AI Rate Professor

Biology

William Whalen

BIO220 · BIOG220 · BIO104 · BIOL104 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you can learn independently and tolerate disorganization for a potentially manageable grade.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching requiredDisorganized gradingReading heavyWeak lecture valueEasy if you show up
  • and needing to learn from readings.
  • Grades can be surprisingly forgiving, but feedback and grade posting are inconsistent.
  • Online reviews are strongly negative, citing little guidance and sudden workload dumps.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

An A is possible with , and completing work, but weak teaching and disorganization add real effort.

, while online evidence shows more workload stress and less support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The course content can be manageable, but students often say because .

, while online reviews emphasize being left to read and work alone.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

because students say showing up helps pass and missing class causes problems.

; online reviews do not clearly prove an attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

because they see poor instruction, disorganization, and little guidance.

Online reviews are consistently negative, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Several students earned decent grades despite complaints, but and .

Format shift

In-person reviews show the strongest signs of forgiving outcomes; .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

, and sudden batches of work make the workload feel heavier than the course difficulty suggests.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize lots of homework and work dumps, while and assignments.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Comments repeatedly describe rambling, , and students teaching themselves.

Format shift

Online reviews describe abandonment, while but often criticize lecture quality.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Students , and few graded items, so assessment is mixed rather than exam-only.

Format shift

and study guides; online reviews mention homework and few graded items.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mixed, with some easy-pass comments but many complaints about rambling lectures and self-teaching.

Main concern

The main concern is low lecture .

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself everything if .”
BIO220
“The class is overall easy if you simply show up to every meeting and pay a little attention.”
BIO104

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students , and sudden workload spikes.

Main concern

The main issue is poor instructor presence and .

What students said

“There is nothing good about his class.”
BIO104
“Seemed nice but literally disappeared for 2 weeks then decided to post a crazy amount of work all at once as if people are only taking his class.”
BIO104

Exam style

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Exams sound relatively manageable in some in-person reviews, but the reviews .

Few TestsStudy Guide HelpsReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Proctoring Policy

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or strict proctoring.

Few TestsStudy Guide Helps
“The and there was only 2 or 3 the whole semester.”
BIO104
“But as long as you do the study guide, you'll pass.”
BIOG220

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Online Exam Policy

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Be prepared to teach yourself everything if .”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Seriously the and ends up talking to himself.”

📈 Grade Effort

56/100

“The class is overall easy if you simply show up to every meeting and pay a little attention.”

⚠️ Workload Risk

34/100

“Seemed nice but literally disappeared for 2 weeks then decided to post a crazy amount of work all at once as if people are only taking his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • whalen talks to himself, mumbles, teaches nothing at all, and spends way too much time playing roleplay games with the class that no one understands.
  • His occasional lectures are fine, but they're way too far-and-few between.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I had a 0% in the lab and then he suddenly decided to grade the and I ended up getting an A.
  • Show up to lectures because you .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Class

  • I could have easily bought a biology book to read at home.
  • unless you wanna fall behind

Data context

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Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Nine reviews across several years give useful patterns, but opinions are split and some comments are old.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

BIO1045 reviews
BIOL1042 reviews
BIO2201 review
BIOG2201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values