AI Rate Professor

Biology

Steve Kessler

BIO10 · MICRO5 · BIO16 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want to truly learn micro or bio and are willing to grind study guides for a fair but hard-earned grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturesTough graderEssay examsStudy guides goldTest heavy
  • Students repeatedly call him passionate, funny, and one of the .
  • Exams are long-answer and detail-picky, but study questions and review sessions make the .
  • You must attend, record lectures, and work hard; grades reward precision more than memorization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many As appear, but students say you fight for and .

Both formats show hard grading; online adds .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Average difficulty near 3.8 with test-heavy essay work and .

In-person MICRO5 drives most of the challenge narrative.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

and in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

About 87.5% would take again and .

In-person praise is strongest; online is mostly positive with one strong dissent.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

Tough grader tags dominate and students say .

Format shift

Strictness is consistent online and in person.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and test prep create steady work without pure busywork.

Format shift

In-person comments give the fullest workload picture.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Most and a teacher who genuinely wants them to succeed.

Format shift

A few harsh outliers exist, but the dominant tone is excellent teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

, and limited project weight.

Format shift

Test-heavy pattern is clearest in in-person MICRO5.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students rave about inspiring lectures and labs while warning that and heavy study.

Main concern

and mandatory attendance make the course unforgiving if you fall behind.

What students said

“Mr. Kessler's class is difficult because the and require a lot of detail, but you're given the questions beforehand to work on over time plus there's a review session for each.”
MICRO5
“He has study guides that have questions worded the exact same on the exam; he picks a few (unknown to us) questions from the study guides for and you WILL pass with flying colors.”
MICRO5
“Just when you give up on professors, a Steven shows up in your class schedule.”
MICRO5

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students still call him organized and excellent, but one and .

Main concern

One online student disliked research-based exam items and .

What students said

“Mr. Kessler is the , maybe even the .”
MICRO5
“He made the online transition very easy!”
BIO16
“he made us do so much online research for his exams.”
MICRO5

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are written-response and picky, but study questions and reviews make preparation transparent.

Essay examsStudy questions providedDetail-oriented gradingPop quizzesExtra credit

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides that supply candidate questions and strict detail grading.

Complete written responseStudy guides match exam wordingBeware of pop quizzesTough grader
“the and require a lot of detail, but you're given the questions beforehand to work on over time”
MICRO5
“ and he looks for specific terms.”
MICRO5
“For of questions to study and his tests are EXACTLY the same as the questions.”
BIO16

Online

Online reviews confirm test-heavy work; one student says exams required outside research beyond class material.

Test heavyResearch for examsExtra credit
“he made us do so much online research for his exams.”
MICRO5
“Work hard and schedule time to study and youll be happy you took micro with him!”
MICRO5

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This isnt an easy class but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, , and high recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

91/100

“His way of teaching is really intriguing, makes it very interesting and not boring you'd want to listen more.”

📝

38/100

“ so if you don't speak his language you won't do well.”

👍

88/100

“ !! !:)”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Kessler's teaching style is awesome. His lectures are very interesting and make you think.
  • He is bringing excellent consistency to the classroom.
  • He made me love this class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • He's a !)
  • You will work for !
  • Study the guides and you WILL pass with flying colors.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and you can tell he loves his job.
  • By far one of the best and .
  • Good and chill vibes from him!

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews spanning years, detailed comments, and , and teaching quality support strong confidence.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 526
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

MICRO520 reviews
BIO1611 reviews
BIO101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 1 · A 15 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 2