AI Rate Professor

Biology

Craig Milgrim

BIO230 · BIOLOGY120 · BIO120 · 205 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you are highly motivated, comfortable teaching yourself, and ready for strict grading and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyStrict AttendanceConfusing LecturesSelf-Study Required
  • Reviews are strongly polarized but heavily negative, with many .
  • The , and requires major self-study.
  • Some students say and study guides can lead to good grades, but the effort cost is high.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible, but comments repeatedly say it requires constant studying, strict directions, and significant self-teaching.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Students describe dense biology , and material beyond intro level.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

8/100

, and skipping class makes passing unlikely.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Many students explicitly warn against taking him because of , and poor interactions.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Many reviews call him a and say small mistakes, exams, quizzes, and reports can heavily damage grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

There , but students describe constant studying, weekly lab quizzes, projects, reports, and dense test preparation.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some students praise his organization and knowledge, but many describe him as , and unhelpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Grades are described as , and few graded items.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

strict expectations and frequent complaints about rude or unclear teaching.

Main concern

Students repeatedly cite , and difficult exams.

What students said

“Whatever you do, SAVE YOURSELF THE TROUBLE.”
BIO230
“There is .”
BIO120
“ .”
BIO120
“The , so definitely study.”
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 , and limited grade categories, making assessment risk high.

Test HeavyWeekly Lab QuizzesMultiple Choice ExamsDifficult FinalFew Grade Items

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, a final, and few graded items, but do not clearly prove book or proctoring policy.

Test HeavyWeekly Lab QuizzesMultiple Choice ExamsDifficult FinalFew Grade Items
“There's a , and a .”
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“The and there are ”
BIO120
“there is not much that goes in the grade book besides that.”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“PLEASE if you have the .”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“The lectures SUCK and he goes off on tangents.”

⚖️

18/100

“He grades very hard!”

🧪

22/100

“The , so definitely study.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ if you have the option.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • There is no such thing as him explaining the material.
  • He made it easy to understand the information, and made sure we knew it by asking us questions during lecture.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A
  • You will work for your grade.
  • very tough class must study constantly first test more than half the class failed

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • There's a , and a .
  • The and there are
  • book problems.

Theme 4

⚠️ About Classroom Experience

  • He is very rude.
  • .
  • He is overly strict, which deosn't seem to stem from any logical basis.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

205

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 detailed in-person reviews over many years show repeated patterns despite some positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
4 out of 536
3 out of 540
2 out of 550
1 out of 548

Course coverage

BIO12032 reviews
BIO23016 reviews
1201 review
BIOLOGY1201 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 9 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 2 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

5

C 2 · C- 3

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3