Frank Santana

BIO144L · BIO144 · BIO120 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 83/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 70%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Take him for BIO120 if you want a supportive professor and fair grade path, but be cautious for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and accessibleExtra creditClear BIO120 lecturesTest mismatch concernsWeak anatomy preparation

BIO120 students often describe him as , and .
Getting an A is very doable if students attend, ask questions, and keep up with work.
and poor preparation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A is very doable with attendance and steady work because , and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

BIO120 is made understandable, but tests can be challenging and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

76/100

, and grade support, though anatomy reviews lower confidence.

, and BIO120 sentiment is much stronger than anatomy sentiment.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, late-work flexibility, and easy lab components make grading feel .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

61/100

Workload appears manageable with reading, labs, exams, and projects, but not effortless.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

75/100

He is caring and clear in BIO120, but anatomy students say he was unprepared and not strong with the material.

Format shift

In-person BIO120 reviews are positive, while .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment includes exams, study guides, pre-labs, post-labs, papers, group projects, and .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

students succeed, especially in BIO120, but anatomy students report weak content mastery.

Main concern

Some tests and .

What students said

“Made the class easy to understand and gets the whole class involved.”
BIO120

“If you show up and work you will get the A.”
BIO120

“ if you want to learn it.”
BIO144

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

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Exams are standard to moderately challenging, with study guides and some non-exam final work, but reviews .

Study GuidesChallenging TestsFive ExamsPaper FinalGroup Project

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

exams, and a paper plus group project final, but no clear proctoring or open-book policy.

Study GuidesChallenging TestsFive ExamsPaper FinalGroup Project

“ and he offered .”
BIO120

“No lab quizzes, 5 exams, pre labs and As.”
BIO120

“for the final he gives a 5 page paper and a group project.”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you show up and work you will get the A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

75/100

“Great professor actually teaches so you can understand and is caring.”

📈 Grade Path

82/100

“He made getting an A very doable.”

⚠️ Course Fit Risk

55/100

“ if you want to learn it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Made the class easy to understand and gets the whole class involved.
Professor Santana really cares about his students and tries to help them succeed.
Lectures are straight to the point.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He gave which helped my grade an additional 4%.
If you show up and work you will get the A.
The but for a Bio teacher at Grossmont I actually passed with an A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Weak Spots

The study guides are nothing like the tests and very hard to understand.
He shouldn't have been teaching this class, was not prepared/didnt know material.
if you want to learn it.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Ten detailed reviews across 2018-2019 give consistent format counts and enough contrast between BIO120 and anatomy.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 53

1 out of 50

Course coverage

BIO1208 reviews

BIO1441 review

BIO144L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

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A 4

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

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F

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Frank Santana

Take him for BIO120 if you want a supportive professor and fair grade path, but be cautious for x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Grade Path

⚠️ Course Fit Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Weak Spots

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him for BIO120 if you want a supportive professor and fair grade path, but be cautious for .