AI Rate Professor

Biology

Bob Rubin

BIOLOGY25 · ANATOMY1LAB · BIO25 · MARINEBIOLOGY · ANATOMY · LIFESCI · BIOLL51 · BIO · ANATO1 · ANATLAB · ANAT1 · ANATSECT · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want deep biology knowledge and will attend every lecture and study hard for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavy old schoolHard high-stakes testsPassionate content expertLittle homeworkMust attend and take notes
  • Brilliant and passionate in lecture and lab, but old-school with .
  • Grades hinge on a and the textbook.
  • , and treat the class seriously tend to respect him; casual students often struggle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Getting an A usually means heavy note-taking and , so grades cost real study effort.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is dense, lecture-heavy, and paced like an advanced course, so intellectual load stays high.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most students report and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

, though many warn non-STEM or low-effort students to avoid him.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Tough grader tags and ; curves and help only some cohorts.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Little or , but and lecture notes create a concentrated study load.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students split between calling him inspirational and expert versus rude, outdated, and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Few graded items; tests and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person lectures are long, story-filled, and expert-level; success depends on note-taking, office hours, and .

Main concern

, and little homework leave weak retention and high fail risk for passive students.

What students said

“Rubin is a total legend! He's a true expert in the field with mountains of knowledge to share.”
BIO25
“ not accurate and will also put lectures questions on the tests as well”
BIO25
“If you pay attention during lectures and come on time it's an easy class.”
BIO25

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.

Exams are hard, old-school, and tightly tied to dense lectures with limited practice work.

Hard lecture examsTextbook plus lecture notesStudy guides unreliableExtra credit lecture questions on tests

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as very hard and based on lectures plus textbook with little Canvas support.

Hard midterms and finalsLecture and textbook basedNo CanvasGraded by few things
“ but if , and ask questions you'll be pretty good.”
BIO25
“ not accurate”
BIO25
“ and what he says during the lecture, so !”
BIO25

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Rubin is a total legend! He's a true expert in the field with mountains of knowledge to share.”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 , and polarized respect. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He's a true expert in the field with mountains of knowledge to share.”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

36/100

“ not accurate”

👍 Recommendation Split

64/100

“If you get the opportunity to have him as your professor you will never forget your time spent with him.”

📚 Lecture Style

55/100

“He gives long lectures and expects you to just remember all of it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • old school; his lectures are long and in-depth
  • brings out things once a lecture so you can look and feel whatever he's talking about

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an A try someone easier
  • he makes you work for your grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Often belittles his students rather than helping them
  • I absolutely love this man but

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

36 reviews span many years with detailed , and polarized tone.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 53
3 out of 57
2 out of 59
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ANAT116 reviews
BIO259 reviews
BIOLOGY252 reviews
ANATLAB1 review
ANATO11 review
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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1