AI Rate Professor

Biology

Terell Smith

BIO9 · BIOLOGY31 · BIOPM · BIO72 · BIO73 · BIOL31 · BIO1 · BIO131 · BIO31 · BIOLBIO · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you are highly independent, resilient, and ready to study heavily without much support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProIntimidatingConfusing LecturesVery Hard TestsSelf-Study HeavyHarsh Classroom Tone
  • Most students describe the class as extremely hard, fast-paced, and .
  • Many reviews say he is rude or intimidating when students ask questions.
  • A few students say dedicated, strong note-takers can learn a lot, but the overall experience is risky.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A appears possible for disciplined students, but , and sustained study.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The biology content is made harder by , and exams that students find difficult.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

because lecture and students often need recordings or detailed notes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn against taking him because , and very difficult to learn from.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Several students mention fair or , but , and difficult A outcomes.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

20/100

Students repeatedly report , and daily study expectations.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Reviews often describe him as , and discouraging despite his subject knowledge.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears to mix lecture exams, lab practicals, quizzes, and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews consistently describe a difficult, intimidating class with , and .

Main concern

Students often felt discouraged, confused, or forced to teach themselves.

What students said

“This teacher is NO JOKE....He is extremely hard.”
BIO31
“Moves too fast and WILL NOT HELP YOU AT ALL!”
BIO31
“You HAVE TO STUDY.”
BIO31

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

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Exams are described as hard, memorization-heavy, and often short-answer, with .

Short-Answer ExamsLab PracticalsTake-Home Mendel TestLecture-Based Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention hard lecture-based tests, lab practicals, short-answer formats, and .

Short-Answer ExamsLab PracticalsTake-Home Mendel Test
“ so u have to know your stuff”
BIO31
“4 test based on lecture but when book is read, answers are also there.Lab tests.1 Mendel take home test.”
BIOL31
“ and he expects you to memorize everything.”
BIO31

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This instructor is no joke. He is one tuff little man. He is extremely hard.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Horrible teacher. I should have listened to the comments on here.”

📈 Difficulty And Grades

28/100

“It's not an easy A, you have to work hard for a deserved grade similarly to any other science course.”

⚠️ Classroom Experience

18/100

“Anytime you ask him a question he puts you down for not knowing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Mr. and its hard to read his writing on the board.
  • hard to learn; jumps from one topic to another.
  • He talks very fast in class so .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • This teacher is NO JOKE....He is extremely hard.
  • It is SuPer hard to get an A!
  • you need to read a LOT for this class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Treatment

  • Do not ask questions because he will rip you a new one.
  • He also speaks poorly of his students EVERYDAY in class.
  • Puts down students when they ask questions/help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

The judgment is credible because 39 in-person reviews across many years show a consistent pattern of high difficulty and poor teaching experience.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 57
2 out of 513
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

0

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C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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