AI Rate Professor

Biology

Jay Bayles

BIOMO1 · PSYVO1 · BIOBIO · M16HUMANBIO · HUMANBIO · BIOL16 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if and stay engaged through long lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyLab packet styleFair when engagedCurve-friendly testsCan feel disconnected
  • Physiology students who attend labs and use notes often pass with solid grades
  • , and summer ease
  • Recent critics cite phone , and weak lab guidance

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Showing up for labs and studying notes works for many, but harsh or As.

Online physio reports fair As; older in-person bio mentions curves, while .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content ranges from easy summer GE bio to hard intro biology depending on course and term.

Older summer bio felt easier; modern physiology is more standard-to-hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory and link lab presence to passing.

Both recent online and ; older reviews are less clear.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

, but enthusiasm is mixed with .

Online physio reviews are glowing; in-person includes both raves and 1-star warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Many note fair criteria and curves, but harsh or .

Format shift

Online physio calls grading fair; .

Workload

Moderate

50/100

, but weekly lab reports and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly lab reports; and participation.

Teaching experience

Average

65/100

and help students succeed, yet others find lectures slow, boring, or disengaged.

Format shift

; in-person quality is more polarized.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Lab reports and to tests.

Format shift

Online explicitly notes labs at about half the .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and harsh or boring lecture-heavy sections.

Main concern

Some students report , and irritable or .

What students said

“If .”
PSYVO1
“He grades harsh, inconsistently, and frequently makes passive-aggressive comments”
BIOMO1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Two recent online physiology reviews are positive: .

Main concern

.

What students said

“He , and explains what is expected in his class.”
PSYVO1
“the lab reports make up 50% of the grade. Exams are every 2-3 weeks.”
PSYVO1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are regular and ; success depends on printed notes and textbook reading.

Multiple choiceTest curvesLecture notes criticalExams every few weeks

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; older reviews say emailed slides and textbook study suffice.

Multiple choiceCurvesEmailed powerpoints
“ and they are multiple choice.”
BIOBIO
“ and then graded on a curve.”
BIOL16

Online

Online physio runs exams every 2-3 weeks alongside weekly written lab reports.

Exams every 2-3 weeksLab reports 50%Print lecture notes
“Exams are every 2-3 weeks. Be sure to print out the notes and listen to his lectures, and you should be fine!”
PSYVO1
“the lab reports make up 50% of the grade.”
PSYVO1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If . Make sure to fill out the lecture notes provides and you will do okay on the tests”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews with 2 online and 9 in-person samples. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

65/100

“He is a fantastic teacher! He emails students the powerpoints, but .”

🧪 Lab Reality

45/100

“Instead of demonstrating procedures or providing guidance, he hands out a lab packet and expects students to figure it out.”

👍 When It Works

78/100

“I took Professor Bayles for physiology, and he is a great professor!”

⚠️

40/100

“He grades harsh, inconsistently, and frequently makes passive-aggressive comments”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are slow and unengaging
  • VERY boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If
  • This is a very hard course, but he does everything he can to help you succeed
  • Easy summer class to knock out GE

Theme 3

🧪

  • The week
  • hands out a lab packet and expects students to figure it out

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only eleven reviews across many years with mixed eras and sparse recent sample lower confidence.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PSYVO15 reviews
BIOMO12 reviews
BIOBIO1 review
BIOL161 review
HUMANBIO1 review
Show 1 more courses
M16HUMANBIO1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1