AI Rate Professor

Biology

Joseph Henry

BIO130 · PUBAFARS2110 · BIO120 · BIO110 · BIO3464 · BIO3409 · BIO6378 · 134 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you want a demanding self-study biology course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely hard testsConfusing examsHeavy self-studyPolarizing humorLecture-test mismatch
  • Students consistently warn that , and often poorly aligned with lectures.
  • Some students find him funny, knowledgeable, and helpful if they seek him out, but many describe poor teaching and unfair experiences.
  • This is a , study guides, or predictable grading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Getting an A appears extremely difficult because many students report heavy studying, tricky tests, no study guides, and .

; there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The biology content and they had to study every detail outside class.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

Attendance is not always described as formally mandatory, but missing class or poor notes .

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Many students do not recommend him because the , and lectures often do not prepare them well.

All recommendation evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

as harsh because , and several students report failing despite heavy effort.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Workload is heavy because students describe extensive , and many hours of preparation.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Teaching quality is polarizing, with praise for humor and knowledge outweighed by frequent complaints , and mismatched exams.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Grades are described as heavily driven by tests, with lab books or lab manuals sometimes contributing but .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a stressful, test-heavy class with , and a sharply divided student experience.

Main concern

The biggest risk is very difficult, confusing exams that many students say do not match lectures.

What students said

“ as hell.”
BIO120
“ .”
BIO120
“ and tricky.”
BIO120

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.

The because students repeatedly describe hard, confusing, test-heavy grading with little guidance.

Hard testsTricky questionsNo study guidesTests only gradingLow exam averages

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

questions, no study guides, and grades based mostly or entirely on exams.

Hard testsTricky questionsNo study guidesTests only gradingLow exam averages
“ as hell.”
BIO120
“there are no study guides to go off of and the .”
BIO120
“ so it may seem a little nerve racking.”
BIO6378
“The class average for the . 40%”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . and he does not give study guides.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“He talked about himself and made crude jokes rather than lecture and then .”

⚠️

18/100

“ because "life is unfair" most people fail tests but .”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“I have never studied as much as I did for this class.”

Theme 1

🧪 About Exams and Grades

  • as hell.
  • The tests are difficult, there are no study guides to go off of and the .
  • fails).

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lecture is mostly basic overview and review so don't expect to just show up and be able to ace anything.
  • and he never helped out in lab.
  • He jokes all the time and .

Theme 3

💪 About Effort Required

  • YOU MUST PUT IN THE WORK!
  • This was the hardest class I've ever taken to get an 'A'.
  • Don't expect to be an easy class and easy A.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

134

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 in-person reviews span many years and repeatedly identify the and teaching risks despite mixed opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540
4 out of 535
3 out of 520
2 out of 520
1 out of 519

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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1

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C range

0

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D range

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F

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