Richard Albistegui-DuBois

BIO211 · BIOL211 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.9/5
Take again: 44.44%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you learn well from pure lecture notes; otherwise the risk of dropping is high.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarized reviewsVerbal-only lecturesNo homework or slidesTest-heavy physiologyMany withdrawals

Reviews are sharply split between love for and hate for .
Several students dropped, citing no slides, , and .
Fans say exams are straightforward if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Fans claim chill exams, but and guaranteed.

; online reviews call tests unfair and unreasonably hard.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physiology content plus pure verbal delivery makes the class for many students.

Both formats rate difficulty high; online adds confusion and overload complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory, others optional, with little consistent policy detail.

Evidence is mixed across formats and does not prove a .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

About 44% would take again; four glowing reviews .

In-person recent reviews are warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Multiple tough-grader reports and claims of .

Format shift

Online and fairness than in-person fans.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but dense lectures, labs, quizzes, and .

Format shift

; online students report overwhelming lecture time.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Half the class loves his humor and clarity; half .

Format shift

; online is largely negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and easy exams, while others say verbal-only teaching leaves students lost.

Main concern

No PowerPoints or study guides; success depends entirely on live note-taking memory.

What students said

“All the , and .”
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“He has no study guides, doesn't write on the board,no powerpoints”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews skew negative, , and heavy weekly load.

Main concern

, and lectures that feel disconnected from assessments.

What students said

“This was the .”
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“The and have little to nothing to do with what he teaches.”
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“the lectures alone take up 80% of your week and the ”
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Exam style

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; some call them straightforward from lecture, others unfair and disconnected.

Exam HeavyStraightforward for Note-TakersUnfair Tests ReportedPop Quizzes Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are straightforward and relatively easy if notes are strong.

Straightforward ExamsNo Homework

“exams and and relatively easy”
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Online

Online comments describe hard, unfair tests and .

Unfair TestsPop QuizzesTest Heavy

“The and have little to nothing to do with what he teaches.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ unless you're able to follow along and someone TALK.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 polarized BIO211 reviews online and in person. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He makes the material easy to understand! Also a really good sense of humor”

⚠️ Lecture Risk

25/100

“Everyone I sat next to was LOST during his lectures.”

👍 Polarized Recommendation

42/100

“ . He was amazing.”

📉 Withdrawals

20/100

“This is the . Just save yourself the time and don't.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Super good teacher. I learned a lot
He doesn't give you any tools to succeed
Has funny moments in his recorded lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Saying goodbye to my GPA

Theme 3

🧰 About Materials

no powerpoints
doesn't trick you, just wants you to know the material

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 9 reviews with extreme polarity and several withdrawals limit confidence despite vivid detail.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 54

Course coverage

BIO2117 reviews

BIOL2112 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

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F

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No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1

Richard Albistegui-DuBois

x x x if you learn well from pure lecture notes; otherwise the risk of dropping is high.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Depends

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Lecture Risk

👍 Polarized Recommendation

📉 Withdrawals

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🧰 About Materials

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you learn well from pure lecture notes; otherwise the risk of dropping is high.