AI Rate Professor

Biology

Wayne Chang

BIOL220 · BIO210 · BIO100 · BIO220LAB · ANATOMY · BIO221L · BIO220 · BIOL221 · BIO221 · BIOLG220L · G221L · BIOL100 · BIOLOGY125 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
10%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless , and take very difficult exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely hard examsDisorganized teachingHeavy homeworkSelf-teaching requiredHarsh grading
  • Most students describe Chang as , and poor at preparing them for exams.
  • as extremely hard, unrelated to study guides, and harshly graded.
  • A few older positive reviews say an A is possible with , but recent reviews are strongly negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible in some sections, but students usually say it requires heavy self-teaching, memorization, and hard studying.

Online reviews do not support an easy A, while in-person reviews include a few easy-A claims but .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

The biology and anatomy content is fast, memorization-heavy, and and mismatched exams.

Both formats describe difficult content, with in-person anatomy and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and the class is hard to survive without showing up.

Online attendance is not clearly discussed, while , and class presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Most students warn against taking him because , and support is weak.

Both formats trend negative, but and stronger avoid warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly report tough grading, , and exams that do not match preparation materials.

Format shift

Online reviews mention hard tests and , while and low scores.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Reviews describe massive homework packets, lots of reading, labs, quizzes, study guides, and heavy memorization.

Format shift

Online sections include lots of homework and lab work, while exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most comments describe him as , and unable to prepare students for tests.

Format shift

Online reviews call the class unclear and self-taught, while and strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

84/100

Grades appear heavily driven by tests, quizzes, practicals, and .

Format shift

Online reviews mention exams, quizzes, homework, and labs, while and practicals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

exams, poor organization, little help, and self-teaching.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say exams .

What students said

“No matter how hard you study you will not do good on the tests.”
BIO221
“ prepare you for the exams.”
BIO221

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews , and a need to learn independently.

Main concern

Online students say and .

What students said

“Never clarify what student need to do .”
BIO221
“you have to learn a lot by yourself; as well”
BIO100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because students repeatedly describe difficult, mismatched, and harshly graded exams.

Hard ExamsTest HeavyLockdown Browser MentionedLow Test AveragesStudy Guides Do Not Match Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

14/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

alignment with study guides, and one Lockdown Browser complaint.

Hard ExamsLockdown Browser MentionedStudy Guides Do Not Match ExamsLow Test Averages
“If you love respondus lockdown browser and study guides that leave you still feeling not prepared for the .”
BIOL100
“The means for most of his tests has come out to 30%-50%.”
BIO221

Online

, and quizzes, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or Lockdown Browser use for online sections.

Hard ExamsTest HeavyQuizzes
“ , and quizzes, so many topics .”
BIO221
“tests are pretty difficult as well and the .”
BIO100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“He doesn't know how to teach.”

⚖️

12/100

“ though our class average was about 60% on exams.”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“assigns monster labor intensive homework packets due the day of his exams”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • There's no teaching/ explaining.
  • Lecture is all over the place.
  • You're having to teach yourself.

Theme 2

🧪 About Exams

  • and has nothing to do with the study guide that he gives out.
  • His exams don't reflect the .
  • No matter how hard you study you will not do good on the tests.

Theme 3

📦 About Workload

  • Lots of unecessary hw and study guides.
  • There's a lot of .
  • This class has been harder than 4 classes combined.

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

96/100

Evidence confidence

The 48 reviews span many years, include detailed recurring complaints, and show a strong recent negative pattern.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 510
1 out of 523

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 2

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2 · Rather_Not_Say 1