Richard Vessel

BIO3467 · BIO120 · BIO110 · BIO211120 · BIO8910 · BIO211 · BIO1234 · BIOL120 · 106 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
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Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Take Vessel for BIO120 if you will use his study guides and curve; expect passion, tangents, and real study time.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate about bioHuge grade curveStudy guides goldTangent-prone lecturesFish-shirt legend

Heavy curve plus study guides and if you study.
Lectures are passionate but often go off on tangents and .
BIO211 lab is heavy memorization for a 1-unit course; BIO120 is more manageable with effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

A and posted prior tests make an A achievable with steady studying, not .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro bio content is doable with notes, but labs and taxonomy demand real memorization and keep the course from being light.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

76/100

Majority praise passion, help, and fair support materials despite complaints about tangents and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Repeated curve comments and 80-plus becoming an A .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Regular quizzes, study guides, labs, and as overwhelming for BIO120.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students call him passionate, helpful, and fun, offset by frequent notes that lectures wander or confuse.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and midterms dominate grade talk; secondary.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and deep content with frequent tangents; curve and prep materials reward consistent study.

Main concern

Disorganized tangents and .

What students said

“ so pretty much an 80 or above gets an A.”
BIO120

“EXCELLENT! Provides you with everything you need to get an A.”
BIO120

“ and he tends to go on never ending tangents.”
BIO120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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guides and old exams more than open-book style.

Study guidesPrevious semester testsTough midtermsCurve on gradesWeekly or biweekly quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and midterms track study guides and prior tests; difficulty varies but prep materials are strong.

Study guidesPrevious semester testsTough midtermsLecture quizzes

“Tests are tough but answer the study guide questions and he posts.”
BIO120

“ , and test are are essential 95% of your grade.”
BIO120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Very nice and very helpful! This class covers a lot of material and is challenging, but Dr.Vessel has by far the best Bio120 class at grossmont. !!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning 2006-2010, highlighting teaching, grading curve, and workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Vessel is great! . . .”

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78/100

“Thank god he grades on a curve!”

📚 Study Guides Matter

76/100

“EXCELLENT! Provides you with everything you need to get an A.”

🌀 Lecture Tangents

45/100

“ and he tends to go on never ending tangents.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He is the most adorable teacher ever!! loves bio with a passion!
He tends to go on never ending tangents.
Hilarious guy! Terrible sense of humor that just makes you laugh.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

so pretty much an 80 or above gets an A.
Class is easy to pass as long as you read the book and .
BIO 211 is the toughest 1 unit .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

There is honestly nothing bad I can say about Vessel.
he also loves his fish shirts.
Prof Vessel is the greatest teacher in the world!!!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

, but all date from 2006-2010 so currency is limited.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 559

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1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Richard Vessel

Take Vessel for BIO120 if you will use his study guides and curve; expect passion, tangents, and real study time.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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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

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📚 Study Guides Matter

🌀 Lecture Tangents

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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