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Biology

Ryan LaRue

BIO101 · BIO120 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you can attend every lecture and study hard for ; otherwise look elsewhere for intro bio.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavyHard examsTest heavyNice but unclearAttendance critical
  • BIO101 is lecture- and test-heavy with exam averages around 65%.
  • ; missing class leaves you with sparse slides.
  • One BIO120 student found him relatable and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Exams average around 65% and grades depend on tough .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Content is dense, lecture-heavy, and paced as if students already know the material.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Students repeatedly say skipping means you will not pass and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

Two of because of and weak lecture delivery despite his niceness.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and only modest participation or journal boosts.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lecture-heavy and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Nice and sometimes relatable, but multiple students call lectures unclear or too advanced for intro bio.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

and participation as .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

- and exam-heavy; he is personable but many struggle with and thin slides.

Main concern

Exam averages near 65% and if you miss class.

What students said

“his lectures are very heavy and . The average on exams was 65%”
BIO101
“If you miss class good luck because he has and he writes it out on the board.”
BIO101
“He conveys difficult information in a way that made it so I got an A in a subject that is very hard for me.”
BIO120

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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Exams are extremely hard with class averages near 65% and drive most of the grade.

Hard in-person examsLow class averagesTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

around 65%.

Hard examsTest heavyLow averages
“ . The average on exams was 65%”
BIO101
“class averages on the tests were about 65%”
BIO101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof. ; however, his lectures are very heavy and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 and mixed teaching clarity. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“This professor is nice, however, he is terrible at teaching.”

📝

34/100

“ . The average on exams was 65%”

👍 Recommendation Split

35/100

“Incredibly thankful to have had this professor. !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is terrible at teaching
  • lectures are very heavy
  • He conveys difficult information in a way that made it so I got an A

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • class averages on the tests were about 65%
  • he does allow for and

Theme 3

🚪

  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • If you miss class good luck because he has

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews from late 2019 with mixed detail and no recent updates.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO1012 reviews
BIO1201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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C- 1

D range

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