AI Rate Professor

Biology

Gerald Lasnik

GENBIO · BIOMO1 · BIOLMO1 · BIO1A · BIOM01 · BIOM1 · MO1A · BIOLM01 · BIOM01A · BIO · BIOLOGY · BIOLMO1A · BIOL1 · BIO1 · BIO101 · BIOLOGYMO1A · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you love bio, study the book obsessively, and can handle a blunt personality; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate but rudeHard 100-question testsVague study guidesHates latenessTest and lecture heavy
  • Strong passion for biology and , but .
  • Many students describe sarcasm, ego, and harsh reactions to lateness or questions.
  • because effort does not reliably convert into high grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and limited curves make a true A rare without heavy book and lab study.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Students repeatedly call the class self-taught, fast, and loaded with 100-question tests and weekly lab quizzes.

In-person only.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and lateness draws public scolding or lasting cold treatment.

In-person only.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

; praise for passion is outweighed by rudeness and harsh testing.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

, and study guides that many say do not match the tests.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and long exams leave little room for coasting.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Passionate and , but many report sarcasm, tangents, and poor sensitivity to students.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades center on large multiple-choice exams and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio is lecture and norms, and polarized views of his personality.

Main concern

Rude or sarcastic interactions plus exams that feel broader than study guides.

What students said

“Professor Lasnik is so rude that .”
BIOLM01
“You NEED to study hard if you want to get a good grade in the course, but if you are willing to do that .”
BIOLM01
“Uses trick questions. . Study guides are a wheres Waldo mess with ambiguous words.”
BIOM01A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

feel broader than the vague study guides.

100+ multiple choiceVague study guidesWeekly lab quizzesTrick questions

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams run about 100 questions with and limited alignment to review lists.

100 question testsLab quizzesAmbiguous study guides
“the tests are 100 qs and so broad on the chapters.”
BIOM1
“Tests are 100 questions w/some topics not even mentioned in the study guides. Final was 200 questions.”
BIOM01A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you care about your sanity.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 , and polarized personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“You can feel his passion for Biology from the first lecture. He seems like a .”

👎 Personality Concerns

22/100

“so rude and has made me cry twice. doesnt teach well and doesnt care about students.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

34/100

“ to his study guides!”

📝

28/100

“The and the lecture notes only cover about half the questions.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very funny, and his lectures on Biology are interesting and filled with passion.
  • he will spend much of the class time on unnecessary tangents.
  • dont be late. He hates that, and will ignore you for the rest of the day.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You won't pass unless you read the textbook. No , either.
  • his study guides did not prepare me for the tests, and very few did well.
  • 50% is still a C

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is condescending, especially to the millennial generation.
  • honestly he is a great person. he's SO nice and you can tell he really loves what he teaches.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Forty in-person reviews over many , and a love-or-hate personality split.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 510
3 out of 57
2 out of 57
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1