AI Rate Professor

Biology

Dayton Pierce

BIOL402 · BIOL309 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
93.59%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

and molecular bio if you want a top teacher and are willing to study hard for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesTest heavy but fairWants you to succeedClear expectationsConceptual biology
  • Near-universal praise for .
  • BIOL402 is information-dense and exam-driven: .
  • Students say success tracks effort—study hard, use reviews and office hours, and you can earn a strong grade.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is available but requires consistent deep study; many report B or C ranges without heavy prep and .

All evidence is in-person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Cell and molecular content is dense and conceptual; .

All evidence is from in-person BIOL402 and related bio courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Lecture attendance is often listed mandatory or strongly useful because .

Evidence only from in-person sections; but still valuable.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Roughly 94% would take again and many call him the best bio professor at the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grading is described as fair and , but and often uncurved.

Format shift

In-person only; lab reports graded fairly and .

Workload

Light

68/100

; the real load is self-directed exam study and labs.

Format shift

In-person students stress no busywork but heavy study expectations.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Organized, , and genuine care for student success.

Format shift

All reviews are in person and consistently rate teaching very high.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

, and light online quizzes with few other assignments.

Format shift

In-person structure only; no online assessment evidence.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

lecture-heavy BIOL402 with , and a .

Main concern

and , so falling behind is costly.

What students said

“4 mid-terms (no drops or replacements btw) and 1 brutal final. . .”
BIOL402
“He makes the and obviously cares about his students' success.”
BIOL402
“ but not bad if you put in the work. He sets you up for success with his lectures.”
BIOL402

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.

Exams are hard and test-heavy but fair when you master lectures and study guides; not open-book.

Four midtermsBrutal finalLecture-aligned examsLab practicals with notebooksOnline lecture quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides; lab practicals allow notebooks; .

Four midterms no dropsOne finalLab quizzes and practicalsLecture-aligned questions
“4 mid-terms (no drops or replacements btw) and 1 brutal final.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Pierce is one of the . He is so organized and . This course is challenging because of the material but he makes it easy to understand. YOU HAVE TO STUDY!!!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person biology , and student support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“ . no joke.”

📝 Test-Heavy Reality

48/100

“this class is a . There are 4 midterms (100pts), , and 3 lab reports.”

❤️ Student Support

90/100

“He cares about his students and makes the lectures entertaining. He really wants us to learn”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are informative, and .
  • and focuses on understanding instead of memorization.
  • Top Tier Professor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • STUDY or you will not pass!
  • but if you study they are fine.
  • You get what you put into the class!

Theme 3

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  • !
  • and all from the lectures, there are no surprises.
  • Go to the !

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

77

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent detailed in-person reviews show high , and workload pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550
4 out of 523
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIOL40249 reviews
BIOL3091 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 3

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

23

Not sure yet 18 · Rather not say 5