AI Rate Professor

Biology

Michael Farris

BIO100 · BIOL100 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
7/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

unless and accept a high risk of poor grades.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyTough GraderPop QuizzesAvoidPoor Support
  • Most students describe the class as , and unusually hard for an introductory biology course.
  • as harsh, with several students dropping or failing.
  • Comments often say the professor gives little help and does not prepare students well.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

An A appears very hard because students report , and multiple drops or failing grades.

The online review is negative but sparse, while high grade difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The course content is described as too detailed for intro biology, with and .

The , while the single online review mainly reflects poor support.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Reviews repeatedly say skipping class leads to failing and participation matters.

Both online and expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

Students overwhelmingly because of , and test-heavy structure.

The single online review and positive in-person outlier.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

5/100

Students repeatedly call him a very hard or and report failing, dropping, or struggling badly.

Format shift

The .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students describe , and lots of homework.

Format shift

, while the online review mentions participation and pop quizzes.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Most comments describe , poor help, poor preparation, and uncaring behavior.

Format shift

The online review says he does not care, and in-person reviews repeatedly criticize lectures and support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

92/100

Assessment is repeatedly described as , and few graded items.

Format shift

and quiz structure, while the online review only mentions pop quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews consistently , and weak teaching support.

Main concern

Students report , and poor preparation.

What students said

“ AND .”
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“The class is based solely off of exams and quizzes.”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The single online review is strongly negative and says the professor does not care about students.

Main concern

Low support and strict participation expectations.

What students said

“ and make sure you ask for a different and better biology lab teacher.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe frequent pop quizzes and difficult tests, but they do not clearly .

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyHalf Multiple ChoiceHalf Written ResponseLab Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

15/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and mixed multiple-choice plus written-response exams.

Pop QuizzesTest HeavyHalf Multiple ChoiceHalf Written ResponseLab Quizzes
“The tests are 1/2 multi choice & 1/2 written respond.”
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“The class is based solely off of exams and quizzes.”
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Online

The online review mentions pop quizzes but .

Pop Quizzes
“Beware of pop quizzes”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ AND .”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

15/100

“He reads off his power point and the .”

⚖️

5/100

“ .”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

5/100

“ . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He will not answer any questions, and sense.
  • He reads off his power point and the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Half the class dropped and the half that was still in the class, was failing.
  • If you have to take him, I would advise you to study everything he says in class, and the entire textbook twice over.

Theme 3

📝

  • Lecture and pop quizzes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews across several years are detailed and highly consistent, though one positive review is an outlier.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

BIO1006 reviews
BIOL1002 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2