AI Rate Professor

Biology

Thomas Adamson

BIOL032 · BIOL32 · PHYSIOLOGY · BIO32 · PHYSIO · BIOLOGY32 · BIO032 · 147 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
58.82%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

if you want brutal but career-level physio prep and can live with a B or C after massive effort.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyCritical Thinking FocusTough GraderSkip Class You FailPhysio Boot Camp
  • Physiology with , and graded on few high-stakes assessments.
  • Fans say he builds real medical critical thinking; , and little direct help.
  • Attendance and daily study are essential; memorization alone fails.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students say As , and even strong GPAs struggle or drop.

Online and in person both report near-impossible high grades; online is almost uniformly hopeless.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

8/100

Nearly every review rates difficulty 5 and describes physio as boot-camp level critical thinking.

Both formats call content and exams extremely hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Skip class and you will not pass; participation and workshops drive learning.

Online and in and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; half warn he ruins GPAs for program seekers.

In person is split love-hate; online .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

; but many still fail or withdraw.

Format shift

Online stresses harsh low averages; in yet still tough.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Little busywork but , and .

Format shift

Both formats are heavy on tests and .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Inspirational mentor for some, unhelpful riddle-speaker for others; quality is highly polarized.

Format shift

In person has many 5s and many 1s; online cluster is mostly 1s.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

quizzes, midterms, project, written and MC finals.

Format shift

Online and in person both tagged test heavy.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many call him the best hard professor who forces deep understanding; many others fail or and workshops.

Main concern

and few graded items make grades fragile even for strong students.

What students said

“This class is not for the weak.”
BIO032
“The first exam avg was 33% so I knew there was no way I would be able to pass the class.”
BIO32
“you will need to UNDERSTAND the concept. Memorization will NOT be sufficient.”
BIO032
“I studied between 6-10 hours every day.”
BIO032

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“ . i have never seen a teacher care so little for his students success.”
BIO032
“ and its one of the toughest professor Ive taken.”
BIO32
“ .”
BIO32

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and high stakes with low class averages.

Test heavyCritical thinking free responseConfusing wordingFew graded itemsCumulative hard exams

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person exams demand understanding over memorization, with free response, MC, and often brutal averages.

Free response quizzesMC testsWritten finalNo pure memorization
“Class average for the ”
BIO32
“His wording when it comes to the ”
BIO032
“His exams and ”
PHYSIOLOGY

Online

Online students report very hard exams, ~40% averages, and .

Extremely hard examsLow test averagesTough grader
“the average test grades were around 40%, the highest grade around low 60%.”
BIO032
“ . Its hard to get an A in the course”
BIO32

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is not for the weak.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting extreme difficulty and polarized outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Professor Adamson is hands down the .”

🔥 Extreme Difficulty

8/100

“Most challenging and stressful learning experience”

📉 Hard to Get an A

12/100

“It is really rare to get an A and is very difficult to get a B or C.”

👎

20/100

“If your trying to get a good grade to make it to the program stay away from this guy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He answers your questions with questions
  • No
  • Real-world teaching style

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The first exam avg was 33%
  • A 42% is a C and a 70% is an A
  • I studied between 6-10 hours every day

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • extremely humble and respects everyone
  • He may seem intimidating at first but he is actually a very sweet man.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

147

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews over many years show consistent difficulty and split recommendation patterns.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 561
4 out of 525
3 out of 524
2 out of 514
1 out of 523

Course coverage

BIO03222 reviews
BIO3218 reviews
PHYSIOLOGY3 reviews
BIOL0322 reviews
BIOL322 reviews
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321 review
BIOLOGY321 review
PHYSIO1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

11

B+ 1 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

2

D- 2

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 1