AI Rate Professor

Biology

Elmar Schmid

ZOO145 · BIO100LEC · ZOO · BIO100 · BIOL101 · BIO101L · ZOO145L · BIO101 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if ; labs can be easier than lecture.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard TestsTeach YourselfNice but UnorganizedHeavy ReadingGerman Accent Rants
  • Content volume and bio/zoo
  • Many students report teaching themselves from slides and the book
  • , but lectures can ramble and bore

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some labs are easy, but lecture grades and .

; labs score easier than lectures.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students repeatedly say the material is not intro-level, dense, and boring to follow in lecture.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Several say you need not attend every class if and the book on your own.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

A minority love his passion, but and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some curving and , but hard quizzes and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and long note-card study sessions are common.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Knowledge and niceness are praised, but organization, clarity, and engagement draw frequent criticism.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades lean heavily on quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person bio and zoo lectures are polarizing: some enjoy his passion and , and self-teaching necessary.

Main concern

, and advanced pacing for intro courses.

What students said

“I basically taught myself the whole semester, hard to understand and pay attention to.”
ZOO145
“A Lot of work!!!!! this is definitely NOT taught at an introductory level.”
ZOO145
“Easy A. There's only a midterm and final.”
ZOO145L

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is quiz- and ; friendliness varies by lab versus lecture.

Midterm and final heavyTake-home quizzesHard concept testsStudy guides mixed usefulness

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and ; no webcam software is mentioned.

Midterm and finalTake-home quizzesHard testsGuides sometimes helpful
“gives about 10 take home quizzes for the lecture plus 4-5 tests”
ZOO145
“There's only a midterm and final. The .”
ZOO145L
“The only that sucks about . 100 questions, all from the first to the last chapter.”
BIO101L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I basically taught myself the whole semester, hard to understand and pay attention to.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews, contrasting hard lecture exams with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

44/100

“He is a a teacher.”

📚 Workload & Exams

32/100

“A Lot of work!!!!! this is definitely NOT taught at an introductory level.”

🅰️ Grade Reality

34/100

“the entire and tests alone!”

🧪

70/100

“Easy A. There's only a midterm and final.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hard to understand and pay attention to
  • and is OBSESSED with Biology.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You cannot slack off in that class
  • i study for at least 5-6 hours and have over 200 notecards for each test
  • Easy A. There's only a midterm and final.

Theme 3

📖

  • I basically taught myself the whole semester
  • prepare to teach yourself!
  • . Don't really need to go to class. Ever.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews across many years show a consistent mixed-to-negative pattern with and workload.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
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1 out of 52

Course coverage

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