AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jesus Cepeda

BIOL20 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
47.62%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Take him only if and study guides; avoid him if you need engaging teaching or .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest heavy anatomySlide-based lecturesExtra credit availablePolarizing supportSelf-study required
  • Reviews are sharply divided, with and others describing poor teaching and unfair treatment.
  • The course is exam centered, but study guides, PowerPoints, , and a .
  • Students who need engaging lectures or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is possible with disciplined study, study guides, , and a , but poor preparation can lead to very low grades.

The one online review supports studying hard, while and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Anatomy content is dense and is clearly signposted.

Online evidence calls the material clear, but the .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

70/100

One review says attendance is not mandatory, but several students say showing up helps because .

; the online review does not establish a policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

43/100

Recommendation depends heavily on whether the and tolerate a test-heavy structure.

The online review is positive, while and often negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

, study guides, and a , but strict rounding, tough grading complaints, and F outcomes offset that support.

Format shift

Online mentions support and , while and are mixed.

Workload

Light

68/100

Homework is often described as little or not much, but .

Format shift

, while the online review only stresses study effort.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Many students say he reads slides, gives boring lectures, and and help.

Format shift

The online review is strongly positive, but the larger in-person set lowers confidence in the teaching experience.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades are , and the final rather than homework.

Format shift

, while online assessment details are limited.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are polarized, with repeated complaints about dense slide lectures, hard exams, and and exam transparency.

Main concern

Many students say lectures are boring or ineffective and .

What students said

“Does not .”
BIOL-20
“he tells you exactly what will be on the exams”
BIOL-20
“The and you have a minute to answer the questions”
BIOL-20

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online review is very positive and , and the need to study.

Main concern

The online evidence is too limited to generalize.

What students said

“the material ”
BIOL-20
“You do need to STUDY!”
BIOL-20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The but demanding, with study guides and balanced by dense tests and timed practicals.

Lecture ExamsLab PracticalsStudy GuidesExtra CreditDropped Lowest ExamTimed Practicals

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe lecture exams, lab practicals, study guides, , a , and timed practical pressure.

Lecture ExamsLab PracticalsStudy GuidesExtra CreditDropped Lowest ExamTimed Practicals
“the ”
BIOL-20
“Both the and ”
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“he only gave us a minute to answer each question for the practicals”
BIOL-20

Online

The online review does not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Be prepared to teach yourself if .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and student support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Does not .”

👍 Recommendation Fit

43/100

“If you need an inspired teacher, don't take his class but you motivate yourself and .”

🧪

42/100

“the , and he also provides study guides that help a lot when reviewing for exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He basically only read off the slides, so I never paid attention in class because it didn't make a difference.
  • .
  • Lectures will be pretty boring, but if you show up to them he tells you exactly what will be on the exams so go to them.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You do need to STUDY! Flash cards helped.
  • if you follow them and completely know the material on it, you will get an A with the additional .
  • Put in tremendous effort, got an 89+ and he refused to round.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • The and you have a minute to answer the questions, too much pressure.
  • study the PowerPoints.
  • Final is composed of 50% new material and .

Theme 4

❤️ About Support

  • he was always willing to help whenever I needed help on a particular question or assignment.
  • No .
  • he is happy to help if prompted.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews across several years provide rich, consistent evidence of , and .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

BIOL-2021 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values