AI Rate Professor

Biology

Michael Holmes

BIO22 · BIO10 · BIO21 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
61.54%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you are a bio major ready to study many hours weekly and can handle frequent high-stakes testing.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyPassionate TeacherTough GraderCaring but DemandingSkip Class You Fail
  • and passionate when he connects with students
  • Heavy quiz and and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with heavy study, but , and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Large volume of biology material, animalia depth, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most students report and tags that skipping class means failing.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About 62% would take again; fans praise passion and clarity while critics warn of arrogance and overload.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and marks.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and 10-15+ study hours expected.

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Teaching experience

Good

64/100

Many call him excellent and clear, but .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade driven by frequent quizzes, 100-question lecture exams, lab exams, and finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

quizzes and exams, and strict expectations especially in summer formats.

Main concern

, and occasional condescending tone.

What students said

“One of the greatest professors I have ever had, 10/10 would take his intro to bio class again”
BIO10
“He's rude and condescending. You've been warned!”
BIO21
“7 lab quizzes, 7 lecture quizzes, 3 lab exams, 3 lecture exams, and two finals. All in 8 weeks.”
BIO10

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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Exams are frequent and long with limited study guidance; friendly if you master lectures, otherwise strict.

Lecture exams 100 questionsLab exams 50 questionsFrequent quizzesTests from PowerPointsNo study guides often

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Lecture exams can be 100 questions and lab exams 50; study focus is often described as everything.

100-question lecture exams50-question lab examsDaily or frequent quizzesPowerPoint-based tests
“Each lecture exam has 100 questions and lab exams has 50.”
BIO10
“If asked about what to study he says Everything.”
BIO10
“ so study those!”
BIO22

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ want an easy class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 , and personality split. Credibility rating: High.

🧪 Teaching Passion

64/100

“He has sincere passion for the subject, is a great teacher, and puts a lot of effort into making the class interesting.”

📝

28/100

“7 lab quizzes, 7 lecture quizzes, 3 lab exams, 3 lecture exams, and two finals. All in 8 weeks.”

⚠️ Personality Split

40/100

“He is a teacher that does not care about his students, makes it seem like he doesn't want you to succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dr. Holmes makes it very easy to understand, and always attempts to get to know every one of his students.
  • He knows his stuff well and sometimes goes through the lectures quickly.
  • He expects too much from his students but makes us feel dumb when questions are asked.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Your and .
  • I got a B with minimal effort
  • The class is hard but if you study you will do well.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is a caring teacher and his love for biology shines through in every discussion.
  • He comes off as arrogant to most people, but I think he's a good guy
  • He's rude and condescending. You've been warned!

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

13 detailed reviews spanning 2016-2019 with consistent themes on testing and .

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

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