AI Rate Professor

Biology

Eric Pennino

Courses not reported · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
88.24%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will study lectures early and use his office hours.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesHilariousCaringTest heavyAccessible outside class
  • Overwhelming praise for programs.
  • Labs are fun and manageable; and study guides.
  • Attendance is generally expected and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many A grades exist, but students stress early studying for and limited .

; no pure online set.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Microbiology content is substantial, though he breaks it down clearly with medical applications.

Evidence entirely from in-person 440 sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and success is tied to showing up and keeping pace.

In-person only sample.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

harsh outliers.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

70/100

Curves and support help, but and ; effort is rewarded.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Labs and ; lecture videos, guides, case studies, and .

Format shift

One hybrid note reported more weekly videos and busywork.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students call him the lectures that stick.

Format shift

In-person only sample.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

and and homework.

Format shift

Lab exams described as .

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

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All analyzed reviews are in person or ; students rave about engaging teaching, easy labs, and fair but .

Main concern

and busywork volume can overwhelm if you fall behind.

What students said

“The way he teaches is literally chef's kiss”
440
“ if you study early).”
440
“ !”
440

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.

and guides; labs are easier and more hands-on.

PowerPoint-heavy testsLab exams easierQuizzesStudy guides

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study-intensive; lab exams are called easy.

PowerPoint-heavy testsEasy lab examsQuizzes
“Lab exams are easy, but .”
440
“ if you study early).”
440

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The way he teaches is literally chef's kiss and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person , and care. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“He is hands down the from.”

🧪

52/100

“Lab exams are easy, but .”

❤️ Student Support

95/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation

92/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has a knack for breaking down complex concepts
  • he always had us laughing.
  • and exciting, and make you want to know more.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you really need to study to receive the grade you want.
  • A lot of unnecessary busy work
  • and genuinely cares about his students' understanding

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He WANTS you to pass.
  • , and funny.
  • Past bio professors took my spark and he gave it back to me.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

17 recent, detailed, highly consistent reviews on the same microbio course with only one strongly negative outlier.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

44017 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 4 · A 7

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1