AI Rate Professor

Biology

Steven Miller

BIO240 · BIO230 · BIO120 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
26.25%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you are highly self-directed, comfortable teaching yourself biology, and ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyFlipped classroomHeavy workloadSelf-teaching required
  • Most and .
  • The flipped classroom works for disciplined students but frustrates many who want direct teaching.
  • A small minority praise his resources, care, and feedback.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

15/100

Getting an A appears very hard because students report , and even strong students struggling.

Online evidence includes one easy A quote, but the A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The biology content is demanding and made harder by a , and exam questions students find tricky.

Online reviews are mixed, while as challenging and self-taught.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Comments describe , and coming to class for worksheets rather than optional lectures.

The attendance .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Most students warn others away because they feel the , and workload create a poor learning experience.

Online reviews are divided, but and dominate the recommendation judgment.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students repeatedly call him a tough or and complain about little flexibility or partial credit.

Format shift

but is much stronger in .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Reviews cite lots of homework, lecture videos, worksheets, labs, papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats mention heavy work, while as especially grueling.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

A minority praise his resources and care, but most say he does not teach clearly and expects students to learn alone.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is mixed, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Grades appear driven heavily by difficult exams, with , and labs as supporting work.

Format shift

Both online and much more detail.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews overwhelmingly describe a flipped class with , and limited direct teaching.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say they had to teach themselves while .

What students said

“ as a .”
BIO230
“He expects his students to teach themselves about a topic they know nothing about.”
BIO230

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are sharply split, with one easy A review, one strong praise review, and , and grading.

Main concern

The online evidence is too mixed to assume an easy or supportive experience.

What students said

“Easy A. .”
BIO230
“He give no time on the exams, and .”
BIO230

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe exams as long, difficult, oddly worded, time pressured, and harshly graded, but they .

Long ExamsHard ExamsStrict GradingCumulative Final

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews repeatedly describe hard, lengthy, weirdly worded exams and a , but do not clearly prove book policy.

Long ExamsHard ExamsCumulative FinalStrict Grading
“ and worded weirdly”
BIO230
“ .”
BIO230

Online

Online reviews mention time pressure on exams but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book policy.

Time-Pressured ExamsStrict Grading
“He give no time on the exams, and .”
BIO230

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ as a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“this professor does not teach.”

⚖️

12/100

“He .”

🧪

18/100

“ and worded weirdly”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He expects his students to teach themselves about a topic they know nothing about.
  • Miller doesn't teach.
  • and helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Definitely not an easy B or A for that matter.
  • .
  • , but questions can be tricky.

Theme 3

📝

  • This is a flipped classroom with lots of work
  • .
  • too much material.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The judgment is based on 50 reviews across several years with , and teaching format.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 59
3 out of 59
2 out of 59
1 out of 546

Course coverage

BIO23035 reviews
BIO1209 reviews
BIO2406 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 2 · B 8 · B- 2

C range

4

C 4

D range

4

D+ 1 · D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

23

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 14 · Rather not say 6