AI Rate Professor

Biology

William Gaarde

BIO100 · BIOL106 · BIOLO100 · BIO105 · BIO101ANDLAB · BIOL105 · BIO105106 · BIOLOGY100 · BIOL100 · BIO106 · BIO101 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you like biology and will study hard; he is fair and caring but not an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStudy Guide FocusedLecture HeavyTest HeavyDry but CaringApproachable
  • Tests are hard but fair if you study his study guides carefully.
  • Lectures run long and dry, yet he is widely seen as kind and accessible.
  • Attendance is not mandatory, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is reachable with solid studying of guides and the book, but and there is little free grade cushion.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro biology content is manageable with notes, but many call the course hard and lecture dense.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

, though skipping lecture makes tests tougher.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Students praise his care and fairness despite dry lectures and , and would-take-again signals are strong among those who answered.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Grading is described as fair with clear criteria, but and little keep it from being generous.

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Main load is ; labs are often easy and as crushing.

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Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and helpful, though older reviews slam dry delivery and self-teaching.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments repeatedly say tests make up almost all of the grade, with labs and a few projects as secondary.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Long lecture-heavy biology classes with ; study guides and effort decide grades while Gaarde is seen as nice and reachable.

Main concern

Monotone three-hour lectures and if you only coast.

What students said

“ and if you study his study guides you will be fine.”
BIO100
“Professor Gaarde is a great teacher and .”
BIO100
“This class is an easy A for those willing to put out some effort and learn.”
BIOL100

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.

guides and lectures; fair if you prepare, unforgiving if you do not.

Study GuidesHard TestsLecture and Book MaterialNo Curve

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy; study guides help when they match the test, and the .

Study GuidesHard MidtermsFair FinalBook Plus Lecture
“ and if you study his study guides you will be fine.”
BIO100
“ and make up almost all of your grade.”
BIO106

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Gaarde is a great teacher and . His dad jokes were adorable and the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person , and care. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“great prof. very nice and approachable. i asked alot of questions and he did a great job of clarifying.”

📝

55/100

“ and make up almost all of your grade.”

❤️ Student Care

80/100

“I emailed him in the middle of summer vacation ON A SATURDAY requesting a letter of recommendation and he sent it out Sunday morning.”

⚖️ Effort for Grades

52/100

“This class is an easy A for those willing to put out some effort and learn.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He just talks for three hours straight.
  • Bill is very knowledgable but monotoned
  • Keeps class interesting and fun.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • if you study his study guides you will be fine.
  • hard to get higher than a C
  • NO . He doesnt care if you are close to passing

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Extremely helpful if you have questions.
  • Really cool guy, and class. Loves what he does

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six in-person reviews span many years with detailed comments and mixed but , and personality.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 511
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

BIO10012 reviews
BIO1054 reviews
BIO1062 reviews
BIO1011 review
BIO101ANDLAB1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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