AI Rate Professor

Biology

Gary Neargarder

BIOBIOL · BIO10 · BIOL10 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Fine for GE Bio 10 if you want a , but if you need strong prep for anatomy or physio.

Best fit · Easy A HunterChill DudeEasy B PossibleNo HomeworkMixed Teaching SkillLecture Dependent
  • Many students call him chill and say a B or C is reachable with modest effort
  • Teaching skill is polarizing; and
  • ; , and tests

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students report easy B or C with minimal effort if they attend and stay awake.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Often described as rehashing high-school material with conceptual rather than detail-heavy focus.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as mandatory, but students warn that missing lectures hurts grades.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; others warn he teaches poorly and tests poorly.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students frequently report easy B or passable C grades with limited effort.

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Workload

Light

78/100

Repeated comments of ; , and exams.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

and interesting, others say he is or limited beyond notes.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

; pop quizzes, lab practicals, and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person Bio 10 with a , and mixed reports on lecture clarity and test fairness.

Main concern

Some students say study guides miss the tests and content does not prepare for higher bio courses.

What students said

“if you're looking to grab an easy A out of a .”
BIO10
“I got a C with minimal effort, so if you are ambitious, you should get a B.”
BIO10
“ ... ANDDDDD.. .”
BIOBIOL

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and lab tests dominate; study guides help some students and miss the mark for others.

Lecture ExamsLab TestsStudy GuidesPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab practicals with uneven study-guide usefulness; .

Lecture ExamsLab TestsStudy GuidesPop Quizzes
“he pases out study guides for lecture exams that are pretty accurate but none for .”
BIO10
“ and a .”
BIO10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Pretty chill guy. Sciences are hard but he makes Bio 10 fairly easy to pass. I got a C with minimal effort, so if you are ambitious, you should get a B.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting ease of grade, mixed teaching quality, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

😎 Chill Easy Pass

78/100

“Pretty chill dude, I barely tried and I got a C, you can easily get a ”

🎯 Teaching Split

55/100

“ . As a bio major now, I appreciate the way he broke things down.”

⚠️ Prep Gap

40/100

“ if you need bio 10 for anatomy or physio. You learn nothing from him that is required for those classes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Tries very hard to make sure everybody understands before moving on
  • Found it hard to pay attention in class.
  • Gary is a cool guy, he will make you laugh because he is a little offbeat

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • grab an easy A out of a lab course
  • I got a C with minimal effort
  • IMHO you have to be stupid or not care to fail the class.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs And Tests

  • and not very interesting.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

, but all from 2005-2009 so recency is weak.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
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2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO1012 reviews
BIOBIOL1 review
BIOL101 review

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