.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that skipping hurts your chance to pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about one in ; many say he is nice but the .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call him easy-going, others tough grader; grades swing with .

Format shift

In-person only; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and labs on top of major exams.

Format shift

In-person only evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

and monotone slide-reading with weak communication.

Format shift

In-person only; quality averages mid-pack with strong split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and ; labs help less than tests.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO100/102 , and dense material that many say is too advanced for intro level.

Main concern

, and advanced chemistry-style content for a 100-level course.

What students said

“ .”
BIO100
“his class was very chemistry based & entirely too advanced for a Bio 100 class.”
BIO100
“get ready for an incredibly lecture heavy course.”
BIO100

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

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and study guides, are often hard, and carry most of the course weight.

Lecture-based examsMultiple exams plus finalStudy-guide dependentTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

a final often drawn from prior tests; study guides matter.

Lecture examsComprehensive finalPractice quizzesStudy guides
“the and tough!”
BIO100
“final is made up of exam 1-4 questions so study those and you will pass!”
BIOLO101
“his practice quizzes are completely unrelated to what is actually on the quizzes/exams.”
BIO100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Nice guy but if you're taking to meet a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2025, , and recommendation tone. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Lecture Heavy Load

32/100

“get ready for an incredibly lecture heavy course.”

📝

38/100

“the and tough!”

👎

28/100

“would not recomend mac neil.”

🙂 Nice but Difficult

52/100

“Professor MacNeil is a great respectable guy, but not the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • monotone delivery and failure to communicate
  • Very nice and very helpful, if you just ask.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Work hard and you get an A. Lazy people fail.
  • material is extremely complicated for an intro biology class.

Theme 3

🧪 About Course Fit

  • too advanced for a Bio 100 class
  • If you are new to it like I was you will probably struggle.
  • STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

24 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years with consistent lecture-heavy and .

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIO10212 reviews
BIO10010 reviews
BIOLO1011 review
BIOLOGY1021 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1