AI Rate Professor

Microbiology

Gary Alderson

MIC200 · MICROBIOLOGY · MICRO7037 · ZOO203 · MICRO200 · MICRO20 · MICRO · MIRCO200 · MICRO210 · MICRO202 · MICRO203 · MICR200 · 54 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

If : hard micro becomes learnable and high grades are earned with steady study.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBest micro professorClear study guidesTough but fairCares deeplyAttendance matters
  • Students overwhelmingly call him the best microbiology professor and a must-take.
  • Material is hard and study-heavy, but study guides and lectures make success realistic.
  • He is caring and fair, with and occasional strict first-day rules.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

46/100

An A is repeatedly called possible only with lots of studying, labs, journals, and detailed test answers.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Microbiology is described as information-dense and tough, .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

and first-day lateness drop risk make showing up important.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Nearly all reviews urge students to take him over anyone else for micro.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

Grading is honest and and As.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students report a ton of material, labs, journals, spelling precision, and constant study.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

95/100

, and outstanding help.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and practice quizzes all matter.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person micro with Alderson is demanding but exceptionally well taught, with , and strong student support.

Main concern

Heavy memorization, labs, journals, and and .

What students said

“ . EVER!”
MICRO200
“An A is possible, but it requires a LOT of work.”
MICRO200
“the guide.”
MICR200

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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Tests are hard and detail-heavy but closely tied to study guides and lecture material.

Study-guide based examsEssay questionsHard but fair testsPractice quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

56/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

multiple choice and essay elements.

Study guidesHard examsEssay questionsPractice quizzes on Blackboard
“ and require many hours of studying.”
MICRO200
“ .”
MICR200
“ if and one essay.”
MICRO

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . EVER! He encourages people who probably aren't going to pass the class to keep trying, and he'll help them to pass!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting elite teaching, hard earned grades, and high recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

95/100

“he is the . you dont even need the texbook because .”

👍

96/100

“ Palomar has!”

📚 Hard But Fair A

46/100

“An A is possible, but it requires a LOT of work.”

❤️ Student Care

94/100

“he will sit there and go through the study guide with you if ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . EVER!
  • and , and study guides
  • He will make you love Microbiology.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • An A is possible, but it requires a LOT of work.
  • the guide
  • Be prepared to study hard and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he truely cares about his students
  • amazing man. kind hearted and teaches because he loves it
  • Yes, I will help you, it's the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

54

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty mostly detailed reviews over many years with highly consistent praise and only a few outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 546
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

MICRO20022 reviews
MICR2007 reviews
MICRO7 reviews
MICROBIOLOGY4 reviews
MIC2002 reviews
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