AI Rate Professor

Biology

Andrew Hinton

BIO101 · BIO120 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid if you can; only consider him if and you can learn fully from the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring lecturesUnhelpfulAvoidConfusing study guidesMandatory lab
  • Most students strongly advise avoiding him for BIO120 and similar courses.
  • Lectures are , and .
  • Labs and study materials are widely described as unhelpful .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

One student earned an A yet still felt angry and confused; most describe high difficulty with poor guidance.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content plus fast, unclear lectures and students.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Lab is described as , so attendance flexibility is low.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Nearly all reviews say avoid, take a different teacher, or do not waste your time.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

; one A is mentioned, but and guides were mismatched.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and heavy note-taking load make the course feel demanding.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Dominant themes , and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams, practice exams, and study guides dominate, with labs also required.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person biology students mostly report boring, unclear lectures, unhelpful support, and frustrating labs and exams.

Main concern

Rude or unhelpful help, poor lecture clarity, and .

What students said

“Avoid if you can.”
BIO120
“ ! He is unhelpful and rude.”
BIO120
“DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME! He's monotone, scatterbrained and repetitive.”
BIO120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams rely on notes and practice materials that many call unhelpful or mismatched to the tests.

Practice examsStudy guidesIn-person examsLab component

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mention study guides and practice exams that often do not match the .

Practice examsStudy guidesMandatory lab
“His study guides are too complex for his tests.”
BIO120
“Do the practice exams and you will be fine on the actual exams.”
BIO120
“The ”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews with . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“He is as interesting as watching paint dry, but at least from paint you might learn something.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“Avoid if you can.”

📚

30/100

“His study guides provide no help and the .”

🧪 Lab Experience

25/100

“ so your pretty much on your own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • monotone, scatterbrained and repetitive
  • jumps around in topics when lecturing
  • boring, unhelpful teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You will walk away feeling nothing but angry and confused (And I got an A in his class)
  • Goes way too fast in

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • unhelpful and rude
  • makes you feel stupid
  • He is a great guy, just a little scattered brained

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed in-person reviews with highly consistent negative themes, though all are older (2008-2011).

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 55

Course coverage

BIO1207 reviews
BIO1011 review

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