AI Rate Professor

Biology

Mike Furlan

BIO144 · BIO145 · BIO140 · BIO120S1863 · ANATOMY · BIO120 · BIO114 · BIO140AN · BIOEVO · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you can study like a full-time job and want a tough, fair anatomy/bio challenge.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough AnatomySarcastic HumorHeavy MemorizationSelf-Study HeavyExtra Credit Helps
  • Anatomy and bio courses are fast-paced with heavy memorization and .
  • and and self-taught.
  • and ALC help, but getting an A still takes full-time study effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As are rare , and ; many students report Cs despite real effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Anatomy and intro bio pile on memorization at a fast pace, with many calling it the hardest class they took.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Multiple students say attendance is required and missing class sets .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Fans praise humor and fairness while critics urge avoidance for disorganization and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Hard grader overall, but several students say he is fair and if a .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

26/100

Expect , and essay-style exam prep with little free time.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Knowledgeable and sometimes funny, but , and uneven in clarity and approachability.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Quizzes, midterms, and finals with multiple choice, short answer, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person bio and anatomy classes feel fast, lecture-heavy, and high-stakes, with and a large drop rate when students underprepare.

Main concern

, and exams that reward independent study more than class time.

What students said

“Those who study and put in the time and effort will be rewarded.”
BIO144
“DO NOT MISS ANY CLASSES, IT SETS YOU UP FOR FAILURE.”
BIO120
“His lack of organization and clarity made studying for .”
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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are content-heavy and and book concepts.

Multiple ChoiceShort AnswerEssay QuestionsLecture-Based TestsQuizzes Feed Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

40/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and essays; quiz content often reappears on tests.

Multiple ChoiceShort AnswerEssay QuestionsQuizzes Feed Exams
“ , and an essay question.”
BIO144
“Helps students by using lecture quiz answers on exams, so ”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Anatomy is a hard subject. There is no getting around it. and he cares that you actually learn the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting difficulty, teaching mix, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Course Challenge

28/100

“The most challenging class I have ever taken at Grossmont.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“ and understandable.”

⚖️

42/100

“He is a , but very fair.”

👍 Recommendation Split

50/100

“AVOID!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Reads from powerpoints.
  • and has a sense of humor.
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Study like it's your job.
  • You get what you put in.
  • ...good luck with that.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Funny guy though.
  • Wonderful teacher, wonderul person.
  • unapproachable, sarcastic, enjoys being tough.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

and courses show consistent themes of difficulty and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 511
3 out of 58
2 out of 510
1 out of 55

Course coverage

BIO14013 reviews
BIO12012 reviews
BIO14412 reviews
BIO1145 reviews
BIO1453 reviews
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1441 review
ANATOMY1 review
BIO120S18631 review
BIO140AN1 review
BIOEVO1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1