Gary Waayers

BIO200 · BIO100 · BIOLOGY · BIOL100 · BIO101 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
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Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you attend every lecture and study what he flags for exams; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTells You Test ContentLecture Off-Topic RiskMust AttendExam HeavyNavy Storyteller

Many students if you attend lecture.
Lectures can feel boring, off-topic, or Navy-story heavy.
but daily study and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is reachable and study, but several students say it is not an automatic easy A.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard intro bio difficulty, with if you only skim lectures.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple reviews stress that you must attend because test hints and core material live in lecture.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Fans praise fairness and test transparency; and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

64/100

Curves and , though exams still demand real study.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but and study are expected for exams and labs.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes inspiring, yet often boring, off-topic, or .

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades center on a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and targeted study; lectures and clarity divide students strongly.

Main concern

Boring or and .

What students said

“ and he outlines the day before exactly what is on it.”
BIO100

“READ THE BOOK and youll definitely get an A.”
BIO100

“ and what he says not only is different from the book, but is usually not on the test.”
BIOL100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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what he previews in lecture and the textbook.

Test Preview in LectureMultiple Choice and Free ResponseBook-Based ItemsCurves

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and free response, and occasional curves.

Exact Test Outline Day BeforeMC Plus Free ResponseBook and Lecture BasedCurve Sometimes Applied

“he outlines the day before exactly what is on it. There's a few MC and some free response questions and three tests.”
BIO100

“ and basically gives you an extra 10% on each test.”
BIO100

“He tells you exactly what's going to be on the test.”
BIO100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Tells you exactly what to study, which is awesome. READ THE BOOK and youll definitely get an A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 38 in-person reviews, highlighting test transparency versus lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Lectures are worthless besides the test hints.”

📌 Test Transparency

72/100

“He tells you exactly what's going to be on the test.”

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22/100

“must attend lectures!! study daily...yes,daily!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Likes to talk about his Navy days.
He has a lot of life experience that he brings into lecture.
His lectures are incredibly boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

dont expect to earn an A easily
!
if you wanna pass easily.

Theme 3

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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight in-person reviews over many years give a stable, polarized but detailed picture of lecture and .

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511

4 out of 512

3 out of 55

2 out of 54

1 out of 56

Course coverage

BIO10029 reviews

BIO1012 reviews

BIO2002 reviews

BIOL1002 reviews

1001 review

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BIOLOGY1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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Gary Waayers

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📌 Test Transparency

🚪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

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if you attend every lecture and study what he flags for exams; avoid if .

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