AI Rate Professor

Biology

Robert Cattolica

BIO45 · MICRO5 · BIO21 · MICROBIO60 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
73/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Take him if , and use his study guides; expect but workable grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear lecturesHard but fair examsExtra credit generousMood swings riskStudy-guide driven
  • , and real help in office hours.
  • Exams are hard but usually fair and lecture-based; and .
  • A minority report , and mismatched study guides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

, quizzes, and study guides help, but exams are hard and a .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Microbiology and physiology .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and enforced with .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and support, despite a few strongly negative experiences.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many call him fair or even easy once you do the work; a minority say he grades tough and study guides miss the tests.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

70/100

Little traditional homework; , and .

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

and approachable help for most; some report mood swings and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person micro and bio students , and fair once you show up and study; a few warn about mood swings and .

Main concern

Occasional reports of , and recycled slides.

What students said

“ , but he's a .”
MICRO5
“Show up, review his slides he posts on moodle for the tests and you can get an A.”
MICRO5
“ and a degrading attitude”
BIO45

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 hard and lecture-based with study guides; not described as open-book or heavily proctored software.

Hard lecture examsStudy guidesPop quizzesFair grading

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but usually based on lectures and study guides, with .

Hard lecture examsStudy guidesPop quizzes
“ , but he's a .”
MICRO5
“ but hard. .”
MICRO5

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you come to class and ! Amazing teacher , tough class”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person , and mood-swing concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

74/100

“His lectures are interesting, he is clear, and .”

📈 Grade Path

62/100

“Show up, review his slides he posts on moodle for the tests and you can get an A.”

⚠️ Personality Risk

35/100

“constant mood swings and a ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very passionate about science and extremely approachable
  • teaches so everyone understand the material
  • Great teacher, always available and knows the material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but he's a
  • gives lots of

Theme 3

⚠️ About Red Flags

  • Mood swings throw off whole class
  • His study guides are nothing like the tests and grades very tough

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed older reviews with mixed but mostly consistent themes; limited grade data and no recent years.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MICRO57 reviews
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MICROBIO601 review

Reported outcomes

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