AI Rate Professor

Biology

Sandy Bryant

PHSOM01 · MICRM01 · PHYSIOLOGYM01 · MICROM01 · PHSOMO1 · PHSO71301 · PHYSIOLOGY · M01A · PHYSIOM01 · PHYSIM01 · PHYSIO · MICRO01 · PHYS01 · 79 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you are ready to self-study physiology or micro hard and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTest HeavySelf-Teach HeavyUseless Study GuidesLecture Heavy
  • and often misaligned with study guides or lectures.
  • Students must self-teach heavily from the textbook; .
  • Knowledgeable and sometimes helpful, but many report low class averages and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are possible with heavy textbook study, but , and study guides often mislead.

Both formats show hard As; while in .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Physiology and micro are treated at near-major depth with fast lectures and huge content volume.

In-person and online both describe dense, major-level material; online .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and skipping is warned against because hints and labs matter.

Most in-person and ; a few older reviews said no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

; many urge teaching yourself or choosing another instructor.

Recommendation is low in both formats, with a few strong fans of his knowledge and lab help.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags dominate; .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of reading, labs, quizzes, and ; students warn it consumes many hours weekly.

Format shift

Heavy workload is consistent across formats.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

some call him brilliant and and expects self-teaching.

Format shift

In-person has more detailed praise and blame; online reviews .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and essay questions more than easy homework.

Format shift

Both formats are test and quiz heavy.

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

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and lecture-heavy pacing; a minority praise his knowledge and help in lab.

Main concern

Study and class averages can sink near failing without a curve.

What students said

“his tests were extremely difficult, 100 questions multiple choice and 3-5 paragraph responses due in 2.5 hours.”
PHYSIOLOGY
“The study guides provided are not based on the exams. Everyone in .”
PHSOM01

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and little pandemic flexibility.

Main concern

and unfair point distribution make already hard material harder to navigate.

What students said

“ and consist of 4 challenging questions from each chapter... will grade pretty harshly!!”
MICRM01
“you will spend a long time just to .”
MICRM01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

guides, and treated as high-stakes closed-style tests.

Long Timed ExamsMultiple Choice Plus EssaysCumulative FinalUnhelpful Study GuidesIn-Class Midterms

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

essays under tight time, often cumulative and very hard.

100 Question ExamsParagraph ResponsesCumulative FinalNo Curve
“100 questions multiple choice and 3-5 paragraph responses due in 2.5 hours.”
PHYSIOLOGY
“Tests were tough. The . .”
PHSOM01

Online

Online tests and lab quizzes are described as , and poorly gauging full chapter knowledge.

Online TestsConfusing Lab QuizzesHarsh Grading
“ in a ... take another instructor”
MICRM01
“Even if they're online, creates them in a way that you will not ”
MICRM01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“seems like a chill guy, but ... class average at end of term was a 53% btw.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized teaching praise. Credibility rating: High.

📝

28/100

“his tests were extremely difficult, 100 questions multiple choice and 3-5 paragraph responses due in 2.5 hours.”

📚

30/100

“You really have to self-teach in this class, so .”

👍 Split Recommendations

33/100

“Prof Bryant made microbio 1 of the ! He's so knowledgable on the subject and is open to questions.”

Theme 1

🧪

  • study guides where unrelated
  • Study guides never helped
  • Don't do the study guides because they'll waste your time

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He reads off the powerpoints the entire time
  • word
  • he goes through material very quickly

Theme 3

❤️ About Care & Knowledge

  • He's so knowledgable on the subject and is open to questions
  • he is very intelligent, and cares about students
  • Hands down the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

79

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews span 2013-2025 with and self-study, supporting high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 519
3 out of 511
2 out of 56
1 out of 515

Course coverage

MICRM0118 reviews
PHSOM0110 reviews
PHSOMO16 reviews
MICROM014 reviews
PHYSIOM013 reviews
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MICRO012 reviews
M01A1 review
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PHYS011 review
PHYSIM011 review
PHYSIO1 review
PHYSIOLOGY1 review
PHYSIOLOGYM011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 4 · A 16 · A- 3

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1